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Cows in the field

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A movie podcast inspired by a Werner Herzog quote, “We have to articulate ourselves, otherwise we would be cows in the field.” Hosted by Justin Khoo (professor of philosophy at MIT) and Laura Khoo (art historian turned fundraiser)....

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    111. Dune Part Two (w/ John DeVore)

    <p>We go BACK to Arrakis, desert planet, homeworld of the spice and the Fremen and keeper of Shai Hulud. We&#39;re joined again for the journey by major spice-head <a href="ht...

    110. The 2024 Blobscars!

    <p>Join us to give out silly meaningless awards to our favorite films of 2023! Who will take home the top prize? Who will win best lisp? Tune in to find out! </p>...

    109. The Iron Claw (w/ Fran Hoepfner)

    <p>We are joined by <a href="https://www.franhoepfner.fyi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Fran Hoepfner</a> (BW/DR, Fran Magazine) to experience the triumph and tra...

    108. Anatomy of a Fall

    <p>Take the plunge with us and Veronica Fitzpatrick (BW/DR, Brown University) as we explore the moral complexities of narratives, relationships, and justice. Justice for Sandr...

    107. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (w/ Nick Riggle and Matt Strohl)

    <p>We&#39;re joined by two philosophers of art to discuss how they&#39;ve helped each other come to a greater appreciation for this quirky but lovable entry into the Fast and ...

    106. The Blair Witch Project (Reprise) + 2023 Cows Super Quiz

    The cows look back on 2023 with a Cows in the Field super-quiz -- how many questions can you get right?? Then, we reprise our Blair Witch episode, wherein we explore why the B...

    105. Fred Claus (w/ Emily St. James)

    <p>Join us and <a href="https://episodes.ghost.io/author/emily/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Emily St. James</a> to discuss Fred Claus (streaming now on Max)! We ...

    104. LA Confidential (w/ Blake Howard)

    <p>Time to get HUSH HUSH with Blake Howard (<a href="https://www.oneheatminute.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">One Heat Minute Productions</a>). Noir, moral com...

    103. Joe Vs. The Volcano (w/ Chad Perman)

    <p>Joe is going to die. But he has a chance to be a hero, and live like a king. Only, that means he&#39;ll have to jump into a volcano. Is Joe&#39;s story all of ours? We sit ...

    102. 24 Hour Party People (w/ Mattia Acetoso)

    <p>&quot;The smaller the audience, the bigger the history.&quot; So, at least, said Tony Wilson, co-founder of Factory Records and larger than life character at the center of ...

    101. Aliens (w/ Brendan Hodges)

    <p>James Cameron&#39;s terrifying and overwhelming sequel ALIENS is a rollercoaster that Roger Ebert called &quot;absolutely, painfully and unremittingly intense.&quot; We sit...

    100. The Virgin Suicides

    It's just us for our one hundredth episode talking Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides! We hit all the good stuff: suburban malaise, fear, control, parenting, childhood, Trip ...

    99. King Arthur (2004) w/ Jon Gabrus

    <p>Have you ever wanted to know the TRUE story that inspired King Arthur? Did you know that Arthur was a freedom fighter battling for the independence of Britannia? Wait until...

    98. Starship Troopers (w/ Liam Billingham)

    <p>Liam Billingham (<a href="https://linktr.ee/diehardonablank" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Die Hard on a Blank</a> / <a href="https://tr.ee/xI9g1U4BNX" target="_...

    97. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace (w/ Matt Teichman)

    <p>The Phantom Menace has weathered the highs and (mostly) lows of fan appraisal. Once derided, then reclaimed, where does it stand in 2023? We issue the definitive assessment...

    96. Roma (w/ Agustín Rayo)

    <p>We sit down with my colleague Agustín Rayo (Professor of Philosophy, Dean of SHASS at MIT, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayo%27s_number" target="_blank" rel="...

    95. Oppenheimer (w/ Bilge Ebiri)

    <p>Join us and Bilge Ebiri (New York Magazine / Vulture) to discuss Christopher Nolan&#39;s deconstructed biopic about the man who birthed a very big bomb. Deconstructed narra...

    94. What Maisie Knew (w/ Daniela Taplin Lundberg)

    <p>Joining us to talk about What Maisie Knew (2012) is the film&#39;s producer, Daniela Taplin Lundberg (whose feature credits include The Kids Are All Right, Beasts of No Nat...

    93. Tar (w/ Emily St. James)

    <p>We sit down with Lydia Tár expert Emily St. James to talk about guilt, repression, cancel culture, subjectivity, moral hazards, the Todd Field Cinematic Universe, and... yo...

    92. Gremlins (w/ Brandon Polite)

    <p>Bright light! Bright light! We sit down with Brandon Polite (Philosophy, Knox College) to discuss Joe Dante&#39;s horror comedy masterpiece. Topics include: Chekov&#39;s ru...

    91. Solaris (2002 version, w/ Phil Iscove)

    <p>How did Steven Soderbergh remake an obscure Soviet art-house film based on an even more obscure science fiction novel starring the most bankable A-list movie star? And how ...

    90. The Box (w/ Matt Strohl)

    <p>Our guest Matt Strohl (Philosophy, Montana; author of Why It&#39;s OK to Love Bad Movies) thinks Richard Kelly&#39;s 2009 film THE BOX is due for a critical reappraisal, an...

    89. Manhunter (w/ Carly Severn)

    <p>Welcoming back Carly Severn, we take a moment to indulge in Michael Mann&#39;s existential police / serial killer drama Manhunter. We talk about the film&#39;s distinctive ...

    88. Body Double (w/ Matt Belenky)

    <p>Matt Belenky returns to gush over Brian DePalma&#39;s love letter to mediocre men and the women they fancy themselves saving. We discuss the deep anxieties about inadequacy...

    87. Almost Famous (w/ Paul Keelan)

    <p>We hit the road with Paul Keelan (Cinematic Underdogs) and talk bands, touring, growing up, and more in this jam-packed episode on Cameron Crowe&#39;s memoir film Almost Fa...

    86. Match Point (w/ Mary Beth Willard)

    <p>How should we engage with the work of immoral artists? We explore this question through the lens of Woody Allen&#39;s late period masterpiece Match Point. Mary Beth Willard...

    85. That Thing You Do! (w/ Matt Pais)

    <p>We're joined by Matt Pais (author of Talk 90s with Me) to discuss a favorite 90s nostalgia flick, made thirty years ago about a time thirty years prior to when it came out....

    84. The 2023 Blobscars (w/ Emily St. James)

    Join us and professional film/tv critic Emily St. James to talk about the BEST movies of 2022. We give out awards to our favorites, and also discuss some often overlooked cate...

    83. Willow (w/ John DeVore)

    <p>With the release of the Disney+ show set in the world of Andowyne, we figured it was time to revisit a beloved fantasy classic from the 80s, Ron Howard's delightfully magic...

    82. Inside Man (w/ Roxana Hadadi)

    <p>Who is the INSIDE MAN? We sit down with Roxana Hadadi (Vulture / New York Magazine) to discuss Spike Lee's twisty bank heist thriller from the early aughts. We consider the...

    81. Interstellar (w/ Jon Gabrus)

    <p>We hop into a black hole with Jon Gabrus (<a href="https://headgum.com/high-and-mighty">High &amp; Mighty</a>, <a href="http://actionboyz.biz/">Action Boyz</a>, <a href="ht...

    80. Minority Report (Reprise)

    <p>Join us for a re-release of our Minority Report episode from early 2020! We go running with Tom Cruise and discuss the future as it was projected in 2002, the nature of mid...

    79. It's a Wonderful Life (w/ Emily St. James)

    <p>Join us and proverbial bringer-of-Christmas-cheer Emily St. James as we dive into Frank Capra's existentialist Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life! We talk about the fi...

    78. Fight Club (w/ Brian Martinez)

    <p>We talked with Jack's inflamed sense of rejection and it told us to watch Fight Club with friend Brian Martinez, so here we are. We go into anger, violence, masculinity, mi...

    77. Dogtooth (w/ Jack Draper)

    We delve into fascism and parenting and fascist parenting with Jack Draper (Exiting Through the 2010s), talking about mechanisms of control, acts of defiance through reclaimin...

    76. The Babadook (w/ Libby Hill)

    Is it a bad book or the Ba-Ba-Doo-Doo-Doooooook?? We chat with Libby Hill (The Wrap) about Jennifer Kent's painful and potent allegory about grief, anxiety, depression, parent...

    75. The Exorcist (w/ Carly Severn)

    <p>It just so happens that one of us is probably possessed, and is in need of THE EXORCIST! Join us and <a href="https://twitter.com/TeacupInTheBa">Carly Severn</a> (KQED San ...

    74. Bram Stoker's Dracula (w/ Bilge Ebiri)

    <p>Join us and Bilge Ebiri (New York Magazine / Vulture) to delve into Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 masterpiece. We discuss the early critical reception and why the broader con...

    73. Return of the King (w/ Jamelle Bouie)

    <p>We are joined by Jamelle Bouie (NYTimes / Unclear and Present Danger Podcast) to discuss the conclusion to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and bring our miniseries to a close...

    72. The Two Towers (w/ Agnes Callard and Robin Hanson)

    <p>We sit down with Agnes Callard (Philosophy, Chicago) and Robin Hanson (Economics, GMU) to discuss the second installment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Two Towers! W...

    71. The Fellowship of the Ring (w/ Bennett Eckert and Rebecca Kuang)

    <p>Welcome to the start of our Lord of the Rings miniseries! We kick things off with the first film of Peter Jackson's trilogy, which marks the beginning of Frodo's quest and ...

    70. Jurassic Park

    <p>It's time to visit Jurassic Park (1994)! We discuss the tenuous relationship between science/art and commerce, while thinking about the relationship between order, chaos, a...

    69. Closer (w/ Carly Severn)

    <p>Join us and Carly Severn (KQED San Francisco) to talk about Mike Nichols' 2004, super emo and eminently re-watchable melodrama, Closer. It's a game of sexy Tetris between f...

    68. North by Northwest (w/ Adam Kane)

    <p>Today we're joined by friend of the show Adam Kane to discuss Hitchcock's bombastic spy thriller North By Northwest! We discuss film's confusing setup, symbolism (and Hitch...

    67. Sully (w/ Chris Kaiser)

    <p>Join us to talk about the Miracle on the Hudson with friend Chris Kaiser (Columbia University / the podcast <a href="https://www.lrc.columbia.edu/podcast/">Said and Done</a...

    66. Repo Man (w/ Toby Levers)

    <p>The life of a repo man is intense, which is why we invited friend Toby Levers to join us to talk about Alex Cox's punk rock satire Repo Man! We discuss the film's influence...

    65. Friday Night Lights (w/ Edward Lewis)

    <p>It is with clear eyes and love in our hearts that we dive into this classic football parable from the aughts with friend and returning guest Edward Lewis. We discuss the ro...

    64. Top Gun (w/ Sean Burns)

    <p>We stuff into a tiny F14 cockpit with <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanMBurns">Sean Burns</a> (WBUR’s The ARTery) and fly into the danger zone to discuss why Top Gun is a s...

    63. It Follows (w/ Alison Willmore)

    <p>Not to be downers, but, everything alive must die. This is something the kids from David Robert Mitchell's devastating horror film must come to terms with, as they are stal...

    62. National Treasure (w/ Keith Phipps)

    <p>We sit down with Nicolas Cage expert Keith Phipps (author of <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250773036/ageofcage">The Age of Cage</a>) to discuss the second hig...

    61. The Da Vinci Code (w/ Andrea Rosen)

    <p>Have you ever wondered whether a famous painting contained a clue to a mystery that, once revealed, would upend the world as we know it? Well, you're in luck because in thi...

    60. Collateral (w/ Katie Walsh)

    <p>Join us and Katie Walsh (<a href="https://www.latimes.com/people/katie-walsh">LA Times</a>, <a href="https://oneheatminute.com/miami-nice-podcast">Miami Nice</a>) for one n...

    59. The First Annual Blobscars

    <p>Join us for a spoiler-free celebration of the very best films of 2021! We discuss our nominees and winners in the following categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Ac...

    58. Basic Instinct (w/ Matt Belenky)

    <p>Join us and Matt Belenky (Movie Talk Podcast) to dive headfirst into Paul Verhoven’s classic 90s erotic thriller! We try to figure out what happened and why, and then explo...

    57. Twilight (w/ Matt Strohl)

    <p>What does it mean to say that a movie is <strong>so bad it's good</strong>? Is Twilight (2008) such a movie? We sit down with <a href="https://strohltopia.com/author/strohl...

    56. The Usual Suspects (w/ Erich Hatala Matthes)

    How should we feel about and how should we engage with art made by immoral artists? We consider these questions in the context of The Usual Suspects along with Erich Hatala Ma...

    55. Spider-man 2 (w/ Sam Adams)

    <p>Come swing through the streets of Manhattan with us and Sam Adams (Slate) as we discuss Sam Raimi's melancholic and reflective Spider-Man 2! We talk about the film's major ...

    54. The Matrix Resurrections (w/ David Chalmers)

    <p>It's time to go back to the Matrix! Join us and <a href="http://consc.net/">David Chalmers</a> (Professor of Philosophy at NYU) to discuss the fourth Matrix film, and disti...

    Bonus Episode: Revisiting Forrest Gump (1994)

    <p>We don't have a new New Year's episode for you, but we do have a classic episode of us battling to the death over whether Forrest Gump is a good movie. We hope you enjoy th...

    53. A Charlie Brown Christmas (w/ Emily VanDerWerff)

    <p>It’s the coldest time of the year, which means we need community more than ever to help us stay warm and remind us of the ongoing project of humanity and our part in it. So...

    52. Eyes Wide Shut (w/ Carly Severn)

    <p>It's the holiday season, and what better way to start than with a veritable Christmas classic, Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut! We sit down with <a href="https...

    51. 12 Monkeys (w/ Barry Lam)

    <p>This week we are joined by Barry Lam (Professor of Philosophy at Vassar College and host of HiPhi Nation) to discuss Terry Gilliam's manic time travel science fiction maste...

    50. Sunshine (w/ Vishal Dave)

    <p>Join us on an interstellar journey with friend Vishal Dave as we attempt to reignite the dying sun -- it's Danny Boyle's unfairly overlooked 2007 sci-fi masterpiece, Sunshi...

    49. Dune (w/ John DeVore)

    <p>We sit down with fellow Dune-head John DeVore to discuss two DUNE movies -- David Lynch's 1984 troubled masterpiece, and Denis Villeneuve's 2021 re-imagining of Arrakis. Ca...

    48. Punch Drunk Love (w/ Sean Burke)

    <p>Join us on the harmonium as we revisit Paul Thomas Anderson's (not-)musical tragicomedy Punch Drunk Love with <a href="https://www.whistlerpartners.com/who-we-are/sean-burk...

    47. In the Line of Fire (w/ Bilge Ebiri)

    <p>Bilge Ebiri (New York Magazine / Vulture) returns to talk with us about this classic nineties Wolfgang Petersen conspiracy thriller that pits an aging Secret Service Agent ...

    46. The Mummy & The Mummy Returns

    <p>The cows journey to Hamunaptra to find some ancient artifacts, and along the way revisit perhaps Brendan Fraser's most famous works. Laura confesses her love for Brendan Fr...

    45. George of the Jungle

    <p>Have you ever seen two cows swing through the trees? We talk about Brendan Fraser's ultimate committed performance as George of the Jungle in this most silly and juvenile a...

    44. Encino Man

    <p>The cows begin their Frassersance mini-series with this wonderful curio of the 90s, about a pair of high school dorks (Sean Astin and Pauly Shore) who find a frozen caveman...

    43. Office Space (w/ Robert and Sheryl Khoo)

    <p>We are joined this week by special guests Robert and Sheryl Khoo (parents of a co-host of this very podcast) to talk about Mike Judge's TPS-ridden middle-class satire, Offi...

    42. Rounders (w/ Anders Schoubye)

    <p>We sit down at the poker table with <a href="https://schoubye.org/">Anders Schoubye</a> to discuss perhaps the greatest poker movie ever, confronting our true calling, and ...

    41. The Last Days of Disco (w/ Whit Stillman)

    <p>We are joined by the writer, director, and producer of The Last Days of Disco, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001775/?ref_=tt_ov_dr">Whit Stillman</a>, to talk about...

    40. Ali (w/ Blake Howard)

    <p>We get into the ring with <a href="https://twitter.com/OneBlakeMinute">Blake Howard</a> (<a href="https://oneheatminute.com/about">One Heat Minute Productions</a>) to discu...

    39. Tampopo (w/ Nick Riggle)

    Join us for a noodle-filled extravaganza as we dig into Tampopo with Nick Riggle (Philosophy, University of San Diego). We explore the interrelations between film and cuisine,...

    38. Inception (w/ Tom Shone)

    <p>The cows are joined by author and film critic Tom Shone (The Nolan Variations) to discuss Christopher Nolan&#39;s epic dream-heist blockbuster, Inception. We discuss Nolan&...

    37. Amadeus (w/ Edward Lewis)

    The cows are joined by friend Edward Lewis to revisit one of the greatest films of all time, the shortest three hour movie, Milos Foreman's Amadeus. We witness genius through ...

    36. Mission Impossible (w/ Adam Kane)

    The cows are joined by friend Adam Kane to talk about Tom Cruise's first outing as Ethan Hunt. We discuss what makes spy movies so appealing and fun, and situate the movie in ...

    35. Midsommar (w/ Emily VanDerWerff)

    Emily VanDerWerff (Vox) joins us to discuss Ari Aster's folk horror masterpiece, Midsommar. We discuss how the film subverts folk horror genre tropes to craft a compelling sto...

    34. True Lies (w/ Van Lathan)

    The cows revisit True Lies with Van Lathan (The Ringer), discussing how James Cameron inverts the hero’s journey to tell a story about a spy struggling to connect emotionally ...

    33. Bonus Episode: Another Round (w/ Paul Keelan)

    We crack open a few cold ones (figuratively) with Paul Keelan (Cinematic Underdogs) to unpack and disagree about the Oscar-nominated Another Round. How does the film experimen...

    32. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans w/ Keith Phipps

    We head down to the Big Easy with Nicolas Cage scholar Keith Phipps (author of The Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career) to discuss Werner Herzog...

    31. The Brood (w/ Jed Shepherd)

    Do you suffer from intergenerational trauma that is manifesting itself in physical malformations on your body and raising red flags for your significant others? Then join us a...

    30. Clueless (w/ Andrea Rosen)

    The cows take the 405 to Sherman Oaks with friend Andrea Rosen (Fleming Museum of Art) in this revisit of Amy Heckerling's totally wicked rom-com about modern girl friendships...

    29. The Master (w/ Dan Harris)

    The cows are joined this week by Dan Harris (Philosophy, Hunter College) on their journey through past lives to uncover and exorcise a few trillion-year-old traumas. We consid...

    28. Groundhog Day (w/ Kieran Setiya)

    We are joined by Kieran Setiya (Philosophy, MIT) to discuss what makes life worth living, what's lost in an infinite time loop, and to what extent flourishing within such a lo...

    27. Tenet

    The cows reverse entropy to discuss Christopher Nolan's bewilderingly dense sci-fi masterpiece in this surprise bonus episode. Part one is a spoiler-free pitch for the movie, ...

    26. The Conversation (w/ Robert Pierce)

    The cows are visited by longtime San Francisco resident and old friend Robert Pierce to discuss Francis Ford Coppola's 70s paranoia thriller. Situated in the tumultuous transi...

    25. Excalibur (w/ Bilge Ebiri)

    The cows revisit the Arthurian legend with Bilge Ebiri (New York Magazine and Vulture). We discuss how the film weaves together opera and Jungian  archetypes while exploring h...

    24. Happy Gilmore (w/ Tim Gilman)

    The cows hit the links with Tim Gilman (WMBR 88.1 FM Boston) to finish off 1996 with a comedy that just might be a bit deeper than it lets on. Why is Happy so angry? Could it ...

    23. Bonus Episode: On the Rocks (2020)

    The cows watched Sofia Coppola's latest and came to very different conclusions, which necessitated an emergency episode to sort it all out. Join us for a maybe autobiographica...

    22. Fargo (w/ Molly Perkins)

    The cows freeze in Minnesota with friend Molly Perkins in this revisit to the Coen Brothers' 1996 folktale noir. Themes of faith, deception, encountering the inexplicable, Sca...

    21. Space Jam / Kazaam (w/ Vishal Dave)

    Join the two cows on their journey into the world of fantasy basketball-star-crossover vehicles, featuring guest Vishal Dave! It's 1996 and Michael Jordan is fresh back from r...

    20. Bottle Rocket / Hard Eight (w/ Mattia Acetoso)

    The cows are joined by Mattia Acetoso (Italian Literature, Boston College) to discuss the feature debuts of Wes and Paul Thomas Anderson. What might we learn about these origi...

    19. Scream / The Craft

    The two cows discuss the social complexity of female high school friendships and the sexual politics of teen horror in their reappraisal of these two '96 classics. They explor...

    18. Independence Day

    The two cows start their journey through 1996 at its blockbuster peak, revisiting Roland Emmerich's game-changing blow everything up alien disaster extravaganza, Independence ...

    17. Mulholland Drive (w/ Agnes and Abe Callard, and Ryan Clark)

    The cows take a drive with Abe and Agnes Callard (Philosophy, U. Of Chicago) and Ryan Clark into David Lynch's fantastical and depraved version of Los Angeles. What mysteries ...

    16. Identity

    Things get scary when the two cows are stranded in a motel on a rainy night with James Mangold. What makes a good twist? What’s the appeal of Agatha Christie? Is this a movie ...

    15. Forrest Gump

    The cows revisit 1994’s Best Picture winner, Forrest Gump. Is it a conservative agenda piece, portraying Forrest’s racial colorblindness as the envisioned end of racism in Ame...

    14. Titanic

    The cows go back to Titanic and explore how Cameron weaves together themes of love, memory, duty, and class into a massive scale disaster flick. Is Titanic, which was at the t...

    13. Vampire's Kiss / The Assistant

    The two cows journey into the madness of toxic masculinity, pairing the madcap Nicolas Cage classic “Vampire’s Kiss” with the recent Kitty Green masterpiece, “The Assistant.” ...