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Random Acts of Cinema

Nov 29, 2021

This movie is about so much more than a rad futuristic red motorcycle ridden by a guy in a rad futuristic red leather jacket.  But don’t worry, Katsuhiro Otomo’s all-time classic cyberpunk anime is still about those two essential elements.  And I guess it’s also about the struggle to find dignity and purpose...


Nov 22, 2021

Ten years after having abandoned a incomplete film, associates of director Jean Renoir gathered the footage and put together this less-than-feature-length film about a two young men who decide to spice up an afternoon by seducing the naive, Parisienne daughter and mother who have come to the country to enjoy a bit of...


Nov 15, 2021

Gus, River, and Keanu.  Barns falling from the sky, narcolepsy, and Shakespeare.  We know what you’re thinking: it sounds like we’re describing a movie about young male sex workers struggling to get by in the Pacific Northwest.  Pretty obvious stuff.

If you’d like to watch ahead for next week’s film, we will...


Nov 8, 2021

This film, and consequently this episode and our discussion, demands a disclaimer up top about its troubling content.  As designed, Lars von Trier’s Antichrist stoked controversy at its release with its graphic depiction of sex, violence, sadism, misogyny, and death.  If any listeners are sensitive to the discussion...