Lonely PhDs
Two good friends who just happen to also be two professors of film studies discuss new films each episode.
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Episodes
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
The docs are back this week for a road trip themed episode covering the films Starman (Carpenter, 1984) and Paris, Texas (Wenders, 1984).
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Sunday Jun 11, 2023
Sunday Jun 11, 2023
The docs are back this week looking at the films Beverly Hills Cop (Brest, 1984), and Crocodile Dundee (Faiman, 1986). Topics this week include problematic stereotypes, failed adaptations, the fish out of water theme and much more!
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Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
The docs are back this week diving into the early 80s' fantasy classics Excalibur (Boorman, 1981), and Dragonslayer (Robbins, 1981). Topics this week include myth, soft lighting, Industrial Light and Magic, and much more!
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Sunday May 28, 2023
Sunday May 28, 2023
This week the docs are back talking about the films Air (Affleck, 2023), and The Founder (Hancock, 2016). Topics this week include Memorial Day, what defines greatness, Mcdonald's food, avoiding snake oil salespeople and much more!
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Sunday May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
The docs are back this week talking about the films Babylon (Chazelle, 2022) and Sullivans Travels (Sturges, 1941). Topics this week include an update on the WGA strike, AI fears, historical accuracy, and much more!
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Sunday May 14, 2023
Sunday May 14, 2023
The docs are back this week talking about the films Fatal Attraction (Lyne, 1987), and Geralds Game (Flanagan, 2017). We dive into the topics of depicting infidelity, the male gaze, adaptation theory, and much more!
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Sunday May 07, 2023
Sunday May 07, 2023
The docs are back this week talking about the 2019 documentary In Search of the Last Action Heroes (Harper, 2019), and First Blood (Kotcheff, 1982). Topics include the writers strike, pump up music, forgotten action heroes, and much more!
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Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
The docs are back this week talking about Dead Snow (Wirkola, 2009) and The Evil Dead (Rami, 1981). After a brief catch up, they dive into horror/comedy, and much more!
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Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
The docs are back this week discussing The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (Coen, 2018) and Casino (Scorsese, 1995). Also, they dive into the darkness of the Coen Brothers canon, wonder what drove the making of Casino, and much more!
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Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
The docs are back this week discussing the films The Whale (Aronofsky, 2022) and Licorice Pizza (Anderson, 2021). They discuss the role of religion in the work of Aronofsky, whether Licorice Pizza is a spin on the screwball comedy, and much more!
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Questions for us, or about the show? E-mail us lonelyphds@gmail.com