Today on the podcast we're breaking down the 2020 miniseries The Queen's Gambit, created by Scott Frank and based on the book of the same name by Walter Tevis. We will look at the genre of the "obsessive artist" in movies, along with similar themes present in the books of Walter Tevis, to discover what message "The Queen's Gambit" is trying to convey to its audience.

Welcome to Movies By McManus, a new YouTube channel and Podcast discussing movies, TV, books, comics, and all types of media in the context of who created it and what effect it's trying to have on the world. Short video breakdowns hosted by Greg McManus and accompanying long form podcasts hosted by Greg and his brother Michael McManus will be released every week.

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