008 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things

We take a much needed breather from all things psychologically-battering and ulcer-inducing (politics, climate catastrophe, pandemics, Aaron Sorkin) in order to discuss and recount the brand new (and extremely anticipated by yours truly) Charlie Kaufman film I'm Thinking of Ending Things and delve into Kaufman's magnificent filmography more generally. There will be significant spoilers—including this one: we highly recommend the movie, so go check it out (possibly more than once) on netflixdotcom (linked above) and then return to this episode.

General Recommendations

• JNM's Recommendations: 1) Nine Eyes of Google Street View & 2) Hope Never Leaves the Theater
• JD's Recommendations: 1) Chef's Table: BBQ & 2) The Boys

Further Reading, Viewing, Listening

• ‘I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS’: A BEAUTIFULLY CONFOUNDING KAUFMAN MASTERWORK
• To Make Any Sense of Netflix’s ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things,’ Let’s Turn to the Original Book
• Being Charlie Kaufman - The Definitive Charlie Kaufman Information Resource Since 2001
• I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
• Fregoli delusion
• Capgras delusion
• Cotard delusion
• Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer (Wanderer above the Sea of Fog)
• Jon Rafman Finds a Slice of Humanity in the Digital Terrain
• Carter Burwell's Theater of the New Ear
• Here’s Why Charlie Kaufman’s ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Has a Fake Robert Zemeckis Film
• Ice by Anna Kavan
• JNM's eight pages of notes taken during a second viewing of I'm Thinking of Ending Things

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