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Empathy Machines

Eric Abraham, Scott Anderson

Your hosts Scott Anderson and Eric Abraham take turns in choosing four movies from a particular director and sit down for a discussion on the themes, choices and narrative for each chosen work. We encourage you to listen along regardless if you've seen the movie or not, but be warned, each episode contains spoilers from the start.RSSVERIFY

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October 13 · 1 hr 23 min
Hold the Dark
After the deaths of three children suspected to be killed by wolves, writer Russell Core is hired by the mother of a missing six-year-old boy to track down and locate her son in the Alaskan wilderness.
September 26 · 1 hr 21 min
Green Room
A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing something they shouldn't have at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar. Jeremy Saulnier. 2015.
September 14 · 1 hr 19 min
Blue Ruin
A mysterious outsider's quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family. Jeremy Saulnier. 2013.
August 26 · 1 hr 48 min
The Killer
Solitary, cold, methodical and unencumbered by scruples or regrets, a killer waits in the shadows, watching for his next target. Yet, the longer he waits, the more he thinks he's losing his mind, if not his cool. David Fincher. 2023.
August 17 · 1 hr 23 min
Gone Girl
The husband of a missing woman becomes the main suspect in her disappearance. David Fincher. 2014.
August 5 · 1 hr 16 min
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided by eccentric hacker Lisbeth Salander in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years. David Fincher. 2011.
July 27 · 1 hr 30 min
The Social Network
As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. David Fincher. 2010.
July 8 · 1 hr 19 min
The Zone of Interest
The commandant of Auschwitz and his wife strive to build a dream life for their family in a house next to the camp. Johnathan Glazer. 2023.
June 30 · 1 hr 13 min
Under the Skin
A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery. Johnathan Glazer. 2013.
June 5 · 1 hr 24 min
Birth
A young boy attempts to convince a woman that he is her dead husband reborn. Johnathan Glazer. 2004.
May 28 · 1 hr 16 min
Sexy Beast
Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them. Johnathan Glazer. 2000.
May 15 · 1 hr 25 min
Titanic
A young aristocrat falls in love with a poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated RMS Titanic. James Cameron. 1997.
April 3 · 1 hr 31 min
The Abyss
A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species. James Cameron. 1989.
March 9 · 1 hr 34 min
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
A cyborg from the future, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten-year-old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg. James Cameron. 1991.
February 9 · 1 hr 37 min
The Terminator
A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction. James Cameron. 1984.
January 20 · 1 hr 43 min
The Best of 2025
For our 50th episode we cover our personal favourite movies of 2025.
January 10 · 1 hr 33 min
Flora and Son
A single mom at war with her son is trying to find a hobby for him. One day, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster. John Carney. 2023.
Dec 16, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min
Begin Again
A chance encounter between a down-and-out music business executive, and a young singer songwriter new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents. John Carney. 2013.
Dec 8, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min
Sing Street
A young lad notices a beautiful girl who begins to occupy his thoughts. While struggling with poverty, personal relationships and life's woes, he starts a band, hoping to catch her attention. John Carney. 2016.
Nov 18, 2025 · 58 min
Once
A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story. 2006. John Carney.

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