
Psyop Cinema
Psyop Cinema is a podcast about the film industry and its intimate connections to mass manipulation, conspiracy, and the occult. Hosts Thomas Millary and Brett Carollo explore film from a deep politics perspective, demonstrating how the artistry of cinema combines with psychological and technological knowledge to engineer culture in subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) ways— making each of us the subject of the greatest mind control experiment in history.
Latest episodes

Mar 3, 2024 • 2h 30min
Taxi Driver
In a discussion that much of our longrunning Joker analysis has built to, we do a deep dive into Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). We explain the foundational place of Scorsese's film in the feedback loop between media and spectacular crime that we call the Joker Cycle. Looking at other relevant films and filmmakers, we speculate on the possible role of Brian de Palma in the Taxi Driver psy-op, discuss Peter Bogdanovich's Targets (1968) as an early entry into the feedback loop, and explain the over-the-top revelation of the method in The Last Horror Film (1982). Breaking down Taxi Driver, we talk about the manufactured profile of the lone wolf spectacular criminal, Travis Bickle as proto-incel, and how the movie is a paradigmatic example of MK-culture reality/fiction breakdown.CORRECTION: The Terror was released in 1963 rather than 1968.https://twitter.com/CinemaPsyophttps://www.patreon.com/PsyopCinemahttp://psyop-cinema.com/https://linktr.ee/psyopcinemathomas-psyopcinema@protonmail.combrett-psyopcinema@protonmail.com

Feb 27, 2024 • 1h 38min
The Bourne Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum (on Chant It Down)
Thomas joins Luemas on Chant It Down Radio, discussing the first three films in the Jason Bourne franchise. Starring the deeply sus Matt Damon, limited hangouts and revelation of the method abound in these movies. Discussing how Hollywood's political messaging has shifted over the last couple decades, Thomas and Luemas explain how the exceptionally spooked-up filmmakers behind this franchise blend sincere critique of CIA wrongdoing with disturbing fetishization of mind control.https://www.chantitdownradio.com/https://twitter.com/CinemaPsyophttps://www.patreon.com/PsyopCinemahttp://psyop-cinema.com/https://linktr.ee/psyopcinemathomas-psyopcinema@protonmail.combrett-psyopcinema@protonmail.com

Feb 1, 2024 • 2h 6min
Leave the World Behind (on William Ramsey Investigates)
Sean McCann, expert in analyzing subtext in pop-culture media, discusses 'Leave the World Behind', a movie filled with globalist propaganda, dissociative pop-culture mind control, and the need to trust the technocratic elite. They also analyze the movie's messaging, symbols of oppression, negative impact on children, consequences of actions, anti-Christian and Luciferian themes, and the backgrounds of producers and rising actress.

Jan 12, 2024 • 2h 1min
The Tree of Life, with Steven DeLay (Malick 5)
Steven DeLay, expert in Terrence Malick's films and their spiritual and social themes, joins Thomas to discuss the biblical references, critiques of 1950s American family life, and the dichotomy between nature and grace in 'The Tree of Life'. They explore the influences of Augustine, Freud, and Dostoevsky in the film, as well as the complexities of the father character and the potential subtext of child abuse. The speakers also analyze the esoteric anti-human religion in Hollywood and the film's aesthetic and theological sophistication.

Jan 9, 2024 • 1h 17min
Blade Runner 2049
Exploring the anti-human worldview in Blade Runner 2049, dissecting Leto's tech-oligarch character, discussing human/tech hybridity perspectives, analyzing replicants' evolution, and delving into mind control themes and manipulation of memories in the film.

Dec 21, 2023 • 2h 27min
The Albertini Tapes (on Wake the Dead)
Brett and Steven DeLay discuss shocking accusations of ritual murder, blackmail, and human trafficking made by Richie Albertini, an associate of the Gambino crime family and former bar-back at Johnny Depp's Viper Room. They explain how these incidents are incorporated into Hollywood productions, implicating a top creative contributor to the film Joker. The podcast explores connections between organized crime, Hollywood, occult symbolism in movies, and the dark underworld of the film industry. It also touches on topics like child sex trafficking, the LGBT movement, and the deconstruction of morality in films.

Dec 16, 2023 • 2h 36min
Mandy and Beyond the Black Rainbow, with Sean McCann
We are joined by Sean McCann for a discussion of the films of Panos Cosmatos, analyzing Beyond the Black Rainbow's MKUltra New Age horror and Mandy's dark psychedelic Nic Cage rampage. Getting into his biting commentary on 1960s boomer spirituality and 1980s Reagan conservatism, we discern which countercultural psyops Cosmatos is rejecting and which ones he wholeheartedly embraces. Dark goddess worship, Programmed to Kill style mind control, and dissociative power trips for the powerless make their usual appearances. Finally, we make some comments about The Viewing, Cosmatos' episode of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities.https://onegreatworknetwork.com/sean-mccannhttps://twitter.com/CinemaPsyophttps://www.patreon.com/PsyopCinema http://psyop-cinema.com/https://linktr.ee/psyopcinemathomas-psyopcinema@protonmail.combrett-psyopcinema@protonmail.com

Dec 13, 2023 • 1h 21min
Blade Runner
We talk about Blade Runner, getting into its attack upon the boundaries of the human and its prevalent Illuminati symbolism. Differentiating Philip K. Dick's ill-fated Gnostic impulses from Ridley Scott's overt promotion of the superclass worldview, we contrast the source material and the film, also noting key distinctions between the several cuts of the movie. Blade Runner turns out to be a standard Hollywood sci-fi vehicle for Luciferian transhumanism. https://twitter.com/CinemaPsyophttps://www.patreon.com/PsyopCinemahttp://psyop-cinema.com/https://linktr.ee/psyopcinemathomas-psyopcinema@protonmail.combrett-psyopcinema@protonmail.com

Nov 25, 2023 • 1h 46min
The New World, with Steven DeLay (Malick 4)
Our Terrence Malick series continues with The New World, Malick's depiction of the Pocahontas story. Thomas and Steven analyze the film's treatment of religion, romance, and civilization, while continuing to consider the extent to which Malick's mystical themes are Christian. They discuss philosophical questions raised by the film regarding religious pluralism and phenomenology. https://twitter.com/StevenDeLay4https://stevendelay.com/https://sunypress.edu/Books/L/Life-Above-the-Cloudshttps://twitter.com/CinemaPsyophttps://www.patreon.com/PsyopCinemahttp://psyop-cinema.com/https://linktr.ee/psyopcinemathomas-psyopcinema@protonmail.combrett-psyopcinema@protonmail.com

Nov 6, 2023 • 49min
Return to Oz (Monarch 11 - 13, Extended Preview)
An extended preview of the most in-depth content yet from Brett's Monarch series. In clips from three full length Patreon-only episodes, Brett details his research on the nightmarish 1985 children's film Return to Oz. This preview of the Monarch subseries provides information on the history of Wizard of Oz programming, the occultic career of of child star Fairuza Balk, and how the entire plot of the film is a coded depiction of mind control techniques designed to generate alter personalities.https://twitter.com/CinemaPsyophttps://www.patreon.com/PsyopCinemahttp://psyop-cinema.com/https://linktr.ee/psyopcinemathomas-psyopcinema@protonmail.combrett-psyopcinema@protonmail.com
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