This special intro episode sets the stage for a full arc dedicated to the Skywalker Saga—nine Star Wars films, each unpacked through a different film theory. From postcolonialism and Marxism to feminist theory and formalism, we reframe the galaxy far, far away as a mirror of our own. Whether you listen in order or pick your favorites, this arc invites you to see Star Wars not just as space opera—but as cultural text.

Revenge of the Sith isn’t just a story of betrayal—it’s the unraveling of a mind caught between love, fear, and identity. This episode explores Anakin’s fall through the lens of psychoanalytic theory, using Freud and Lacan to understand his unconscious desires and fear of loss. In trying to stop death, he loses everything. Including himself.

A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi are dropping next week!

In Attack of the Clones, war doesn’t emerge—it’s engineered. This episode explores the film through a Marxist lens, looking at how capital, class, and compliance drive the creation of the Clone Army. As the Jedi shift from peacekeepers to military commanders, we examine how labor is erased, power is disguised, and ideology keeps the war machine running without question.

The Phantom Menace opens with a trade dispute—but beneath its glossy sci-fi surface lies a story about colonialism, control, and the systems that maintain power through bureaucracy. This episode explores the film through postcolonial theory, examining how racialized “others” and hollow diplomacy reveal an empire already in motion, long before the Clone Wars ever begin.

In Donnie Brasco, the line between role and reality blurs. This episode explores how the film turns undercover work into an identity crisis, where loyalty, masculiniTy, and performance collide. When does pretending stop being an act? And what happens when you believe the part you’re playing?

Scarface is loud, violent, and unforgettable—but it’s also smarter than it looks. In this episode, we explore how Brian De Palma’s crime saga plays with genre expectations, tUrning Tony Montana into a symbol of excess, ambition, and emotional contradiction. What happens when we root for a man we know will fall? And why do we feel bad when he does?

Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman isn’t just another gangster movie—it’s a quiet reckoning. We look at how the film reframes the genre with distance, regret, and finality. We also examine the risks behind its prOduction and why Netflix backed a $160 million slow burn that most studios passed on. What happens when a legendary director writes his own elegy?

Beneath the flash and swagger, Goodfellas is a study in performative masculinity. In this episode, we explore how Scorsese uses cHarm, violence, and control to show how gangster life is built on fear and illusion. What looks like power is actually a mask—and once it slips, everything falls apart.