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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

73:10

Beginner's Guide to Letting Go (A Dark Song) - S1E9

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/08/31

A Dark Song (2016) Occult as therapy, trauma, revenge, healing, dysfunctional dynamics, the mental trap we make ourselves, inner demons enacting external tolls, angel summoning, learning to forgive, the price of revenge, ""black"" magic, the rituals don't matter, dying does wonders for one's priorities, garmonbozia, the ophanim in the room, a tattooed rat speaks, Vince Gilligan CW: Domestic violence and abusive relationship dynamics, sexual assault

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01:22:33

The Left Hand Path (Mad God) - S1E8

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/08/17

Mad God (2021) – Practical effects, Right VS Left Hand Path: Which is Better in 2025?, inside the atrocity engine, there’s always a bigger fish, as above so below, spiritual desolation, the shit we swallow, Mad as in ANGRY, endless cycles, infant alchemy, the life to suffering pipeline, ceasing the cycle within ourselves, The Last Man as Theif, The Last Man as God

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40:13

LIMINAL: Malleable Memory Mélange - Active Volcano...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/08/10

Active Volcano (2023) — Mnemonic fallibility, the creative process, VIBES, and reading listener comments about "…World’s Fair.”

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59:26

An Even Righter Hand Path (Holy Mountain) S1E7 Part 2

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/08/03

The Holy Mountain (1973) – A spiritual Ocean's Eleven, ego death, mortality salience, tonal duality, paganism, horizontal conquest, sacred geometry, tossing the little man, suckling from the rebus, allegorical fourth wall, enlightened filmmaking, cinematic mercy

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01:11:40

The Right Hand Path (The Holy Mountain) - S1E7 Part 1

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/07/27

The Holy Mountain (1973)Occultism 101, Christs for sale, hermeticism, gnostic jellyfish, alchemy, planet people, sexretarial duties, based martian lesbians, all cops are ball-less, the fascist atrocity engine, Pluto's icy penis CW: Animal harm, police violence, systemic racism Part two will be uploaded next week instead of a liminal.

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34:08

LIMINAL: Vamp Talk

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/07/20

General discussion of vampire media to companion of with last week's release!

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01:07:14

Alleged Vampire (Climate of the Hunter) - S1E6

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/07/12

Our heroes find themselves observing the goings on of a strange group of wealthy folks, one of whom appears to be a vampire. Not Tommy Wiseau though...

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01:12:21

F*ckers Been Sewing Some Kind of Heavy Sh*t (Inland...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/06/28

Our heroes have fallen down a rabbit's hole into a rabbit's apartment but Alice isn't here.

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42:16

LIMINAL: An Even Littler Man (Clifford)

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/06/21

(CW for discussions about SA) Our heroes embark on a journey of self discovery with Clifford, the spawn of Nyarlethotep itself, and learn the value of Dinosaur World along the way

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01:20:56

Motorboating the Uncanny Valley (Little Man) - S1E4

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/06/14

Our heroes have stumbled across a little man, with a face only a mother could love. Eh, maybe not even that.

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24:45

LIMINAL: Hello, Goodbye (A Short Story)

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/06/08

Our heroes meet a funky cat with some great questions.

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01:17:47

Legally Distinct Painbox (Phantasm) - S1E3

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/05/31

Our heroes find themselves in a funeral parlor with nothing but angry gnomes- er dwarves? And why do they bleed mustard? This is definitely not home.

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34:57

LIMINAL: Damn We Really Like This Director (Jane...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/05/25

We have some more to say about Jane and I Saw The TV Glow

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01:06:57

Mr. Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness (I Saw The TV...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/05/17

Our heroes feel a moment of relief as they seem to have made it home! But wait... Its getting hard to breathe and why does the moon have a face? This isn't right, they need to escape!

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17:50

LIMINAL: No Curriculum for Old Men (Class of 1984)

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/05/11

Our heroes, running from psychotic clowns and performers, duck briefly into a strange high school. The people here look dangerous! Hopefully they don't need to stay here long...

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01:17:59

Parasocial Activity (We're All Going to the World's...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/05/03

Our heroes have been wandering for days, finally they reached the edge off a strange amusement park. The people here seem to be lost in their own worlds, performing for an imaginary crowd! Maybe they know how to get home...

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03:04

The Emissaries (Trailer)

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/04/29

Your intrepid heroes find themselves lost in a strange land between the TV screen and reality. Will they overcome and find their way back home? What can they learn along the way?

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02:39

The Void (Teaser)

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/04/20

A portent of things to come.

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