Film Club for the End of the World

Stephen & guest James Willey (moviegoodormoviebad) explore how I Saw the TV Glow (2024) masterfully creates a story that is hauntingly powerful for members of the trans community while also being poignant and accessible to individuals outside of that community. We also discuss the Muppets, trans athletes, and James's interview with director Jane Schoenbrun.

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Stephen & guest Josh Zurbrick (Obscure History) discuss There Will Be Blood (2007), megachurches, oligarchs, and footbagging in this week's episode. And don't worry, footbagging is not the slur it sounds like.

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Dr. Celsiana Warwick, professor of Greek Classics, joins Stephen to discuss Nolan's The Odyssey (2026), how it holds up as an adaptation, and what Nolan's script did to the women in Homer's epic poem.

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Stephen and guest Reel Takes (Dan Monaghan) discuss Sidney Lumet's Network (1976), exploring how this movie predicts rage bait, the attention economy, and the dissolving of all journalism into corporate interests.

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Stephen & special guest Fantastic Frankey discuss how Legally Blonde (2001) is SO much more than just a comedy.

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Stephen and special guest Brian Van Brunt discuss Fight Club (1999) and incel culture.

Gideon Epstein of the ACLU and Stephen discuss Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly (2006) and how police surveillance is going to end the world.

Gideon Epstein is a Policy Counsel with the ACLU of Massachusetts’ Technology for Liberty Program, where he focuses on civil liberties, surveillance, data privacy, and artificial intelligence issues. In this role, he leads local and statewide advocacy efforts to strengthen democratic oversight of surveillance technologies and uphold civil rights laws in the face of AI technologies that threaten to reinforce existing patterns of discrimination and bias. Epstein received a B.A. in Government & Politics from the University of Maryland and a J.D. from George Washington University.

Take some time to watch A Scanner Darkly (2006) to prepare yourself for the episode!

Humanity had a good run, but the planet may be toast. As the world burns, can we make it a better place with movies? Host Stephen Nothum is pessimistically optimistic.