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The Brutal Price of Vengeance
We're back! We have so many things planned for the Deep Dive - Film Club. We're kicking things off with the theme TOTAL WAR, and our 1st watch was I Saw The Devil.
If You Like These Games, Watch These Films
What is your favourite video game + movie pairing?
Deep Dive Film Club - Announcement
Hey everyone,Here in The House of Tabula, one of our big goals for 2025 is to strengthen our community, to make it easier for all of us to have deeper conversations, to connect and to create a space where we can truly share and celebrate the art we love.So, we’re bringing back DEEP DIVE, but this time, we want it to feel different.Not just us talking and you listening... but an actual Film Club experience.A place where everyone can jump in, sug...
Hiromasa Yonebayashi - Characterising Surroundings
A look into the work of Studio Ponoc and the filmography of Hiromasa Yonebayashi.
Agnès Varda - Duality and the Search for Peace
A closer look at the poetic work of Nouvelle Vague innovator and filmmaker Agnes Varda.
Kendrick Lamar - Subverting Identity
A dissection of the work of lyricist and rapper Kendrick Lamar, his use of multiple characters and voices to subvert identity and create an impact on his music.
The Soul of Cinema
What is the Soul of Cinema? What is that element that distinguishes a good film from a great one? What is it with Film that distinguishes it from any other Art form? We explore those questions and more here. ("The Soul of Cinema" is a reupload from The Cinema Cartography Season I, 29 April 2019, and part of our Members Only Video catalogue)
what if nothing I do matters?
Some thoughts that I hope are helpful.- Lewis
Episode 65 - There's a Time and Place For Talks Like This
On today's episode, we discuss old school memories, the meaninglessness of a society that is searching for meaning, fighting with your partner, and never ever giving up.Enjoy.
A Visual Diary, and the Slow Creation of Personal Lore
Hi everyone,Luiza here. (・ω・)For years now, I’ve been keeping a quiet, ongoing practice that’s become a core part of my creative life: a visual diary. These days, I use Pinterest to keep it simple, but the roots go way back. As a kid, I used to make collages and keep a scrapbook with pages filled with magazine clippings, fabric scraps, and handwritten fragments. It was a mixture of diary, commonplace book and sketchbook. I kept tabs on q...
April Book Club - As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
"My Mother is a Fish"Join us as we discuss "As I Lay Dying" by William FaulknerSat, 26th April - 7:00 pm British Summer Time@ our Discord
Episode 64 - The Minecraft Movie Audience is a Fake News AI Construct
On today's episode, we try to explain the multiple definitions of 'fake news', the seamless integration of technology as they destroy digital landscapes, and the lack of differing schools of thought on aesthetics.Enjoy.
The Ultimate Film Iceberg - Complexity In Cinema
Welcome to Foundations of Film Episode 2 - The Iceberg. Today's episode views cinema through a lens wherein we can learn more about complex cinema and films that are 'harder watches' by establishing a story of film that links all of them together in a gradient of complexity.The full list and additional watches are in the pdf below.
Pursuing the Mystery
An Aphorism by Luiza Liz Bond(Painting "Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X" by Francis Bacon)
Episode 63 - The Cringe Economy
On today's episode, we discuss a popular true crime case, how a lack of awareness has led to a 'cringe' economy and the importance of resistance against sin.(Sound quality was slightly off due to outside interference but this will be resolved next time).Enjoy.
DEEP DIVE - FILM CLUB Vol. 001 April - June 2025
Can you guess the films? Coming soon.
Episode 62 - The Commune Will Not be Televised
On today's episode, we discuss what it means to be a mainstream icon, a thorough look at Kanye's new phase as well as a discussion as to the upcoming plans for The House of Tabula in the next quarter and onwards. This includes the announcement of our upcoming Deep Dive Film Club, starting this week.Enjoy.
Episode 61 - Incel Re-Education
In today's episode, we discuss what we believe The House of Tabula must become, swimming against the tide, the near impossibility of social commentary in art and the new television phenomenon - Adolescence.Enjoy.
Episode 60 - Gambling Addicts Explain Musical Theatre
On today's episode, Luiza returns from losing her voice, we speak about our recent experience with Balatro, our opinion on the musical Hamilton and running into one of our Patrons on the street.Enjoy.
The 100 Greatest Paintings
Journey with me through the History of Art with paintings from the 14th century to the 20th century. With love,Luiza
The Golden Age of 1970s American Cinema
The New Hollywood Movement, also known as the American New Wave, has etched its way into the annals of cinematic history after a decade of dominance in the 1970s through the films of the United States.
Save the Date - Book Club Live Chat
"Still immersed in his dream, he drank down the tepid tea. It tasted bitter. Glory, as anyone knows, is bitter stuff.”Join us as we discuss "The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea" by Yukio MishimaSat, 8th March - 5:30 pm (GMT)@ our Discord
Episode 59 - There Is Always Hope
On today's episode of Acid, we discuss our time at school and further the discussion of subjectivity in art.NOTE: Towards the end of the episode, the discussion becomes very serious about certain topics that can be intense for some. However, we feel the discussion is important for people to hear and we hope can help offer some solace exploring it in this way.Enjoy.
The Art to Entertainment Pipeline
In an age wherein we are begging to be distracted, the powers that be have found how to sophisticate their giant distraction machines and convince us that they are more than what they truly are.
Episode 58 - Make a Podcast After Surviving Asbestos
After a brief hiatus due to our house all but exploding, Acid returns and on today's episode, how it is possible to use the internet healthily, striving for greatness, the Super Bowl and celebrity culture, social media between the sexes and much more.Enjoy.
Art.jpg Fatigue
An Aphorism by Luiza Liz Bond
The Myth of Originality
An Aphorism by Luiza Liz Bond(Painting "Agnus Dei" by Francisco de Zurbarán)
Everyone Belongs To Everyone Else - An Analysis of Brave New World
Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel 'Brave New World' has reached a prophetic status that perhaps no other novel of the English language has reached. Today we analyse a world wherein pleasure operates as the ultimate virtue.Join us at 6 pm today for a live conversation of the novel on Discord.
Episode 57 - >:( but also :)
On today's episode we speak about the recent changes in the AI bubble and then have a very raw discussion about our feelings towards general ignorance.Enjoy.
Episode 56 - God (and Art) Needs a Devil's Advocate
On today's episode of ACID, we discuss Carl Jung and 'mysticism', the necessity for atheism, Hitler vs Trump, language as symbols, working together and enjoying marriage and more.Enjoy.





















