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Sightgeist
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A show about the movies of yesterday and how they hold up today. Each episode, co-hosts Jimmy and Joe pick apart two movies from ten years ago and consider their relevance now.
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S2E6 - Episode #14 - 10 Questions About the Oscars
Mar 2300:59:06Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and Joe respond to 10 questions about the 98th Academy Awards, as well as go over their own Oscar predictions. Listen on to find out just how wrong they both were, about so many things! Jimmy's Letterboxd Joe's Letterboxd You can leave feedback, questions, comments, and/or recommendations in our Discord channel, or by emailing us at sightgeisetpod@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks to Joe's band, Babe Froman, for the groovy jam that serves as our show music. If you'd like to help offset the cost of creating Sightgeist, you can leave us a small, one-time tip here. Find out more at https://sightgeist.pinecast.co
Transcribe →S2E5 - Episode #13 - Physical Media Fridays #2 - Metropolis (1927)
Mar 1300:32:34Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Sightgeist! In this instillation of Physical Media Fridays, Jimmy is all by his lonesome to talk about Fritz Lang's silent epic film Metropolis (1927). Jimmy discusses the production of the film, its influence and lasting impact on film history, and a bit about Fritz Lang and his then-wife, Thea von Harbou. Jimmy's Letterboxd You can leave feedback, questions, comments, and/or recommendations in our Discord channel, or by emailing us at sightgeistpod@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks to Joe's band, Babe Froman, for the groovy jam that serves as our show music. If you'd like to help offset the cost of creating Sightgeist, you can leave us a small, one-time tip here. Find out more at https://sightgeist.pinecast.co
Transcribe →S2E4 - Episode #12 - The Lobster x Oscar Predictions
Mar 201:03:18Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy and Joe discuss Yorgos Lanthimos' 2016 film The Lobster. Following that, we make predictions for the major categories of the Oscars, with a friendly wager on the line to pick a film for discussion on a future episode. You can make your own Oscar predictions over on the Sightgeist Discord. Whoever gets the most predictions correct will also get to choose a movie for discussion in a future episode of Sightgeist. Jimmy's Letterboxd Joe's Letterboxd You can leave feedback, comments, questions, and/or recommendations in our Discord channel, or by emailing us at sightgeistpod@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks to Joe's band, Babe Froman, for the groovy jam that serves as our show music. If you'd like to help offset the cost of creating Sightgeist, you can leave us a small, one-time tip here. Find out more at https://sightgeist.pinecast.co
Transcribe →S2E3 - Episode #11 - The 25th Anniversary of Spirited Away
Feb 1601:01:13Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy is joined by Ashley to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark anime film Spirited Away. We discuss the film in both it's own aesthetic qualities, but also in how it shaped western interests in anime ever since. Also, we're very proud to announce that Sightgeist now has a Discord! Feel free to join in on the movie talk, share movie news, and become part of the Sightgeist community. To celebrate the occasion, we're holding an Oscars predictions contest. Fill out this form with your Oscars predictions, and whoever predicts the most films correctly will get to choose a movie for Joe and me to discuss in a future episode. Jimmy's Letterboxd Ashley's Letterboxd You can leave feedback, questions, comments, and/or recommendations in our Discord channel, or by emailing us at sightgeistpod@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks to Joe's band, Babe Froman, for the groovy jam that serves as our show music. If you'd like to help offset the cost of creating Sightgeist, you can leave us a small, one-time tip here. Find out more at https://sightgeist.pinecast.co
Transcribe →S2E2 - Episode #10 - Physical Media Fridays #1 - Good Morning (1959)
Feb 601:00:12Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Sightgeist! In this episode, Jimmy is joined by Ashley for the inaugural episode of Physical Media Fridays, a Sightgeist segment celebrating physical media in an age of streaming. For this episode, we discuss one of Jimmy's all-time favorite filmmakers, Yasujiro Ozu, and his 1959 film Good Morning. If you need any reminders that Ozu is one of Jimmy's favorites, don't worry--he'll say it a few times in the episode. Jimmy's Letterboxd Ashley's Letterboxd Please leave feedback, questions, comments, and/or recommendations by emailing us at sightgeistpod@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks to Joe's band, Babe Froman, for the groovy jam that serves as our show music. If you'd like to help offset the cost of creating Sightgeist, you can leave us a small, one-time tip here. Find out more at https://sightgeist.pinecast.co
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