This episode contains frank discussion of the sexual assault of a minor, both that which is implied in the film and that which was allegedly committed by the film’s director Roman Polanski.

The Meaning What Movie Club returns with a real doozy of an episode! Mason and Sean discuss the 1974 American film noir masterpiece Chinatown, its parallels to the sins of its director, and how it is the perfect practice in Barthes’ conception of the death of the author.

We also discuss Jack Nicholson’s surprising hotness, Faye Dunaway’s surprising eyebrows, Mason’s hatred of reality television, and what makes Ethel Cain’s debut album so damn good.

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Created by Mason Hershenow

Produced by Sean Ang

Edited, scored, and mixed by Mason Hershenow