

Pods Against Tomorrow: Reinvestigating Film Noir
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Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever.
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Mar 11, 2025 • 1h 21min
Thief (1981) with Ben Wolfson
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever.This week's Ace in the Hole is Ben Wolfson, a bay area resident, cinephile, blu-ray collector, and Michael Mann fanatic. Ben joins us to discuss Mann’s debut picture — and best film? — as we dive into the highly technical, neon-drenched world of THIEF (1981).Follow along with Ben’s film club on Reddit at: R/CriterionConversation Theme music by so.lxis.Follow Pods Against Tomorrow on social media:InstagramTwitterLetterboxdSoundcloudemail: PodsAgainstTmrw@Gmail.com

Feb 25, 2025 • 1h 17min
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) with Sasha Kohan
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever.This week's Ace in the Hole is Sasha Kohan, a Clark and USC alum who held the Roger Ebert Fellowship for Film Criticism in 2017. Sasha joins us to discuss Alfred Hitchcock's upturning of the seedy underbelly of Americana, SHADOW OF A DOUBT.Theme music byso.lxis.Follow Pods Against Tomorrow on social media:InstagramTwitterLetterboxdSoundcloudemail: PodsAgainstTmrw@Gmail.com

Feb 11, 2025 • 1h 22min
Bound (1996) with Aisling Lynch
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever.This week's Ace in the Hole is Aisling Lynch, a Clark Screen Studies alum and creative executive for film producer Russell Hollander in Los Angeles. Aisling joins us to discuss the Wachowksi's stunning and sweaty debut: BOUND.Theme music byso.lxis.Follow Pods Against Tomorrow on social media:InstagramTwitterLetterboxdSoundcloudemail: PodsAgainstTmrw@Gmail.com

Jan 29, 2025 • 1h 20min
The Nice Guys (2016) with Ian Capozzoli
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is Ian Capozzoli, an admissions administrator at WPI, film lover, and Ryan Gosling stan. Ian joins us to discuss Shane Black's 2016 pastiche noir buddy-comedy, THE NICE GUYS.Theme music by so.lxis.Follow Pods Against Tomorrow on social media:InstagramTwitterLetterboxdSoundcloudemail: PodsAgainstTmrw@Gmail.com

Jan 14, 2025 • 1h 14min
I Love Trouble (1948) with Soren Sorensen
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's episode comes to you from the PAT vault! Our Ace in the Hole is documentary filmmaker / film professor / friend of the show Soren Sorensen, who joined us in our very first test recording to discuss S. Sylvan Simon's 1948 Franchot Tone vehicle, I LOVE TROUBLE.
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Jan 1, 2025 • 1h 20min
Collateral (2004) with Corey Provencher
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is Corey Provencher, a podcaster and Clark University Screen Studies sophomore who works at Clark University's Media Arts Study Hub. Corey joins us to discuss Michael Mann's neon-noir, COLLATERAL.
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Dec 18, 2024 • 1h 16min
My Name is Julia Ross (1945) with Katie Stebbins
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is Katie Stebbins, Digital Projects Librarian at Clark University's Goddard Library, Clark University alum, and film zine creator. Katie joins us to discuss Joseph B. Lewis' creepy Cornwall noir, MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS!
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Dec 3, 2024 • 1h 18min
The Unseen (1945) with Chris Ruble
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is Chris Ruble, coordinator of the Clark University Resource Library and the Media Arts Study Hub. Chris joins us to discuss Lewis Allen's obscure governess thriller, THE UNSEEN.
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Nov 19, 2024 • 1h 16min
The Killer (2023) with Nishaly Arous Nieves
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is film student Nishaly Arous Nieves, who joins us to explore the process-obsessed and billionaire-branded world of David Fincher's THE KILLER.
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Nov 5, 2024 • 1h 17min
The Gingerbread Man (1998) with Soren Sorensen
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is documentary filmmaker / film professor Soren Sorensen, who returns to the show to discuss Robert Altman's undersung Nineties Noir, THE GINGERBREAD MAN.
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