Enter The Void

Today we're talking about arguably 2017's most controversial film, and one of the most controversial on this podcast: Darren Aronofsky's MOTHER! (technically, mother!) starring JLaw, JBard, Ed Harris, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Plus, joining us to bring a skeptical point of view is Vulture's movies editor, Rachel Handler! In this episode: mother! as Biblical allegory and environmental parable; or, is the movie actually all about being a demanding artist?; the religious concept of eternal return vs. scientific concept of the oscillating universe; plus: what's that yellow substance, and how obvious is it he wrote it in five days? mother! links: mother! on IMDb mother! on Wikipedia AO Scott review of mother! Richard Brody review of mother! Vulture on interpreting mother! Reddit on interpreting mother! NY Times profile with the principals Rachel's mother! quiz on Vulture Aronofsky interview at EW Aronofsky interview at Vulture Aronofsky interview at IndieWire W on mother!'s F CinemaScore Rachel Handler on Twitter