Episode 499: A Human Centipede of Pygmalions
On the Overthinking It Podcast we come full circle to tackle Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread,” starring Daniel Day Lewis.
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There Will Be Blood on Overthinking It
The Social Network Will Be Bloody
Are The Social Network and There Will Be Blood exploring the Wagnerian death of superstition? The Dostoevskian banality of the individual? Or both?
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Episode 116: Discourse… Drink!
The Overthinkers celebrate two years of the Overthinking It Podcast with some well-deserved navel gazing.
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Like the Olsen Twins, Only Indie-er
So last night I was randomly wikipedia-ing Craig Thompson (points if you know who he is), and when I saw his picture, I said, “Holy crap! He looks exactly like Sufjan Stevens (points if you know who he is)!” The … Continued
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There Will Be Radiohead
So let’s talk about the music. As you probably know, the score is by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood (the musical equivalent of stunt casting) and it’s gotten a lot of press for that reason alone. But Greenwood has serious chops … Continued
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There Will Be Overthinking It
Just saw There Will Be Blood yesterday, and it’s all that I’m going to be thinking about for a while, so here goes. Warning: this is commentary, not a review. Reviews are supposed to help you decide whether to see … Continued
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