covering one minute of the film 'ex machina' each tuesday, exploring topics related to philosophy, filmmaking, gender roles, and the meaning of life. one show of an existential trilogy along with 'the groundhog day project: minute by minute' and 'eternal sunshine of the spotless minute'.
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covering one minute of the film 'ex machina' each tuesday, exploring topics related to philosophy, filmmaking, gender roles, and the meaning of life. one show of an existential trilogy along with 'the groundhog day project: minute by minute' and 'eternal sunshine of the spotless minute'.
alex garland as director vs writer; nice guy vs manic pixie dream girl; blue book's internet bros; tropes as programming.
guest: derick mcduff (underrated)
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benjamin franklin effect, different camera angles for caleb and ava, and caleb's inability to converse.
guest: tyler boudreau (amateur nerds)
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ava's drawing, confronted tropes, levels of programming, defining genre and expectations... and some beef over #bladerunner
guest: austin prior (malkovich malkovich minute minute)
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caleb is unsettled, kyoko is precise, nathan is pretending, philosophy is problematic, and it's all political.
guest: evan (left of the projector)
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trying not to upset the boss, focus pulling on a silhouette, and introducing sonoya mizuno as kyoko.
guest: eric deutsch (flash gordon minute)
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how many levels deep is nathan's manipulation, blade runner and why it matters that caleb is human, ghostbusters and holding your reference over someone's head, star trek's bynars and motivation.
guest: austin prior (malkovich malkovich minute minute)
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biblical names, anti-eden themes, nathan's sense of history, his art installations, his conscience, pollock's no. 5 1948, and what it is to be human.
guest: father david mowry
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choosing sides--caleb or ava; garland cuts; about time, annihilation, men, last night in soho, tusk, antichrist, born on the fourth of july, xtro; masks and masking.
guests: luke allen & chloe griffiths (please be seated)
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rewatchability, fragmentary story structure, voyeurism, 2001, nathan's decor, ava's room, and who is the real nathan?
guest: parker johnston (dick tracy minute)
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transformation; sleep, light, and noise; angel number 226; caleb's shirt, panopticon and privacy; and access to natural spaces.
guest: sarah black (life as a playlist)
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citing me; disappearing into a role; nudity and the male gaze; AI, the soul, and the meaning of life; and auteurship.
guest: luke allen (two minutes about time)
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is caleb an earlier model, was caleb picked to be gullible, will true AI ever exist, are we born with language, and what is nathan's purpose?
guest: sean german (next scene podcast)
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programming, caprica, what ava knows about what's going on, and transparency in ava's design
guest: molly bailen (escape from new york minute)
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star wars actors, pornography, the physical design of ava, slavery and the purpose of androids
guest: curtis bloes (time bandits minute)
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caleb's nationality, organic patterns, post-it notes, minimalism as a sign of wealth, surveillance, titian's 'allegory of prudence', nathan as the devil, joe rogan, and the cracked glass.
guest: chris frain (open the podcast doors, hal)
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what if caleb didn't sign, alan turing, nathan's sexuality, oscar isaac's head, nathan's self-imposed torture, how little time caleb spends with ava, and what tv ava would watch.
guest: niall mcgowan (bat-minute)
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covering one minute of the film 'ex machina' each tuesday, exploring topics related to philosophy, filmmaking, gender roles, and the meaning of life. one show of an existential trilogy along with 'the groundhog day project: minute by minute' and 'eternal sunshine of the spotless minute'.
