Hosted by Charlie Bennett and Christian Sager.
Filmmaker John Carpenter describes The Thing, Prince of Darkness, and In the Mouth of Madness as his "Apocalypse Trilogy." With the expertise of special guest Jack Bennett, we aim to find out why. It may have something to do with cosmic horror, nihilism, misanthropy and the futility of human existence.
Additional Resources:
- Jack Bennett
- “The Classics: John Carpenter’s ‘Apocalypse Trilogy’”
- “Cosmic Horror in John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy”
- “A Slow Descent Into Madness: Revisiting John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy”
- No Sleep October: John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy
- John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy: A Look Back
While examining Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta’s sci-fi/western comic EAST OF WEST, we consider big ideas, character development and representation of diversity in storytelling. Also, with all its violence, sex and philosophy… would this make the perfect HBO series?
Additional Resources:
- The Four Horsemen Ride In Hickman’s “East of West”
- Hickman Points “East of West” In The Right Direction
- Image Expo 2013: Dragotta Heads “East of West”
- A Very American Apocalypse: The Politics of the End Times in “East of West”
- Apocalypse Later: Jonathan Hickman’s brilliant ‘East of West’ comic is the end of the world as we know it
- Is it Good? “East of West Vol. 1. The Promise” Review
PJ Harvey’s latest album is her interpretation of the ironies of war. So why are Washington D.C. politicians criticizing it? And how did its production in a public setting contribute to Harvey’s overall artistic project?
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Why didn't the dark Marvel superhero Netflix series "Jessica Jones" live up to our expectations? We look at the intersection of corporate entertainment, feminism and creativity to find out. Along the way we uncover the creepy secret of how your binge watching is being tracked by telephone surveillance.