Low Key

Low Key

By Aaron LantonTV & FilmSociety & Culture
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Low Key episodes

  • Fantastic Four Goes Full Comic Book

    The Fantastic Two, Tim and Aaron, discuss the Fantastic Four, which, unlike Superman, provides pure escapism. But we like them both.


    Here's Tim's article about this summer's comic book movies really embracing comic books.

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    36 min
  • 'Straw is No Exit for Black Women'

    Tyler Perry's Straw has a misleading title — because it isn't a straw that breaks the camel's back in the film about a single mom (Taraji P. Henson) driven to extremes, but an absolutely nightmarish event that is only revealed in the film's insane final act.


    In this episode, Aaron, Keith and Tim talk about whether the movie takes place in hell, great movie twists and why they work — from Fight Club to The Sixth Sense — and the correct way to pronounce San Pedro.


    We wrap up by praising Tubi's Flew'd Out and the works of fantasy author Brandon Sanderson.

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    54 min
  • The Edgelord Games of Mountainhead
    What is the message of Mountainhead? Aaron and Tim talk about the film as a condemnation of the gamification of everything in Jesse Armstrong's Succession successor.

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    39 min
  • We Like Murderbot Well Enough
    Murderbot is a security droid who is happy to just watch his shows, and so are we. Without being security droids.

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    47 min
  • Magazine Dreams and the Return of Jonathan Majors
    Sometimes we talk about movies that are a good hang. Elijah Bynum's Magazine Dreams is not one of them, but it is a fascinating watch with an astonishing performance by Jonathan Majors. At one point it looked like he could win an Oscar for the role — before legal troubles nearly ended his career. Now Magazine Dreams is part of a comeback attempt.

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    54 min
  • Common Side Effects! Righteous Gemstones! A 1979 Jack the Ripper Movie!
    Due to various calamities we couldn't find time to watch the same show or movie this week, so instead Aaron, Keith and Tim are just listing off a bunch of cool stuff they like and recommend. We also discuss great Disney sequels, the Righteous Gemstones, hip-hop Percocet era, and why Frozen 2 is, no kidding, the wokest movie ever.

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    57 min
  • When Your Younger Self Attacks Your Older Self
    THE SUBSTANCE is almost a perfect partner to the last film we discussed, A DIFFERENT MAN. It's about aging and beauty standards, but also the kindnesses and harms we do to our future selves.

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    1 hr 15 min

About Low Key

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Aaron Lanton, Keith Dennie, and Tim Molloy look at pop culture through a racial lens, focusing on the low-key things some people might miss to discuss their deeper meanings.

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