Horny Academia

Acompañanos en esta nueva miniseries donde exploramos la química de actores que han hecho más de una película juntos. En el primer episodio analizaremos the world's sweethearts, Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan 💖. Let's see why they sizzle together!

What is Turning Us On?

- Dariana: Harley Quinn (2019)

- Paola: Succession (2018)

Filmography:

- Joe vs. The Volcano (1990)| Dir. John Patrick Shanley

- Sleepless in Seattle (1993)| Dir. Nora Ephron

- You've Got Mail (1998) | Dir. Nora Ephron

Essay mentioned:

- We'll Jump and See by Chad Perman

https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2016/04/01/joe-vs-the-volcano-1990/

Here we gooooooooo! With the oldest trope of all! Since before William Shakespeare, we have been fascinated with the concept of lovers being torn apart by forces outside of their control. Join us as we dissect this trope.

What's turning us on? 

- Titanic (Paola)

- The Legend of Vox Machina (Dariana) 

Films discussed:

- The Way We Were (1973), dir. Sydney Pollack

- Mississippi Masala (1991), dir. Mira Nair 

- Your Name (2016), dir. Makoto Shinkai

- Disobedience (2017), dir. Sebastian Lelio

Essay mentioned: 

-The Way We Are, by Sophie Krueger

https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2019/02/20/the-way-we-were-1973/

Bienvenides les estudiantes! 

Regresamos a la programación regular con una película que causó tanto revuelo, que el canal facista Fox News dedicó un segmento completo en discutirla!

Les aseguramos que nuestro análisis es mucho mejor. 

Esperamos que después de escuharnos, vayan a comerse a alguien. Que viva el canibalismo mutuo!

What´s turning us on:

- Dariana: Gerard Butler, Plane (2023), Dir. Jean-Francois Richet

- Paola: Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us (2023)

Film Discussed:

- Bones and All (2022), Dir. Luca Guadagnino

Essay Mentioned:

- ¨The World of Love Wants No Monsters in It¨, by Olivia Rutigliano

https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2023/01/12/the-world-of-love-wants-no-monsters-in-it/

*Taking someone´s mask off*  AJA!

En este episodio discutimos el tropo de ¨mistaken identity¨, donde exploramos como dicho tropo provoca interrogaciones sobre identidad y/o género dentro de una relación. Acompañenos en este viaje!

What´s turning us on?

- Dead To Me (Paola)

-Dark Olympus Series by Katee Robert (Dariana)

Films Discussed:

-Lover Come Back (1961), Dir. Delbert Mann

-Victor/Victoria (1982), Dir. Blake Edwards

-While You Were Sleeping (1995), Dir. Jon Turteltaub

-She´s the Man (2006), Dir. Andy Fickman

Essay Mentioned:

-The Nora Ephron We Forget, by Rachel Syme https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/22/the-nora-ephron-we-forget 

Saca tu caldero! Tus hierbas! Y unete a nosotres. Este spoopy episodio es dedicado al tropo de las brujas!

What´s turning us on?

- House of Dragon (Dariana)

- I feel bad about my neck and other thoughts being a woman, by Nora Ephron (Paola)

Films discussed:

- I Married a Witch (1942), Dir. René Clair

- The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Dir. George Miller

- Practical Magic (1998), Dir. Griffin Dunne

Essays mentioned: 

- I Married a Witch: It´s such an ancient pitch, by Guy Maddin (https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2924-i-married-a-witch-its-such-an-ancient-pitch)

- The Sisters We Want to Be: The Feminist Seductions of Practical Magic, by Hope Rehak (https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2018/10/30/feminist-seductions-practical-magic/)

In our episode dedicated to Pride, we decided to tackle queer kink on film. Join us as we discuss desire, deviancy, and all the stuff that will make a nun blush. 

What´s turning us on?

Paola- American Gigolo (movie & trailer of tv series)

Dariana- The Mummy/Eddie from Stranger Things

Essays discussed/mentioned:

- ¨Let a thousand fisting daisychains bloom¨, by Davey Davis

Link: https://itsdavid.substack.com/p/let-a-thousand-fisting-daisychains?utm_source=%2Fprofile%2F1681822-david&utm_medium=reader2#details 

- ¨On monogamy¨, by Davey Davis 

Link: https://itsdavid.substack.com/p/david-davis-x

- ¨Another Girl´s Paradise: Why Kink Discourse Sucks¨, by Chingy Nea

Link: https://thegaychingy.substack.com/p/another-girls-paradise

Films discussed: 

- Las Hijas del Fuego (2008), dir. Albertina Carri

- Shortbus (2006), dir. John Cameron Mitchell

- The Duke of Burgundy (2014), dir. Peter Strickland

They are a superstar strutting the red carpet! You are a working-class gal/lad trying to get through life! Somehow, your worlds collide and a new story emerges. As Miss McGuire told us, ¨this is what dreams are made of!¨. 

In this episode of Horny Academia, we discuss the celebrity trope! We ponder on how fame can affect the dynamics of a relationship and the juxtapositions between the self and the persona. Join us on this journey!

What´s turning us on?

- Hacks (Paola)

- The Dragon´s Bride, by Katee Robert (Dariana)

What we discussed:

- Notting Hill (1999), Dir. Roger Mitchell

- Starstruck (2021-2022), no season 3 has been announced

- Spoiler Alert (2020), by Olivia Dade

The faculty of Horny Academia decided to honor Sandra Bullock as the rom-com queen and to acknowledge her contributions to the subgenre by discussing her last film before her retirement. Hope y´all enjoy it!

Film discussed:

- The Lost City (2022), Dir. Aaron and Adam Nee

Video Essay mentioned:

- No, Superheroes are NOT like Westerns, by EyebrowCinema

Link: https://youtu.be/SiV-bOulZl8 

For all of those who work a 9 to 5 in peace until the hormones came to attack! In this episode, the hosts- Dariana Guevara and Paola Miranda- explore the trope of Office Romances and try to understand why people enjoy it so much. 

What´s Turning Us On this week?

- Love Life, Season 2 (Paola)

- The Batman/BatCat (Dariana)

Films Discussed:

- Desk Set (1957), Dir. Walter Lang

- Working Girl (1988), Dir. Mike Nichols

- Two Weeks Notice (2022), Dir. Marc Lawrence

Book Discussed:

- The Hating Game, by Sally Thorne (2016)

You can check out Dariana´s recent fan fic. on: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37909954?view_adult=true

En este episodio, Prof. Miranda lee por primera vez una novela de romance histórico! Profe Guevara nos brinda a crash course en los orígenes de este subgénero y luego discutimos la novela ¨Secrets of a Summer Night¨, por Lisa Kleypas. 

What´s turning us on?:

- The Gilded Age (Paola)

- The Witcher (Dariana)

Book Discussed: 

-Secrets of a Summer Night (2004), by Lisa Kleypas