The Eschaton Boys welcome back the great Marcus Pinn to examine the 2025 musical biopic 'The Testament of Ann Lee.' They discuss director Mona Fastvold's fascinating film, the theological origins of Shaker beliefs, and use filmmakers from Carl Theodore Dreyer to Greta Gerwig to get a handle on everything 'Ann Lee' is doing.

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Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (https://oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/)

Marcus Pinn's writing on and visual comparisons of 'The Testament of Ann Lee'

http://www.pinnlandempire.com/2026/06/the-testament-of-ann-lee.html

Song at the end is "All is Summer," written by Daniel Blumberg, performed by Amanda Seyfried

john doe by Zebras In America

'RoboCop' is one of the most talked about movies for the last 40 years, so Scott and John open up their trusty Eschaton Toolkit (compassion, Franz Fanon, Buddhism, worker exploitation, Christ allegories) to hopefully bring a unique perspective to Paul Verhoeven and Company's legendary film. Blood squibs and redlining in the same podcast! It is possible!

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Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (https://oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/)

Song clip at the end is "Mr. Roboto" by Styx, available on their 1983 album 'Kilroy Was Here'

A conversation with Guy Maddin by Zebras In America

After a discussion on the potential role of AI in art and other aspects of modern life, Scott and John dig into the new Boots Riley film 'I Love Boosters,' worker organizing, and attempting to understand the current cinematic marketplace.

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Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (https://oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/)

Song at the end is "I Love Boosters!" by The Coup, available on their 2006 album 'Pick a Bigger Weapon'

For another Zebras in Eschaton crossover, Marcus Pinn is very patient as Scott and John uncork their numerous frustrations with Josh Safdie's 'Marty Supreme.' They discuss the nihilistic nature of the film's plot and characterization, the ugly tropes it indulges in, and why it fails to engage us emotionally even when compared to other films with main characters who commit repulsive acts. See 'I Love Boosters' instead.

Marcus Pinn's film writing can be found at http://www.pinnlandempire.com/

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Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (https://oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/)

Song at the end is "Kick Out the Jams" by The MC5. Why is this song at this end of this episode? Well, maybe you should see 'I Love Boosters" and find out!

On this episode, Scott and John take a look at the Jerry Schatzberg film 'Reunion.' They discuss the quiet power of its story of friendship during the rise of Nazism in Germany, why the film isn't currently accessible, and the insight it has on millennia-old questions concerning the Problem of Evil. As is right and proper, they also discuss the X-Men.

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Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (https://oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/)

It's another Zebras in Eschaton crossover as Scott and John welcome the brilliant Marcus Pinn to discuss the Steven Soderbergh version of the Stanisław Lem novel 'Solaris'! They get into how it compares with the Andrei Tarkovsky original, why this version remains underrated, and how to define a "cult movie!"

Marcus Pinn's film writing can be found at http://www.pinnlandempire.com/

Logo designed by Jesse Arnold (https://www.instagram.com/just.shelve.it/)

Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (https://oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/)

Song clip at the end is Rammellzee vs. K-Rob performing "Beat Bop"

The Popcorn Eschaton Boys return to legendary Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky with one of Scott's favorite films, 'Stalker'! They discuss the deeply personal nature to Tarkovsky's work, the joy of art that challenges us, and the bleak but beautiful visual and auditory aesthetic in 'Stalker.'

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Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (https://oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/)

Clip at the end is "Stalker #6," available on 'The Mirror/Stalker Original Soundtrack' by Eduard Artemiev.

Popcorn Eschaton is joined by the wonderful Becky D'Anna to discuss one of her favorite films, the Albert Brooks comedy of the afterlife, 'Defending Your Life'! They discuss the creative voice of Albert Brooks, how the film finds humor in death, as well as how it depicts lifting the fog of fear from your life to achieve true intimacy.

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Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (https://oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/)

Song clip at the end is "Afterlife" by Sacrifice, available on the album 'Forward to Termination'