The Cell (2000) - HALLOWEEN 2025 SPECIAL

Note: We have faced some technical issues before, during, and after the recording. We recorded this episode while Brandyn was on his way back home and taking subways. You are about to hear some roughed audio quality.

Recording date: October 18th, 2025 (10/18/2025)

Brandyn from The Most Important Election of Our Lives is back for this Halloween special episode. We will be talking about one movie of Brandyn's choice, and it is Tarsem Singh's trippy psychological thriller The Cell, starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and Vincent D'Onofrio. We have gone on several tangents, explored the theme of empathy, depiction of mental illness in the media, shoddy CGIs, talked about the Parajayan influences in Tarsem Singh's works, Meredith's love for the Brothers Quay, and more!

And special shout out to Bailey Wolfe! Listen to The Most Important Election of Our Lives podcast episode featuring her: https://podcasts.apple.com/bo/podcast/gunpla-vs-nato-regulations/id1793488824?i=1000723841922&l=en-GB

Movies & shorts that we have discussed (spoilers ahead!):

• The Cell (2000), directed by Tarsem Singh
• The Fall (2006), directed by Tarsem Singh
• The Silence of the Lambs (1991), directed by Jonathan Demme
• The Color of Pomegranates (Նռան գույնը) (1969), directed by Sergei Parajanov
• Sanatorium Under the Sign of Hourglass (2024), directed by Timothy and Stephen Quay
• Street of Crocodiles (1986), directed by Timothy and Stephen Quay

Information segments narration: Dom Valentini
Audio Editor: Jay Whang & Jessie Hymowitz