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Jun 14, 2025 49 min

The Cold Open #59–The Materialists Edition

from The Cold Open Podcast Hosted by Whitman College Film & Media Studies

In the Cold Open #59, Robert Sickels and special guests Alicia Nevarez and Tallulah Sickels discuss Celine Song’s second feature, Materialists. Over the course of their conversation, they cover the film’s intentionally deceptive marketing campaign, the casting and performances of the film’s respective players, Song’s emerging authorial touches, and a deep dive into the ways the film depicts the transactional elements of contemporary dating culture. Our intro for this edition is Baby Rose’s cover of the Velvet Underground’s “I’ll Be […]

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