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Existential crisis - podcast episodes

At the Seventh Row Podcast, we love a good film about an existential crisis — especially now that there are more and more of them. We regularly cover films that fit into this category. Dive deep into the best contemporary films about characters in the midst of an existential crisis with these episodes.

Seventh Row Editors / September 2, 2021

Ep. 107: Another Round and Oslo, August 31st: Are men OK? Masculinity, mental health, & addiction Redux

This week, we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of Joachim Trier’s Oslo, August 31, our favourite film of the 2010s. As part of the celebration, we are presenting a special edition of our December 2020 podcast episode

Seventh Row Editors / June 2, 2021

Ep. 94: HBO’s Looking

On the first in our series of Pride Month episodes we delve into one of our favourite TV shows, HBO’s Looking

Seventh Row Editors / May 19, 2021

Ep. 92: Sugar Daddy and An Easy Girl: Commodifying women

In this episode, we discuss two recent films directed by women about how women commodify themselves and are commodified by society and the people around them: Wendy Morgan’s Sugar Daddy and Rebecca Zlotowski’s Easy Girl. We ask how these films comment on patriarchal norms without (or if they manage to do so) reproducing them.

Seventh Row Editors / May 5, 2021

Ep. 90: Jeanne Dielman and Les Rendez-vous d’Anna: A Chantal Akerman mother’s day

We celebrate Mother’s Day with queen of on-screen mothers, Chantal Akerman, and her films Jeanne Dielman and Les Rendez-vous d’Anna

Seventh Row Editors / April 28, 2021

Ep. 89: Spinster and The Forty-Year-Old Version: Coming of age at forty

This podcast episode explores two wonderful 2020 dramedies, Spinster and The Forty-Year-Old Version, about women who find themselves at a personal and career crossroads as they approach forty.

Seventh Row Editors / April 14, 2021

Ep. 87: Ordinary Love and Hope: Couples dealing with cancer

We discuss Ordinary Love and Hope, two recent films about couples dealing with a cancer diagnosis. We compare the film’s depictions of relationships, hospitals, and cancer film tropes.

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