The Fool (2014): World Cup Fever, Evangelion Lines, and Russian Despair

This week on NAFC, Izzy and Gibbs are fully infected with World Cup fever, spending way too much time talking football, tournament storylines, and why every fan suddenly becomes an expert every four years.Meanwhile, Mox visits The Lines of Evangelion exhibit and shares his experience wandering through a shrine dedicated to everyone's favorite emotionally damaged teenagers and giant robots.Then the crew shifts gears and dives into The Fool (2014)—the acclaimed Russian drama about one man trying to do the right thing in a system determined to crush him. It's a tense, frustrating, and surprisingly relevant film that sparks one of the deeper discussions the gang has had in a while.Support us on Patreon!