Left of the Projector

By Evan, Bill, WardTV & Film TV Reviews Film Reviews

Left of the Projector episodes

May 16, 2023 Parasite with The Intervention podcast
It's been 3 plus years since Parasite won best picture at the Academy Awards and in that time has the movie held up? Did it offer a too simplistic, on the nose take of class analysis? How does Korean history play into the movie itself and perhaps making of the movie?
My guests include Levi, Nick and Steve, hosts Intervention Podcast.

These are all questions we will discuss!

THE CINEMATIC POLITICS OF BONG JOON-HO, BY GORD SELLAR

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1 hr 29 min
May 09, 2023 The Lego Movie w/ Movies vs Capitalism
From the people who brought you Legos comes the Lego Movie. A movie about legos moving around and doing stuff...but with hints of anti-capitalism. I'm joined by Rivka and Frank of the Movies vs Capitalism podcast to chat about the 2014 film about Legos.

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May 02, 2023 Ex Machina w/ Schizophrenicreads and Hungry Rye
Ex Machina is a soft sci-fi (a term coined by the episode's guest, Nathan) film from 2014 that depicts a Turing Test performed by a supposed "winner" of a contest. Instead, we have something else entirely. This film has so many directions you can take the discussion, especially a philosophical one. Here, we opted to disect the fake fear of the threat of AI, how the capitalist class probably will implement AI, and much more.
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April 25, 2023 Joker (2019) w/ Hungry Rye, Smirk Gently and Costume Whimsy
Joker is one of those movies in that one group of people sees one way, and everyone else sees another. I'll let you listen to see who says what... The movie itself is one of those love it or hate it, and I kinda fall in between the two. I am joined by podcast regulars to chat about the movie.

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April 18, 2023 Triangle of Sadness w/ Michael Workman and Ivan
Triangle of Sadness got lots of buzz and for good reason. While there have been a lot of anti-capitalist themes in movies lately, this one may be the best of the bunch. More complex characters, an ending that makes you think (spoilers in episode, as always) and much more. I'm joined by film maker Michael Workman and Ivan who will bring their own unique perspective and life experience into the discussion.

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April 11, 2023 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King w/ Hungry Rye
Well, I'm back... I'm back with Hungry Rye to bring you the final installment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy of episodes. It's been a journey and sad to reach the conclusion. We hope you've enjoyed listening as much as we've enjoyed bringing Marxist analysis to the LOTR Trilogy.
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April 04, 2023 Idiocracy w/ Cole and Libby
Idiocracy is about eugenics. To the Mike Judge apologists, just get over it. No matter how you slice it, that's the undertone of this film and his comments about the movie don't make it any better. Prepare for the highest level analysis you'll ever find on the internet for this movie. Libby is back with d*ck jokes, I mean why not, just consider the movie we're discussing. And Cole is back with more Society of the Spectacle.
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March 28, 2023 Newsies w/ Chris Wade (Chapo Trap House, Hell on Earth)
Movies about organized labor are few are far between. But Disney's Newsies is that rare exception that is still a class today. One of the few others, Norma Rae, which was released 20 years earlier, also depicts the struggles of organized labor in a more modern sense. This twin bill of films are what I watched along with my guest, Chris Wade, Producer of Chapo Trap House and Hell on Earth as well as And Introducing and Infinite Cast on the book Infinite Jest.
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March 21, 2023 Blade Runner (1982) w/ a couple Comrades (dontagrob & Claire)
Blade Runner was revolutionary at the time and while effects have made leaps and bounds since then, the themes of Blade Runner persist today. What does it mean to be human? Are the new "race" of android replicants capable of empathy? What is the class structure like in this dystopia? I'm joined by Claire and Rob to answer these questions and many more.

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March 14, 2023 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story: w/ a bunch of comrades
We have seen Hollywood release a bunch of left adjacent films in recent years and Glass Onion is one of them. We should however not confuse these movies with any type of left movement in Hollywood - this is what sells. That said, this movie does have some very interesting themes if you peel back the layers of the onion (pun intended). We find some interesting metaphors, critiques of different groups of people from a liberal leaning perspective and more.
I am joined by Smirk Gently and sorenrehkopf.

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1 hr 13 min

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On Left of the Projector we discuss from film from a leftist perspective. Episodes will feature guests who will offer their thoughts on films from a shared interest in class consciousness and personal…