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Patrick, Ady and guest Pim discuss the philosophical content of a Game of Thrones. No spoliers for the upcoming 5th Season, just a look back at the story as already told by this awesome HBO production. Many thanks to Pim for his contribution and participation.

I think the title sums up my question. Psychological thrillers/twisters are my favorite kinds of movies, and I feel like I've run out things to watch. Anything that really will make you think, has a great twist, is disturbing, etc. I'll list a few below to give you an idea of what I mean, but please list more suggestions if you can. The Sixth Sense American Psycho Fight Club Memento The Machinist The Shining Eyes Wide Shut A Clockwork Orange Se7en Requiem For a Dream The Silence of the Lambs That's a small sample of what I'm referring to, I think you get the idea. Please list other great suggestions and if possible try not to repeat ones that have already been listed. Thanks!

I saw the movie "Prisoners" yesterday and I thought it was pretty good. A thought I had about the movie was that the title was well chosen because children, even those who are not kidnapped, are not in their situations voluntarily. The movie, I think, showed the massive power parents have over their children by having a plot based around abducted children. There is more to the movie than that, these are just some initial thoughts of mine. Has anyone else in this forum seen the movie and if so what are your thoughts? Also, do you think my short analysis is correct? I would really like to read an analysis of this movie by someone else on this forum.

I don't want to spoil too much but this was a very good movie to watch from a libertarian perspective. The protagonist stuggles against regulations and bureaucrats to sell non-government approved meds to people who are dying during the early part of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. There's also a good side story about abusive parents who's son develops a drug addiction.

Does anybody know of novels/movies that challenge the default virtue of family? Instead of just making reccommendations as I love to do for you guys, I want to know if there are more than the ones I'm about to tell you guys about that you know of. I've only watched the movie for Precious and later found out it's based on a book, but this story is really emotionally rivetting, very moving, but also quite disturbing. It's about an overweight black teen who gets pregnant and has to learn how to survive in the ghetto amidst her unplanned motherhood. For those of you who don't care for spoilers and still like watching or reading despite of having that knowledge: I don't mind minor spoilers, I'll still watch or read to see how it gets there, but if there's something big(like Fight Club's plot twist), I would prefer to let it be a surprise. Then there's Island Girl, which you can read an excerpt here if you'd like, written by my own college professor. I think I must have read this book about 2-3 times by now. It's about a self proclaimed juniour-senior named Ruby, who is diagnosed with early onset alzeihmer's, and lives in a house that her grandparents built on Ward's Island off the coast of Toronto. She has two daughters named Liz and Grace. Grace lives with Ruby, has a mild retardation and is also under arrest, while Liz is an alcoholic who used to be a lawyer and also lives on her own in downtown Toronto. Basically, Ruby is afraid that once her mind goes, she fears that Grace would be unable to keep the family home that doubles as their family business (they run a salon together), and her deepest desire is that Liz sobers up and comes home to take care of her and take over the owneship over the house. This is the first book I read that challenged the default virtue of family because although Ruby is stricken with a horrible disease, she hasn't been a very good mother, so Liz is reluctant to really give a shit. It's a fascinating read, it's written in all three of their perspectives, their voices are very distinct, and each of their own sublots provide a ton of variety to the story. Having this multiciplicty of perspectives to see the story through makes for a heightened sense of empathy as you begin to understand each woman's motivations and how if the others only knew how one of them felt and thought, things would just work out for the better. Not to mention it is also hilarious at times despite the amount of feels it'll provide lol. I highly suggest you order it or download the e-book. I believe there needs to be more novels like this that are written in such a clever and genuine style that PUNCHES YOU IN THE SOUL!!! Anyways, got any of your own recommendations? I feel like FDR is a goldmine of sharing stuff, I've certainly become a big fan of a few things people have recommended to me like the work of John Bradshaw or a variety of podcast series based on writing.

Can raising a child be compared to making a movie? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvquLNkgZ6I