Bunny Lake

Welcome to our first ever episode! Sarah and Mary explore the anxious feelings they get from Otto Preminger’s Bunny Lake is Missing (1965) and Alice Lowe’s Prevenge (2016).

Welcome to our first ever episode! Sarah and Mary explore the anxious feelings they get from Otto Preminger’s Bunny Lake is Missing (1965) and Alice Lowe’s Prevenge (2016).

Episode 1: Anxiety (Bunny Lake is Missing & Prevenge)

Daniel Blake

Mary and Sarah discuss the veil of sadness surrounding Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake (2016).

Mary and Sarah discuss the veil of sadness surrounding Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake (2016).

Episode 2: Depression (The Virgin Suicides & I, Daniel Blake)

Sarah and Mary unpick the realities of Graeme Clifford’s Frances (1982) and Peter Weir’s The Truman Show (1999).

Sarah and Mary unpick the realities of Graeme Clifford’s Frances (1982) and Peter Weir’s The Truman Show (1999).

Episode 3: Psychosis (Frances & The Truman Show)

Mary and Sarah show Gus Van Sant’s To Die For (1995) and David Fincher’s Gone Girl (2014) some admiration.

Mary and Sarah show Gus Van Sant’s To Die For (1995) and David Fincher’s Gone Girl (2014) some admiration.

Episode 4: Narcissism (To Die For & Gone Girl)

Sarah and Mary get a little intense with Barbet Schroeder’s Single White Female (1992) and Jason Reitman’s Young Adult (2011).

Sarah and Mary get a little intense with Barbet Schroeder’s Single White Female (1992) and Jason Reitman’s Young Adult (2011).

Episode 5: Borderline (Single White Female & Young Adult)

Mary and Sarah lift the mask of sanity on Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange (1971) and Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals (2016).

Mary and Sarah lift the mask of sanity on Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange (1971) and Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals (2016).

Episode 6: Psychopathy (A Clockwork Orange & Nocturnal Animals)

Sarah and Mary review Gaspar Noe’s Climax (2018) and can’t prevent themselves spoiling (sorry).

Sarah and Mary review Gaspar Noe’s Climax (2018) and can’t prevent themselves spoiling (sorry).

Bonus: Climax Review (Spoiler Alert)

Sarah and Mary review Yorgos Lanthimos' latest; The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017).

Sarah and Mary review Yorgos Lanthimos' latest; The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017).

Bonus: The Killing of a Sacred Deer Review

Mary and Sarah review Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird (2017).

Mary and Sarah review Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird (2017).

Bonus: Lady Bird Review

Sarah and Mary share their highs and lows of the 2018 BFI London Film Festival.

Sarah and Mary share their highs and lows of the 2018 BFI London Film Festival.

Bonus: BFI London Film Festival 2018 Round-Up

A dialogue about film and psychoanalysis hosted by Sarah Kathryn Cleaver and Mary Wild

Learning the basics of psychoanalysis, though important, tends to be quite boring for most folk; It’s a challenge to make something this complex entertaining and digestible. Yet, these two young ladies have managed to find the perfect balance. Teaching the principles of psychology through films is simply brilliant. Both of the hosts are as witty as they are charismatic, if you wish to dip your toes into the world of psychology you won’t find a better podcast!

The Perfect Blend Between Psychology and Pop-Culture

I learn so much about the mind through these podcasts - both speakers are extremely well read. Thank you for bringing psychoanalysis to the people!

Powerful analyses of the mind

Projections Podcast

Sarah and Mary begin their analysis of films about fashion with George Cukor’s My Fair Lady (1964) and Michaelangelo Antonioni’s Blow Up (1966).

Sarah and Mary begin their analysis of films about fashion with George Cukor’s My Fair Lady (1964) and Michaelangelo Antonioni’s Blow Up (1966).

Fashion Films Episode 1: Control & Creation

Lars-heads Sarah and Mary review the director’s 2018 film The House That Jack Built.

Lars-heads Sarah and Mary review the director’s 2018 film The House That Jack Built.

Bonus: The House That Jack Built Review

Sarah and Mary discuss two films featuring murder in the fashion world: Mario Bava’s Blood and Black Lace (1964) and Irvin Kershner’s The Eyes of Laura Mars (1978).

Sarah and Mary discuss two films featuring murder in the fashion world: Mario Bava’s Blood and Black Lace (1964) and Irvin Kershner’s The Eyes of Laura Mars (1978).

Fashion Films Episode 3: Fashion & Death

Sarah and Mary revisit Bruce Weber’s strange essay film Chop Suey (2001) and Tom Ford’s sublime A Single Man (2009) and their exploration of desire in fashion.

Sarah and Mary revisit Bruce Weber’s strange essay film Chop Suey (2001) and Tom Ford’s sublime A Single Man (2009) and their exploration of desire in fashion.

Fashion Films Episode 2: Desiring Desire

Sarah and Mary went to see Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread (2017) and talked about fashion and death, soulmates and power afterwards.

Sarah and Mary went to see Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread (2017) and talked about fashion and death, soulmates and power afterwards.

Bonus: Phantom Thread Review

Mary and Sarah discuss the darkness and destruction of American Vogue documentary The September Issue (2009) and Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon (2016).

Mary and Sarah discuss the darkness and destruction of American Vogue documentary The September Issue (2009) and Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon (2016).

Fashion Films Episode 4: Corruption & Consumption

Mary and Sarah revisit Michael Pearce’s directorial debut Beast (2017), along with some Jersey-based true crime and Terence Malik’s Badlands.

Mary and Sarah revisit Michael Pearce’s directorial debut Beast (2017), along with some Jersey-based true crime and Terence Malik’s Badlands.

Bonus: Beast Review

Daniel Goldhaber

Isa Mazzei

Sarah and Mary review new Netflix release Cam (2018) and interview the filmmakers Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei in this supersize bonus episode.

Sarah and Mary review new Netflix release Cam (2018) and interview the filmmakers Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei in this supersize bonus episode.

Bonus: Cam featuring Daniel Goldhaber & Isa Mazzei

Colin Burstead

Happy New Year listeners! Mary and Sarah deal with the various personal issues raised by Ben Wheatley’s Happy New Year Colin Burstead (2018).

Happy New Year listeners! Mary and Sarah deal with the various personal issues raised by Ben Wheatley’s Happy New Year Colin Burstead (2018).

Bonus: Happy New Year Colin Burstead

Mary and Sarah review Sam Levinson’s Assassination Nations (2018) and talk nudes, memes and snuff films.

Mary and Sarah review Sam Levinson’s Assassination Nations (2018) and talk nudes, memes and snuff films.

Bonus: Assassination Nation Review

‘Neoliberalism is capitalism without a safeword’. Welcome to Series 4: Work and Money. In our first episode in the series, Mary and Sarah discuss ‘excess’ in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers (2012).

‘Neoliberalism is capitalism without a safeword’. Welcome to Series 4: Work and Money. In our first episode in the series, Mary and Sarah discuss ‘excess’ in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers (2012).

Work and Money Episode 1: Excess (The Wolf of Wall Street & Spring Breakers)

In this bonus episode recorded a little while ago, Mary and Sarah invited special guest, friend of the podcast Alex Pearce to discuss the horrors of art, as represented in Netflix’s Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) and The House With Laughing Windows (1976).

In this bonus episode recorded a little while ago, Mary and Sarah invited special guest, friend of the podcast Alex Pearce to discuss the horrors of art, as represented in Netflix’s Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) and The House With Laughing Windows (1976).

Bonus: Art Horror (Velvet Buzzsaw & The House With Laughing Windows)

With Shudder giving new customers a 30 day free trial with the code 'Shutin' Mary and Sarah see what the horror streaming service are offering and give their top picks to take you through the lockdown. Stay inside, stay safe!

With Shudder giving new customers a 30 day free trial with the code 'Shutin' Mary and Sarah see what the horror streaming service are offering and give their top picks to take you through the lockdown. Stay inside, stay safe!

Bonus: Our Shudder Picks

This week Sarah takes a day off, and Mary invites writer and cinephile Katy D'Avella to see and discuss Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2020). In this spoilerific discussion, the two look at the film through the lenses of desire, psychoanalysis and... astrology.

This week Sarah takes a day off, and Mary invites writer and cinephile Katy D'Avella to see and discuss Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2020). In this spoilerific discussion, the two look at the film through the lenses of desire, psychoanalysis and... astrology.

Bonus: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (with Katy D'Avella)

While we work on our new series we’re releasing some bonus content. Mary and Sarah discuss Leigh Whannell’s new release The Invisible Man (spoilerific) and then Mary discusses Whannell’s previous film Upgrade (2018) with special guest… her sister, Mimi!

While we work on our new series we’re releasing some bonus content. Mary and Sarah discuss Leigh Whannell’s new release The Invisible Man (spoilerific) and then Mary discusses Whannell’s previous film Upgrade (2018) with special guest… her sister, Mimi!

Bonus: The Invisible Man & Upgrade (SPOILERS)

Adam Chamberlain

While we record the next series, we’re releasing some bonus content. We spoke to Adam Chamberlain of the Frame of Mind blog to discuss representations of mental illness in our favourite TV shows. Adam is a part-time author and blogger, with an academic interest in psychology and mental health, including its representations on screen. Shows discussed include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Replacement, Homeland, American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Breaking Bad and more…

While we record the next series, we’re releasing some bonus content. We spoke to Adam Chamberlain of the Frame of Mind blog to discuss representations of mental illness in our favourite TV shows. Adam is a part-time author and blogger, with an academic interest in psychology and mental health, including its representations on screen. Shows discussed include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Replacement, Homeland, American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Breaking Bad and more…

Bonus: Boxsets on the couch with Adam Chamberlain

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