Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince The worst one? This one feels different than the rest. We examine its structure, ethical choices characters make, and how evil, fear, and self-confidence originate within us. What are your thoughts? open.spotify.com/episode/4uHO...

Jason decided to watch Interstellar after years of students asking him We discuss love, death, sacrifice, good, evil, free will, lying, time, gravity, the nature of knowledge, auteur theory, and a bunch of other stuff in one of our longest episodes ever! open.spotify.com/episode/5NBI...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix We discuss: The importance of asking WHY? Defending our brains, look at the dangers of bureaucracy, the power of fear, go over some of the differences from the book, and use the Mind-Body theory (posthuman) lens! open.spotify.com/episode/6KUz...

Jason's next "Jason's Choice" is going to be Interstellar! He has told students for years that he "refuses to watch it" because they can't believe he's never seen it.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! We discuss rule-bound ethics, rebellion against unjust or illogical laws, death studies, and the need for us to be aware of our strengths and weaknesses, effective in life, and have the power to attack the injustice in the world. open.spotify.com/episode/1WBH...

We are on Christmas break as teachers, but we will still get out our next episode (back to Harry Potter) next week! Merry Christmas!

Been trying to spend less time on social media, but we are still working on giving you podcasts every week!

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) The "logical flaws" of the sewer system drive Jason crazy, but we discuss the essential nature of logos and pathos in our quest to de-other, and we examine the ethics of the Colonel's choice to kill his son open.spotify.com/episode/3cMg...

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) an incredible sequel with lots of ideas and ethics to explore. We explore some ideas of rewiring our brain to "de-other," inaction vs action, weaponizing love, rewiring our brains, and what makes someone truly human? open.spotify.com/episode/5oiC...

Netflix spent $320 million on The Electric State, they know what they’re doing

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011): The beginning of one of the most underrated trilogies of all time? We discuss the importance of rage, use Critical Animal Studies, and explore various ethical schools of thought about animal testing. open.spotify.com/episode/7GI4...

Small but this makes us very happy!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 🦃🍗🙏

Happy gentleman sleuths day #benoitblanc #wakeupdeadman

Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)! Is this the best one? We talk about overcoming fear, film form, the lens of the “Fantastic,” looking at motifs, and more! open.spotify.com/episode/30sp...

Chamber of Secrets! Jason thinks the basilisk is inconsistent but we talk about choices vs ability and look at the movie with a post-humanist Lens. Is this one of the worst HP movies? Or is it not too bad? open.spotify.com/episode/5Bcv...

On our new Harry Potter episode, we talk about personality tests, the magic system, and philosophical ideas we find like love, power, and character archetypes. open.spotify.com/episode/2Gpf...

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) We actually find a lot of big ideas in this film. Jason argues the rest of the franchise is this story repeated but we think this one starts off strong! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

For our 100th episode, we recorded a special episode dedicated to showing and discussing Bluey with Jason! open.spotify.com/episode/4Lrx...

We had some disagreements about whether Kiri was interesting/a good character or not in Way of Water. What do you believe? open.spotify.com/episode/3vUQ...

Avatar The Way of Water! After Jason loved the first one, did he like the second one? No! We spend a long time debating if it is good or not. What do you think? We examine Media Ecology/Techno theory, Narrative Theory, character development, and growth. open.spotify.com/episode/3vUQ...

We bring up how saying Avatar is “just Pocahontas with blue people” is NOT a good argument! spotify.link/M6UXL74yLXb

Avatar (2009)! We take a look at the history and background, tropes that surface and how Avatar pushes against them, and various philosophical musings. In fact, A #philosophical playground. We exploring the careful way Cameron created the culture of the Na'vi. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

What are your thoughts on Avatar (2009)? We can give you a shout out on this weeks episode!

Nefarious has quite the spread on Letterboxd. What are your thoughts? spotify.link/NRyQ9AYcAXb

Harry Langdon shares his pants birds in THE STRONG MAN

New episode dropped today and was so excited I forgot to tell anyone. We cover a little known indie film which spawned 3 increasingly better sequels. Join us as we give an idiot's guide (a guide by idiots) to production, plot, cast and play a throwback game. Listen now! #filmsky #moviesky

Nefarious (2023) A demon interviewing an atheist? Lots of interesting philosophical ideas and questions! Jason wanted to explore this film We need to be critical what we put into ourselves and we must uplift other people! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Here we go! It's time to play "What's the Score?" Listen, guess and get your score when you send your answers to my DM. (See rules in the reply to this post). BONUS: Guess this week's connection for 5 extra points! NO AUDIO SEARCH please! 1/2 #filmsky #moviesky #musicsky #games #quiz #fun

Dune 2 (2024) (sorry about our guest’s audio. We tried) We look at Dune through an Experience Theory / Spectatorship Lens, we spend a lot of time we people participate in religion, and the importance of anchoring yourself to the best possible elements. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The recording session for our Dune 2 episode was the longest one we’ve ever had.

Timothee Chalamet's hair has its own character arc in Dune.

In Dune, the Freman believe in a prophecy because it’s been fed to them for years. But does it make it any not true? Can truth be created? We talk about this on the episode.

Dune (2021)! Jason said he wouldn't watch this film because he loved the book so much. I'm glad to report he liked it a lot. We talk about how truth can be made, using rhetoric as a weapon, and using the eco-critical lens to analyze Dune! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Train to Busan (2016) the best zombie movie ever? But it’s so much more than just zombies. Compelling characters, societal issues, And we also unpack how it has a central message about the role of mothers and motherhood! open.spotify.com/episode/31b3...

Jason wants to ride the train for his “Jason’s Choice” and we will be covering Train to Busan (2016) this week!

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) Darwinian Ethics asking if there’s been a shift from clear good and evil and an erosion of safe spaces. Also exploring "Franchise Theory" and how Disney has has ruined this film. The worst one? #podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Even though there's so much darkness and cynicism in Se7en, Jen managed to find a much-needed glimmer of hope. Listen to all of our thoughts on Se7en wherever you get your podcasts! moviesanduspod.podbean.com?utm_source=b... #moviesandus #se7en #filmreview #moviereview #filmsky

Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides (2011) Did we like this movie? No Did we have a fun time talking about it? Definitely! We talk Star Theory and free will and happiness. We also add our own rewrites. #podcast #filmtheory #potc #pirates #indie podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Buried (2010) We talk about how serving others will change your life, bureaucracy, and how we are all sort of stuck in a coffin So much in this movie about a man trapped in a box underground! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

At World’s End Jason, who hates all sequels had to admit this movie made him retract that statement. A film written for a more intellectually and emotionally mature audience. Beautiful music, epic scenes, and great characters. #podcast #disney #indie podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Dead Man’s Chest Jason argues it’s a retread of the 1st but still appreciates the movie even though it’s a sequel. We dive into discovering and unlocking power and using the conceptismo lens! #podcast #disney #indie #potc open.spotify.com/episode/0Nwc...

Dead Man’s Chest will be released soon! Jason may be the first person in history to not like the wheel, three person sword fight. Sorry for the delay! Not only has Ryan moved houses, but remodeling is needed! Plus high school begins next week!

Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl. A perfect movie?Jason introduces and explores two new philosophical ideas (the cultural dimension of rules and the concept of Discourse). And the role of personal names and titles! A lot of good stuff! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

We are about set sail and begin our Pirates of the Caribbean series! What are your thoughts on Curse of the Black Pearl?

PREDESTINATION (2014) A trippy science fiction time travel movie that comes with a lot of fun and interesting big ideas. We talk time travel paradoxes and how we must be aware of paradoxes happening around us We dabble with the trolley problem. Among other things! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Funny enough, I feel largely the same and spent a good portion of time talking about it with my podcast co-host as well! Your co-host has impeccable taste. 😋 youtu.be/rsU-LZd4dlU?...

Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny takes place in 1969 & in real time takes not long before major Lucasfilm projects: 2 Years Before Lucasfilm was founded & THX 1138 was released 4 years before American Graffiti was released 8 years before Star Wars 12 before Raiders of the Lost Ark

Two time travel movies back to back! Last week was Dial of Destiny and next week will be Predestination (2014)