Projections Podcast

This week Sarah and Mary discuss working to survive in Rob Reiner's Misery (1990) based on the Stephen King novel that Sarah was too scared to finish reading, and Mike Judge's cult favourite Office Space (1999).

Continuing their look at work and money on screen, Mary and Sarah find themselves with an ambivalent view of competition after watching James Foley’s Glengarry Glen Ross and Alain Corneau’s Crime D’Amour.

This week Sarah and Mary continue their discussion of economics through the lenses of Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring (2013). We discuss the interlacing of sex and money, emotional labour, the masks we wear at work, the sadness of consumption and so much more!

‘Neoliberalism is capitalism without a safeword’. Welcome to Series 4: Work and Money. In our first episode in the series, Mary and Sarah discuss ‘excess’ in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers (2012).

In this bonus episode recorded a little while ago, Mary and Sarah invited special guest, friend of the podcast Alex Pearce to discuss the horrors of art, as represented in Netflix’s Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) and The House With Laughing Windows (1976).

With Shudder giving new customers a 30 day free trial with the code 'Shutin' Mary and Sarah see what the horror streaming service are offering and give their top picks to take you through the lockdown. Stay inside, stay safe!

This week Sarah takes a day off, and Mary invites writer and cinephile Katy D'Avella to see and discuss Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2020). In this spoilerific discussion, the two look at the film through the lenses of desire, psychoanalysis and... astrology.

While we work on our new series we’re releasing some bonus content. Mary and Sarah discuss Leigh Whannell’s new release The Invisible Man (spoilerific) and then Mary discusses Whannell’s previous film Upgrade (2018) with special guest… her sister, Mimi!

While we record the next series, we’re releasing some bonus content. We spoke to Adam Chamberlain of the Frame of Mind blog to discuss representations of mental illness in our favourite TV shows. Adam is a part-time author and blogger, with an academic interest in psychology and mental health, including its representations on screen. Shows discussed include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Replacement, Homeland, American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Breaking Bad and more…

In our final episode of Women in Horror, we’re thrilled to be joined by the master of horror podcasting himself; Mike Muncer from The Evolution of Horror. This week’s chosen movies are Karyn Kusama’s Jennifer’s Body (2009) and Oren Peli’s Paranormal Activity (2007) We discussed trauma resurfacing, demonic activity and rape revenge. Don’t be scared, you’re safe with us.