Contextual Deviants

You have my pod. AND MY CAST! Hosts Christian Hagen and David Gutsche run down some thoughts on the opening film in history's biggest fantasy trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Heads up: We had some Things To Say. Highlights include: Hobbit movie trolls, Gimli's long curlies, Cate Blanchett is just the best, the truth about Gandalf (LOOSE RINGS!), one huge element the movie is missing, and one despicable thing the movie is not.

Christian Hagen has spent too much time thinking about what makes a great closing track, and how every song on an album can sound like its last.

Christian Hagen has spent too much time thinking about what makes a great closing track, and how every song on an album can sound like its last.

BOR GULLET! The first spin-off in the Star Wars film canon, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has a LOT going on in its runtime. Thankfully for the rebellion (for the dream!), Contextual Deviants is here to explore its many nooks and crannies through a series of randomly-generated critical contexts.

Highlights include: Tim Burton's Big-ography, vast misunderstandings about space, team comp, EA loot box scams, Darth Vader's Sauron castle, Gigolo Juggalo Jughead, and much more!

Plip on your iPods and rev your engines, because Contextual Deviants is talking 2017's Baby Driver! Hosts Christian Hagen and David Gutsche use randomly generated critical contexts to analyze the film in ways we guarantee you've never heard before. Highlights include: David's Best Bit (which is now, retroactively, canon), Minivan Representation, Baby v. Driver: The New Ultimate Nerd Debate, the True Calvin, the Stupidest Episode Intro Ever, and much much more!

Don't like being blamed for what your forefathers did? Do better. (Christian Hagen)

This week, Contextual Deviants makes this look good with 1997's Men In Black! Join hosts Christian Hagen and David Gutsche and their new Contextual Computer (TM) for a galaxy of goofs and a...Gemini of gags? Crap. Space alliteration is hard. Highlights include: F***ing Eric Roberts, Smash Mouth (but with an edge), teenage Tommy Lee Jones, a shot-for-shot remake of The Santa Clause, a surprising ASMR celebrity shout-out, and much more!

Sorry for the super long delay! Weather interruptions, illnesses, life stuff, etc., all got in the way of us recording for a few weeks straight. But now we're back with a fresh (i.e. nearly a month late) tribute to the Winter Olympics in the form of the 1993 Disney sports comedy Cool Runnings! Highlights include: Jason Porn, Hans Zimmer totally did the score for this movie, cultural appropriation, the Holy Egg, Bobtisms, angry mobs, David's favorite second of the movie, Jamie Lee Curtis gon' get ya, and much more!

Contextual Deviants almost sounds like a spell, right? This week, hosts Christian Hagen and David Gutsche put the first film in the Harry Potter franchise through the Contextual Chalice to see what comes out the other end. Highlights include: Meth, yardies, experimental pig metal, Who's In Your 'Pede?, the world's straightest wizard Albus Dumbledore, mail showers, and more!

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

Contextual Deviants almost sounds like a spell, right? This week, hosts Christian Hagen and David Gutsche put the first film in the Harry Potter franchise through the Contextual Chalice to see what comes out the other end. Highlights include: Meth, yardies, experimental pig metal, Who's In Your 'Pede?, the world's straightest wizard Albus Dumbledore, mail showers, and more!

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