Best Exmachina Podcasts (2024)

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update - i don't even remember now 7:10

11M ago7:10

7:10

unfinished episodes, under the snow, song of fellfaraway, future plans, cock & bull movie talk, and the groundhog day project: minute by minute.By robert e g black

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update - and i have to stop doing that 8:27

11M ago8:27

8:27

leftover episodes, my previous incompete podcasts, my future show 50v20 (reddie, destiel, queliot and more) #eternalsunshineBy robert e g black

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update - and that was a lot 9:52

11M ago9:52

9:52

editing, pump up the minute, scheduling guests, adhd, annihilation minute, master's thesis, my groundhog day project blog, and the movies by minutes format. #groundhogdayBy robert e g black

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update - it just didn't feel the same 7:14

11M ago7:14

7:14

autistic shutdown, creative block, covid-19, and thoughts about what won't be talked about. #exmachinaBy robert e g black

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you don't get to be special just because you barge in 35:19

1+ y ago35:19

35:19

getting into indie films; kaufman as writer vs director; synecdoche, new york; joel's meaningful objects; the naomi problem; severance. guest: derick mcduff (underrated) #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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medical professionals, let us know 29:11

1+ y ago29:11

29:11

bill murray's dry wit, holiday movie rewatchability, location manager bob hudgins, harold ramis' cameo #timeloops of the week: oculus, majora's mask, blair/gina guest: derick mcduff (underrated) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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she's performing for him, but performing for him for nathan, who's watching them both 20:52

1+ y ago20:52

20:52

alex garland as director vs writer; nice guy vs manic pixie dream girl; blue book's internet bros; tropes as programming. guest: derick mcduff (underrated) #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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i thought this movie was supposed to be weirder than it was 32:51

1+ y ago32:51

32:51

memento, crimes of the future, nice guy syndrome, scott pilgrim, character backstory, licorice pizza, rushmore, and manic pixie dream girls. guest: tyler boudreau (amateur nerds) #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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it's so sticky, in that way, much like the buns 49:36

1+ y ago49:36

49:36

conversation cuts, rita's anger, doris' crush, time loop markers, groundhog day the musical. time loops of the week: hadestown, repeaters guest: tyler boudreau (amateur nerds) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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he is the chess computer that's only playing chess 26:27

1+ y ago26:27

26:27

benjamin franklin effect, different camera angles for caleb and ava, and caleb's inability to converse. guest: tyler boudreau (amateur nerds) #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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come along with us, audience 33:11

1+ y ago33:11

33:11

finding lacuna in your bank statement, phone technology, mary lingering, and different cuts of blade runner. guest: austin prior (malkovich malkovich minute minute) #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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i would hate this movie to get bogged down in the technicalities 41:43

1+ y ago41:43

41:43

ned's timing, twelve monkeys, furbies, the iron giant... oh, and phil arrives at and leaves gobbler's knob... again time loop of the week: westworld - 'the riddle of the sphinx' guest: austin prior (malkovich malkovich minute minute) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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this film was distributed in the US by A24 and it shows 29:00

1+ y ago29:00

29:00

ava's drawing, confronted tropes, levels of programming, defining genre and expectations... and some beef over #bladerunner guest: austin prior (malkovich malkovich minute minute) #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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if it weren't for all the other people 18:16

1+ y ago18:16

18:16

deleted scenes with joel's ex, the lives of extras in the park, and arriving at lacuna. #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind 23:43

1+ y ago23:43

23:43

day 3, i got you babe, phil's lifestyle, pencil breaking, and a deleted scene time loop of the week: the fare #groundhogday #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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we have decided that all men are not created equal 19:49

1+ y ago19:49

19:49

how do you test a chess computer, and how do we define human, normal? #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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a temperature check to put clem and joel's relationship into perspective 25:43

2y ago25:43

25:43

joel moans, carrie throws laundry, rob spills the beans, and we get lost in how fundamentally this might change joel. guest: evan (left of the projector) #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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we don't need reality to be weird 31:28

2y ago31:28

31:28

phil is confused, the handler has things handled, water is still cold, and time is having a 404 error. time loops of the week: cloak & dagger - "lotus eaters", la jetee, 12 monkeys - "lullaby", twelve monkeys guest: evan (left of the projector) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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there is no traditional turing test 32:17

2y ago32:17

32:17

caleb is unsettled, kyoko is precise, nathan is pretending, philosophy is problematic, and it's all political. guest: evan (left of the projector) #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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why would you call someone clem-ato? 19:23

2y ago19:23

19:23

patrick sucks, clem is oblivious, joel is sad, carrie and rob know something, and the dog just wants out. guest: eric deutsch (flash gordon minute) #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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he has a face that constantly looks a little haggard and upset 27:19

2y ago27:19

27:19

telegraphed slaps, downplayed freakouts, obvious beginnings, and unnecessary voiceovers. time loops of the week: agents of s.h.i.e.l.d - "as i have always been", supernatural - "mystery spot" guest: eric deutsch (escape from new york minute) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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this fits right up nathan's thought process 21:47

2y ago21:47

21:47

trying not to upset the boss, focus pulling on a silhouette, and introducing sonoya mizuno as kyoko. guest: eric deutsch (flash gordon minute) #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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everything that's wrong with it is right with it 57:48

2y ago57:48

57:48

in-camera trickery, white stripes' 'hardest button to button', the audience appeal of gondry and kaufman, trailers, spoilers, memory erasure, and then we get sidetracked in a deep dive into the star wars expanded universe because head canon is everything. guest: austin prior (malkovich malkovich minute minute) hardest button to button: https://www.…

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main character energy 1:00:53

2y ago1:00:53

1:00:53

worldbuilding, writing a time loop story, testing your future self, ned's ecstatic recognition, and yesterday's enterprise. time loops of the week: 12:01pm, one minute time machine guest: austin prior (malkovich malkovich minute minute) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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this massive, full-body eye roll 34:38

2y ago34:38

34:38

how many levels deep is nathan's manipulation, blade runner and why it matters that caleb is human, ghostbusters and holding your reference over someone's head, star trek's bynars and motivation. guest: austin prior (malkovich malkovich minute minute) #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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oh my god - the postage that business needs... 35:21

2y ago35:21

35:21

banality of setting, memento mori, showtime at the apollo, forgiveness and reconciliation. guest: father david mowry #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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this event is so significant, we can't contain it to one 24-hour period 43:30

2y ago43:30

43:30

movies with messages, the will behind the time loop, multi-day celebrations, catholic octaves, cars dating the film, pretending not to have cash, ned and phil in high school, and candlemas. time loops of the week: orpheus, the adventure zone: the eleventh hour, life is strange guest: father david mowry #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes…

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not a lot of sensible female shoes in nathan's closet 44:55

2y ago44:55

44:55

biblical names, anti-eden themes, nathan's sense of history, his art installations, his conscience, pollock's no. 5 1948, and what it is to be human. guest: father david mowry #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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he's experiencing something beyond the reality of the film 17:34

2y ago17:34

17:34

late opening titles, joel taking a pill, and the end of men. guests: chloe griffiths & luke allen (please be seated) #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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that's why he's played by bill murray; he's a dick 33:11

2y ago33:11

33:11

my documentary idea, chevy chase, caddyshack, obsessive continuity time loops of the week: sure thing, men, eve of the daleks guests: chloe griffiths & luke allen (please be seated) sure thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXBHzckDXlY #groundhogday #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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do you think he's going to give birth to himself at the end of the film? 35:22

2y ago35:22

35:22

choosing sides--caleb or ava; garland cuts; about time, annihilation, men, last night in soho, tusk, antichrist, born on the fourth of july, xtro; masks and masking. guests: luke allen & chloe griffiths (please be seated) #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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if harambe had lived... 28:00

2y ago28:00

28:00

depicting dreams, ambiguity, inception, mr.nobody, the crossover universe, and i'm thinking of ending things. guest: parker johnston (dick tracy minute) #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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have you andie macdowelled me? 55:51

2y ago55:51

55:51

annual viewing, how long is phil's loop, phil's shadow, time loop markers. time loops of the week: groundhog daying, infinity chamber, mine games, game over, beyond the infinite two minutes, a day, high spirits, and then came lola, life after life guest: parker johnston (dick tracy minute) groundhog daying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5y3P5F_B…

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he knows his time is up 55:16

2y ago55:16

55:16

rewatchability, fragmentary story structure, voyeurism, 2001, nathan's decor, ava's room, and who is the real nathan? guest: parker johnston (dick tracy minute) #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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it coulda been, like, a fallout boy song 21:08

2y ago21:08

21:08

emo titles, erasure, cause & effect, angel number 652, twin flame, the news, and the present. guest: sarah black (life as a playlist) #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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this aries baby baptism thing 52:20

2y ago52:20

52:20

astrology, angel number 600, rebirth, eternal recurrence, i got you babe, not looking in the mirror, and what we want from film. time loop of the week: after yang guest: sarah black (life as a playlist) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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at the start of this awakening 18:30

2y ago18:30

18:30

transformation; sleep, light, and noise; angel number 226; caleb's shirt, panopticon and privacy; and access to natural spaces. guest: sarah black (life as a playlist) #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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what the hell is going on here? 22:11

2y ago22:11

22:11

elijah wood, jim carrey, kate winslet, pulp fiction, flaws in lacuna's erasure, and late opening titles. guest: brian boucher (top gun minute) #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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he doesn't think through what he's gonna do 35:13

2y ago35:13

35:13

cut scenes, knowing bartenders, cold showers, and plot holes. time loops of the week: replay; back to the future; i'm you, dickhead; life is strange guest: brian boucher (top gun minute) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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nothing analytical - just, how do you feel? 24:01

2y ago24:01

24:01

book spine database, giorgio morandi, enola gay, bhagavad gita, lucifer, and symmetrical scars. guest: brian boucher (top gun minute) #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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what is the meaning of a memory? 17:51

2y ago17:51

17:51

recontextualizing memory, the ship of theseus, budding relationships, and the reshaping of self. #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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what is the meaning of a rule? 25:23

2y ago25:23

25:23

film structure and the inciting incident, phil showing off to the locals, and choosing to go back to punxsutawney. time loops of the week: imagine, life is strange imagine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnXoJ3suYNU&t=5s #groundhogday #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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what is the meaning of a word? 21:08

2y ago21:08

21:08

wittgenstein, caliban, searle, turing, the chinese room, philosophy and the meaning of character names. #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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clementine and the pomegranates 21:50

2y ago21:50

21:50

hair color continuity, manic pixie dream girls, osidius the emphatic, fever pitch, about time, and joel giving clem what she wants. guest: luke allen (two minutes about time) #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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at one point, the baby is see through 24:37

2y ago24:37

24:37

snow added in post, a chicago location, and memorable scenes. time loops of the week: worst year of my life again, tango guest: luke allen (christmas actually) worst year of my life again, episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74pmP-2oV1Q&list=WL&index=47 tango: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo8O8lYDzIU #groundhogday #moviesbyminutes…

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that phrasing sounds like they had sex 33:42

2y ago33:42

33:42

citing me; disappearing into a role; nudity and the male gaze; AI, the soul, and the meaning of life; and auteurship. guest: luke allen (two minutes about time) #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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he knows how to be a person. he's got that latent ability. he just needs to not be so self-conscious and not think about it as much 15:41

2y ago15:41

15:41

cracked ice as metaphor, visiting the charles river, and playing crossover matchmaker to fictional characters. guest: sean german (spinal tap minute) #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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they're not actually talking to a groundhog, sean 29:38

2y ago29:38

29:38

woodstock willie's war with the woodstock mayor, rich guys telling the crowd how reality will be, extras, and the groundhog's abilities. time loops of the week: blood punch, 'twas the night before myxymas, the c-word guest: sean german (groundhog minute) #groundhogday #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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who's the testor and who's the testee? 38:00

2y ago38:00

38:00

is caleb an earlier model, was caleb picked to be gullible, will true AI ever exist, are we born with language, and what is nathan's purpose? guest: sean german (next scene podcast) #exmachina #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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they turn into other people, except those other people are themselves 29:20

2y ago29:20

29:20

voiceover, the ordering of events, dream logic, david lynch, the cast, and the cuteness guest: molly bailen (escape from new york minute) #eternalsunshine #moviesbyminutesBy robert e g black

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