The Brutalist (2024) — "It is the destination, not the journey."

Some films are built rather than shot, and The Brutalist (2024) wants you to feel every beam. Brady Corbet's epic follows Adrien Brody as László Tóth, a Hungarian-Jewish architect who survives the war and arrives in postwar America, where Guy Pearce's wealthy industrialist offers him the commission of a lifetime, with Felicity Jones as his wife Erzsébet. This week on The Kulturecast, we unpack this visually arresting, emotionally layered film that blends architecture, identity and postwar displacement, diving into its moody aesthetics, deliberate pacing, and the story it builds, brick by brick. Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, digs into Brady Corbet, Adrien Brody, brutalist architecture, and so much more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support. ——— The Kulturecast is a film and culture podcast from Weirding Way Media, hosted by Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, alongside a rotating table of guest co-hosts. Each week digs into where film and culture meet — and how each one bends the other. Now home to sub-feeds including Required Viewing: A 360° Film Study with Dr. David D. Perlmutter. New episodes weekly. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kulturecast/id931361376 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/5wjxip9XVYapYuY12yEaGY. Back the show: https://www.patreon.com/cw/kulturecast