60 acast.com Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club http://slate.com/thrillers en 2017 The Slate Group Slate Podcasts Surveillance. Political secrets. Paranoia. Mind control. Enter the unsettling dystopias imagined by conspiracy thrillers.

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]]> false Slate Podcasts info+695fed60028ac0c6074500df@mg-eu.acast.com 695fed60028ac0c6074500df conspiracy-thrillers-movie-club https://feeds.megaphone.fm/conspiracy episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/695fed60028ac0c6074500df/show-cover.jpg http://slate.com/thrillers Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/695fed60028ac0c6074500df Conspiracy Thrillers | Get Out (2017) Conspiracy Thrillers | Get Out (2017) Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMT 35:54 f2b183c0-8c33-11e7-adc2-b7695eb7f203 false https://shows.acast.com/conspiracy-thrillers-movie-club/episodes/695fed681f7886a9b86e68d1 695fed681f7886a9b86e68d1 695fed60028ac0c6074500df In his directorial debut, Jordan Peele pinpointed the specific anxieties of being black in America in 2017. full In this final episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams chats with The Ringer’s K. Austin Collins about 2017’s surprise breakout Get Out. The critics discuss director Jordan Peele’s horror influences, the film’s genius casting, how the social and racial storylines play for different audiences, and how history still resonates in a contemporary plot.

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]]> In this final episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams chats with The Ringer’s K. Austin Collins about 2017’s surprise breakout Get Out. The critics discuss director Jordan Peele’s horror influences, the film’s genius casting, how the social and racial storylines play for different audiences, and how history still resonates in a contemporary plot.

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]]> Conspiracy Thrillers | The Bourne Trilogy (2002-2007) Conspiracy Thrillers | The Bourne Trilogy (2002-2007) Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMT 41:41 790f1320-8125-11e7-8eb5-abc92dcfc45a false https://shows.acast.com/conspiracy-thrillers-movie-club/episodes/695fed6a1f7886a9b86e697c 695fed6a1f7886a9b86e697c 695fed60028ac0c6074500df The action-packed series showed that even if the hero gets out alive, the conspiracy never ends. full Sam Adams and Slate film critic Dana Stevens dive deep into the original Jason Bourne trilogy series starring Matt Damon. The two discuss the different directorial approaches taken by Doug Limon and Paul Greengrass, the trajectory of Bourne’s character throughout the series, and that tense action sequence at Waterloo station in The Bourne Ultimatum.

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]]> Sam Adams and Slate film critic Dana Stevens dive deep into the original Jason Bourne trilogy series starring Matt Damon. The two discuss the different directorial approaches taken by Doug Limon and Paul Greengrass, the trajectory of Bourne’s character throughout the series, and that tense action sequence at Waterloo station in The Bourne Ultimatum.

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]]> Conspiracy Thrillers | They Live (1988) Conspiracy Thrillers | They Live (1988) Tue, 01 Aug 2017 12:00:00 GMT 44:07 dbdeea5a-763c-11e7-a2f5-0bfdd927d89f false https://shows.acast.com/conspiracy-thrillers-movie-club/episodes/695fed691f7886a9b86e6947 695fed691f7886a9b86e6947 695fed60028ac0c6074500df Filmmaker John Carpenter used simple visuals to make bold political statements in this 1988 sci-fi flick. full In the sixth episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams and Time Out New York’s Joshua Rothkopf talk about John Carpenter’s They Live. The two discuss the trajectory of Carpenter’s ping-ponging career, the controversial casting of Roddy Piper as the movie’s protagonist, the film’s overt and coincidental political themes, and, yes, that fight scene.

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]]> In the sixth episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams and Time Out New York’s Joshua Rothkopf talk about John Carpenter’s They Live. The two discuss the trajectory of Carpenter’s ping-ponging career, the controversial casting of Roddy Piper as the movie’s protagonist, the film’s overt and coincidental political themes, and, yes, that fight scene.

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]]> Conspiracy Thrillers | The Parallax View (1974) Conspiracy Thrillers | The Parallax View (1974) Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:00:00 GMT 38:09 2ff61382-6807-11e7-bae6-3f4f9b107ba0 false https://shows.acast.com/conspiracy-thrillers-movie-club/episodes/695fed683b4587aaa34439f8 695fed683b4587aaa34439f8 695fed60028ac0c6074500df Why Alan J. Pakula’s conspiracy flick makes you feel like you’re being brainwashed, too. full In this fifth episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams is joined by Matt Zoller Seitz, the editor in chief of RogerEbert.com and TV critic for New York, to talk about The Parallax View. They discuss the film’s famous brainwashing scene and the Kuleshov effect, the strange character of protagonist Joe Frady, and what makes a true paranoid thriller.

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]]> In this fifth episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams is joined by Matt Zoller Seitz, the editor in chief of RogerEbert.com and TV critic for New York, to talk about The Parallax View. They discuss the film’s famous brainwashing scene and the Kuleshov effect, the strange character of protagonist Joe Frady, and what makes a true paranoid thriller.

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]]> Conspiracy Thrillers | Blow Out (1981) Conspiracy Thrillers | Blow Out (1981) Tue, 04 Jul 2017 13:00:00 GMT 44:14 8422cf2e-5dba-11e7-a7a4-4f141903c11c false https://shows.acast.com/conspiracy-thrillers-movie-club/episodes/695fed6ad11f0c4fbb6f4eab 695fed6ad11f0c4fbb6f4eab 695fed60028ac0c6074500df In Brian de Palma’s unconventional thriller, John Travolta just wants to expose the truth. He doesn’t get a happy ending. full In the fourth episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams and film critic Carrie Rickey discuss Blow Out, an unconventional conspiracy thriller in which John Travolta gives one of his best performances. Adams and Rickey talk about the film’s far-fetched plotlines, its references to the Zapuder film and the Chappaquiddick incident, its unflattering portrayals of women, and how director Brian de Palma attempted to distance himself from his B-movie reputation.

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]]> In the fourth episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams and film critic Carrie Rickey discuss Blow Out, an unconventional conspiracy thriller in which John Travolta gives one of his best performances. Adams and Rickey talk about the film’s far-fetched plotlines, its references to the Zapuder film and the Chappaquiddick incident, its unflattering portrayals of women, and how director Brian de Palma attempted to distance himself from his B-movie reputation.

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]]> Conspiracy Thrillers | The Conversation (1974) + Enemy of the State (1998) Conspiracy Thrillers | The Conversation (1974) + Enemy of the State (1998) Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:00:00 GMT 50:16 010d1a72-5527-11e7-a9bc-e7838274bfab false https://shows.acast.com/conspiracy-thrillers-movie-club/episodes/695fed6c1f7886a9b86e6a00 695fed6c1f7886a9b86e6a00 695fed60028ac0c6074500df Before 9/11, the idea of constant government surveillance seemed extreme. Now we take it for granted. full In the third episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams and writer and theater director Isaac Butler talk about Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation and its unofficial sequel, Tony Scott’s Enemy of the State. They discuss how both films portrayed the paranoia of being watched, and how the concept of surveillance had to be explained to a naïve pre-9/11 audience.

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]]> In the third episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams and writer and theater director Isaac Butler talk about Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation and its unofficial sequel, Tony Scott’s Enemy of the State. They discuss how both films portrayed the paranoia of being watched, and how the concept of surveillance had to be explained to a naïve pre-9/11 audience.

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]]> <![CDATA[Conspiracy Thrillers | All the President's Men (1976)]]> Tue, 06 Jun 2017 12:00:00 GMT 39:33 52571a7c-4a23-11e7-bdcb-57d6bf6549dc false https://shows.acast.com/conspiracy-thrillers-movie-club/episodes/695fed6c028ac0c6074506b0 695fed6c028ac0c6074506b0 695fed60028ac0c6074500df Sam Adams and the Washington Post’s Alyssa Rosenberg discuss the film’s portrayal of journalists’ work. full In the second episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams and the Washington Post’s Alyssa Rosenberg discuss the portrayals of journalism and Washington in All the President’s Men, the ultimate based-on-a-true-story political thriller on Watergate and the fall of Nixon. They also chat about how the film compares to its satirical sibling, Dick.

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]]> In the second episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams and the Washington Post’s Alyssa Rosenberg discuss the portrayals of journalism and Washington in All the President’s Men, the ultimate based-on-a-true-story political thriller on Watergate and the fall of Nixon. They also chat about how the film compares to its satirical sibling, Dick.

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]]> Conspiracy Thrillers | The Manchurian Candidate (1962 + 2004) Conspiracy Thrillers | The Manchurian Candidate (1962 + 2004) Tue, 23 May 2017 18:49:42 GMT 48:12 cfeaed16-3fe1-11e7-8497-2f3602ba116e false https://shows.acast.com/conspiracy-thrillers-movie-club/episodes/695fed6e3b4587aaa3444066 695fed6e3b4587aaa3444066 695fed60028ac0c6074500df Sam Adams and writer Mark Harris on the tale of brainwashing, war, and politics—told two ways, based on the same novel. full In this first episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams talks with Mark Harris, journalist and author of Five Came Back, about The Manchurian Candidate, a tale of brainwashing, war, and politics that first made it on-screen in 1962 and was then re-made in 2004, with each reflecting the crises of their time.

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]]> In this first episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams talks with Mark Harris, journalist and author of Five Came Back, about The Manchurian Candidate, a tale of brainwashing, war, and politics that first made it on-screen in 1962 and was then re-made in 2004, with each reflecting the crises of their time.

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