A Cosmic Void

We close out season three (don’t worry, next week we start season four) with Conan the Barbarian! This episode we discuss a sword and sorcery movie from the eighties that was somehow successful. We also talk about how it was the start of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career as an A-lister, why John Milius' oeuvre includes chucking decapitated heads, and whether there’s a string of white supremacy that runs through this (there is). Plus, we answer the riddle of steel, push the wheel of pain, and see our enemies driven before us.

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The Beastmaster is super cheezy, really dumb, and lots of fun. That’s why Xaivion and Biggs are digging in. This episode they discover why Rip Torn had a disturbingly big and pointed nose, how to not properly handle animals, and that chesticles could be in a PG movie. Discover along with them, won’t you?

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This week Xaivion and Biggs discuss one of Martin Scorcese’s most overlooked movies: Hugo. It’s a family movie that appears to be about an orphan living in a train station, but is actually about Georges Méliès’ contribution to film, as well as his reclamation. Not only do we dive into the themes of Hugo, but we talk about Méliès and his place in history.

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We talk about what is fact, and what is fiction in I, Tonya. Is Tonya Harding a feminist idol? Was the movie completely false? How did the media change with the scandal? We answer it all with smoke in our mouths, and parrot on our shoulder.

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This week check out Girls Trip. We wonder why Queen Latifah’s character isn’t an archetype. We figure out which one we would be. And of course we break it down beat by beat. So slide down your zipline and shoot a fire hose into the crowd with us.

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This week there’s big trouble in Little China as we cover…umm…Big Trouble in Little China. We discuss its ascension to cult classic, John Carpenter’s unique framing of the main character, its influence on video games, whether it’s racist, and a whole lot more!

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This week we pull apart the 2007 I Am Legend. We talk about how the movie feels different after the world shutting down, how it’s a product of 9/11, and how it compares and contrasts to the book and previous two movies.

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We had so much covering a Jordan Peele movie last week, we completed the trio. We talk about the many ways that Nope centers on spectacle and exploitation. And, you know, aliens.

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Xaivion and Biggs break down Get Out one microaggression at a time. They uncover all the symbolism, discuss liberal racism, and uncover every nook and cranny of one of the greatest movies of all time.

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This week watched The Blackening, a horror comedy brought to you by 3Peat. We discuss how they frame what it is to be the blackest, how it subverts horror movies, and the power of the racist imagery it employs.

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