After his fourth film, The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer is widely considered an auteur and true master of the craft, but why was his second film, Birth, panned upon release? Chris and Mateo are joined by their friend Seb Griffin to discuss why this film has been so fiercely reclaimed and where people misunderstood it in 2004.

After his fourth film, The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer is widely considered an auteur and true master of the craft, but why was his second film, Birth, panned upon release? Chris and Mateo are joined by their friend Seb Griffin to discuss why this film has been so fiercely reclaimed and where people misunderstood it in 2004.

Birth (2004) with Sebastian Griffin

Chris Hall and Mateo Javier Acosta revisit films of recent memory whose discourses were left unsettled—where the conversation ended with an ellipsis rather than a period. These are films with reputations that have yet to be properly nailed down and often make you ask, “Where are they now?” The first halves of episodes are spoiler-free discussions of the film’s life cycle since release and everyone's experiences with the film before rewatching it and moving into the spoiler-filled deep dive in the second half.

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Birth (2004) with Sebastian Griffin

Birth (2004) with Sebastian Griffin