# Richard Brody

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Pick Three: Richard Brody on “The Odyssey” and Other Summer Films

The film critic Richard Brody talks with David Remnick about three notable films this summer: Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” an epic adaptation of Homer’s poem, arriving amid buzz and huge advance ticket sales; the shoplifting comedy “I Love Boosters,” the second film from the sci-fi-inflected …

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' + The 8 Best Movies Of 2026 (So Far)

NOT THE ONLY MAN TO GET STICKY HANDS FROM THE WEB. We're back this week with a brand-new episode reviewing 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' which, honestly, is it? Is it really? This is the NINTH standalone 'Spider-Man' movie. Come on now. It's hardly brand new. It's not even new. It's old hat, right? F…

Blue Heron and a Short Appreciation of The New Yorker Film Critic Richard Brody

Sophy Romvari's beautiful film new BLUE HERON is available to stream now; Higgins and Loe reflect on it in this episode, as well as have a brief discussion on what makes THE NEW YORKER's film critic Richard Brody so vital. SPOILERS FOR: BLUE HERON, THE ODYSSEY, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, UP IN THE AIR,…

Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma and Late Fame

It’s an end of summer double header! Charlene and Jackie go in on not one but two festival films, Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma and Late Fame.  There are laughs, mind blowing metaphor explanations, an on screen kiss that gave us the ick, and a truly unforeseeable digression (into the race war …

I Financed This Movie By Myself with Shatara Michelle Ford

We’re talking lights, camera, action with writer, director, and Ira’s book club bestie Shatara Michelle Ford. They talk about Ford’s latest feature, Dreams in Nightmares, the real cost of funding their first indie project, and how to make ambitious work without waiting for Hollywood’s green light. …

Jeremy Strong on Playing Mark Zuckerberg and Other Unpopular Characters

In Aaron Sorkin’s latest film, “The Social Reckoning,” the Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg deals with multiple federal investigations and a whistle-blower’s revelations about the damage that the company was causing young people. It’s a dark sequel to the 2010 film, “The Social Network,” and, this …

FYRC #1: La La Land w/ Heather Akumiah

Heather Akumiah is a writer based in New York. She’s the author of the YA novel Bad Witches and co-host of the podcast Limousine. She’s currently at work on a collection of literary short stories. LINKS & MENTIONS * Follow Heather on Instagram @hizzaire * Buy Bad Witches * Listen to Limousine * …

Episode #25 - Tout va bien (Jean-Luc Godard & Jean-Pierre Gorin, 1972) with Nathan Gelgud

Cinéclub Podcast number 25 is a conversation with Nathan Gelgud. Nathan is the cartoonist behind the comic strip Reel Politik, which he posts on his Instagram page before the publisher Drawn and Quarterly collects them into beautiful books. The first eponymous collection was released last year and …

Explore the concept of double binds in relationships and decision-making, highlighting

Show Notes: Unpacking the "Virus of the Mind" and Double Binds Episode Overview In this episode, we dive into the concept of mental viruses as introduced in Richard Brody's book Virus of the Mind. We explore how these 'viruses' or memes shape our beliefs and influence our behaviors, particularly t…

Belfast, Maine with Lukas Fryer

Manniac and Wisemanite Lukas Fryer returns to the pod to discuss Frederick Wiseman's 1999 documentary, Belfast, Maine. Featured in this episode: - Kenny Nixon on Belfast, Maine in BW/DR - Richard Brody's tribute to Wiseman in the New Yorker - Stephen Mamber's Wiseman Journal at UCLA - Wiseman's int…