Ben & Arthur (2002)

Queer history, bumpy escalation, the eclipse of niche filmmaking by YouTube and social media

A Dark Song (2016)

Occult as therapy, trauma, revenge, healing, dysfunctional dynamics, the mental trap we make ourselves, inner demons enacting external tolls, angel summoning, learning to forgive, the price of revenge, ""black"" magic, the rituals don't matter, dying does wonders for one's priorities, garmonbozia, the ophanim in the room, a tattooed rat speaks, Vince Gilligan

CW: Domestic violence and abusive relationship dynamics, sexual assault

Outro Music is Arcadia by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Mad God (2021) – Practical effects, Right VS Left Hand Path: Which is Better in 2025?, inside the atrocity engine, there’s always a bigger fish, as above so below, spiritual desolation, the shit we swallow, Mad as in ANGRY, endless cycles, infant alchemy, the life to suffering pipeline, ceasing the cycle within ourselves, The Last Man as Theif, The Last Man as God

Outro Music is Arcadia by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Active Volcano (2023), dir. Caroline Kopko —

Mnemonic fallibility, the creative process, V~I~B~E~S, plus listener comments about "…World’s Fair.”

The Holy Mountain (1973) – A spiritual Ocean's Eleven, ego death, mortality salience, tonal duality, paganism, horizontal conquest, sacred geometry, tossing the little man, suckling from the rebus, allegorical fourth wall, enlightened filmmaking, cinematic mercy

The Holy Mountain (1973) Occultism 101, Christs for sale, hermeticism, gnostic jellyfish, alchemy, planet people, sexretarial duties, based martian lesbians, all cops are ball-less, the fascist atrocity engine, Pluto's icy penis CW: Animal harm, police violence, systemic racism Part two will be uploaded next week instead of a liminal.

Outro Music is Arcadia by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

General discussion of vampire media to companion of with last week's release!

Climate of the Hunter (2019) –

Philosophical dogs, the symbolic significance of gargling tampons, Quentin Depieux, failing to capitalize on vampiric metaphor, half-assed feminist messaging, objectification, gaslighting, nouveau rizz

CW: Sexual assault

Outro Music is Arcadia by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio