This week we examine the French film La Cage aux Folles (1978) and the American remake The Birdcage (1996) and discuss queer joy, people with privilege expecting the world to change for them, using your identity as an excuse not to be critical of your actions, and butts, butts, butts!

Timestamps

0:06:36 - La Cage aux Folles (1978)

0:59:53 - The Birdcage (1996)

1:40:04 - Outro

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This week we take a look at The Karate Kid (1984) and its most recent retelling (2010) to discuss American appropriation and its erasure of Asian cultures, violence as a problematic coping mechanism, and how white writers are obsessed with fictionalizing and performing the black experience.

Timestamps

0:05:14 - The Karate Kid (1984)

0:51:06 - The Karate Kid (2010)

1:31:23 - Outro

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This week we dance over to the city of Bomont to examine Footloose (1984 & 2011) and discuss the slippery slope logic of religious conservatives, men bonding over anti-feminist behavior, using black characters to propagate white narratives, and the most famous angry dance of all time.

Timestamps

0:08:32 - Footloose (1984)

0:54:35 - Footloose (2010)

1:37:22 - Outro

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This week we are joined by guest Bob MacPherson and take a look at Dracula (1931) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) to discuss men controlling women under the guise of protection, the inability to reflect on past actions, the normalization of gaslighting, and Keanu Reeves' fantastically bad English accent.

Timestamps

0:05:48 - Dracula (1931)

0:41:34 - Bram Stroker's Dracula (1992)

1:38:30 - Outro

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This week we examine The Incredibles (2004) & Incredibles 2 (2018) and discuss super powers as a metaphor for privilege, unwittingly reinforcing rigid gender stereotypes, the rich believing they are above the law, and Brad Bird's massively self-serving ego.

Timestamps

0:05:50 - The Incredibles (2004)

0:50:44 - The Incredibles 2 (2018)

1:44:32 - Outro

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This week we are joined by Alex Botkin and take a look at Annie (1982 & 2014) to examine the political implications of the song “Tomorrow”, cyclical abuse, the dismissal of the needs of other orphans besides Annie, blind casting, and the hot mess or a character that was Cameron Diaz’s Ms. Hannigan.

Timestamps

0:05:03 - Annie (1982)

0:47:48 - Annie (2014)

1:20:29 - Outro

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This week we explore Jumanji (1995) & Jumani: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and discuss the effects of trauma, the importance of relying on others for support, harmful stereotypes, & Robin Williams' legs.

Timestamps

0:05:40 - Jumanji (1995)

0:47:49 - Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

1:25:12 - Outro

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This week we are joined by guest Shelby Murray and look at two iterations of Freaky Friday (1976 & 2003) to examine the lack of masculine accountability, harmful misrepresentations of mental health issues, racial othering through grotesque stereotypes, and uncool daddy fantasies.

Timestamps

0:04:44 - Freaky Friday (1976)

0:40:34 - Freaky Friday (2003)

1:21:12 - Outro

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This week we examine the Swedish film Let The Right One In (2008) and the American remake Let Me In (2010) to discuss cyclical violence, intentional depictions of androgyny, nuance versus explicitness, and how American audiences would be better off if they just read subtitles.

Timestamps

0:03:49 - Let The Right One In (2008)

0:43:36 - Let Me In (2010)

1:23:32 - Outro

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This week we visit the futuristic world of Blade Runner (1982) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017) to explore the queer connotation of replicants, the power of memories, the humanity of technology, and Jared Leto being a gross boy.

Timestamps

0:03:07 - Blade Runner (1982)

0:37:39 - Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

1:18:18 - Outro

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