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63. It Follows (w/ Alison Willmore)

63. It Follows (w/ Alison Willmore)

FromCows in the field


63. It Follows (w/ Alison Willmore)

FromCows in the field

ratings:
Length:
70 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Not to be downers, but, everything alive must die. This is something the kids from David Robert Mitchell's devastating horror film must come to terms with, as they are stalked by a demonic entity that, no matter where they are, is constantly walking towards them. We sit down with Alison Willmore (Vulture / New York Magazine) to discuss how the film works as an allegory for social class, capitalism, personal trauma, sexual politics, and manages to channel both existential dread and the experience of a panic attack all at once. We wonder how to avoid the creature, what its scariest incarnation is, and whether a tale this bleak can have a happy ending after all...
Released:
May 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A movie podcast inspired by a Werner Herzog quote, “We have to articulate ourselves, otherwise we would be cows in the field.” Hosted by Justin Khoo (professor of philosophy at MIT) and Laura Khoo (art historian turned fundraiser).