“Our duty is to see things the way they are, and to do this, we need cinema.” The only thing slightly more refreshing than splashing cold water on your face is listening to maestro Slavoj Zizek slap you (in the face) with some ridiculous truths about what’s screwed up with the world & how we’re all a part of this madness. What’s even more entertaining is simply listening to Slavoj Zizek geek out about his favorite movies and talk about dystopian society for over two hours. One of my favorite uber-geeky, philosophical documentary films of 2026 is The Pervert’s Guide to Utopias, the latest doc creation made by filmmaker Sophie Fiennes and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek. This is their third film together complete a trilogy across decades: starting with The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema (in 2006) and continuing with The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology (in 2012). In 2026, Zizek is ready to address the broken, chaotic, authoritarian, insane world we live in right now. He engages in this by, once again, bringing up a bunch of classic films (and TV) about dystopian sci-fi futures & authoritarian societies. Even if his thoughts are a bit off, he’s always so fun to listen to every time. // Continue Reading ›
