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Inspired by Ed's quarantine playthrough of Persona 5, this week's episode is all about depictions of school in film, television and videogames. There's also talk about W.A.P., the continued upheaval in film distribution as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, and the death of Linda Manz.

00:00:00 - 00:26:21 - Intro & News

00:26:22 - 00:56:21 - Emily & Ed discuss depiction of school in art

00:56:22 - 01:02:13 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Links

- Jacob Geller's YouTube channel, as recommended by Ed, and specifically The Intimacy of Everyday Objects and Who's Afraid of Modern Art

It's Ed's birthday this week, so he gets to pick any topic to talk about. This year, he chose the Uncharted series of video games, which he played through during lockdown and has a lot of thoughts about. He and Emily also talk about the announcement of Defector, the new site from a group of former Deadspin writers; the BAFTA television awards and their virtual ceremony; the Emmy nominations; and that time Batman fought the Predator.

00:00:00 - 00:29:37 - Intro & News

00:29:38 - 00:58:49 - Emily & Ed discuss the Uncharted games

00:58:50 - 01:02:49 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Links

- Emily's comedessay Poser can be found on YouTube here

- You can check out Fringe of Colour at their website

- Susana Polo's article about Batman vs. Predator can be found on Polygon

The biggest question facing the film industry right now is when exactly moviegoing will return to normal, if it ever will at all. Emily and Ed try to figure out an answer to that question, and discuss the things that are preventing the big Hollywood films from going straight to VOD, as well as the death of Olivia de Havilland.

00:00:00 - 00:22:30 - News & Intro

00:22:31 - 00:52:20 - Emily & Ed discuss when cinemas might reopen again

00:52:21 - 00:58:35 - SRS Recommends & Outro

We're (supposedly only) six months into 2020, so Emily and Ed take the opportunity to take stock of the film, TV and other media from the year that they have enjoyed. They also talk about spending time in "the hell zone," E. Alex Jung's profiles of Michaela Coel and Thandie Newton, and the death of Naya Rivera.

00:00:00 - 00:29:04 - Intro & News

00:29:05 - 01:11:52 - Emily & Ed talk about their cultural highlights of the year so far

01:11:53 - 01:12:30 - Outro

This week, Emily and Ed discuss the career of Olivia de Havilland, the iconic actress of  classic Hollywood who was also the plaintiff in a lawsuit that fundamentally altered the relationship between actors and studios, and who turned 104 years old this week. They also pay tribute to Carl Reiner, discuss whether or not a Fallout series could be any good, Hamilton being on Disney+, and, sigh, Kanye possibly running for President.

00:00:00 - 00:33:49 - Intro & News

00:33:50 - 00:55:55 - Emily & Ed discuss the career and impact of Olivia de Havilland

00:55:56 - 01:00:17 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Links

"This Profile of Charlie Kaufman Has Changed" by Jon Mooallem

Trailer for Family Romance, LLC

Inspired by the...somewhat hyperbolic cinematic comparisons that The Last of Us Part II has received recently, Emily and Ed discuss the relationship between film and video games, as two relatively young forms that are constantly drawing from each other, and are often pitted against each other by critics and fans. They also pay tribute to Joel Schumacher.

00:00:00 - 00:44:15 - Intro & News

00:44:16 - 01:08:58 - Emily & Ed discuss the relationship between film and video games

01:08:59 - 01:12:33 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Links

- Nicholas Carter's Medium post about his horrifying experiences working for Cards Against Humanity

- Jim Sterling's video about The Last of Us Part II being compared to Schindler's List

- The cute video of a Goat that Emily recommends

Cinema chains in the UK and the US are planning to start opening up again next month, even though Coronavirus cases still remain high in both countries, and in some areas are spiking to dangerous new highs. Emily and Ed go over the economic and moral quandary that theatres find themselves in, particulary AMC and its (quickly reversed) decision to not force customers to wear face masks because they didn't want to get caught in a "political controversy." They also talk about the Watchmen TV series and how it became even more resonant mere months after it finished airing, the unexpected new Daria spinoff Jodie, and the passing of Ian Holm.

00:00:00 - 00:15:39 - Intro

00:15:40 - 00:42:41 - News

00:42:42 - 00:59:45 - Emily & Ed discuss the reopening of movie theatres

00:59:46 - 01:04:54 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Links

City Guys' album of Final Fantasy VII covers can be found here and is pay what you like

Effie Brown's article in the Hollywood Reporter is here

The Office Hours episode with Limmy can be watched on YouTube (Limmy section starts at 1:02:30)

You can sign up for Seth Simons' newsletter Humorism here

This week, inspired by Mark Cousins' Women Make Film, Emily and Ed talk about the idea of a film canon, the ways in which it can act as a guide for budding film fan and filmmakers, as well as how it can be restrictive in terms of which films are considered great, and what values that imparts. They also talk about Gone With the Wind being taken off HBOMax and have a good laugh about statues.

00:00:00 - 00:27:14 - Intro & News

00:27:15 - 00:58:00 - Emily & Ed discuss the canon

00:58:01 - 01:04:36 - SRS Recommends & Outro

This week, Emily and Ed discuss the ways in which corporations have responded to the protests in response to the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement more generally, and whether there's any meaning or value in a tech giant like Amazon pledging support without taking meaningful action to fix their own problems.

00:00:00 - 00:28:57 - Intro & News

00:28:58 - 00:57:55 - Emily & Ed discuss The Brands

00:57:56 - 01:02:23 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Here is the video by Zoe Amira "how to financially help BLM with NO MONEY/leaving your house", as recommended by Emily

This week, Emily and Ed discuss the "chunky zip file" of an era that we're all living through, the news that Martin Scorsese's next film will be funded by Apple, and some of their favourite books about films and filmmaking.

00:00:00 - 00:32:56 - Intro & News

00:32:57 - 00:56:37 - Emily & Ed discuss books about films

00:56:38 - 01:00:59 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Here is the Lucy Lawless-as-Stevie Nicks SNL Sketch, as recommended by Emily

Here is Jenny Nicholson's video about watching all the Land Before Time films, as recommended by Ed