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in Larks & RecsLarks and Recs: Talk Film Society
My recommendation for the week is Talk Film Society, a podcast network devoted to all things cinema, with extensive coverage stretching back years. Talk Film Society is principally managed by Marcelo Pico and Siobhan Irving, able and affable hosts who handle the flagship Talk Film Society podcast. They also host my personal favorite, “Have a […] More
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The X-Files’ “Ghost in the Machine” Is a Solid ’90s Cyber Thriller
Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa return for The X-Files S1E7, “Ghost in the Machine.” It’s their first thriller, and the first in a series of cyber thriller episodes of The X-Files—a tradition which will stretch all the way to Season 11 in 2018. “Ghost in the Machine” is a smart piece of work which explores […] More
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The X-Files’ “Conduit” Digs Deep into Mulder’s Motivation
The X-Files digs into Mulder as a character with its fourth episode, “Conduit,” teasing out some of the various threads established before and turning them into searing human drama. The episode serves as our introduction to the writing duo of Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, though this one has significant uncredited help from Chris Carter. […] More
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The X-Files Broadens Its Horizons with “Squeeze”
The third episode of The X-Files, “Squeeze,” completes our introduction to the show. It’s our first standalone episode—termed “Monster-of-the-Week” episodes by fans—our first episode to focus on something other than extraterrestrials, and the first episode written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Morgan and Wong set the template for standalone episodes, envisioning The X-Files as […] More
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Deep Throat is Both Pure X-Files and Sharp Social Commentary
Where the pilot episode of The X-Files focused on familiarizing us with the characters, structure, and broader themes the series will explore, the second episode, “Deep Throat,” introduces us to the show’s sprawling mythology and Carter’s conception of his work as an ongoing dialogue, both with itself and with culture at large. The teaser echoes […] More
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Examining the Secrets of The X-Files Pilot
“Examining the Secrets of The X-Files Pilot” is available in audiovisual form on YouTube The X-Files, as most everyone knows by now, is the story of FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. It chronicles their journey into America’s weird heart and their discovery of a dark conspiracy, an alternate history of the United States […] More
