Exploring  the March sisters&apos; search for autonomy and authorship in the world of Greta Gerwig&apos;s  Little Women.Links:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Silver Lanyard- Silver Lanyard (Clarinet Leader)- Pull Beyond Pull- Trivial Call

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Little Women: Autonomy and Authorship

Exploring tragedy, vagabonds, and the artistic expression of pain in The Coen Brothers&apos; Inside Llewyn Davis.Trigger Warning: Mention of suicide, some cursing in clipsLinks:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Our Only Lark (Alternate Montuno Melody)- Cold Summers- Our Only Lark (Alternate Montuno Slow Spread)

Inside Llewyn Davis: The Ears of Strangers

Exploring the world of 80s aerobics,  binge eating, and the body as a commodity in Annie Weisman&apos;s Apple TV+ show Physical.*Trigger Warning*: Episode covers topics of binge eatingLinks:Support Mind Theater on Ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Neon Drip- Krok- Alum Drum Solo- Vela Vela- Arlan Vale- Copley Beat- So Go WeSynthwave Outro Song

Physical: The Body Commodity

Exploring 80s aerobics,  binge eating, and the body as a commodity in Annie Weisman&apos;s Apple TV+ show Physical.*Trigger Warning*: Episode covers topics of binge eatingLinks:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Neon Drip- Krok- Alum Drum Solo- Vela Vela- Arlan Vale- Copley Beat- So Go WeSynthwave Outro Song

Exploring religious guilt, loneliness, and repressed generational trauma in Joachim Trier&apos;s 2017 film Thelma.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Qi- Vela Vela- Frank and Poet- Cold Summer - Mineral Still

Thelma: Caged Bird

Exploring faith, the futility of mortal life, and the contradictory laws of chivalry in David Lowery&apos;s A24 film The Green Knight.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Tolls Folly- Awaiting an Arrival- Passing Station 7- Swell- Respite

The Green Knight: The Laws of Chivalry

Exploring animalism, healing, and our human connection to nature in The North Water.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Douglass Stairs- McKrary- Arlan Vale- Passing Station 7

The North Water: Do No Harm

Exploring abuse in mentor mentee relationships, the tiring pursuit of perfection, and the apparent need to suffer in order to succeed in Damien Chazelle&apos;s 2014 film Whiplash.**Content Warning**:Cursing in some clips.  Mentions verbal, physical, and emotional abuse.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Calgary Sweeps- Chai Belltini- Laisse Valse- Dearborn

Whiplash: Suffer to Succeed

*Content Warning*: Mentions Self-HarmExploring societal beauty standards, clarity from pain, and intellectual courage in an episode of the audio drama podcast The Long Hallway titled (This is My Cue) to Demateralize.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Gra Landsby- Rainday Textile- Four Count- Our Lament- Skrewsbury

The Eternal Applause

Essays by Ayo Akingbade on film, television, and other mediums, revealing what makes them so compelling.