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Emissaries from the Void

Emissaries from the Void examines cinema that is odd, obscure, oblique, or opaque, with an eye toward theming. The tone is casual but thoughtful, and commonly analyzes content through feminist and leftist lenses, but there are plenty of jokes and silliness as well. Our goal is to make media literacy accessible for films that often defy easy explanation. Surreality, expressionism, absurdism, dream logic, Layers of Artifice, the uncanny, allegory, and occult themes are all common features of the void,

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

40:40

LIMINAL: Hard to Be a God BONUS content

Emissaries from the Void ·

2026/04/26

Cutting room floor segments from our episode on Hard to Be a God (2013). This is a sample of the extras we upload regularly for those who patronize us on Ko-fi.com/emissariesfromthevoid — includes comparisons to other films and video games and an extended cut of Ari’s leftist rant.

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75:48

Bad God (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2026/04/11

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (1989) — Consumption, appreciation, waste, taste, charlatans, toxic generosity, Albert as God, God as manager, Albert as State, Georgina as Sophia, healthy masculinity, assigning blame for original sin, denied resurrection CW: Sexual assault, disgusting imagery, pervasive cruelty

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75:01

Grimdark Idiocracy (Hard to Be a God) - S01E20

Emissaries from the Void ·

2026/03/29

Hard to Be a God (2013) — The gray to black pipeline, pain worship, paper isn't power, Arkanar as mask-off Western civilization, anarchist philosophy, The Enlightenment didn't fix our core problems, what would you have God do?, supremacist thinking, wasted efforts, desolate beauty. CW: Blood, implied sexual abuse, and pervasive cruelty.

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30:44

LIMINAL: Mike and Melissa

Emissaries from the Void ·

2026/02/15

Why a purple skunk? Proto inceldom, amateur art, art in the face of the Internet, monsterfucker furry venn diagram, outsider art, trying to save what we watch.

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69:33

Pure Black Void (Vide Noir) - S1E19

Emissaries from the Void ·

2026/02/01

Vide Noir The dark side of romanticism, the virtue of letting go, escapism, art drug, indulging the void, intrusive thought worms, accountability, misery multiplication, Finding Alaska Syndrome, toxic yearning. Outro Music is Arcadia by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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64:19

So What No Head? (Head) - S1E18

Emissaries from the Void ·

2026/01/11

Head (1968) – Capitalist determinism, artistic dissonance, decency standards, algorithmic pipelines, the information firehose, subliminal messaging, scrambled context, short-form content, white-washed exoticism, Neil Breen and Paul Thomas Anderson are the only free creators, AAA vs indie games, the holocaust can't be filmed, red-washing, fascism, slavery.

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59:47

What If We Kissed in the Serial Killer’s Brain (The...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/12/27

The Cell (2000) - control, hyper-specific schizophrenia synchronicity, dream logic inside and out, savior complex, lack of consequences, learning the wrong lessons, equine segmentation, corrupted curiosity, religious trauma Outro Music is Arcadia by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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34:47

LIMINAL: Yin Yang Insane

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/12/22

Yin Yang Insane (2007) Robert Z'Dar, Eternal Detours, Alleged Duststorm, War With Self, Desolation of the Soul Outro Music is Arcadia by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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79:13

A Toxic Lesbian Would Fix Me (Jennifer's Body) - S1E16

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/12/14

Jennifer's Body (2009)Cross out toxic feminity, timeless lingo, growth from trauma, gender role revenge, soft rock satanists, eat your enemies, the gendered spice must flow.

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63:13

Horror Movie Bukkake (Stitch) - S1E15

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/12/01

Stitch (2014)Horror tropes in a blender, a single good scene, "a big ass", wasted potential, hilariously bad practical effects, quantum hell dimension, tasteless endings, would have made a good anime

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22:03

LIMINAL: The (Not That One) Mask

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/11/23

The Mask - 2023Performance Art, the dark side of creative passion, Conor O'Malley, The Mask, conspiracy theory pipeline, dark comedy mockumentary, the decline of psyche on the Internet.

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68:37

Zombies VS Vampires: Battle of the Bands (Only Lovers...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/11/16

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) – The V~I~B~E~S, Christopher Marlowe, hipster art philosophy, funeral music for the world, art as "content," irony poisoning, corrupted blood, quantum entanglement, there is no shoe, creative fuel, strength in connection, Mad God, ethical consumption, nihilism vs optimism, forced commodification

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29:18

LIMINAL: Bears Discover Fire

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/11/12

Bears Discover Fire Technology, Humans vs Nature, the concrete hell, ascension, mistakes made by natural beings, how we'd treat aliens

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78:33

Leviathan's Limbic Labyrinth (Hellraiser 1, 2,...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/11/02

Hellraiser 1+2+RebootSensation, ongoing consent, limit experiences, addiction, a homeless dragon, sacrifice rewards program, curiosity predatio, the porous line twixt pleasure and pain, wearing Julia, releasing oneself, the anti-Lovecraft

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88:50

A GrimDark Song (Antichrist) - S1E12

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/10/18

Antichrist (2009) – Gendered grief, "gynocide," Inland Empire, Fateful Findings, unreliable director, let buried birds lie, the grief-despair-pain cycle, pain is a tool, nature is Satan’s church, internalized misogyny, the wrong shoes, schizophrenia, therapeutic malpractice, extreme codependence, intrusive thoughts CW: Sexual Assault, Violence and Gore, Domestic Abuse

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28:01

LIMINAL: Possibly in Michigan

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/10/05

Possibly in Michigan (1983) -Toxic gender, consumptive love, Ohio, masks we wear, love of perfume, commercialism, death obsessed, Dave Made a Maze

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84:30

Heart Weiner (Dave Made a Maze) - S1E11

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/09/29

Dave Made a Maze –Imposter syndrome, ADHD, hyperfixation, why is Leonard, keeping the alligators fed, the illusion of creative control, tunnel visions, Hal Heartley, irresponsible creativity

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21:59

LIMINAL: Avoidant Personality Disorder, The Movie

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/09/22

Eagles Are Turning People Into Horses (2009) Low emotional intelligence, pushing away those you love, early internet humor, five second film core, "efficient product", people not wanting to deal with problems directly

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70:54

Chromatic Catalytic Converter (Color Out of Space) -...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/09/14

Color Out of Space (2019) –Cosmic horror, bubble of safety, environmentalist themes, chromatically modified organics, invasive species, watch out: you might get what you're after, an "intellectually abusive voice," dysfunctional communication, familial legacy, contagious change, fence-sitters die first

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46:22

LIMINAL: Autistic, Electromagnetic Messiah (Midnight...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/09/07

Midnight Special (2016)Space Jesus, cosmic forces with subdued undertones, pick a lane, unexpectedly enjoyable, good movies with underwhelming endings, electromagnetic manipulation, technokinesis, faith in the face of a cynical world.

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