NOTstalgia

This week we tap into our memories with two versions of Total Recall (1990 & 2012) and discuss bad depictions of futuristic technology, misogynistic views of wifely duties, desexualizing prominent characters, and Mars erasure.

Timestamps

0:05:52 - Total Recall (1990)

0:40:27 - Total Recall (2012)

1:07:33 - Outro

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This week we light a match with the original Firestarter (1984) and its recent remake (2022) and discuss children developing their morality, the power of young women, performative inclusivity, and putting cops in the toilet.

Timestamps

0:04:12 - Firestarter (1984)

0:41:58 - Firestarter (2022)

1:17:15 - Outro

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This week we are joined by Ashley Potter-Taylor in the French théâtre for two versions of The Phantom of the Opera (1925 & 2004) and discuss early 1900s incel culture, grooming grossly recontextualized as romance, the trope of deformity causing villainy, and sugar daddy dreams.

Timestamps

0:07:47 - The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

0:40:29 - The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

1:23:26 - Outro

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This week we take on the zombie hordes of Resident Evil (2002) and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) and discuss the horror of major conglomerates, the power of nudity, staying too true to source material, and slippery bathrooms.

Timestamps

0:07:22 - Resident Evil (2002)

0:41:17 - Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)

1:00:45 - Outro

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This week we turn on the bat signal to summon Batman Returns (1992) and The Batman (2022) and discuss rejecting mainstream expectations of femininity, grown men acting like children, well-written villains, and using cats as an excuse to say "pussy."

Timestamps

0:06:35 - Batman Returns (1992)

0:39:55 - The Batman (2022)

1:18:21 - Outro

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This week we are joined by Shelby Murray to take a stab at the original Scream (1996) and its same-titled sequel (2022) and discuss being defined by trauma, violent toxic fandom, not relying on cops, and nepotism babies.

Timestamps

0:07:59 - Scream (1996)

0:41:11 - Scream (2022)

1:16:44 - Outro

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This week we deal with too many kids in two versions of Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 & 2022) and discuss gender stereotypes in parental roles, casual uses of homophobic language, heavy-handed performative wokeness, and Steve Martin-inspired daddy issues.

Timestamps

0:04:18 - Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)

0:40:38 - Cheaper by the Dozen (2022)

1:09:47 - Outro

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This week we are joined by Chris Gonzalez to snap our fingers along with West Side Story (1961 & 2021) and discuss the prison of performing masculinity, proximity to power not equaling power, white storytellers appropriating the experiences of others, and post-nut clarity.

Timestamps

0:07:11 - West Side Story (1961)

0:50:45 - West Side Story (2021)

1:25:47 - Outro

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• Chris Gonzalez's art (Instagram)
• Ansel Elgort Sexual Assault Allegations Timeline (Vulture)

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This week we are joined by Larry Fried to monkey around with Planet of the Apes (1968) and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and discuss the self-pity of men with power, killing off marginalized characters, greed as the primary cause of the apocalypse, and movies ruined by James Franco.

Timestamps

0:11:27 - Planet of the Apes (1968)

0:48:28 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

1:22:59 - Outro

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• My Favorite Movie Is... podcast (hosted by Larry Fried)

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This week we are joined by K Anderson as we throw a party with two versions of The Boys in the Band (1970 & 2020) and discuss expectations of a model minority, struggling with expressions of queer identity, watered down happy endings, and the beauty of flaccidity.

Timestamps

0:05:37 - The Boys in the Band (1970)

0:53:38 - The Boys in the Band (2020)

1:33:54 - Outro

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• Lost Spaces podcast (hosted by K Anderson)

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