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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · 2d

FALL LINEUP has no English language films and plenty of awesome guests!! www.cowspod.com for more!

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · 2d

FALL LINEUP has no English language films and plenty of awesome guests!! www.cowspod.com for more!

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Max Evry @maxevry.bsky.social · 10d

This one was a ton of fun! Always wanted to speak of my love for this weird ass movie…

Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · 10d

STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE w/ @maxevry.bsky.social! Exploration, practical effects, V'GER!, mystery, AI, leaping beyond logic!! Listen below: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · 10d

Totally agree. We were quite taken by it... this was our first time seeing it! (Star Trek neophytes here)

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · 10d

STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE w/ @maxevry.bsky.social! Exploration, practical effects, V'GER!, mystery, AI, leaping beyond logic!! Listen below: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

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Phillip Iscove @pmiscove.bsky.social · 21d

Please listen to @jamellebouie.net perfectly sum up the use of AI in Hollywood.

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 21d

The Crook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (2025)

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · 24d

Here's the list of movies and their costs: www.vulture.com/article/movi...

The Complete 2025–26 Movies Fantasy League Draft Guide

Tips and insights for one roster after another, but who will reign (Marty) supreme?

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · 24d

The cows are entering the @vulture.com Movie Draft again this year, hopefully doing better than last year. It's free to draft your team and compete for PRIZES and GLORY!

moviegame.vulture.com

Vulture’s Movies Fantasy League

Fancy yourself a film buff? Do you agonize over your Oscar predictions? Time to put your reputation to the test. Vulture’s Movies Fantasy League is back!

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Authorized Novelizations Podcast @authorizedpod.bsky.social · 26d

This was a BLAST. @hsblechman.bsky.social and Overbye talk the philosophy underlying Hannah's #1 movie. It's a good day to listen.

Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · 26d

We’re joined by Andrew Overbye and Hannah Blechman from the Authorized Novelizations Podcast (@authorizedpod.bsky.social) to explore near-death experiences, spirituality, brat packs, and more during our discussion of Joel Schumacher’s 1990 film FLATLINERS!

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · 26d

We’re joined by Andrew Overbye and Hannah Blechman from the Authorized Novelizations Podcast (@authorizedpod.bsky.social) to explore near-death experiences, spirituality, brat packs, and more during our discussion of Joel Schumacher’s 1990 film FLATLINERS!

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · Sep 6

special ops-movie-heads don't pull punches

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Jim Penola @jimpenola.bsky.social · Aug 30

Huge honor and pleasure to be invited on to one of my absolute favorite podcasts, Cows in the Field! We discuss Alex Garland & Ray Mendoza's provocative, fascinating WARFARE.

Please enjoy and spread the word!

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147. Warfare (w/ Jim Penola)

Podcast Episode · Cows in the field · 08/29/2025 · 1h 24m

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · Aug 29

WARFARE (2025) w/ @jimpenola.bsky.social! Garland, heroic sacrifice, music(!), decontextualizing violence, the film's commitment to realism, and much more!

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · Aug 23

This is really cool; social aesthetic value in action!!

Alan Cernobite @alancerny.bsky.social · Aug 23

E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL.

March 6, 2007

Dear Alan,

Your memories of seeing E.T. for the first time brought me back 26 years to my experiences making it. I think we had similar epiphanies, which is another way of saying that the difference between telling a story and absorbing a story can be measured in nanometers.

E.T. and all that it symbolized came out of my life even more than from my imagination. Your vivid recollections of your summer of ‘82 made an impact on me. I just wanted you to know that.

Thanks, Alan.

All my best,
Steven Spielberg

P.S. You are a very good writer.

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · Aug 16

Who here reads Sutter Cane? IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS w/ Carly Severn (KQED). Listen below:

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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · Aug 10

39. This is a nice essay by @justinkhoo.com on where Tenet fits into Nolan's occupation with characters struggling against the constraints that bind us all, particularly time. It doesn't mention le Guin's wonderful essay about the purpose of sci-fi, but it locates Nolan's sci-fi in that tradition:

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Christopher Nolan's $200 Million-Dollar Sudoku Puzzles - Reactor

A common complaint about Christopher Nolan’s films (often heard in critical circles) is that they are unemotional puzzle boxes—despite dazzling the senses and bewildering the mind, there is no deeper ...

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · Aug 8

Frantically tapping sign: mit-genai.pubpub.org/pub/3iego45r...

The Value of Algorithmic Fiction

A philosophical investigation into the value of algorithmically generated fictions, as compared with human-authored fictions.

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This is a cow @imacow.bsky.social · Aug 7

*ahem* Moo.

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · Aug 1

RE-ANIMATOR w/ Scout Tafoya @honorszombie.bsky.social! We discuss the film, its impact and legacy, men's desire to procreate without women, practical effects, consent, horror, and of course, H.P. Lovecraft!

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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · Jul 31

7. This is a nice episode on Tenet from @cowspod.com. I particularly liked the observation that Kat is a victim of years of abuse, and that her singular focus on losing her son when faced with the possible end of the world (widely & smugly mocked at the time) makes more sense in light of that.

27. Tenet

Podcast Episode · Cows in the field · 01/22/2021 · 1h 20m

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · Jul 23

Check out our new merch shop! Hats! Shirts! Hoodies! shop.cowspod.com

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · Jul 21

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY! We sit down with @abemathew.bsky.social to discuss spying, espionage, betrayal, and lots more! Listen below

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Cows in the Field @cowspod.com · Jul 20

Awesome so glad you enjoyed it! Very quality list!

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Drew O. @adogwynn.bsky.social · Jul 18

just listened to the delightful @cowspod.com ep on Tinker Tailor and was reminded of this @letterboxd.social list I made after my latest Tinker Tailor rewatch. boxd.it/plR7C

Movies Where Hoyte Van Hoytema Films a Graying, Heavily Bespectacled Gary Oldman Who Is Trying To Beat the Russians

A list of 2 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) and Oppenheimer (2023).

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