Synecdoche, NY is one of the most searingly dark films ever made. Angie Han has seen it a dozen times and almost used its most devastating song as her wedding music. 🎬
That's the paradox at the heart of this movie. It's about loneliness, and bodies breaking down, and time disappearing, and all the things nobody wants to sit with. But Angie puts it better than any critic ever has: "We are literally all dealing with this. That is what the movie's about."
She still hasn't shown it to her husband of 20 years. Phil thinks it's time.
Full episode on Patreon. Link in profile. 💜
This week on @podcastlikeits The 2000s @emilystjams and I continue our Jonze/Kaufman miniseries by talking Synecdoche, New York with @hollywoodreporter critic @ajhan06 ! We discuss Philip Seymour Hoffman’s wonderful performance and career, the phenomenal supporting cast, Charlie Kaufman’s directorial efforts and his fascination with gender, creativity and, well, death. Such a great episode!
Roger Ebert called Synecdoche, NY the best film of the 2000s. It made $4.5 million at the box office. 🎬
Phil finds it deeply triggering. Angie Han has seen it a dozen times for comfort. Emily thinks it's one of Charlie Kaufman's greatest achievements. Nobody's wrong.
That's the thing about this film. It forces you to sit with the things you're most afraid of: your body breaking down, your relationships unraveling, time slipping away faster than you can hold onto it. And somehow, for a certain kind of viewer, that's not depressing. It's a relief.
Angie Han joins Phil and Emily to break down Kaufman's directorial debut. The full conversation is out tomorrow. 💜
#TheStudio is a comedy about the relatively lower-stakes world of moviemaking and according to THR's TV Critic Angie Han – it's a strong contender for the best new comedy of 2025. Han breaks down the #AppleTV+ show in this episode of #THRExplores
