Experts in a Dying Field

Patrick, Aaron, and Lili discuss "Paralyzed by Hope" and "Norm", the new Judd Apatow-helmed documentaries about the comedians Maria Bamford and Norm Macdonald. How do we judge the culture of the 90s, and the changing role of the comedian? How do we work with public struggles over mental health? Also, were Lili and Norm friends???

Aaron, Patrick, and Lili discuss the new Nathan Fielder-Lance Oppenheim film "You Can See Everything." The movie chronicles the last month before disgraced Theranos CEO reports to prison, and has many Fielder-ian twists.

Patrick and Lili discuss the work of the Chilean documentary filmmaker Patricio Guzmán. Guzmán is perhaps best remembered for "The Battle of Chile," his look at Chile under the democratically-elected Marxist president Salvador Allende. But many years later he returned to Chile and made other very worthy films, including Nostalgia for the Light. We discuss his life's work.

Aaron, Lili, and Patrick discuss Hungarian-Canadian filmmaker's Sophy Romvari's recent independent film, Blue Heron. Blue Heron is a film of recovery about her memories of her older brother, who experienced an unidentified mental illness. We all have things in our life that make it powerful viewing. It's currently streaming on the Criterion Channel.

Lili, Aaron, and Patrick discuss the New York Times list of best TV shows of the 2000s: what it got right, what it overlooked, and why.