Wistful Thinking

Wistful Thinking

By Jordan Polan-Clarke and Cara Gael O'ReganTV & Film
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Wistful Thinking episodes

  • 077 Safe (1995)
    In week three of quarantine, Cara makes Jordan watch one of her favorite unsettling movies, Todd Haynes’s environmental illness thriller, Safe (1995).
    1 hr 1 min
  • 076 28 Days Later (2002)
    In week two of quarantine, Jordan and Cara talk about 28 Days Later, quarantine depression, supply chains, and finding out who they are in times of crisis.
    1 hr 6 min
  • 074 Now That's What I Call Wistful Thinking
    Jordan and Cara go where they’ve never gone before: music! They kick off their music series with their top five childhood songs, which includes tracks by The Beach Boys, Queen, Fiona Apple, Rilo Kiley, Blink 182, MSI, Alanis Morisette, Saves the Day, and The Smashing Pumpkins.
    1 hr 35 min
  • 073 Frida Kahlo
    Cara and Jordan continue Surrealist February with a discussion about one of Cara’s biggest influences, Frida Kahlo, the 2002 biopic about her produced by and starring Salma Hayek, the dirty business of being a professional artist, and making art about illness and disability.
    1 hr 7 min
  • 072 Luis Bunuel
    Jordan and Cara start surreal February with a slew of Luis Bunuel films. They talk about The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Un Chien Andalou, Land Without Bread, and one very important toilet scene from The Phantom of Liberty. Cara gives a brief history of surrealism while Jordan remembers her NYU days and talks about why Bunuel stuck with her since then.
    59 min
  • 071 Little Women (2019)
    Jordan and Cara discuss the new adaptation of Little Women and think back on the 2010s to excavate some of the triumphs, traumas, adventures, and bodily turmoil in the past 10 years of their own lives.
    2 hr 20 min
  • 070 Point Break (1991)
    Jordan and Cara continue Surf Month with a look back at 1991's Point Break. Among other things, they discuss the film's unique blend of action comedy and art film, Kathryn Bigelow's female gaze, and Keanu's range, and they wonder if they hadn't previously paid enough attention to Patrick Swayze.
    1 hr 14 min
  • 069 Blue Crush (2002)
    Jordan and Cara kick off beach month with the 2002 movie Blue Crush. They talk about how much they love the surfing and Michelle Rodriguez, then veer into Fast and Furious land (where they find out they both love Han the most), and finish with more than you ever want to know about their bathing suit preferences.
    54 min
  • 068 Jawbreaker (1999)
    On this week’s episode of Wistful Thinking, Jordan and Cara revisit Jawbreaker as they try to unpack this weird, dark movie, ponder whether its world is a bizarro Clueless, and talk about other recent watches.
    1 hr 8 min

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