Cinema of Meaning

Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the struggle with envy, the search for absolute beauty, and the passion for art, in Milos Forman’s Amadeus.Start exploring the riches of cinema with an extended free trial of MUBI: mubi.com/cinemaofmeaningGet ad-free episodes a week early and access to a monthly bonus episode on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link supports the podcast).Become part of the Cinema of Meaning community by supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on YouTube:Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlightLike Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOldCinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflightLike Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsooCinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaningFollow us:Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaningTom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOOThomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflightSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the return of sincere storytelling, the societal value of 'mavericks', and the complicated relation between fictional heroic narratives and real-world militarism, in Joseph Kosinski’s Top Gun: Maverick.Get ad-free episodes a week early and access to a monthly bonus episode on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link supports the podcast).Become part of the Cinema of Meaning community by supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on YouTube:Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlightLike Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOldCinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflightLike Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsooCinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaningFollow us:Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaningTom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOOThomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflightSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the multiverse as a metaphor for being online, how science confronts our ego, and how to respond to nihilism in The Daniel's Everything Everywhere All at Once.Start exploring the riches of cinema with an extended free trial of MUBI: mubi.com/cinemaofmeaningGet ad-free episodes a week early and access to a monthly bonus episode on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link supports the podcast).Become part of the Cinema of Meaning community by supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on YouTube:Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlightLike Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOldCinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflightLike Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsooCinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaningFollow us:Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaningTom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOOThomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflightSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss stoic philosophy, the allure of charisma, and the dynamics of hero worshipping, in the Paul Newman classic Cool Hand Luke.Get ad-free episodes a week early and access to a monthly bonus episode on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link supports the podcast).Become part of the Cinema of Meaning community by supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on YouTube:Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlightLike Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOldCinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflightLike Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsooCinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaningFollow us:Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaningTom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOOThomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflightSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss naturalistic filmmaking, finding meaning at 30, and carrying the weight of modernity in Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World.Get ad-free episodes a week early and access to a monthly bonus episode on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link supports the podcast).Become part of the Cinema of Meaning community by supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on YouTube:Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlightLike Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOldCinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflightLike Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsooCinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaningFollow us:Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaningTom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOOThomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflightSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss moral absolutism, knightly virtues and religious conflict in the director’s cut of Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven.Start exploring the riches of cinema with an extended free trial of MUBI. Jeff Nichols’s MUD is now streaming on MUBI in the US. Get your extended 30 day free trial today: mubi.com/cinemaofmeaningGet ad-free episodes a week early and access to a monthly bonus episode on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link supports the podcast).Become part of the Cinema of Meaning community by supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on YouTube:Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlightLike Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOldCinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflightLike Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsooCinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaningFollow us:Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaningTom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOOThomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflightSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss communication barriers, grief, and acceptance in Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's Drive My Car.Get ad-free episodes a week early and access to a monthly bonus episode on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link supports the podcast).Become part of the Cinema of Meaning community by supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on YouTube:Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlightLike Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOldCinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflightLike Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsooCinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaningFollow us:Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaningTom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOOThomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflightSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the power of myth, revenge tales, and the challenges of relating to history, in Robert Eggers' The Northman.Get ad-free episodes a week early and access to a monthly bonus episode on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link supports the podcast).Become part of the Cinema of Meaning community by supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on YouTube:Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlightLike Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOldCinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflightLike Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsooCinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaningFollow us:Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaningTom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOOThomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflightSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thomas and Tom discuss Lovecraftian horror, isolation and the dark tale of... Thomas and Tom; two men who go mad together in a phallic shaped building, in Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse.Get ad-free episodes a week early and access to a monthly bonus episode on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link supports the podcast).Become part of the Cinema of Meaning community by supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on YouTube:Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlightLike Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOldCinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflightLike Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsooCinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaningFollow us:Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaningTom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOOThomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflightSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thomas Flight and Tom van der Linden discuss the challenges of depicting the incomprehensible, the problem of identity in an ever-transforming world, and our tendency for self-sabotage and self-destruction, in Alex Garland’s Annihilation.Get ad-free episodes a week early and access to a monthly bonus episode on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaning (Signing up using our link supports the podcast).Become part of the Cinema of Meaning community by supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on YouTube:Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFlightLike Stories of Old: https://youtube.com/c/LikeStoriesofOldCinema of Meaning: https://www.youtube.com/@cinemaofmeaningCheck us out on Nebula:Thomas Flight: https://nebula.tv/thomasflightLike Stories of Old: https://nebula.tv/lsooCinema of Meaning: https://nebula.tv/cinemaofmeaningFollow us:Cinema of Meaning: https://twitter.com/CinemaofMeaningTom van der Linden https://twitter.com/Tom_LSOOThomas Flight https://twitter.com/thomasflightSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.