It's been a crazy week, so the show notes will be short and sweet.

Brian Recker is a public theologian, has a new book on Hell coming out at the end of the month, and I had a great time talking with him. In our conversation we cover:

• Our mutual love of movies (and solo theater visits)
• The extremely conservative colleges we attended
• Hell as a foundational principle
• Coercive, fear based spirituality
• Keeping up relationships with family with whom we disagree
• Progressive purity tests
• Men's Fall fashion
• And MORE!

We hope you enjoy the episode. If you do, tell a friend!

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Splitsville

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When Netflix first expanded from being a mail order DVD/Blu-ray service to starting a streaming video service, it was revolutionary. They had top creators making movies and television series and had a wonderfully full library of titles to offer. Then Amazon Prime, Hulu, AMC+, Disney+, Paramount+, Peacock, the many variations of HBO, and more came and the selections of any single given service was severely diminished (Tubi & Kanopy, we love you! Sponsor the show 😉). With costs going up and our collective attention spans diminishing, this is not a recipe for a thriving culture. It's also not a sustainable business model.

To talk about these topics and more, we are joined today by Jeff Rauseo. Jeff is a content creator in the film community who is a passionate advocate of physical media and has written the new book Lost in the Stream: How Algorithms Redefined the Way Movies Are Made and Watched.

In our conversation we discuss:

• Early memories of physical media
• Video store culture (Blockbuster, etc)
• Seeing Jaws at formative ages
• The theatrical life of a movie now vs. when we were younger
• How great dollar theaters were
• Studios now making disposable content
• The 2,000 some local theaters lost during COVID

• How repertoire cinema and local film communities will be the way forward

• And MORE!

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This week we're talking everybody's favorite topic- local politics! But legitimately, it's something that's becoming more important by the day and actually far more fulfilling and invigorating than you may initially think.

We invited our friend Britt (many of you know her as @thebrittbee) to have this conversation with us as she's been such a great example of this since the beginning of the year. Topics covered include:

• Why it's so important to be positively fighting for what we want, not merely be fighting against what we dislike
• Embracing the courage it takes to let the people in your life know that you're not down with authoritarianism
• The power of clubs in fostering community and personal growth
• Her mantra of "Good Always Wins"
• Matriarchy and the vibes we could use more of
• And MORE!

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Join or Die (documentary)

The Story of B by Daniel Quinn

The Phoenician Scheme

A Rebellion of Care by David Gate

South Park season 27

Weapons

The Bad Guys 2

KPop Demon Hunters

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It's time to get annihilated! Greg D. of the Nightmare Junkhead, Nerds of Nostalgia & the Screenland podcast (and weekly host of the Friday Night Frigts horror/genre programming at the Screenland Armour theater) joins us to dive into Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's film The World's End.

Following Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, The World's End is the third film in what has become to be called "The Cornetto Trilogy." Like the films that come before it, it deals with themes of growing up, accepting personal responsibility, and finding one's place in relationships with others.

We talk:

• History of the Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost crew
• Addiction and sobriety
• The film's incredible script
• Conformity vs. Individuality
• Special effects and fight choreography
• Growing up and evolving with the movies we love
• and MORE!

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Buy the new Vinegar Syndrome release of They Call Her Death

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Four Flies on Grey Velvet

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

Blood and Black Lace

We Hate Movies podcast

The Movie Crypt podcast

Media Rewind podcast

Movies That Don't Suck

The Horror Pod Class

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Portal to Hell

28 Years Later

The Wright Stuff podcast

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A few months ago we had Marta on to discuss Abbas Kiarostami's Taste of Cherry and it was a wonderful conversation! Towards the end we talked about how it's a shame that his film The Wind Will Carry Us is hard to find and that Criterion should put it out on Blu-ray and behold, on one of the next slate of announcements there it was! When we saw that, we knew we were going to have her back to cover it and here we are.

Like many of Kiarostami's pictures, this deals with matters of life and death, the perspective of children, the beauty in the monotony of daily life, and the creative/artistic process. It's wonderful to have back in circulation and we hope you enjoy the movie (watch free in the link below) and our discussion!

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Bong Joon Ho's second feature film is a challenging watch but it's also a cinematic marvel of incredible substance. Recently, Philip joined Jen and Sarah on Movies & Us to talk about the 2003 film that Criterion calls "a haunting journey into ever-deepening darkness that begins as a black-comic satire and ends as a soul-shattering encounter with the abyss."

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As of the publishing of this episode, you can currently stream the film on Tubi (Tubi sponsor the show!) 🍿

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On the eve of the publishing of his first book of poetry, A Rebellion of Care, we are excited to welcome David Gate to The Substance for the first of what will hopefully be many wonderful conversations (listen through until the end for a teaser of what's to come!).

He's blown up on social media as loads of people resonate with his work that's centered around joy and honesty. In this episode we discuss:

• His spiritual and artistic upbringing
• What he's learned from being a part of various communities
• Growing his audience when he went all in on his work
• The incredible cover of his new book
• His appreciation for the work of friends of the podcast, Stephanie Stalvey & Alissa Wilkinson
• His love of movies
• AND MORE!

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⁠We Tell Ourselves Stories by Alissa Wilkinson⁠

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Hey friends! We are back with a month of new to our feed episodes and are kicking off with a feed drop from our pals over at Cinematic Doctrine.

Earlier this year, Philip was invited on to discuss what might be the quintessential American horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and it was a wonderful time. Discussion topics include:

• How community and traditions shape us
• The cost of industrialization
• Care for the disabled
• Man's brutality to one another

• and more!

If you're watching along with us and logging films on Letterboxd be sure to tag your reviews "substantive cinema" so that we can read them on future shows!

Tune in next week for a new episode with poet David Gate as we discuss his soon to be released book A Rebellion of Care!

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Tyler Huckabee returns to the show and the late, great Hannibal Lecter makes his Substance debut!

In 1991, Jonathan Demme shocked critics and audiences alike with his sleek, stylish, unsettling, and genuinely fantastic film The Silence of the Lambs. It went on to be the third film in cinematic history to win all 5 of the big awards come Oscar season. The film won Best Picture, Demme won Best Director, screenwriter Ted Tally won Best Screenplay, and Jodie Foster & Anthony Hopkins each won Best Actor/Actress. It was a true cultural phenomenon and in the last 30 years or so, it has lost none of its power or wonder.

We had a great time welcoming Tyler back for this one, one of his self-proclaimed all-time Top 10 films. In this episode we cover:

• The technical mastery of TSotL just as a film
• The power of perspective
• Clarice & Hannibal's unique relationship
• How the film's bold feminism is key to its strength
• Buffalo Bill and his "deadly sin"
• And much more!

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Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Black Bag

O Pagador de Promessas

Watchmen

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Sorry for the publishing delay! And yes, we know it says Tuesday on the intro, etc. It was a holiday weekend and things have been busy. But here we are with a new show and a WONDERFUL conversation with Episcopal priest and author, Reverend Joseph Yoo.

Joseph has grown his online platform over the years on an authenticity and decency that feels so refreshing amidst so many spiritual and religious leaders taking advantage of people or sharing a message absent of love. It's also refreshing that he's not seeking to be a "content creator" but rather just trying to share insights and thoughts with folks in order to encourage them or to help himself work things out by saying them out loud and seeing what others think.

During our conversation we cover:

• His thoughts on the Star Wars prequels
• His love of professional wrestling
• His childhood goal of becoming a season ticket holder for a local team
• The spiritual journey that lead him to becoming an Episcopal priest and planting a church in a denomination that he was new to
• Why doubt is an essential part of the faithful life
• How seminary helped him become affirming
• And more!

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The Pitt (show)

Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle

Do You Still Talk to Grandma? by Brit Barron

Freaky Tales

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