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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
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