So What'd You Think?

April 3, 2021.

In celebration of So What'd You Think's 50th episode (!!!!), film student Reanna Cruz joins the show to discuss the psychedelic art film, Enter the Void, directed by Gaspar Noé. Famous for his controversial films, Climax, Love, and Irréversible, this film does not disappoint. Shot entirely as a first-person narrative, and including several drug-induced scenes, this film is not for the faint of heart, as its protagonist tackles issues of death, drugs, and prostitution in neon-lit Tokyo.

In this episode, we discuss the impressive filmmaking on display, its themes of death and reincarnation, the depiction of drug use, and much, much more! You do not want to miss this episode.

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@nonstopdiscopowerpack

March 20, 2021.

This week, Nick is joined by good friend and returning guest, Fiona Pestana, to discuss the 2019 Netflix comedy film, Yes, God, Yes. Starring Natalia Dyer from Stranger Things, the film focuses on her journey as a Catholic school girl exploring her sexuality for the first time. Fiona, who attended Catholic high school themself, shares their thoughts on the depiction in the film, as well as discussing favorite characters & moments, the cheesier parts, and much more!

March 7, 2021.

This week Nick's older brother, Alex LaDue, joins the show to discuss the 2006 Alfonso Cuarón film: Children of Men! Nominated for three Academy Awards, this dystopian thriller is both breathtaking and very intense. In this episode, they discuss the brilliant filmmaking, the violence in the film, some of the logistics with the rules of the world, its portrayal of women, and much, much more!

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@ajladue

February 27, 2021.

In this week's special episode, we diverge from our normal format to instead discuss the recent breakup of Daft Punk and the band as a whole. To help guide the conversation, we watched the visual album/anime film Interstella 5555 that Daft Punk soundtracks, as well as Daft Punk's recent video entitled 'Epilogue' on their YouTube channel. Joining us in this conversation is friend of the show, Britt Jacobson, who herself is a big fan of the band. In this episode, we discuss Daft Punk's influence on electronic music, their implementation of music into various visual mediums, and much more!

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@psychedelic.troll

February 12, 2021.

We are back! Here to discuss the 2006 anime film, Paprika, is returning guest Kenny Yim. Often noted as inspiration for Inception, Paprika is a mind-bending film that pushes the limits of what animation can do. In this episode, we try to make sense of this ground-breaking film, share what we thought worked and didn’t, and much more!

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@kennethyim

February 29, 2020.

For this episode, Nick brings on his friend Jules Nash to discuss the new Netflix film directed by and starring Brie Larson: Unicorn Store. Extremely “whimsical” but incredibly confusing, this film is an incredibly great social watch with friends.

In this episode, they discuss the dry humor throughout, if this movie makes sense, if this movie has any sort of moral of is ‘just a story,’ whether this is a kid’s film, some specific lines that really stood out as confusing, and much, much more! Plus, you get to hear Jules eat a grapefruit live on air.

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@julesknash

February 9, 2020.

This week Nick is joined by returning guest Ben Parkhill to discuss two things. The first is they discuss the 2019 Oscar-nominated animated film Klaus that tells the story of Santa Claus’ origins. There, they discuss potential theories that didn’t pan out in the film, if this movie was fun, whether or not there was anything for adults to gain, if this film should win best animated film, and much more. In the second half of the episode, they give their Oscar predictions recorded only a few hours before the live show.

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@bhparkhill

February 15, 2020.

In the first episode of our fourth season, Nick is joined by his good friend, Martin Yoo, to discuss the award-winning French film from 2019: Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Winning Best Screenplay at Cannes and being the first film to be shot on 8K, this film tells a touching and nuanced story of two women who fall in love, in spite of the society that surrounds them. If you have not seen this film yet, you truly should go out of your way to see this in a theatre if you can.

In this episode, they discuss the technical aspects that make this film beautiful, the subtle acting, the imagery of the white dress, the extended metaphor of Orpheus and Eurydice, the purpose of having little men in the film, the abortion scenes and its purpose in this film, the ending, and much, much more!

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@martiinyoo

November 29, 2019.

The final episode of the three day back-to-back series is here! Recorded back on the day after Thanksgiving, Nick brings on his cousin, Anne Putnam, to discuss the 2019 Rian Johnson whodunit: Knives Out. A great movie to see with your family over the holidays, this film is filled with an incredible ensemble cast including Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, and much more.

In this episode, they discuss all of their “nit-picks,” the pop culture references and if that dates the film, the political references, the line between being obvious and too clever, if they saw the ending coming, other possible theories of what the ending could have been, and much, much more!

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@feedthepenguins

November 17, 2019.

Welcome to the second of the the three back-to-back episodes! This episode we bring back the Music Edition with special guest, Daniel Ficca, who produces music for GARDENA as well as being a full-time USC student. Having pretty different music tastes, Nick and Daniel look for the overlap in their tastes and hope to expand each other’s interests just a little bit. How it works is each person will go back and forth showing the other a song the other has never heard before, and they will listen LIVE on the show and give their immediate reaction! The songs discussed on this episode include:

Omar Apollo & Dominic Fike: Hit Me Up

FKJ: Risk (feat. Bas)

Boy In Space: Give Me

Sir, Please: Dance With Me

No Rome: Narcissist (feat. The 1975)

Billy Lemos: Wait (feat. Still Woozy, Blake Saint David)

GARDENA: Lost in My Mind

(End) Andrew Applepie: Nice Tree

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