Mindframes

Ari Aster's new surreal film Beau is Afraid is more likely to leave you confused than fearful, but Michael and Dave love it all the same.

00:00 - 00:57 Intro and synopsis 00:57 - 09:14 Is Ari Aster a millennial master? 09:14 - 19:02 Joaquin Phoenix and the cast 19:02 - 24:39 Spoiler Free reviews 24:39 - 33:25 The world construct of Beau is Afraid 33:25 - 36:34 What is wrong with Beau? 36:34 - 42:41 Beau's apartment 42:41 - 47:30 Grace and Roger's house 47:30 - 57:40 The forest 57:30 - 1:10:29 "Home" 1:10:29 - 1:16:11 Beau's Trial 1:16:11 - 1:23:11 Theme's shard with Hereditary

Dave and Michael tackle the outrageous world of "Renfield," a film that follows the comical journey of Dracula's henchman as he tries to break free from what has been reframed in modern terms as a toxic codependent relationship with the notorious Count. Nicolas Cage delivers a full-Cage performance as Dracula. Renfeild offers a feast of side-splitting humor, sometimes literal side-splitting, great performances, and great entertainment that is worth going to a theater to see.

Dave and Michael recommend five movies from 2022 that you shouldn't miss. We discuss why we chose these and why they scream, "2022." We abuse the word "zeitgeist" for your enjoyment.

They are

5. RRR

4. The Batman

3. The Banshees of Inisherin

2. Everything Everywhere All at Once

1. Tar

A special guest joins the guys for a very serious discussion of WEIRD, a hard-hitting biopic on the late "Weird" Al Yankovic.

The modern zeitgeist seems destined to waver between despair and daring to hope, and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" perfectly dissects that phenomenon. How it does that is our thematic discussion for this excellent film.

Timestamp of contents

Intro 00:00 - 15-:21 Spoiler-free reviews 15:21 - 22:12 Our Theme discussion: Hope and Despair in "Everything..." And Modern US zeitgeist 22:12 - 1:08:48 Misc Love and nice touches 1:08:48 - 1:16:40 What movies is this like? 1:16:40 - 1:23:02 Outro 1:23:00 - End

Yeah, we're talking about the movie everyone's talking about this week, but only one podcast has our special guest Sergio Mims.

We discuss Nope, Jordan Peele, and Sergio's shock and horror of the Wakanda Forever trailer.

Topics

Intro 00-17:54

Cast Discussion 17:54 - 24:47

Spoiler-free Reviews 24:47 -37:21

Theme discussion: Fame, spectacle, and how to tame it 24:47 - 55:08

There is Black film beyond the Peele 55:08 - 1h:09m

Michael and Dave talk comic con 1h:09m - 1h:11m

Sergio on Wakanda Forever 1h:11m - 1h:25m

Outro 1h:25m - End

Peter Strickland bites the art world with less-gross-than-expected and funny Flux Gourmet.

Timestamps Intro 00 - 12:41 Is it horror? 12:31 - 15:14 Spoiler-free Reviews 15:14 - 21:59 The Humor of Flux Gourmet 21:59 - 29:54 How Flux Gourmet parodies the elite art world 29:54 - 45:02 Outro 29:54 - End