Show Me The Meaning! – A Wisecrack Movie Podcast

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Join the Wisecrack crew as they dive into the deeper meaning and cultural significance of the most, and least, iconic movies of our age.

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Show Me The Meaning! – A Wisecrack Movie Podcast episodes:

04.01.2022
The Last Picture Show (directed by Peter Bogdanovich) - Goodbye from Hollywood, California
Well folks, this is it. The finale of Show Me the Meaning! Thank you all for tuning in each week to hear us talk movies and philosophy. We hope you learned a thing or two, or at least had...
03.25.2022
Willy Wonka (directed by Mel Stuart) - Wonkamania
Check out Storyblocks’ Unlimited All-Access Subscription! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack Willy. Wonka. Charlie. Chocolate. Capitalism. What more is there to say??? In this chat, we get into the psycadelic tunnel, weird things that capitalist dreams do to us, the pysche of a...
03.18.2022
Good Time (directed by the Safdies) - Everything We Want in a Movie
Robert Pattinson. Shot on Film. Good Time. In this chat, we get into the benefits and philosophy of the film aesthetic, ableism in film, comic actors in darker films - and more! ENJOY! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a...
03.11.2022
The Batman (directed by Matt Reeves) - Overwhelming Spectacle, Frustrating Franchise
Check out Storyblocks’ Unlimited All-Access Subscription! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack Where does this iteration of Batman take the franchise? Does this film take it a step forward? In this chat with Michael Luxemburg, we talk about the shortcomings of this iteration, the...
03.04.2022
The Power of the Dog (directed by Jane Campion) - Anything to Pick on This Bone?
Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership. This was a tough one. Is there a lot to pick off the bone that is The Power of the Dog? Why do we need a revelation...
02.25.2022
Hell or High Water (directed by Taylor Sheridan) - The Western Still Works
Check out Storyblocks’ Unlimited All-Access Subscription! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack Lord of the Plains. Outlaws. In this chat, we get into embodying the mythos of the West and self-mythologizing, this film as a post-western, and, of course, a dash of capitalism - and...
02.18.2022
The Rider (directed by Chloé Zhao) - Mythopoetic Movies of the West
Documentary vs narrative film. Deliberately paced cinema. Chloé Zhao cinema. In this one, we get into that doc v. cinema discussion, a little talk on the Safdie brothers, different explorations of the Western Mythos - and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for...
02.11.2022
Little Miss Sunshine (directed by Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton) - More Than a Mediocre Indie?
Little Miss Sunshine, directed by Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton. Is this a mediocre indie? You know, the one that ends in dance sequences, and sells for an absurd amount at Sundance, and spawns a hundred remakes? OR is it...
02.04.2022
Reservoir Dogs (directed by Quentin Tarantino) - The Power of Creative Repetition - Show Me the Meaning! LIVE!
Did Tarantino rip off City on Fire for this film? Did Wes Craven walk out of the Sundance premiere? In this discussion between Michael and Raymond, we get into the mythos of Tarantino and this film's Sundance release, effective violence...
01.28.2022
Scream (1996, directed by Wes Craven) - Deconstruction!
In this chat, we're joined by Wisecrack regular Ra'Shawn Durell! We get into postmodernism, how the concept of trauma is handled in the film, deconstructionism - and more! Enjoy! If you've been tuning into the livestream on YouTube - first off,...
01.21.2022
The Devil Wears Prada (directed by David Frankel) - Our First Revisit with Reilly Anspaugh!
In this revisit, we're joined by Reilly Anspaugh! We talk narrative shark-jumping, the cost of our time from careers to our personal lives, the pressure points on Andy in the film, changes from the source material - and more! Enjoy! Thanks...
01.14.2022
Don't Look Up (directed by Adam McKay) - The Science/Art Conundrum
In this chat, we get into film as a medium needing to be on the popular side of ideology, this film failing as a satire and a metapor for climate change, the over-rationality of "believe the science!" motto, Amerocentric films...
01.07.2022
The Matrix Resurrections (directed by Lana Wachowski) - Metamodern
In this chat, we get into the origins of this script, how this series has evolved in its critique of capitalism, the concepts of The Matrix being misconstrued - and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Explore your creativity...
12.31.2021
Licorice Pizza (directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) - A Whole Lotta PTA Fun
In this chat, we get in to morality lessons within filmmaking, the performances, children playing adults, old Hollywood culture referenced in the film, some of our favorite films of 2021 - and more! Enjoy! This episode is brought to you by...
12.24.2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home (directed by Jon Watts) - The Multiverse at the Multiplex
In this chat, we get into how Spider-Man (and actors who played him) has changed through the iterations, how Marvel handles “event films” vs their smaller stories, fan service, how economic circumstances change each Spider-Man (mens?) story, and more! Enjoy! Thanks...
12.17.2021
Die Hard (directed by John McTiernan) - Now I Have a Podcast Ho-Ho-Ho
In this episode, we dive into the political-apoliticalness of the film, the intersection of capitalism and gender, the religious undertones - and yes, we get into the Christmas Debate - and more! Enjoy! Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this episode. Check...
12.10.2021
Whiplash (directed by Damien Chazelle) - The Price of Greatness
In this chat, we get into what it takes to be great, historically "great" figures, fundamentals vs flash, the intersection of capitalism and individualism in art - and more! Enjoy! Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this episode. Check out all of...
12.03.2021
Step Brothers (directed by Adam McKay) - Don't Lose Your Dinosaur
In this chat, we get into Adam McKay's subversive career, the timeliness (and continued relevance?) of this film AND the dated material in the show, old reviews that really did not dig the film at release and more! Enjoy! Thanks Skillshare...
11.26.2021
Stories from the Mailbag
In this episode, we open up the mailbag to answer YOUR questions that were emailed or called in. We always get too many listener questions than we can handle, so we wanted to kick off the holiday season with a...
11.19.2021
Eternals (directed by Chloé Zhao) - Deviants and Deviations
Another Marvel movie! In this chat, the Wisecrack crew - joined by the one and only Lux - talks Chloe Zhao's ETERNALS (2021). We get into the narrative rhythms of Marvel movies, some comic book history, some Marvel-lore-untangling, the religion-mythology...
11.12.2021
Bottle Rocket (directed by Wes Anderson) - Kids Being Adults, Adults Being Kids ft Thomas Flight
Join the Wisecrack crew and special guest Thomas Flight as they discuss Wes Anderson's feature film debut BOTTLE ROCKET (1996)! In this chat, we talk auteur theory in filmmaking, breaking down what makes Wes Anderson's movie so "Wes Anderson-y," gunfights...
11.05.2021
Marriage Story (directed by Noah Baumbach) - Love and Lawyers ft Karsten Runquist!
Austin and Raymond are joined by special guest Karsten Runquist for this talk on MARRIAGE STORY (2019) directed by Noah Baumbach! In this chat, we get into the complex mess that is a relationship, breaking apart some of the famous...
10.29.2021
Dune (Directed by Denis Villeneuve) - The Spicy Takes Must Flow
Don't hate us but... we didn't LOVE Dune. In this chat, we get into those *spicy* takes, the cinematic influences that led to this film, themes of imperialism, viewing this film through the lens of our 2021 western eyes, and...
10.22.2021
Squid Game (created by Hwang Dong-hyuk) - A Game of Debt and Death
Join Austin and Michael in this talk on SQUID GAME (2021) created by Hwang Dong-hyuk! They get into the concepts of indebtedness and liquidity as tools, philosophers both Italian and Korean, little philosophy easter eggs in the show, and more....
10.16.2021
Titane (Directed by Julia Ducournau) - Talkin' Titane
BONUS EPISODE! Join Raymond, Michael, and Amanda as they talk Julia Ducournau's TITANE (2021). This film is... well, it is quite something, and we get into the meaning behind that something! This talk ranges from the symbolism of the vehicle,...
10.08.2021
The Birdcage (Directed by Mike Nichols) - We Are Family - Ft. Reilly Anspaugh!
The Wisecrack crew is joined by Reilly Anspaugh to talk Mike Nichols' THE BIRDCAGE (1996)! We get into the context of what dates this film, how comedies are evolving over time, the brilliant performances, typecasts, Mike Nichols being a genius...
10.01.2021
Nightcrawler (Directed by Dan Gilroy) - If It Bleeds, It Leads
Join the Wisecrack crew as they get into talking NIGHTCRAWLER (2014) directed by Dan Gilroy! The conversation ranges from the unlikely success story of this movie, allegories to the filmmaking process itself, the ethics of filming, well, everything around us,...
09.24.2021
Pan's Labyrinth (Directed by Guillermo del Toro) - Magic, Monsters, and Myth
The Wisecrack crew discusses Guillermo del Toro's PAN'S LABYRINTH (2006)! Join the talk as we get into magical realism, youth in revolution, practical effects in the movie - and more! Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this episode. Check out all of...
09.17.2021
Apocalypse Now (Directed by Francis Ford Coppola) - Boys with (Horror) Toys
CLASSIC ALERT! We get into Francis Ford Coppola's all-time classic APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) on this one. Enjoy this wide-ranging talk that goes from Hearts of Darkness (the doc) to the meaning of the Jungle to the wild, weird adventure-horror (both...
09.10.2021
Snowpiercer (Directed by Bong Joon-ho) - Control the Engine, Control the World
The Wisecrack crew discusses Bong Joon-ho's SNOWPIERCER (2013)! Join the talk as we get into the nitty-gritty capitalism themes, South Korean directors protecting their final cut, what the Engine *really* is, and more! Thanks to the one-and-only Storyblocks for sponsoring this...
09.03.2021
The Green Knight (Directed by David Lowery) - Off With Your Head!
The Wisecrack crew discusses David Lowery's THE GREEN KNIGHT (2021). This was a big request from you all, and we were stoked to get into it. We talk about the poem this film was adapted from, the themes of morality...
08.27.2021
Hustle & Flow (Directed by Craig Brewer) - Everybody's Got a Dream
The Wisecrack crew discusses Craig Brewer's HUSTLE & FLOW! A host's pick from the one and only Ryan Hailey, this episode gets into moralistic filmmaking, Craig Brewer's inspirations, the Memphis premiere, and more! Thanks Storyblocks for sponsoring this episode. Check out...
08.20.2021
Boogie Nights (Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) - A Big, Bright, Shining Family Movie
Join the Wisecrack crew as they dissect Paul Thomas Anderson's BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997)! Is this a family movie? Is it a movie about sex, or a movie about our perception of sex? Dive into this conversation where we get into...
08.13.2021
The Suicide Squad (Directed by James Gunn) - Gunn's Ablazinn'
Join the Wisecrack crew as they dissect James Gunn's THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021). In this era of the Superhero Movie, what differentiates one from another? Political commentary, charismatic superstars, or just different flavors of plain old fun? The crew talks...
08.06.2021
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Directed by Michel Gondry) - Blessed are the Forgetful
Join the Wisecrack crew as they dissect Michel Gondry's ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004)! Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership. Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Leave us a voicemail: +1 (213)...
07.30.2021
Green Room (Directed by Jeremy Saulnier) - Self-Mythology and Self-Preservation
Join the Wisecrack crew as they dissect Jeremy Saulnier's GREEN ROOM (2015). Thanks Storyblocks for sponsoring this episode! Check out all of Storyblocks’ subscription plans today! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack Leave us a voicemail: +1 (213) 534-8807 Leave us an email: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @SMTM_pod @austin_hayden...
07.23.2021
Black Widow (Directed by Cate Shortland) - Substance Beyond the Formula?
Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership. Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Leave us a voicemail: +1 (213) 534-8807 Leave us an email: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @michaeloburns (Michael) @creamatoria (Raymond) Other Wisecrack Podcasts! Culture Binge: https://wscrk.com/culturebinge Respect...
07.16.2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Directed by Questlove) - Music and Liberation
Check out all of Storyblocks’ subscription plans today! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack Thanks Storyblocks for sponsoring this episode! Leave us a voicemail: +1 (213) 534-8807 Leave us an email: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @ryansgameshow (Ryan) @creamatoria (Raymond) @drkamasihill (Dr. Kamasi Hill) @amazingprophet (Dr. Kamasi Hill Instagram) Other Wisecrack...
07.02.2021
Moonlight (Directed by Barry Jenkins) - Pride & Cinematic Poetry
Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership. Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Leave us a voicemail: +1 (213) 534-8807 Leave us an email: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! twitter.com/austin_hayden (Austin) twitter.com/ryansgameshow (Ryan) twitter.com/creamatoria (Raymond) twitter.com/cinephileattack (Ra'Shawn) Other Wisecrack Podcasts! Culture Binge: https://wscrk.com/culturebinge Respect Our Authoritah!: https://wscrk.com/respect The...
06.25.2021
Ocean's Eleven (Directed by Steven Soderbergh) - How Soderbergh Beats the House
Check out all of Storyblocks’ subscription plans today! Go to https://storyblocks.com/wisecrack Thanks Storyblocks for sponsoring this episode! Leave us a voicemail: +1 (213) 534-8807 Leave us an email: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @michaeloburns (Michael) @creamatoria (Raymond) Other Wisecrack Podcasts! Culture Binge: https://wscrk.com/culturebinge Respect Our Authoritah!: https://wscrk.com/respect The Squanch:...
06.18.2021
Attack the Block (Directed by Joe Cornish) - A Real Block-Buster!
Explore your creativity at http://skillshare.com/SMTM and get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership. Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this episode! Leave us a voicemail: +1 (213) 534-8807 Leave us an email: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @michaeloburns (Michael) @creamatoria (Raymond) Other Wisecrack Podcasts! Culture Binge: https://wscrk.com/culturebinge Respect...
06.11.2021
The Squanch Returns June 14th!
The Squanch is back and here to give you post-episode clarity each week as we embark on the journey that is Rick and Morty season 5. If you have any questions or comments and want to be heard on our podcasts,...
06.11.2021
Inside (Directed by Bo Burnham) - Everything All of the Time
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06.04.2021
Top Gun (Directed by Tony Scott) - Playin' with the Boys
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05.29.2021
Pulp Fiction (Directed by Quentin Tarantino) - Pulp... Friction?
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05.21.2021
Paddington 2 (Directed by Paul King) - Sweet Marmalade
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05.07.2021
Mortal Kombat (Directed by Simon McQuoid) – Get Over Here
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04.30.2021
Nomadland (Directed by Chloé Zhao) – Best Picture Worthy?
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04.23.2021
Judas and the Black Messiah (Directed by Shaka King) – The Fred Hampton Hymnal
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04.16.2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League (Directed by Zack Snyder) – A Tale of Two Edits
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What's Show Me The Meaning! – A Wisecrack Movie Podcast about?

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Show Me The Meaning! – A Wisecrack Movie Podcast episodes:

The Last Picture Show (directed by Peter Bogdanovich) - Goodbye from Hollywood, California

Willy Wonka (directed by Mel Stuart) - Wonkamania

Good Time (directed by the Safdies) - Everything We Want in a Movie

The Batman (directed by Matt Reeves) - Overwhelming Spectacle, Frustrating Franchise

The Power of the Dog (directed by Jane Campion) - Anything to Pick on This Bone?

Hell or High Water (directed by Taylor Sheridan) - The Western Still Works

The Rider (directed by Chloé Zhao) - Mythopoetic Movies of the West

Little Miss Sunshine (directed by Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton) - More Than a Mediocre Indie?

Reservoir Dogs (directed by Quentin Tarantino) - The Power of Creative Repetition - Show Me the Meaning! LIVE!

Scream (1996, directed by Wes Craven) - Deconstruction!

The Devil Wears Prada (directed by David Frankel) - Our First Revisit with Reilly Anspaugh!

Don't Look Up (directed by Adam McKay) - The Science/Art Conundrum

The Matrix Resurrections (directed by Lana Wachowski) - Metamodern

Licorice Pizza (directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) - A Whole Lotta PTA Fun

Spider-Man: No Way Home (directed by Jon Watts) - The Multiverse at the Multiplex

Die Hard (directed by John McTiernan) - Now I Have a Podcast Ho-Ho-Ho

Whiplash (directed by Damien Chazelle) - The Price of Greatness

Step Brothers (directed by Adam McKay) - Don't Lose Your Dinosaur

Stories from the Mailbag

Eternals (directed by Chloé Zhao) - Deviants and Deviations

Bottle Rocket (directed by Wes Anderson) - Kids Being Adults, Adults Being Kids ft Thomas Flight

Marriage Story (directed by Noah Baumbach) - Love and Lawyers ft Karsten Runquist!

Dune (Directed by Denis Villeneuve) - The Spicy Takes Must Flow

Squid Game (created by Hwang Dong-hyuk) - A Game of Debt and Death

Titane (Directed by Julia Ducournau) - Talkin' Titane

The Birdcage (Directed by Mike Nichols) - We Are Family - Ft. Reilly Anspaugh!

Nightcrawler (Directed by Dan Gilroy) - If It Bleeds, It Leads

Pan's Labyrinth (Directed by Guillermo del Toro) - Magic, Monsters, and Myth

Apocalypse Now (Directed by Francis Ford Coppola) - Boys with (Horror) Toys

Snowpiercer (Directed by Bong Joon-ho) - Control the Engine, Control the World

The Green Knight (Directed by David Lowery) - Off With Your Head!

Hustle & Flow (Directed by Craig Brewer) - Everybody's Got a Dream

Boogie Nights (Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) - A Big, Bright, Shining Family Movie

The Suicide Squad (Directed by James Gunn) - Gunn's Ablazinn'

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Directed by Michel Gondry) - Blessed are the Forgetful

Green Room (Directed by Jeremy Saulnier) - Self-Mythology and Self-Preservation

Black Widow (Directed by Cate Shortland) - Substance Beyond the Formula?

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Directed by Questlove) - Music and Liberation

Moonlight (Directed by Barry Jenkins) - Pride & Cinematic Poetry

Ocean's Eleven (Directed by Steven Soderbergh) - How Soderbergh Beats the House

Attack the Block (Directed by Joe Cornish) - A Real Block-Buster!

The Squanch Returns June 14th!

Inside (Directed by Bo Burnham) - Everything All of the Time

Top Gun (Directed by Tony Scott) - Playin' with the Boys

Pulp Fiction (Directed by Quentin Tarantino) - Pulp... Friction?

Paddington 2 (Directed by Paul King) - Sweet Marmalade

Mortal Kombat (Directed by Simon McQuoid) – Get Over Here

Nomadland (Directed by Chloé Zhao) – Best Picture Worthy?

Judas and the Black Messiah (Directed by Shaka King) – The Fred Hampton Hymnal

Zack Snyder's Justice League (Directed by Zack Snyder) – A Tale of Two Edits

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