J Hutch Talks Too Much

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) is one of my favourite movies and is currently the oldest movie on my all-time favourites list. I discuss why I like it so much as well as why I think silent movies are worth watching.

I argue that Canada should be pushing for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine and to resolve Russia's illegal invasion. Instead, it seems to be increasing the threat of violence. My apologies for taking this down yesterday but I had to make a small edit.

I argue that Canada should be pushing for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine and to resolve Russia's illegal invasion rather than what it's doing which is increasing the threat of violence.

We finish our Kafka marathon (begun in January) with yet another unfinished classic, The Castle. 

In an unplanned turn of events, I am joined in the last half hour or so by Ryan Cook who helps me sum up Kafka.  You can find Ryan's musical projects and live concert performances here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TaGNPeOhQy22GZNekxfNg

My cousin and friend Maggie McLean joins me to talk about the great 90s comedy, Waiting For Guffman.

Daniel Demois returns for his third guest appearance to talk about one of my all time favourite movies, Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas.

I've gotten irritated enough with the claim that Noam Chomsky's stance can be boiled down to "America bad," that I am devoting an episode to not only debunking it, but also to explaining why the basic principle behind his stance is the right one.

Continuing with our look at Kafka's most well known works, I will talk about one of my favourites of his, his short story, In the Penal Colony.

These aren't necessarily obscure movies nor are they usually considered bad movies. They just aren't considered good enough to make typical Best Of lists. But they're on mine!

Cousin, friend, and independent theatre owner Daniel Demois comes on to talk about one of the great all time comedies, The Marx Brothers' Duck Soup.