Episodes
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68 - Godzilla vs Kong
We talk about some big ol' monsters smackin' each other around for just no reason whatsoever.
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67 - First Reformed Revisited
We return to the movie that started it all and in so doing talk about bowel movements, a lot.
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66 - Nomadland
Back at it again, this time to talk about Oscar favorite Nomadland and the place of objectivity in art about a deeply diseased society.
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65 - Cool Hand Luke
What we have here is a failure to communicate.
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64 - The Family Stone and Junebug
We compare a couple of films about homecoming and leaving. Had an issue with my sound so there is a weird buzz, sorry. Will sounds fine.
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63 - Tread
We celebrate the holidays by discussing a documentary about the insanity of small town America.
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62 - Silent Running
This episode matches the title of the film. Listen as we run out of steam trying to squeeze some enjoyment of out the Sci-Fi "classic" Silent Running.
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61 - Borat Blowout
This episode is (God forgive me) VERY NICE!
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60 - The Conjuring 1 & 2
We get downright spooky while talking about The Conjuring universe.
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59 - No Country for Old Men
Don't call it a comeback, we've been going on an unexplained hiatus for years, but now we're back to talk about No Country for Old Men.
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58 - Twister
In which we revel in the 90s action nostalgia of Twister.
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57 - Sorry to Bother You
In which we talk about surreal leftist dramedy Sorry to Bother You directed by Boots Riley.
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56 - Do the Right Thing
In which we talk about 1989 Spike Lee joint Do the Right Thing.
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55 - Planet of the Humans
We get waist-deep into the issues around recent documentary Planet of the Humans.
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54 - Roma
We finally get around to discussing the sublime and meticulous Roma, directed by show favorite Alfonso Cuaron.
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53 - Tiger King
Lord help us.
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52 - John Prine
We put the movies aside for a week as we discuss John Prine's debut album as a uniquely American work of art.
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51 - Babel
We revisit the globetrotting sad fest that is Babel.
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50 - Phenomenon
We talk about what we see as a true 90s gem: Phenomenon.
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49 - Contagion & Outbreak
We take a look at a couple of films that have become more relevant in our current realty: the mostly not bad contagion and the bafflingly not good Outbreak.
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48 - Walkabout
We wrap up our Australia double feature with the hammer smash of social critique that is Walkabout.
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47 - The Last Wave
We track a trip back to 70s Australian cinema with a discussion of Peter Weir's The Last Wave.
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46 - Parasite
We gush over Bong Joon-ho's Parasite while still managing to slip in some asinine buffoonery.
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45 - 90s Amish Paradise
We continue to wax poetic about the peculiar cultural shifts of the 90s, this time as seen in movies and media that take up the Amish as punchline.
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44 - Late 90s Reality Smashers
We're back at it again, this time with a sack full of late 90s movies that challenge our perception of the world: The Truman Show, The Matrix, and Pleasantville.
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43 - Red Desert
In which we reach back to the 60s for the work of a master: Michelangelo Antonioni's Red Desert. Industrial collapse and existential dread are on the menu.
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42 - Erin Brockovich
We discuss 2000's Erin Brockovich and the power of righteous anger leading to justice.
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41 - The Last Winter
In which we discuss climate change horror film The Last Winter in all of its SyFy Original Movie glory.
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40 - Anthropocene Autuer Theory 6 - Kelly Reichardt
We return to the work of Kelly Reichardt to pay homage to one of the most unique and powerful directors working today.
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39 - Embrace of the Serpent
We talk about 2015's Embrace of the Serpent and how it checks all the boxes to receive the official Anthroposcenes stamp of approval.
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38 - Fight Club
We finally did it. We talked about Fight Club.
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37 - Disney Plus Grab Bag
In which we discuss a random sampling of the Disney Plus streaming platform, the nature and purpose of streaming platforms, and a bunch of grievances with the world.
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36 - Into the Wild
We finally get around to talking about 2007's Into the Wild, wanderlust, and all that good stuff.
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35 - Anthroposentences - Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh
In our first ever installment of anthroposentences we discuss Amitav Ghosh's 2019 novel Gun Island, as well as a bunch of other things. Bust out your tweed jacket with the leather elbow patches because its time to talk books, baby.
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34 - Deliverance and Without a Paddle
Once again we find ourselves talking about a perfectly fine film and an abhorrent failure, this time simultaneously as we canoe down the river criticism with the Burt Reynolds double feature of Deliverance and Without a Paddle.
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33 - Doctober - This Changes Everything
We wrap up Doctober with a documentary based on a long and detailed book, so you know it's fire. You better believe we get off track.
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32 - Doctober - Peter and the Farm and The Biggest Little Farm
Doctober continues with a discussion of truth in art revolving around Peter and the Farm and The Biggest Little Farm.
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31 - Doctober - The 11th Hour and Ice on Fire
Doctober continues with a look at a pair of films link by subject matter, a common director, and the heavy involvement of everyone's favorite chubby lothario, Leonardo DiCaprio.
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30 - Doctober - An Inconvenient Truth and An Inconvenient Sequel
Doctober has arrived and we kick it off with a big ol' double shot of Al Gore: An Inconvenient Truth and An Inconvenient Sequel.
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29 - Anthropocene Auteur Theory 5 - Wes Anderson
In the latest, last-minute addition to our Anthropocene Auteur Theory series we talk about the wacky and wonderful world of Wes Anderson (yuck, that alliteration) and what it has to tell us about living well in the end times.
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28 - Ad Astra
In this episode we revisit the final frontier, including some ghosts of Anthroposcenes past, in discussing the recently released big budget "space parable," Ad Astra. (Many spoilers ahead in case you care)
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27 - Bio-Dome
In a very special episode we talk about the cinematic train wreck that is 1996's Bio-Dome.
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26 - Soylent Green
We finally get around to talking about everyone's favorite cannibalism classic, Soylent Green.
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25 - Anthropocene Auteur Theory 4 - Peter Berg
25 - Anthropocene Auteur Theory 4 - Peter Berg by Anthroposcenes Podcast
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24 - Mud
In this episode we revisit director Jeff Nichols and talk about his 2012 film Mud and how we have way more questions about it now than we did 7 years ago.
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Anthroposhorts 1 - Greenways
Our first short focuses on greenways and their place within our very un-green cities.
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23 - The Road
Our triumphant return in which we wax poetic about our love or Cormac McCarthy while sort of discussing the film adaptation of The Road.
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22 - Her
In which we discuss affective labor, irony vs emotional honesty, and the infinite loop of nostalgia, or whatever.
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21 - Anthropocene Auteur Theory 3 - Godfrey Reggio
In the third installment of Anthropocene Auteur Theory we talk about the Qatsi trilogy of Godfrey Reggio, who from what we've learned is a righteous dude with some tubular ideas about art.
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20 - Leave No Trace
In which we discuss the 2018 film Leave No Trace and why we both love it so much. Hint: it's because we're sad bastards.