A Filmversation with Mike and Nick
Join two films fans on their cinematic journey. Mike and Nick will explore various themes and subjects in the movies they watch. Their goal is to cultivate rewarding conversation about film and uncover the things that make movies truly special.
A Filmversation with Mike and Nick
Konstantin Lopushansky - A Visitor to a Museum & Dead Man's Letters
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Mike and Nick go back to the Soviet Union and explore one their greatest unsung voices. Nick forces Mike into apocalyptic hellscapes baked in Cold War dread, Tarkovskian philosophy, and existential ruin. The lingering question that hangs over both films: where is god at the end of the world? Nick, to the surprise of no one, argues these films emphasize an absent god or a god recused from the universe. Mike pushes back suggesting the onscreen violence is god's voice. Naturally, the hosts address the Tarkovsian elephant in the room. Nick is deeply concerned with what differentiates Lopushansky from Tarkovsky.