Lyra's been taking a lot of Japanese language and literature classes, so this summer Dan and Lyra discuss two recent Japanese movies dealing with World War II. Dan chose Takashi Yamakazi's 2023 Godzilla Minus One, and Lyra chose H...

Happy Hitchcoctober! Er, Hitchcocktember. Lyra (from her dorm room!) and Dan discuss Vertigo and Psycho, the director as voyeur, possession versus obsession, and Lyra's strong argument that the shower scene is "goofy."

In the final episode before Lyra goes to college (!!), Dan and Lyra discuss David Fincher's Fight Club, David Lynch's Mulholland Drive, movies as puzzles the director wants you to crack, and movies as artworks the director doe...

Happy Oscar Season! Dan and Lyra discuss Everything Everywhere All at Once,The Banshees of Inisherin, maximalism, depression, whether mean people make for better drama, dead donkeys, and Raccacoonie.   Intro ...

Dan and Lyra discuss two revisionist westerns about friendship, love, and the perils of masculinity. Dan chooses Ridley Scott's 1991 inspirational revenge story Thelma and Louise, and Lyra chooses Ang Lee's 2005 cowboy weepie ...

Dan and Lyra discuss two satires of capitalism focusing on unlikely antiheroes. Lyra chooses Mary Harron's 2000 bloodbath American Psycho, and Dan chooses Boots Riley's madcap 2018 Sorry to Bother You. How many Patrick Bateman...

Dan and Lyra discuss two sci-fi epics with very different vibes. Lyra chooses Denis Villeneuve's brand-new hit Dune (part 1). Dan chooses Terry Gilliam's madcap 1985 satire Brazil. What's in the box? Can Lyra use The Voice? An...

Dan and Lyra discuss two movies that deal with disability in unique and artful ways. Lyra chooses Naoko Yamada's 2016 anime A Silent Voice. Dan chooses Jane Campion's 1993 drama The Piano. Can Dan appreciate an anime where eve...

Dan and Lyra have Oscar Fever! Well, Dan does ... Lyra thinks Oscar movies sound boring. Nevertheless, she's chosen Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman, a movie that is not boring. Dan, meanwhile, chooses Chloe Zhao's ...

It's an all-Magical Girl episode! Lyra seizes the chance to make Dan watch all 12 episodes of the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica, and Dan introduces Lyra to Sofia Coppola with The Virgin Suicides. It's quite an intergeneratio...

It's a Charlize Theron-athon, as Lyra chooses George Milller's Mad Max: Fury Road for Dan, and Dan chooses Gina Prince-Bythewood's The Old Guard for Lyra. In this episode, father and daughter also talk about commodification, q...

Lyra chooses Guillermo Del Toro's The Shape of Water for Dan. Dan chooses Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for Lyra. In this episode, father and daughter also talk about manic pixie dre...

Lyra chooses Reginald Hudlin's House Party for Dan. Dan chooses Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing for Lyra. In this episode, father and daughter also talk about rap battles, representation in film, and fuckbois.Intro musi...

Lyra chooses Martin Rosen's Watership Down for Dan. Dan chooses the Coen brothers' O Brother, Where Art Thou? for Lyra. In this episode, father and daughter also talk about bunny murder, The Odyssey, the Klan, and Lyr...

Dan chooses Jackie Chan's Police Story for Lyra. Lyra chooses Akira, directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, for Dan. In this episode, father and daughter also talk about police violence, Brooklyn 99, subs vs. dubs, and more.

Dan chooses Guillermo Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth for Lyra. Lyra chooses Whisper of the Heart, directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and written by Hayao Miyazaki, for Dan. In this premiere episode, the two also talk all-time favori...