In this tenth instalment of our 2025 series where we talk about iconic movies from 1995 and 1975, we finally take on the David Fincher-directed Se7en. Joined by the all-star guest Hillary White we leave no stone unturned as we talk about Se7en as a cultural touchstone, with a great tangent on how movies used to be cool and their cultural primacy has since been diminished, how it immediately entered the cultural conversation where it persists to this day and how it was a rebirth both for David Fincher and Brad Pitt, as the former needed a win after Alien 3 and the latter sought a rebrand from becoming a romantic leading man. We also talk about the film's incredible worldbuilding, its aesthetic anchoring to noir and serial killer thrillers, Kevin Spacey's overacting and the occasional heightened moments more at home in music videos than movies of the time.
Tune in and enjoy!
Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows
Featuring: Hillary White
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