Projector Pod
Projector Pod is a film podcast hosted by Ebba Wester and Macon Holt. They discuss new and old movies in a nerdy, fun, and engaging way, often through a critical theory lens. Occasional guests join them for conversations about cinema.
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The Bone Temple (28 Years Later)
This time, we dive back into the revamped zombie franchise for the second instalment in the 28 Years Later series, The Bone Temple. Director Nia DeCosta picks up the series writer Alex Garland's post-apocalyptic tale and imbues it with a war documentary intensity that moves effortlessly between horror, joy and meditation on the nature and origin of evil.If you think Projector Pod is the kind
Die My Love
Director Lynne Ramsay returns with another emotionally complex, dream-like film, "Die My Love", which already has critics utterly enraged and confounded. Fortunatly Ebba and Macon are here to guide you through this moving, richly crafted exploration of how relationships come apart when one person refuses to see another's suffering and their desperate gambits for love.If you think Pr
Bugonia
After a little break, Projector Pod is back. This time, Ebba and Macon talk, yet again, about a film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, Bugonia. This story of kidnapping and paranoia unfurls into a black comedy of errors that rails against the powers that be and corporate doublespeak. At the same time, however, it paints a portrait of how oppression and isolation poison any kind of resistance, even whe
One Battle After Another
Projector Pod fave, the director Paul Thomas Anderson, returns to the cinema screen with his Pynchonesque epic of collapsing revolutionaries, One Battle After Another. With a plot too twisty to explain, characters too real and surreal to describe, and a tone that resists simple labels, it is remarkable that this film works so well. Yet, it also makes sense that it feels like just the right movie f
28 Years Later
This time, we talk about Danny Boyle's return to the zombie movie world in 28 Years Later. The film is a super rich and endlessly interesting expansion of the themes Boyles put together in his original 28 Days Later form 2002. But now, as the world has changed (not least in the films' UK setting), 28 Years Later is that rare thing: a zombie movie that has us asking endless questions abou
The Mastermind
This time on Projector Pod, we are talking about arthouse director Kelly Reichardt's latest film, The Mastermind. A 1970s period piece about an unemployed father's attempt to pull off an audacious and strangely specific art heist at the local gallery. It is a richly textured, slow, almost slapstick character study set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and fading dreams of the count
Eddington
Ari Aster returns to our screens with a black slapstick comedy about the insanity and trauma of the COVID-19 lockdowns, with Eddington. Joaquin Phoenix stars as a down-on-his-luck small-town sheriff who is so disgruntled by the lockdowns that he decides to challenge the town's mayor for office. But what has been bubbling underneth for the sheriff is being brought to the surface by the weird w
The Phoenician Scheme
Wes Anderson returns to the silver screen with what some are controversially calling his most emotional film to date, The Phoenician Scheme. But what to make of this mid-century fetishising, reindeer lichen coloured, slapstick violence laden, god bothering caper? Is there more to this film than the zany characters and perfect framing?If you think Projector Pod is the kind of thing you'd like
Queer
Luca Guadagnino returns to the cinema following the roaring success of Challengers with an adaptation of William Burroughs' auto-fictional experimental novel of love in the age of intensely felt internalised homophobia, Queer. Beyond the film continuing the trend for gorgeously dirty white linen suits on film, Queer is a masterful, impressionistic exploration of living in bodies and with desi
Mickey 17
Director Bong Joon Ho returns to Anglophone cinema with the satirical sci-fi Black comedy Mickey 17. Robert Pattinson stars as Mickey, a down-on-his-luck earthling who tries to escape his trouble by signing up for a space voyage as an "expendable", i.e., a person who can die over and over again because they have his data on file. So, what does this tonally peculiar film have to say about
CPH:DOX 2025 (possibly part 1) with Alex Elder
This time, we are joined by festival veteran and writer for the Radical Art Review, Alex Elder, to talk about some of the films on offer from CPH DOX 2025, including Flophouse America, Portrait of a Confused Father, Fantastic Family, Another World, About a Hero, Rave, and Zodiac Killer Project. Most of the films we talk about are available on the festival's platform Paradox, while Another Wor
Ep. 35 "The Brutalist"
Director Brady Corbet has made an epic about architecture, artistry, money and power called The Brutalist, and we have some "thoughts" about it along with Ayn Rand, pretentiousness and the white elephant/termite theory of filmmaking. If you think Projector Pod is the kind of thing you'd like to support, you can find our Patreon here.
Ep 34. The End
10 years after changing the world of documentary cinema with "The Act of Killing" and "The Look of Silence", director Joshua Oppenheimer returns to our screens with a post-apocalyptic musical. "The End" is a film about the lies we tell ourselves, the destruction these cause, and the love and hope that such lies deny us. If you think Projector Pod is the kind of thing
Ep. 33 "Babygirl"
So it’s time to talk about “Babygirl” from director Halina Reijn, a tale of a married tech CEO who’s never had an orgasm with her husband, engaging in an illicit sub/Dom affair with her magically empathetic intern. It’s a film that raises questions about identity, control, fantasy, desire, love and power which are very much of the moment. But what is it really about?If you think Projector Pod is t
Ep. 32 "Nosferatu"
He's coming! And by "he" we mean Robert Eggers' reimagining of the sublime Dracula copyright dodge, "Nosferatu". Eggers' telling centres on Ellen, the character who in previous versions has been the object of the Vampyr, Orlok's, appetite. But Eggers' version poses the question that she might be the subject who summoned him to satisfy her own. But can t
Ep. 31 "Anora"
On this episode of Projector Pod, Ebba and Macon talk about Sean Baker's new film "Anora", the story of Ani, a sex worker from Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, who winds up a pragmatic/maybe romantic marriage with the fail-son of a Russian oligarch. In the boy's family's attempts to clean this up, Ani has to make sure she gets what she is owed from people who'd rather preten
Live Ep 201 "Tangerine" (Christmas Special)
It is a Sean Baker Chrismas at Projector Pod, as we share two episodes on the filmmaker's work. The first is the mini-live podcast from our event at Kommunal Kunst og Teknik (KKT) on the Director's the queer Christmas movie the world always needed, "Tangerine". Our full episode on Baker's latest film, "Anora", will be out after Christmas!If you think Projector Po
Ep. 30 The Substance
It's The Substance that everyone is talking about. The miracle tonic that will make you a new you, so long as you follow the rules. Ebba and Macon chart tense territory as they discuss the future cult body horror hit from Coralie Fargeat. If you think Projector Pod is the kind of thing you'd like to support, you can find our Patreon here.
Ep. 29 "Joker: Folie et Deux" & "La Chimera" (New films about men called Arthur)
With a slue of films about men called Arthur in the cinema right now, Ebba and Macon have decided to talk about 2 of them in this episode. Todd Phillips attempts not to leave money on the table with his depressing musical "Joker: Folie et Deux" starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. And Alice Rohrwacher directs an enchanting meditation on the flatness of time, life, love and death with
Ep. 28 "Megalopolis"
Legendary director, Francis Ford Coppola, has made a return to our screen with his self-financed, attempt at an audacious masterpiece "Megalopolis". Ebba and Macon dive into this confounding film and search for its redeeming features. And there are treasures to be found among the worrying politics, uncanny design and discombobulating dialogue. If you think Projector Pod is the kind of th
Ep. 27 "Network" (1976)
Uninspire by the end of summer spook fests at the cinema, Ebba and Macon dived into the classics. This time they take a look back at the Academy Award-winning, insanely prescient and oddly pretentious, "Network" from 1976. It is the story of how a middle-aged news anchor's mental breakdown becomes a cash cow for his broadcaster as rants against the world as it is. And as bad as it m
Live Ep. 5 "Sexy Beast"
On the final live podcast at Husetsbiograf, Ebba and Macon sizzle in the Iberian sun in Johnathan Glazer's deconstructed London gangster black comedy, "Sexy Beast".If you think Projector Pod is the kind of thing you'd like to support, you can find our Patreon here.
Ep 26. Kinds of Kindness
Yorgos Lanthimos is back with his thoroughly unsettling and painfully absurd triptych anthology film "Kinds of Kindness". So,Ebba and Macon get thoroughly stuck in the question of what sort of kindness he might be talking about. If you think Projector Pod is the kind of thing you'd like to support, you can find our Patreon here.
Live Ep. 4 "A Scanner Darkly"
This time at Husets Biograf we watched, Richard Linklater's adaptation of "A Scanner Darkly", a drug paranoia-fueled, rotoscoped exploration of how they might just be out to get you. Come join us for the last of our screening series on Monday June 10th at 19:00, when we will be watching Jonathan Glazer's surreal reinvention of the heist film, "Sexy Beast". If you thin
Ep. 25 "Challengers" and "Love Lies Bleeding"
Time for some sexy, summer, queer fun with Ebba and Macon on this episode of Projector Pod featuring two long discussions of Luca Guadagnino sweat soaked tennis desire drama, "Challengers" and Rose Glass' blackly comic romantic caper "Love Lives Bleeding". On Monday, June 10th Projector Pod presents for the last time at Husets Biograf, Jonathan Glaser's surreal heist/
Live Ep. 3 "Morvern Callar"
Macon and Ebba talk about Lynne Ramsay's underseen gem, "Morvern Callar", for the second time, but this time in front a freshly overwhelmed crowd. You can hear what else the Projector Pod team had to say about the film the first time around here. The next Projector Pod Live will take place at Husets Biograf on May 20th when we will be showing Richard Linklater's rotoscoped adap
Ep. 24 "Civil War" (and a little bit of "Dune 2")
This time on Projector Pod Ebba and Macon dive into the libidinal economy of violence and the images that animate it while talking about Alex Garland's latest and perhaps last directorial venture "Civil War". And speaking of the aestheticisation of violence, they also spend a minute talking about the latest instalment in the "Dune" saga. On Thursday, May 9th Projector Pod
Ep. 23 CPH DOX 2024 Highlights
Ebba and Macon have been hard at work at the CPH DOX festival soaking as much of it in as they could. Here, they present their picks of the films they found the most engaging presented here in spoiler-free discussions.Including:*"Balomania" dir. Sissel Morell Dargis"Youth (Spring)" dir. Wang Bing"Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World" dir. Radu Jude*"K
Live Ep 2. "Punch-Drunk Love"
Projector pod presents at Huset Biograf returns with Paul Thomas Anderson's reinvention of the genre of the Adam Sandler romantic comedy, "Punch-Drunk Love". This film is a musical without musical numbers. Rife with the symbolism of fantasy it is a fable of how love can redeem us from our self-loathing, or maybe that is just a dream.Come join us next month on April 4th at Huset Biog
Ep. 22 "Dream Scenario" (and a little bit of "All of Us Strangers")
Nicholas Cage becomes Ebba and Macon's uncanny daydream as they discuss Kristoffer Borgli's break out into Hollywood in his latest film, "Dream Scenario". It tells the story of a disappointed college professor who suddenly hears he has been popping up in a lot of people's dreams and then has to struggle with this strange kind of notoriety. Also, your beloved hosts have a b
Ep. 21 May December (and a little bit of Saltburn)
This time on Projector Pod, Ebba and Macon dive into a brand new, very confusing feeling with Todd Haynes' latest exploration of the monstrous feminine in "May December". A film that sees Natalie Portman and Haynes' long-time collaborator Julianne Moore, compete for who can be the most despicable. They also touch on the glorious mess that is Emerald Fennell's sophomore fea
Ep. 20 "Poor Things" (and a little bit on "Zone of Interest")
This time on Projector Pod, Ebba and Macon follow Emma Stone on her adventure with director Yorgos Lanthimos into the steam-punk, sex and science odyssey of Bella Baxter in "Poor Things". And your host take a moment to think about Johnathan Glazer's innovative examination of the banality of evil in his new film, "Zone of Interest".And on February 8th at Huset's Biogra
Live Ep. 1 "Brick"
It's Halloween in January!* The first film of Projector Pod's live series at Husets Biograf in Copenhagen was Rian Johnson's debut feature "Brick" (2005), a genre-bending hardboiled detective noir reimagined as a high school teen drama that is so formally tight it lets some surprising insights shine through. Join us for the next live recording at Husets Biograf in Copenha
Ep. 19 Priscilla
In this episode of Projector Pod, Ebba and Macon navigate the glamour and the ick of Sofia Coppola's film about the icon and child bride of Elvis, "Priscilla". And don't forget, in 2024, Projector Pod goes live!Projector Pod presents... a celebration of rough, risky and bold artistic vision with a series of hand-picked Y2K cult classics which if you don't already know and
Coming soon, Projector Pod Presents... "Brick" Live @ Husets Biograf Januart 4th
In 2024, Projector Pod goes live!Projector Pod presents... a celebration of rough, risky and bold artistic vision with a series of hand-picked Y2K cult classics which if you don't already know and love, you should... Ebba and Macon of the ‘Projector Pod’ podcast present a series of personal Greatest Hits from the golden age of DVDs and bring them to you on the big screen... Join them at Huset
Ep. 18 Killers of the Flower Moon
Ebba and Macon have made it back to the cinema and the award season releases start to fill the silver screen. This time they talk about Martin Scorsese's latest historical epic, "Killers of the Flower Moon". The film tells the true story of the murders that targeted the Osage people in Oklahoma in the 1920s by white Americans attempting to steal their oil rights. Taking the slow do
Ep. 17 Donnie Darko (Classic)
With the beginning of spooky season comes the end of classics season. So, the last movie Ebba and Macon is going to cover before returning to the cinema is a film that does both spooky and classic with angsty grace, gorgeous dissociation and troubled excitement, Richard Kelly's debut feature film, Donnie Darko.
Ep. 16 "Morvern Callar" (Classic)
In the absence of good kino in the cinemas, Ebba and Macon explore another classic, Lynne Ramsay's criminally underseen exploration of grief and freedom, "Morvern Callar" starring Samantha Morton. Track this movie down, watch it and then listen to the pod. We need to get the word out about this neglected gem!
Ep. 15 Eyes Wide Shut (Classic)
This time on Projector Pod, Ebba and Macon don Venitian masks and cloaks and try to memorise the password, Fidelio, and descend into the beautiful nightmare of the torment of bourgeois desire that is Stanley Kubrick's final masterpiece, "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999).If you think Projector Pod gives you good movie chat, you can support us on Patreon
Ep. 14. Mission: Impossible, Dead Reckoning, Part One (Or What is Tom Cruise?)
This time on Projector Pod, Ebba and Macon apply all their critical skills to the latest instalment in Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible" film franchise, "Dead Reckoning, Part One". And in so doing, they discover some deep heritage of cinema embodied in Crusie's commitment to living up to his mega-star persona. If you think Projector Pod gives you good movie chat, you
Friedkin Memorial Pod: Sorcerer (UNRELEASED)
The master of horror and darkness, the director, William Friedkin, has passed away at 87. Back in November, before they had good microphones and thought could they constantly deliver two pods a month to build an audience of patrons, Ebba and Macon recorded an episode on Friedkin's thriller masterpiece, Sorcerer, while both having horrendous colds. Given the sniffles, sneezes and extreme voca
Ep. 13 Barbenheimer (Barbie & Oppenheimer)
This time on Projector Pod Ebba and Macon try to figure out what to make of the collision of two cinematic titans, Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer". Two apparently polar opposite films in terms of themes and aesthetics, released on the same day, it must be of some significance, no?If you like Projector Pod, you can support us via our Pat
Ep. 12 "Asteroid City"
This time on Projector Pod, Ebba and Macon discuss Wes Anderson's most recent exploration of pastel colours, symmetry and repressed grief, Asteroid City. And of course, we take the opportunity to explore exactly what might be at stake in the aesthetics of Anderson's entire oeuvre in his campaign against realism.If you like this podcast, or any of the stuff Projector Pod has put out, why
Episode 11 "Sick of Myself"
In this episode, Ebba and Macon dive into the twisted imagination of Hollywood-bound, Norwegian director, Kristoffer Borgli, with his film "Sick of Myself", a black comedy about a young woman who deliberately overdoses on dangerous meds to make herself abject enough to get the attention she craves.
Ep. 10 “Beau is Afraid”
Projector Pod returns! This time, Ebba and Macon talk about Ari Asta's decision to put Joaquin Phoenix through psychosexual hell. It is basically a surreal journey into what would happen if all the anxieties caused by your Oedipus complex came true. And well, the film is about as good and bad as that sounds... unless Asta is just fuckin' with us.
Ep. 9 CPH DOX 2023
Our CPHDOX wrap-up episode is out now. We talk about Emily Norling's Eartheater scored “Megaheartz”, Theo Montoya’s “Anhell69”, Axel Danielson and Maximillien Van Aertryck’s “And the king said, Oh What a fantastic Machine”, Høy La’s live score to “Caterpillar” and the festival prize winner, Alexander Mihalovich & Hanna Badziaka, “Motherland” plus a couple more. All in time for you to c
Ep. 8 The Whale + The Oscars
This time on Projector Pod, Ebba and Macon get incredibly salty talking about Darren Aronofsky's poorly written and awkwardly directed Oscar bait, "The Whale", the story of a slow suicide by way of obesity induced by the trauma of loss. They kick things off though with a little chat about the academy awards' big winner "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once".
Ep. 7 "Tár"
This time on this extra-long episode of Projector Pod, Ebba and Macon are joined by philosopher, Niklas Birksted, to talk about Todd Fields's tale of the art-curdling consequences of corrupt success, "Tár". Cate Blanchett stars as the fictional conductor Lydia Tár in a meticulously composed film about the hubris of power and the sacrifices of "genius". Macon mostly watches
Ep. 6 "The Banshees of Inisherin"
This time on the pod Ebba and Macon talk about Martin McDonagh's existential comedy "The Banshees of Inisherin", the allegory for the Irish civil war that may actually have more interesting things to say about the nature of friendship, what makes life meaningful and the dangers for your fiddle playing career of having sheep sheering sheers too readily at hand.
Ep. 5 "The Menu"
This time on Projector Pod, Ebba and Macon are joined by part-time academic and part-time disgruntled food service worker, Rebecca Mazur to talk about Mark Mylod's comedy-horror about conspicuous consumption, and the violence of perfection, "The Menu". Starring Ralph Fiennes and Ann Taylor Joy.
Ep. 4 "Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths"
This Month Ebba and Macon talk about Alejandro González Iñárritu's surreal, blackly comedic auto-fictional odyssey of life, love, migration, art making, family, pain, ecstasy, history and death, "Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths" that he somehow convinced Netflix to let him make.
Ep 3. "White Noise"
From the emerging discipline of Hitler studies to the air-born toxic event, and from the all-consuming fear of death and the impermanence of joy, Ebba and Macon have plenty to talk about with this spoiler-filled pod on Noah Baumbach's new adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel, "White Noise", which came out on Netflix on December 30th.
Ep. 2 Crimes of the Future
In a fever of overwhelmed excitement, the Projector Pod crew, plus relative Cronenberg expert, Kat Milder, went straight from the director's new film, "Crimes of the Future", to the microphones to talk about surgery as the new sex. This episode was recorded at the new creative platform in Copenhagen, Super x Space.
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In the premier episode of Projector Pod, Ebba and Macon talk about Ruben Östlund's new satirical film about capitalist excess and the will to power, "Triangle of Sadness". Art by Joakim Drescher
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