Contextual Deviants

Christian Hagen and David Gutsche run 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy through the Contextual Chalice and some weird stuff comes out the other end. By the end of this episode, you will be sold on The Adventures of John C. Reilly: Space Cop.

Our theme song is "Gun Tonic" by Minneapolis's own The Bad Man (thebadmanusa.com)

Warning: This episode contains spoilers for an amazing video game. Also, sincerely excessive displays of emotional vulnerability and discomfort. The 2013 video game Gone Home was an unexpected instant classic. To understand why, host Christian Hagen explains how the game spoke to something inside himself he didn't even know was there. ALSO, we announce the next movie to get the Deviant treatment!

Edward Norton stars in Now You See Me 3: The Burt Wonderstone Illusion! But this episode is about a different movie: Christopher Nolan's dark tale of bitter rival magicians, The Prestige. Host Christian Hagen and co-host David Gutsche welcome special guest Ben Bradley to talk about a bunch of dead Michael Caines, goofs v. real magic, One Bird Government, a terrible MRA toddler rant, E.T.'s finger, and much more!

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Our theme song is "Gun Tonic" from The Bad Man. Find more of their music at: TheBadManUSA.com

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Help host Christian Hagen and (apparently) co-host David Gutsche solve the great unsolved mystery of Zodiac! The 2007 David Fincher film gets the randomly-selected-contexts treatment and things get simultaneously dark and weird. Highlights include: Our Dearest Bud Chloe Sevigny, adult food, international hardware store waters, the elephant in the big oval room, and much more. LOOSE SQUIRRELS!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, SHEEPLE! In this epsiode, host Christian Hagen and David Gutsche run down the 1999 sci-fi/action blockbuster The Matrix through four randomly selected contexts. Highlights include: Dr. Feelgood and Dragula, Santa in the Red Dress, Big Pink Goop, The Balds, The Jackson-Lucas Conundrum, and much more. FREE YOUR MIND!

A primer on the critical theory behind our madness

Welcome to Contextual Deviants! For our debut, host Christian Hagen, co-host David Gutsche, and special guest Ajia Hagen dissect Kubo and the Two Strings through four randomly selected contexts.

Highlights include: That Ice Age squirrel, failed driver's tests, child murder, "More blood," glass, Alan Rickman's accent, and inside-out Benjamin Button disease.