NOTstalgia: Recent Episodes
The NOTstalgia Network
A podcast where we discuss the retelling, or continuation, of pop culture favorites as seen through a queer & feminist lens.
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This week we head to the old West with Blazing Saddles (1974) and its head-scratching animated remake Paws of Fury (2022) and discuss white buffoonery, punching down at gay people, underestimating the intelligence of children, and history-making farts.
Timestamps
0:06:36 - Blazing Saddles (1974)
0:46:01 - Paws of Fury (2022)
1:12:15 - Outro
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This week we discover the shaky footage of Cloverfield (2008) and its sequel The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) and discuss actually talking about your feelings, harassment disguised as humor, forcing recognizable properties into unrelated stories, and arms with brains.
Timestamps
0:06:25 - Cloverfield (2008)
0:45:30 - The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
1:15:03 - Outro
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This week we discover the shaky footage of Cloverfield (2008) and its sequel The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) and discuss actually talking about your feelings, harassment disguised as humor, forcing recognizable properties into unrelated stories, and arms with brains.
Timestamps
0:06:25 - Cloverfield (2008)
0:45:30 - The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
1:15:03 - Outro
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This week we light the black flame candle with Hocus Pocus (1993) and Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) and discuss growth through vulnerability, misogyny in witch lore, letting villains be villains, and Roombas as modes of transportation.
Timestamps
0:05:50 - Hocus Pocus (1993)
0:41:54 - Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
1:08:11 - Outro
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This week we light the black flame candle with Hocus Pocus (1993) and Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) and discuss growth through vulnerability, misogyny in witch lore, letting villains be villains, and Roombas as modes of transportation.
Timestamps
0:05:50 - Hocus Pocus (1993)
0:41:54 - Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
1:08:11 - Outro
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This week we watch the cursed tapes of Ringu (1998) and its American remake The Ring (2002) and discuss the importance of sharing stories, trying to survive in the patriarchy, gross takes about infertility, and horses getting eaten by boats.
Timestamps
0:08:20 - Ringu (1998)
0:36:30 - The Ring (2002)
1:11:21 - Outro
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This week we watch the cursed tapes of Ringu (1998) and its American remake The Ring (2002) and discuss the importance of sharing stories, trying to survive in the patriarchy, gross takes about infertility, and horses getting eaten by boats.
Timestamps
0:08:20 - Ringu (1998)
0:36:30 - The Ring (2002)
1:11:21 - Outro
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This week we wish upon a star with two Disney versions of Pinocchio (1940 & 2022) and discuss Christian moralist scare tactics, keeping minority characters out of sight, performative apologies, and the origins of Red Lobster.
Timestamps
0:05:42 - Pinocchio (1940)
0:38:42 - Pinocchio (2022)
1:09:10 - Outro
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This week we speak with the animals of Doctor Dolittle (1998) and Dolittle (2020) and discuss harmful effects of children's programming, cycles of generational trauma, allowing yourself to be loved, and gay penguins.
Timestamps
0:06:34 - Doctor Dolittle (1998)
0:32:57 - Dolittle (2020)
1:05:37 - Outro
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This week we get to the choppa with Predator (1987) and its new prequel Prey (2022) and discuss allegories for queerness, the predatory nature of the American military, indigenous storytelling, and big muscle handshake memes.
Timestamps
0:06:07 - Predator (1987)
0:41:22 - Prey (2022)
1:23:44 - Outro
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This week we grab our shovels to dig up two versions of Pet Sematary (1989 & 2019) and discuss grief without community, unintentional anti-colonialism commentary, gross tropes about disabilities in horror, and how everyone needs therapy.
Timestamps
0:06:48 - Pet Sematary (1989)
0:32:49 - Pet Sematary (2019)
1:05:52 - Outro
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This week we are joined by Tim Ward to check our inboxes with The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and its remake You've Got Mail (1998) and discuss apologies from capitalists, abusing the power of anonymity, healthy mutual breakups, and an impromptu Jane Austen book club.
Timestamps
0:05:42 - The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
0:43:26 - You've Got Mail (1998)
1:18:50 - Outro
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This week we tap into our memories with two versions of Total Recall (1990 & 2012) and discuss bad depictions of futuristic technology, misogynistic views of wifely duties, desexualizing prominent characters, and Mars erasure.
Timestamps
0:05:52 - Total Recall (1990)
0:40:27 - Total Recall (2012)
1:07:33 - Outro
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This week we light a match with the original Firestarter (1984) and its recent remake (2022) and discuss children developing their morality, the power of young women, performative inclusivity, and putting cops in the toilet.
Timestamps
0:04:12 - Firestarter (1984)
0:41:58 - Firestarter (2022)
1:17:15 - Outro
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This week we are joined by Ashley Potter-Taylor in the French théâtre for two versions of The Phantom of the Opera (1925 & 2004) and discuss early 1900s incel culture, grooming grossly recontextualized as romance, the trope of deformity causing villainy, and sugar daddy dreams.
Timestamps
0:07:47 - The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
0:40:29 - The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
1:23:26 - Outro
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This week we take on the zombie hordes of Resident Evil (2002) and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) and discuss the horror of major conglomerates, the power of nudity, staying too true to source material, and slippery bathrooms.
Timestamps
0:07:22 - Resident Evil (2002)
0:41:17 - Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)
1:00:45 - Outro
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This week we turn on the bat signal to summon Batman Returns (1992) and The Batman (2022) and discuss rejecting mainstream expectations of femininity, grown men acting like children, well-written villains, and using cats as an excuse to say "pussy."
Timestamps
0:06:35 - Batman Returns (1992)
0:39:55 - The Batman (2022)
1:18:21 - Outro
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This week we are joined by Shelby Murray to take a stab at the original Scream (1996) and its same-titled sequel (2022) and discuss being defined by trauma, violent toxic fandom, not relying on cops, and nepotism babies.
Timestamps
0:07:59 - Scream (1996)
0:41:11 - Scream (2022)
1:16:44 - Outro
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This week we deal with too many kids in two versions of Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 & 2022) and discuss gender stereotypes in parental roles, casual uses of homophobic language, heavy-handed performative wokeness, and Steve Martin-inspired daddy issues.
Timestamps
0:04:18 - Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
0:40:38 - Cheaper by the Dozen (2022)
1:09:47 - Outro
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This week we are joined by Chris Gonzalez to snap our fingers along with West Side Story (1961 & 2021) and discuss the prison of performing masculinity, proximity to power not equaling power, white storytellers appropriating the experiences of others, and post-nut clarity.
Timestamps
0:07:11 - West Side Story (1961)
0:50:45 - West Side Story (2021)
1:25:47 - Outro
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- Chris Gonzalez's art (Instagram)
- Ansel Elgort Sexual Assault Allegations Timeline (Vulture)
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This week we are joined by Larry Fried to monkey around with Planet of the Apes (1968) and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and discuss the self-pity of men with power, killing off marginalized characters, greed as the primary cause of the apocalypse, and movies ruined by James Franco.
Timestamps
0:11:27 - Planet of the Apes (1968)
0:48:28 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
1:22:59 - Outro
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- My Favorite Movie Is... podcast (hosted by Larry Fried)
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This week we are joined by K Anderson as we throw a party with two versions of The Boys in the Band (1970 & 2020) and discuss expectations of a model minority, struggling with expressions of queer identity, watered down happy endings, and the beauty of flaccidity.
Timestamps
0:05:37 - The Boys in the Band (1970)
0:53:38 - The Boys in the Band (2020)
1:33:54 - Outro
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- Lost Spaces podcast (hosted by K Anderson)
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This week we hit the ski slopes with Force Majeure (2014) and Downhill (2020) and discuss toxic partnerships, abusers claiming to be victims, reframing stories to be more male-centric, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus' magnificent face acting.
Timestamps
0:05:42 - Force Majeure (2014)
0:43:25 - Downhill (2020)
1:13:07 - Outro
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This week we take our second trip into the Ghostbusters universe with Ghostbusters II (1989) and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) to discuss effeminate men being treated as villains, holding bad absentee fathers accountable, lazy portrayals of characters on the spectrum, and a lot of talk about a very specific male bodily fluid.
Timestamps
0:06:02 - Ghostbusters II (1989)
0:40:07 - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
1:08:00 - Outro
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This week we meet the March sisters from two adaptations of Little Women (1994 & 2019) and discuss strong matriarchal figures, different ways of performing femininity, highly emotional death scenes, and 19th century fuckboy behavior.
Timestamps
0:05:31 - Little Women (1994)
0:43:56 - Little Women (2019)
1:21:41 - Outro
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This week we jack into the system with The Matrix (1999) and The Matrix Resurrections (2021) to discuss allegories for identities, white reliance on Asian mysticism in storytelling, the artistic value of tanking your own ideas, and Lana Wachowski's dreadlocks.
Timestamps
0:04:10 - The Matrix (1999)
0:36:54 - The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
1:11:09 - Outro
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This week we get hellacious with the original Hellboy (2004) and its reboot (2019) and discuss passing off obsession as romance, demonizing feminine sexuality, exalting bad father figures, and major VeggieTales connections.
Timestamps
0:03:39 - Hellboy (2004)
0:39:22 - Hellboy (2019)
1:10:50 - Outro
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This week we stay home for the holidays with Home Alone (1990) and Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) and discuss being allowed to dislike your family, letting children be autonomous, rewarding privilege over effort, and Joe Pesci the sex symbol.
Timestamps
0:06:33 - Home Alone (1990)
0:39:22 - Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)
1:08:02 - Outro
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This week we are joined by our editor Danny Barkley and morph with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) and the reboot Power Rangers (2017) to discuss sexuality in children's programming, damseling more-than-capable women, wrongfully equating bad choices with identity, and the greatest Krispy Kreme product placement in cinema history.
Timestamps
0:07:23 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
0:46:28 - Power Rangers (2017)
1:18:26 - Outro
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- "How I Made This" (NPR podcast) - Power Rangers
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This week we are joined by Eric Best to mine for spice with the original Dune (1984) and its new blockbuster remake (2021) and discuss the trope of predatory queer-coded villains, women with power supporting the patriarchy, white savior colonialism, and how hot it is when men actually listen.
Timestamps
0:04:18 - Dune (1984)
0:45:51 - Dune (2021)
1:21:38 - Outro
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- "Jodorowsky's Dune" trailer
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This week we don our suits and sunglasses with Men in Black (1997) and Men in Black: International (2019) and discuss extraterrestrials as a metaphor for immigrants and people of color, stalker behavior being presented as romantic, the long-term effects of gaslighting, and Vincent D'Onofrio's pet cat.
Timestamps
0:02:43 - Men in Black (1997)
0:39:50 - Men in Black: International (2019)
1:05:09 - Outro
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This week we join a coven with two versions of Suspiria (1977 & 2018) and discuss misogyny disguised as feminism, gaslighting through the illusion of choice, how gossip can be used against the patriarchy, and the figurative and literal body horror of ballet.
Timestamps
0:04:25 - Suspiria (1977)
0:44:54 - Suspiria (2018)
1:17:47 - Outro
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- "How Patriarchy Redefined 'Gossip' to Be a Women’s Thing" - Medium
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This week we speak into the mirror with two Candyman films (1992 & 2021) and discuss the violence of well-intentioned whiteness, the ownership of trauma, how urban legends represent the fears of the groups that share them, and why we don't stan true crime entertainment.
Timestamps
0:04:11 - Candyman (1992)
0:49:35 - Candyman (2021)
1:18:45 - Outro
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This week we chill with villains in Suicide Squad (2016) and The Suicide Squad (2021) and discuss nuanced presentations of badness, women being depicted as powerless without men, skewed perceptions of American excellence, and close-ups of John Cena's underwear.
Timestamps
0:04:39 - Suicide Squad (2016)
0:39:10 - The Suicide Squad (2021)
1:19:08 - Outro
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This week we are joined by Cole Dupzyk as we look for the rainbow connection with The Muppet Movie (1979) and The Muppets (2011) and discuss defining yourself through nostalgia, the romanticized versus actual queer experience, women gaslighting themselves, and frogs riding bikes.
Timestamps
0:07:52 - The Muppet Movie (1979)
0:42:04 - The Muppets (2011)
1:21:41 - Outro
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- Cole Dupzyk's art
- The Rainbow Dung Beetle film
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This week we throw down a slam dunk with Space Jam (1996) and Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) and discuss capitalists deflecting blame onto other capitalists, doctors not believing their patients, the dangers of personal stagnation, and how we're completely and utterly over Bill Murray.
Timestamps
0:05:58 - Space Jam (1996)
0:46:59 - Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
1:17:05 - Outro
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This week we're off to the races with the original series of Speed Racer (1967-1968) and its feature film adaptation (2008) and discuss the pressures of parental expectations, capitalism's oversexualization of women, men actually talking about their feelings, and hot anime dads.
Timestamps
0:05:10 - Speed Racer (1967-1968)
0:40:08 - Speed Racer (2008)
1:24:34 - Outro
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This week we are once again joined by Dr. Amber Jones for a deluxe episode on Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008) and The Legend of Korra (2012-2014) and discuss the necessity of personal growth, queer relationships in animation, feminine strength in patriarchal societies, and being horny for breaking the law.
Timestamps
0:11:35 - Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008)
1:11:13 - The Legend of Korra (2012-2014)
2:15:11 - Outro
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- The Grind Organization
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This week we set off fireworks with Independence Day (1996) and Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) and discuss the irony of American anti-imperialism, queer characters being denied happy endings, performative inclusivity, and our fanfic about strippers saving the world.
Timestamps
0:08:09 - Independence Day (1996)
0:47:52 - Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
1:20:43 - Outro
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This week we warp to the final frontier with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and discuss facing the consequences of your actions, white men failing up, the villainy of the military-industrial complex, and how Captain Kirk is a cop.
Timestamps
0:05:16 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
0:40:01 - Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
1:16:23 - Outro
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This week we earn a flawless victory with two adaptations of Mortal Kombat (1995 & 2021) and discuss women being reduced to trophies, the mental strain of stylized violence, unnecessarily grounding unrealistic properties in reality, and what unhelpful gods do on their days off.
Timestamps
0:03:52 - Mortal Kombat (1995)
0:39:58 - Mortal Kombat (2021)
1:09:14 - Outro
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This week we break a leg with guest Jay Levy and two versions of The Producers (1967 & 2005) and discuss exploitive media consumption habits of white people, queerness being used to depict bad things as worse, nullifying problematic histories for the sake of comedy, and big incel energy.
Timestamps
0:08:19 - The Producers (1967)
0:47:58 - The Producers (2005)
1:25:37 - Outro
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This week we discover our powers with two versions of Carrie (1976 & 2013) and discuss ingrained systems of misogyny, coddling as a form of manipulation, performative martyrdom, and Notes App apologies.
Timestamps
0:04:46 - Carrie (1976)
0:47:13 - Carrie (2013)
1:24:25 - Outro
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This week we are joined by Stephanie Graye to face the outer space horrors of Alien (1979) and its prequel Prometheus (2012) and discuss fatal consequences of unsubstantiated white male confidence, xenomorphs as the manifestation of trauma, how to avoid self-congratulatory feminism, and the crucifixion of Alien Jesus.
Timestamps
0:09:24 - Alien (1979)
0:48:56 - Prometheus (2012)
1:35:19 - Outro
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This week we are joined by Jake DeSersa to face the invaders of The Thing from Another World (1951) and The Thing (1982) and discuss performative masculinity as a queer suppression tactic, using violence to gain positions of power, aliens as a metaphor for othering, and Norwegian language spoiler alerts.
Timestamps
0:08:10 - The Thing from Another World (1951)
0:37:53 - The Thing (1982)
1:20:43 - Outro
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- Lightweight band
- Dead of Night podcast
- Jake's Letterboxd page
- "Everything I Know About Men I Learned from The Thing"
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This week we save the world with Justice League (2017) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) and discuss the importance of providing context, satisfying redemption arcs, wealth not being a superpower, and how we're basically Instagram besties with Jason Momoa.
Timestamps
0:07:12 - Justice League (2017)
0:41:48 - Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
1:32:25 - Outro
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This week we cash in our golden ticket to watch Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and discuss poverty being used as a form of control, complete exploitation of labor, shaming children as an attempt at comedy, and déjà vu about Tim Burton's daddy issues.
Timestamps
0:10:42 - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
0:53:04 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
1:29:04 - Outro
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This week we dig up the bones of Jurassic Park (1993) and Jurassic World (2015) to discuss capitalists' disregard of ethics, sexism in survival situations, gratuitous product placement, and how much we'd stan a baby dinosaur petting zoo.
Timestamps
0:05:36 - Jurassic Park (1993)
0:44:51 - Jurassic World (2015)
1:23:00 - Outro
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This week we ride the waves with the original and remake versions of Point Break (1991 & 2015) and discuss the financial cost of justice, the hero complex of cops, women being reduced to damsels, and how "going off the grid" is every problematic man's wet dream.
Timestamps
0:03:32 - Point Break (1991)
0:49:31 - Point Break (2015)
1:19:36 - Outro
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- Collider: 20 Things To Know About the Point Break Remake
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This week we rev our engines with Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 & 2000) and discuss white screenwriters punching down, women being forced to participate in patriarchal violence, young people being made to look incompetent, and how some men definitely want to have sex with cars.
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Timestamps
0:08:45 - Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
0:45:12 - Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
1:18:33 - Outro
1:26:31 - Announcement and description of our Patreon
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This week we look to the stars with 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) and discuss intentional vagueness, the humanity of artificial intelligence, American propaganda in space, and the legalization of drugs for mimes.
Timestamps
0:07:01 - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
0:52:49 - 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
1:30:11 - Outro
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For our first episode of 2021 we head to the sewers to watch two iterations of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 & 2014) and discuss the gross oversexualization of female characters, the dangers of all binaries, toxic masculinity as the basis of a plot, and not being a jerk to your pizza delivery person.
Timestamps
0:08:01 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
0:46:03 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
1:26:37 - Outro
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This week we get into the holiday spirit with Jingle All The Way (1996) and Jingle All The Way 2 (2014) and discuss strong anti-capitalist messages, fictional characters as stand-ins for tangible relationships, conservatives vilifying poverty, and the problematic antics of Lawrence the Cable Man.
Timestamps
0:04:06 - Jingle All The Way (1996)
0:46:26 - Jingle All The Way 2 (2014)
1:14:17 - Outro
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This week we search for treasure with Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) & Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and discuss glossing over sexual abuse, the destruction of indigenous cultures in the name of white male glory, fatal consequences of capitalism, and a very phallic use of snakes.
Timestamps
0:07:20 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
0:52:38 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
1:33:16 - Outro
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This week we get creepy and kooky with The Addams Family (1991) and its animated reimagining (2019) and discuss societal fear of individuality, genuine familial love, the dangers of familiarizing children with problematic people, and how we are slowly becoming an Anjelica Huston appreciation podcast. (Note: technical difficulties led to us needing to use the lower-quality audio file from Skype from 35:51 to 39:21.)
Timestamps
0:06:29 - The Addams Family (1991)
0:50:02 - The Addams Family (2019)
1:20:10 - Outro
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This week we summon up The Craft (1996) and its new sequel The Craft: Legacy (2020) to discuss demonizing female empowerment, the patriarchy personified, bisexual erasure, and what it would have been like to visit Fairuza Balk’s occult shop in the ‘90s.
Timestamps
0:05:39 - The Craft (1996)
0:43:59 - The Craft: Legacy (2020)
1:26:14 - Outro
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This week we look at the original 1990 version and brand new 2020 version of The Witches to examine the anti-Semitic history of witches, the stale comedy of fat jokes, unearned emotional payoffs, and how Roald Dahl was a terrible horrible awful person.
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0:05:34 - The Witches (1990)
0:44:21 - The Witches (2020)
1:24:12 - Outro
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It's our one year podcast anniversary (and Eric's birthday)! We celebrated by watching both versions of Frankenweenie (1984 and 2012) and discussed the paranoia of white suburbanites, adults not believing children, depicting people of color as villains, and Tim Burton being a goth boomer.
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0:12:14 - Frankenweenie (1984)
0:35:09 - Frankenweenie (2012)
1:15:34 - Outro
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This week we visit provincial France to look at Beauty and the Beast (1991) and its live-action remake (2017) and explore different performances of toxic masculinity, reinforcing gender binaries via anthropomorphic household objects, condescending representations of queerness, and Disney's extremely low bar for feminism.
Timestamps
0:06:32 - Beauty and the Beast (1991)
0:51:44 - Beauty and the Beast (2017)
1:36:09 - Outro
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This week we make a totally righteous trip to San Dimas to view Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) and Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) and discuss influencing others with kindness, using authentic language in formal situations, fixing the mistakes of previous generations, and being excellent to each other.
Timestamps
0:04:04 - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
0:48:01 - Bill & Ted Face The Music (2020)
1:24:12 - Outro
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This week we take a look at the slick heists of Ocean's Eleven (2001) and Ocean's 8 (2018) to discuss justifications for revenge, treating women like property, subverting expectations of social performance, and dudes in fedoras.
Timestamps
0:06:48 - Ocean's Eleven (2001)
0:40:12 - Ocean's 8 (2018)
1:26:32 - Outro
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This week we are joined by Dr. Amber Jones to embark on an adventure to the land of The Wizard of Oz (1939) and The Wiz (1978) where we discuss strength in vulnerability, the power of empathy, viewing lack of masculinity as a weakness, and flushing capitalism down the toilet.
Timestamps
0:04:02 - The Wizard of Oz (1939)
0:52:57 - The Wiz (1978)
1:41:17 - Outro
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This week we examine the French film La Cage aux Folles (1978) and the American remake The Birdcage (1996) and discuss queer joy, people with privilege expecting the world to change for them, using your identity as an excuse not to be critical of your actions, and butts, butts, butts!
Timestamps
0:06:36 - La Cage aux Folles (1978)
0:59:53 - The Birdcage (1996)
1:40:04 - Outro
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This week we take a look at The Karate Kid (1984) and its most recent retelling (2010) to discuss American appropriation and its erasure of Asian cultures, violence as a problematic coping mechanism, and how white writers are obsessed with fictionalizing and performing the black experience.
Timestamps
0:05:14 - The Karate Kid (1984)
0:51:06 - The Karate Kid (2010)
1:31:23 - Outro
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This week we dance over to the city of Bomont to examine Footloose (1984 & 2011) and discuss the slippery slope logic of religious conservatives, men bonding over anti-feminist behavior, using black characters to propagate white narratives, and the most famous angry dance of all time.
Timestamps
0:08:32 - Footloose (1984)
0:54:35 - Footloose (2010)
1:37:22 - Outro
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This week we are joined by guest Bob MacPherson and take a look at Dracula (1931) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) to discuss men controlling women under the guise of protection, the inability to reflect on past actions, the normalization of gaslighting, and Keanu Reeves' fantastically bad English accent.
Timestamps
0:05:48 - Dracula (1931)
0:41:34 - Bram Stroker's Dracula (1992)
1:38:30 - Outro
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This week we examine The Incredibles (2004) & Incredibles 2 (2018) and discuss super powers as a metaphor for privilege, unwittingly reinforcing rigid gender stereotypes, the rich believing they are above the law, and Brad Bird's massively self-serving ego.
Timestamps
0:05:50 - The Incredibles (2004)
0:50:44 - The Incredibles 2 (2018)
1:44:32 - Outro
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This week we are joined by Alex Botkin and take a look at Annie (1982 & 2014) to examine the political implications of the song “Tomorrow”, cyclical abuse, the dismissal of the needs of other orphans besides Annie, blind casting, and the hot mess or a character that was Cameron Diaz’s Ms. Hannigan.
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0:05:03 - Annie (1982)
0:47:48 - Annie (2014)
1:20:29 - Outro
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This week we explore Jumanji (1995) & Jumani: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and discuss the effects of trauma, the importance of relying on others for support, harmful stereotypes, & Robin Williams' legs.
Timestamps
0:05:40 - Jumanji (1995)
0:47:49 - Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
1:25:12 - Outro
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This week we are joined by guest Shelby Murray and look at two iterations of Freaky Friday (1976 & 2003) to examine the lack of masculine accountability, harmful misrepresentations of mental health issues, racial othering through grotesque stereotypes, and uncool daddy fantasies.
Timestamps
0:04:44 - Freaky Friday (1976)
0:40:34 - Freaky Friday (2003)
1:21:12 - Outro
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This week we examine the Swedish film Let The Right One In (2008) and the American remake Let Me In (2010) to discuss cyclical violence, intentional depictions of androgyny, nuance versus explicitness, and how American audiences would be better off if they just read subtitles.
Timestamps
0:03:49 - Let The Right One In (2008)
0:43:36 - Let Me In (2010)
1:23:32 - Outro
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This week we visit the futuristic world of Blade Runner (1982) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017) to explore the queer connotation of replicants, the power of memories, the humanity of technology, and Jared Leto being a gross boy.
Timestamps
0:03:07 - Blade Runner (1982)
0:37:39 - Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
1:18:18 - Outro
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This week we take a look at the 1976 and 2018 iterations of A Star Is Born and discuss the romanticizing of instant stardom, systemic forms of misogyny, the improvisational skills of drag queens, and how men need to keep their goddamn hands to themselves.
Timestamps
0:04:28 - A Star Is Born (1976)
0:43:44 - A Star Is Born (2018)
1:22:38 - Outro
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This week we head over to Verona to examine the classic love story of Romeo & Juliet (1968) and modern adaptation Romeo + Juliet (1996) and discuss generational conflict, the absence of female voices, patriarchy (always...), Mercutio, & Leonardo DiCaprio's perspiration issues.
Timestamps
0:04:34 - Romeo & Juliet (1968)
0:45:48 - Romeo + Juliet (1996)
1:32:50 - Outro
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This week we float over to London to look at Mary Poppins (1964) and Mary Poppins Returns (2018) and discuss systemic economic inequality, an extremely patronizing view of feminism, the importance of showing male emotional vulnerability, and tuppence.
Timestamps
0:02:54 - Mary Poppins (1964)
0:42:34 - Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
1:21:24 - Outro
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This week we head over to early 1960’s Baltimore to examine Hairspray (1988 & 2007) and discuss the effects of racial prejudice, the journey to being an ally, creating with intent, and the horror that is Jonathan Travolta.
Timestamps
0:04:57 - Hairspray (1988)
0:57:31 - Hairspray (2007)
1:36:42 - Outro
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This week we switch up the formula a bit and look at the 1990s television series Rocko's Modern Life and its return in the form of the special Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling (2019) to discuss toxic fandom, recognition of identity, acceptance of change, and the power of staying positive in the most dire of situations.
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0:04:36 - Rocko's Modern Life (1993-1996)
1:18:23 - Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling (2019)
1:52:58 - Outro
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This week we travel all the way to Whoville to examine How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 & 2000) and The Grinch (2018) and discuss othering, consumerism, the value of a real apology, and why Cindy Lou Who is a true punk rock queen.
Timestamps
0:02:11 - How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1996)
0:30:11 - How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
1:12:14 - The Grinch (2000)
1:49:35 - Outro
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This week we jump into Judge Dredd (1995) and Dredd (2012) and discuss mental abuse, cop culture, Laaaaaww (obvi), and how everyone just needs to chill out and have a good cry.
Timestamps
0:02:58 - Judge Dredd (1995)
0:55:14 - Dredd (2012)
1:31:16- Outro
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This week we are joined by our first ever guest, our editor, Danny Barkley, examine Tron (1982) and the long awaited sequel Tron Legacy (2010) and discuss tech startup culture, colonialism, mansplaining, and the anti-millennial rhetoric of the digital world.
Timestamps
0:02:18 - Tron (1982)
0:49:07 - Tron Legacy (2010)
1:47:38 - Outro
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This week we take a look at the original Ghostbusters (1984) and the recent female driven reboot (2016) and discuss toxic masculinity, female friendship, believing victims of trauma, and how bad editing can take down an otherwise good movie.
Timestamps
0:01:52 - Ghostbusters (1984)
0:47:28 - Ghostbusters (2016)
1:45:12 - Outro
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This week we take a look at The Wolf Man (1941) & The Wolfman (2010) and discuss their portrayal of generational trauma, mental illness, patriarchy (always), and hitting on your dead brother's wife: a love story.
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0:02:28 - The Wolf Man (1941)
0:37:35 - The Wolfman (2010)
1:12:16 - Outro
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For our first episode, we dive into The Mummy (1932, 1999, & 2017 versions) to discuss how the story has changed--or not changed--over the years. We look at some of the films' troubling themes, such as the role of women, the treatment of minorities, and actual mummy himself, Tom Cruise.
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