The Small and Silver Screen Deconstructed

In this episode, host Cian McGrath will delve into how existential dread about our depletion of the planet's resources are explored in Darren Aronofksky's 'mother!' and Paul Schrader's 'First Reformed'.

In this episode, host Cian Mcgrath will examine how the main characters of both films are drawn to mystery or conspiratorial thinking, which, when coupled with the insane and nightmarish scenarios they wind up in, cause them to question their reality.

In this episode, host Cian McGrath will analyse how memory loss is used to advance the character arcs and storylines of Michael Gondry's 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and Christopher Nolan's 'Memento'.

In this episode, host Cian McGrath will analyse how both films present their non-human protagonists in human society, and how they try to reconcile their existence among their human counterparts in a world that is just as unfamiliar and unfair as it is beautiful.

In the third episode of 'The Small and Silver Screen Deconstructed', host Cian McGrath will delve into the Coen Brothers' 'Barton Fink' and the Daniels' 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' to explore how they tackle the importance of the present moment or a grand sense of purpose, whether life's absurdities can or should be understood, and how vital empathy and kindness are for characters and people to thrive.

For the podcast's second episode, host Cian McGrath will explore how season 3 of the acclaimed series Fargo uses the ambiguities and distortions of the truth to critique some of the main tenets of the 21st century, as well as how the season deals with meaning and hopelessness in life.Podcast cover: "Twin Ranch Drive-In Movie Theater, Cleveland, Texas 0804090900BW" by Patrick Feller is licensed under CC BY 2.0. (This is a modified version of that image).