Movies vs. Capitalism
MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM explores the politics of your favorite films through an anti-capitalist lens. Each episode, hosts Rivka and Frank are joined by a guest for a critical discussion about a film and how it’s obviously a scathing indictment of late-stage capitalism. Examining the crucial intersection between pop culture and politics — and unpacking the ideological messages baked into our favorite movies.
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Episodes (292)
Andor, Season 1
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The Landlord
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One Battle After Another [PATREON PREVIEW]
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Moonstruck (w/ Peter Moses)
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Casablanca (w/ Harvey Kaye)
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The Santa Clause [PATREON PREVIEW]
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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Cinderella Man (w/ Ron)
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Total Recall (w/ Nathan Gelgud)
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Sinners [PATREON PREVIEW]
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They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (w/ Shannon Amabile)
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Jurassic Park (w/ Ben Bonnema)
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Spy Game (w/ Assad Shalhoub)
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Matewan (w/ Harvey Kaye & Jon Shelton)
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I Love You, Man (w/ Andrea More & Mike Benner) [PATREON PREVIEW]
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Seven Days in May (w/ Bill de Blasio)
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It Follows (w/ Taylor Lorenz)
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Hail, Caesar! (w/ Andy Boyd)
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REDS (w/ Harvey Kaye) [PATREON PREVIEW]
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Enemy at the Gates (w/ Daniel from ‘The Sickle and the Hammer’)
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Minority Report (w/ Prem Thakker)
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Capitalism, A Love Story (w/ Harvey Kaye) [UNLOCKED]
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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (w/ Don)
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Severance & White Lotus
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Galaxy Quest (w/ MVC Editor John)
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Jumanji [PATREON PREVIEW]
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A Bug’s Life (w/ Ellory Smith)
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Up in the Air (w/ Marianne Williamson)
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Be Kind Rewind (w/ Jesse Jae Hoon)
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I Saw the TV Glow [PATREON PREVIEW]
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Monsters, Inc. (w/ Cassie Willson)
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Anora [UNLOCKED]
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100TH EPISODE: Big Night (w/ Tom Cappello)
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A Complete Unknown (w/ Svetlana Kitto)
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The Substance (w/ Kate Eastman)
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Bezos: the Beginning (w/ Sean Morrow)
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Anora [PATREON PREVIEW]
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (w/ Harvey Kaye)
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UHF (w/ Jade Kim)
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (w/ Will from About Face)
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Miracle on 34th Street
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Scrooged [PATREON PREVIEW]
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (w/ Evan from LOTP)
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Alien: Romulus (w/ Joe Mayall)
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Saturday Night Fever (w/ Jon Shelton)
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Killing Them Softly (w/ Matt Strackbein)
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Drag Me To Hell
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Ask a Marxist - Part 3 (w/ Harvey Kaye) [PATREON PREVIEW]
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The Cabin in the Woods
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (w/ Zachary Marlow)
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