Cinematic Breadcrumbs
A film and pop culture history podcast brought to you by Elise Hernke teaching you about film history and finding underground hits, so you don't have to. Episodes range from historical deep-dives to casual discussions with guests, but it is always centered around the shared love of film. Instagram: @ingloriousbaguettes
Cinematic Breadcrumbs
#72: “Bugonia” (2025), Conspiracy Theories & The Internet
This week your host Elise Hernke talks about the new Yorgos Lanthimos joint “Bugonia” (2025) starring some of his favorites, Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, about two conspiracy theorists who kidnap a high powered CEO because they believe she’s an alien. Brilliant!
In this episode, we discuss how the Internet and all of its subgroups have given dark radicals a platform to capture the attention of vulnerable people (like incels and groupers). And what finding community online rather than in-person combined with the algorithms generating individual echo chambers for each user has done to us as a human race. What would the aliens think?!
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