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Left of the Projector
On Left of the Projector we discuss from film from a leftist perspective. Episodes will feature guests who will offer their thoughts on films from a shared interest in class consciousness and personal experience. While everyone can take something different from a movie, LotP will provide discussion and analysis from an anti-capitalist and Marxist point of view. Support this podcast: https://www.patreon.com/LeftoftheProjectorPod (Patreon)
Episodes
Left of the ProjectorSaved! w/ James Doonquah and Smirk Gently
Saved! is one of those early 2000's films that kind of flew under the radar. The movie stars Jena Malone, Mandy Moore & Macaulay Culkin as a parody of what…
Left of the ProjectorWolf of Wall Street (2013)
A Wolf of Wall Street is a satire. Comrade Workwear/James TikTok Website Bx_Prol/Chris: Instagram TikTok Left of the Projector Links Patreon …
Left of the ProjectorParasite with The Intervention podcast
It's been 3 plus years since Parasite won best picture at the Academy Awards and in that time has the movie held up? Did it offer a too simplistic, on the nose…
Left of the ProjectorThe Lego Movie w/ Movies vs Capitalism
From the people who brought you Legos comes the Lego Movie. A movie about legos moving around and doing stuff...but with hints of anti-capitalism. I'm joined…
Left of the ProjectorEx Machina w/ Schizophrenicreads and Hungry Rye
Ex Machina is a soft sci-fi (a term coined by the episode's guest, Nathan) film from 2014 that depicts a Turing Test performed by a supposed "winner" of a…
Left of the ProjectorJoker (2019) w/ Hungry Rye, Smirk Gently and Costume Whimsy
Joker is one of those movies in that one group of people sees one way, and everyone else sees another. I'll let you listen to see who says what... The movie…
Left of the ProjectorTriangle of Sadness w/ Michael Workman and Ivan
Triangle of Sadness got lots of buzz and for good reason. While there have been a lot of anti-capitalist themes in movies lately, this one may be the best of…
Left of the ProjectorLord of the Rings: The Return of the King w/ Hungry Rye
Well, I'm back... I'm back with Hungry Rye to bring you the final installment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy of episodes. It's been a journey and sad to…
Left of the ProjectorIdiocracy w/ Cole and Libby
Idiocracy is about eugenics. To the Mike Judge apologists, just get over it. No matter how you slice it, that's the undertone of this film and his comments…
Left of the ProjectorNewsies w/ Chris Wade (Chapo Trap House, Hell on Earth)
Movies about organized labor are few are far between. But Disney's Newsies is that rare exception that is still a class today. One of the few others, Norma…
Left of the ProjectorBlade Runner (1982) w/ a couple Comrades (dontagrob & Claire)
Blade Runner was revolutionary at the time and while effects have made leaps and bounds since then, the themes of Blade Runner persist today. What does it mean…
Left of the ProjectorGlass Onion: A Knives Out Story: w/ a bunch of comrades
We have seen Hollywood release a bunch of left adjacent films in recent years and Glass Onion is one of them. We should however not confuse these movies with…
Left of the ProjectorThe Death of Stalin w/ a bunch of comrades
Hollywood rarely makes films about the Soviet Union, at least from their perspective (even if it's a bit ahistorical). The Death of Stalin came out 100 years…
Left of the ProjectorGroundhog Day w/ Smirk Gently and Randy
It's Groundhog Day...again. Actually, just the first time we have covered this time loop movie on the show. Groundhog Day is filled with jokes and Bill Murray…
Left of the ProjectorDistrict 9 w/ a bunch of comrades
District 9 is as pertinent as it was when it came out almost 15 years ago. There is a lot to discuss in this episode and we easily could have added another…
Left of the ProjectorMystery Men w/ Hugo and Jolly
Mystery Men is one of those films that you either love or hate. Or even more accurately, it's a film you've heard of or one you haven't. During the peak of Ben…
Left of the ProjectorAmerican Psycho w/ a bunch of comrades
Patrick Bateman is a hero to some, a person to be emulated. I’m here to tell you: don’t be like Patrick Bateman. American psycho is a satire of materialism…
Left of the ProjectorStarship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers is one of, if not the greatest, the best spoof military films of all time. Paul Verhoeven is the GOAT when it comes to satire, especially…
Left of the ProjectorThe Menu (2022) w/ SmirkGently and Oslowe
The Menu was a film I was anticipating for a while and then got a flurry of friends saying I need to see this film. While I was slightly hesitant in the…
Left of the ProjectorThe Barbarian (2022): w/ a couple of comrades
Back to the horror genre once again (and next week too -- for my non-Horror fans, I got some fun episodes planned) with last years hit film The Barbarian…
Left of the ProjectorFight Club w/ Hungry Rye and Costume Whimsy
This first rule of Fight Club is to tell people to listen to this episode about Fight Club. Fight Club is probably one of the most beloved cult classics of the…
Left of the ProjectorKnives Out w/ A Group of Comrades
Ok, so the new Knives Out story just came out, but we are rehashing the OG first. Rian Johnson should stick to films like this and leave Star Wars for JJ…
Left of the ProjectorDemolition Man w/ Costume Whimsy and Serra Despair
Imagine a world where the only dining option is Taco Bell. In this world, there is also no violent crime. What's the catch you ask, well, a large portion of…
Left of the ProjectorForrest Gump w/ A Group of Comrades
Forrest Gump received high acclaim when it came out in 1994 and was honored with Best Picture at the Oscars too. While the movie hits on tons of those heart…
Left of the ProjectorThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers w/ Hungry Rye
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers came out when the United States was debating and then invading Iraq over supposed WMDs and it was this climate that…
Left of the ProjectorDawn of the Dead (1978) w/ Cole
The original George A Romero's Dawn of the Dead is part of his series of now six zombie films. The Night of the Living Dead was ground breaking for it's time…
Left of the ProjectorFerris Bueller's Day Off w/Molly McLeer
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is one of those movies that you can watch from any moment in the movie and be happy. Heck, I'd even watch it with commercials on…
Left of the ProjectorNo Country for Old Men w/Commie Trucker
No Country for Old Men was a departure from the Coen bros typical film, but not entirely. It still employed many of the same vehicles but it was built on…
Left of the ProjectorBONUS!! Halloween: It's Halloween, everyone's entitled to a good scare
Halloween on Halloween. What else is there to say... I bring you a short bonus episode, with our regularly schelduled episode coming tomorrow! Left of the…
Left of the ProjectorInterview with the Vampire w/ SmirkGently
The 1990's were filled with vampire classics, one of which may be Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles. For perhaps the first time on this show…
Left of the ProjectorCandyman w/The Jolly Leftist
The original Candyman film spawned numerous sequels, all of which fell flat and were not true to the original. Enter the new era of Candyman was ushered in by…
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Left of the ProjectorGet Out: I would have voted for Obama for a third term
Jordan Peele's pivot to Horror film making has paved the way for a new era of Horror films over the almost last decade. His movies lean on his own love for…
Left of the ProjectorStar Trek: We are no longer obsessed with the accumlation of things
In a slight departure from our regular movie content, we bring an episode on Star Trek, Trekkie politics, the Federation, and its history. I'm joined by…
Left of the ProjectorLord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring: One Vangaurd To Rule Them All w/HungryRye
The Lord of the Rings saga couldn't be more relevant than now with the release of the new show Rings of Power. If you're on the left and have dismissed this…
Left of the ProjectorHackers: Crash and Burn into Student Debt, Fellow Kids
If you grew up in the 90's and had a computer, you probably saw Hackers. This cult classic really brings back those 90's computer memories for me and my guest…
Left of the ProjectorThe Hunt: It's the Capitalists you should be worried about
This week's episode features a new movie, yes, we do those too. The Hunt came out in 2020 right before the pandemic after a delay from 2019. The movie features…
Left of the ProjectorJaws: The beaches are open
Jaws is a lot more than a classic blockbuster film that coined the term "Blockbuster." Emlie is back again to chat about class analysis, capitalism, and much…
Left of the ProjectorA Bug's Life: For oppressed ants everywhere! W/Smirkgently
Pixar's A Bug's Life is not just a kids movie -- It's a kids movie with an underlying message of a colony of ants reaching class consciousness and overthrowing…
Left of the ProjectorThey Live!: ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
You couldn't have a podcast about film without John Carpenter and there isn't much that is more John Carpenter than They Live. Ok, well maybe Halloween, but I…
Left of the ProjectorWho Framed Roger Rabbit?: Capitalism is cartoonishly evil
Who Framed Roger Rabbit takes back to 1988, a golden era of Disney movies, and to one that was visually stunning with its mixture of cartoons and live action…
Left of the ProjectorBonus Episode - Black Christmas - The episode is coming from inside the house
We are back again this week for the first bonus episode between regular interview discussions. This episode I will give some thoughts on one of the best horror…
Left of the ProjectorPleasantville: Where's my dinner?!?
This week we dive into yet another 90's film with the memorable film Pleasantville. I promise we'll do some new movies soon... Pleasantville stars Toby…
Left of the ProjectorOnce Upon a Time in the West: They call them "millions"
Sergio Leone revitalized the western genre with banger after banger in the 1960s and 70s. Clint Eastwood was often his muse, though not in this film. With an…
Left of the ProjectorThe Truman Show: There's really nothing left to explore
In 1998, Jim Carrey was in the midst of his peak comedic film era and yet he opted to join on The Truman Show, a film far from funny. At that time, we thought…
Left of the ProjectorThe Batman: All Cops includes Batman
There have been numerous film iterations of Batman over the last 3 decades, but the new version really brings new depth to the Batman character. While there…
Left of the ProjectorRoboCop: "Dead or alive, you're coming with me"
Paul Verhoeven's masterpiece RoboCop was ahead of its time. The poignant satire on police, capitalism, militarism and neoliberalism stands today as one of the…
Left of the ProjectorThe Hudsucker Proxy: Listen...or we'll dock ya
Most Cohen Brothers movies are classics, while The Hudsucker Proxy may have flown under the radar and never reached that status. Written in 1985, finished in…
Left of the ProjectorOffice Space: The system’s got a case of the...
This week I am joined by SmirkGently to discuss Mike Judge's masterpiece, Office Space. While the movie was not a big hit in theaters, it gained a cult…
Left of the ProjectorThe Matrix: Did you take the red pill?
In the inaugural episode, I chat with Andy about the classic film 'The Matrix.' Released in 1999, it changed action movies forever with special effects we'd…