On the third episode of the fifth season, Matt and Travis discuss one of Vardas most insidious works of cinematic irony, Le Bonheur. Created in the wake of her international success with Cleo, Varda

On the second episode of the fifth season, Matt and Travis quickly encounter Vardas most famous and praised film, the New Wave masterpiece Clo from 5 to 7. Made seven years after her debut, Clo fro

On the first episode of the fifth season, Matt and Travis begin their discussion of the films of Agns Varda with her debut feature, La Pointe Courte. Barely screened upon completion but seen by a han

For the final episode of the season, Matt and Travis are joined by Andrew Osmond, a writer and journalist who specializes in film and animation and the author of Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist, the only

Satoshi Kons final film is the culmination of his career up to this point: an amalgamation of his most ambitious technical experimentation and the meta and philosophical themes deeply infused into al

For the fourth episode, Matt and Travis cover the epic and extraordinary Paranoia Agent, Kons 13-episode television series. The first and only thing Kon did for TV began as a combination of many of h

For the third episode, Travis and Matt discuss the magical comedy adventure Tokyo Godfathers, Kons third feature. We discuss the vividly rendered central characters, the small details and recurring m

In this episode, Matt and Travis cover Satoshi Kons second feature, Millennium Actress. In many ways a reworking of the themes and techniques Kon explored in his debut, the film is nevertheless an en

On the first episode of our fourth season, Matt and Travis begin to work through the catalog of Satoshi Kon, our first Japanese filmmaker and the first to work in the medium of animation. We talk about Kon’s life and anime before diving into his debut ...

On the final episode of the season, we reflect on the films weve watched over the past two years and the legacy of Kielowski. We also cover films produced after his death that were associated with h