Girl, so Confucian. We sit down to unpack Edward Yang’s dark horse masterpiece, 1994’s A Confucian Confusion. Eli talks about his first time watching this zany comedy and how it reminded him of a lot of college friend groups. Wilson explains why he thinks this is Yang’s true deep cut film, and doubles down on the film’s belief on ‘emotional work’. Ben discusses how Yang injects A Confucian Confusion with an easy relatability and argues that this is a great starting point to Yang’s filmography. Is this a comedy of errors, a biting critique of modern society, or both? Join us as we unravel the layers of Yang’s underappreciated classic.

• • When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao Hsien and Edward Yang (1993) (Dir: Hirokazu Koreeda)

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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(04:43) General reactions

(11:57) Plot summary and context

(15:51) Character discussion

(30:30) Themes discussion: capitalism and emotion

(43:00) Behind the scenes documentary with Hou

(48:33) More character discussion

(55:00) Ending of the film

(58:50) Yang’s career

The classic genres… horror, rom-com, monster film, bunny-comedy? In our preparation for the recently released Vengeance Most Fowl, join us as we cover Nick Park’s 2005 Wallace & Gromit feature, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, co-directed with Steve Box. Eli recounts the experience he had watching this in theaters as a kid. Wilson talks about why stop motion animation scares him. And Ben leads us into an interesting conversation about genre, and how comedy operates in this film and in our lives

Paul Santilli: Culture, Evil and Horror

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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(06:49) Plot summary

(08:58) General reactions

(13:17) Types of humour

(20:55) Genre

(28:30) Payoffs

(35:30) Stop-motion and humanity

(41:42) Margin of safety

(45:35) Comedy and horror

(47:57) Childhood movies and tragedy

(51:27) Outro

Tune in for a very special episode as Wilson chats with The People’s Joker director, writer, star and editor Vera Drew about her feature film debut! Vera Drew talks about getting into filmmaking, the incredibly collaborative process behind making The People’s Joker, as well as the tough road it took for the film to reach the public.

The People’s Joker is streaming exclusively on Mubi.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(03:29) Interview

(30:44) Outro

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