For the 15th episode of @PhilInFilm the guys delve into Bruce McDonald's independent horror film "Pontypool" and discuss how the film utilizes the theme of language and the prescribed meaning of language.  Producer's Notes makes its triumphant debut, and Alain almost tells us about his erotic Tiger King dreams.

Feature Beverage: Glenfiddich

For their 14th installment, the @PhilInFilm fellows discuss the Safdie brothers' Uncut Gems (a24/Netflix) and how it deals with issues of morality, humanity and alienation.  Alain defines the word "viscera" for us, and looks at the movie's similarities to classic gangster movies, Chris tries to convince us of the main characters redeeming qualities, and Nickel interrupts the conversation occasionally and compares yet another film to an episode of the Flintstones.  We are also introduced to a new segment for the podcast, "Producer's Notes".

Feature Beer: "Dead Guy Ale" by Rogue.

Special Thanks to Michelle, the City of Edmonton Law Branch, Color De Vino and Strathcona Spirits.

This week the @PhilInFilm fellows discuss how the Rian Johnson movie "Knives Out" illuminates the importance of family and our tendency to overlook the conditions that facilitate social inequality.  Chris reiterates his love of Contagion, Craig compares the movie to an episode of the Flintstones, and we once again experience a long and winding trip through the fascinating mind of Alain Beauclair.

Feature Beer: "Stranger Than Fiction" by Collective Arts Brewing

Special Thanks to Color De Vino for help with the beer selection and Strathcona Spirits for the hand sanitizer.

In this episode the Philosophy In Film crew discusses the bizarre and macabre film, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The discussion is paired with a plum gose from Calgary's 'Cabin Brewing'.  The themes discussed include; The Obscenity of Labor, the dissolution of the traditional family, the ethics of eating meat, and humanity's animality.

Feature Beverage: In The Hallway With The Axe (Cabin Brewing).

In what turns out to be the podcasts most hotly debated film choice to date, we turn our attention to a movie that everyone seems to be watching amidst the worldwide COVID 19 pandemic, Contagion.  The discussion focuses on the topical nature of the film relative to current events, and Alain's many many issues with the film.

Featured Beer: La Fin du Monde from Unibroue (Chamblay, Quebec)

In this episode the Philosophy In Film team looks at capitalist ideology in the film "Robocop", while also making fun of Nickel for owning a Che Guevara t-shirt.  Alain fulfills his guarantee of getting his co-hosts to rate the movie 2.5 or higher, in the style of hockey legend, Mark Messier.

Feature Beer: Retro Stylez Pre-Prohibition Cream Ale (by Analog Brewing)

In this episode we discuss "Parasite" and examine the depiction of social stratification and how the characters react to their place within it.

Feature Beverage: Soju

In this episode we discuss "Joker" and the consider the extent to which the movie relies on a depiction of mental illness and an uncaring world to motivate its eponymous central character.

Feature Beer: Abandoned By Wolves IPA by Driftwood Brewing

The Philosophy in Film fellows discuss Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and examine the role Masculinity has within the film, pairing this episode with Rick Dalton's favorite beverage, the Whisky Sour, featuring unaged Whisky from Strathcona Spirits.

The Philosophy in Film fellows examine The Big Lebowski through the lens of stoicism, pairing the discussion with some strong and delicious White Russians featuring the single grain Vodka from local distillery Strathcona Spirits.