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The Film Colossus Podcast | Episode 65: Synecdoche, New York

In this episode of the Film Colossus Podcast, we delve into one of the most confounding movies ever: Synecdoche, New York. And we’re here to say the movie, while surreal and outlandish and subversive, is actually much simpler than it seems. We go down a strange path trying to put Charlie Kaufman’s bizarre movie into words—join us.

Chris’s 2026 Movie Rankings

Every 2026 movie I’ve seen, ranked. Became a dad, so catching up. Updated: October 17

  1. Hope
  2. You Can See Everything
  3. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
  4. Resident Evil
  5. Backrooms
  6. Primetime
  7. Digger
  8. Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
  9. Spider-Man Brand New Day
  10. The End of Oak Street
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  1. The Odyssey
  2. The Drama
  3. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
  4. Masters of the Universe
  5. The Social Reckoning
  6. Project Hail Mary
  7. Supergirl
  8. Mortal Kombat II
  9. The Rip
  10. Iron Lung

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