Most importantly, GO VOTE on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. You can find your polling place here.

Every Sunday, I'll post a quick video -- and podcast -- about an indie film from at least a year ago. Today's film: THE SQUID AND THE WHALE (2005).

Director: Noah Baumbach

Written By: Noah Baumbach; Wes Anderson

Cast: Laura Linney; Jeff Daniels; Jesse Eisenberg

SYNOPSIS

A pair of brothers living in Brooklyn are caught in the middle of, and deeply affected by, the divorce of their erudite parents, Bernard (Jeff Daniels) and Joan Berkman (Laura Linney). Older sibling Walt (Jesse Eisenberg) sides with dad and acts out at school, while younger brother Frank (Owen Kline) quietly backs up mom. The household tension rises further when Joan's writing career takes off and surpasses the failed ambitions of her professor ex-husband.

Watch the episode on YouTube

Subscribe to our YouTube channel

Follow us on Letterboxd

Follow us on Instagram

Follow us on X

Follow us on Facebook

Follow us on TikTok

Follow us on LinkedIn

Subscribe to our YouTube channel

Support the Podcast Through Membership

Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/first-time-go/exclusive-content