Hermeneurotics

The preeminent film critics of their times (us) discuss the 2026 Best Picture slate for the Oscars. It is abrasive, harsh, and surprisingly positive, for the most part. Come on down and get the fresh, correct, takes!

TASTEFAKERS! Jesse delivers an audio essay which is meant to glorify one of the greatest games of all time...Final Fantasy Tactics. Before you go play this weird chess-like artifact with character art where nobody has noses for some reason, take a listen to this and see if it piques your interest. Whoreson dog!

This episode was recorded literally the day before ICE murdered another person. We talk through a heavy topic, hate on the powers that be, and manage to get to the technofascists while we're at it.

A holiday bitchfest for everyone! The boys didn't really care for Quentin Tarantino's list of top twenty movies of the twentieth century and decided to whine about it, and also use it as a way to discuss Tarantino's work in general, which we have a complicated relationship with. Happy Holidays-ish!

It's time to dive into the film critics are calling the best film of the year: an adaptation of a Pynchon novel about having weird sex with your enemy and also everybody having a goofy ass name. So, an accurate adaptation in spirit, if not the rest. We touch on the revolutionary politics of the film, the racial/material implications of the politics, and whether this is, in fact, the best film of the year. Lock in.

We wade into the heart of the latest controversy by discussing our thoughts on the Charlie Kirk situation. Just so it's not all serious, we also delve into the stuff we like about the Alien franchise. Dissonance is good for the soul.

The fellas all saw Ari Aster's latest anxiety-inducing bout of weirdness and decided to talk about it! Eddington's politics, its themes, and some of its hilarity are all discussed.

It's time to finally get political again as the boys react to the recent Jeffrey Epstein news by going off on current events, violence in politics, and the ongoing genocide.