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A Filmmaker Comments on Lockdowns and Liberty

“The people who say, ‘follow the science,’ only follow one science: political science,” David Gornoski says as he begins the episode. David comments on America’s vanishing moral foundation with the example of our government’s treatment of Edward Snowden. Joining David is filmmaker Scott who is currently making a film called Follow the Science: On Lockdowns […]

Lost Highway – A Film Analysis

Lost Highway is a 1997 psychological thriller directed by David Lynch of Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive fame. This movie, alongside Mulholland Drive, is known for being one of the hardest films to follow. There have been all kinds of speculation to its underlying meaning due to the lack of a grounded plot, but the […]

The Godfather – A Film Analysis

At the start of The Godfather: Part II (directed by Francis Ford Coppola), we see a grim exchange between a corrupt politician and the head of a Sicilian Mafia family. The politician, a reputed senator, denies the Mafia Don’s request for a Vegas gambling license, saying: “I despise your masquerade, the dishonest way you pose […]