Paragon Marathon

MOVIE NIGHT! Join Tom, Dan & Sarah as they deny the world and retreat into the icy holiday nostalgia of "Batman Returns!" This is Movie Club #1, and we've got the absolute hottest 29-year-old takes on Tim Burton's bizarre origins for the Dark Knight.

The worm has (re)turned. Join Tom, Dan & Sarah as they return to Paul Atreides, deep in the deserts of Arrakis in a full-on sprint to Messiahdom. Dan will guide us through the second half of the original "Dune" story, and we'll explore some of the themes from the subsequent novels. Also included: hot trailer-based takes on the new movie, and a preview of some of the Paragon Plans we've got cookin'. The marathon is back on like Dune-key Kong.

Join Tom, Dan & Sarah on a trek through Arrakis; desert planet in the Dune-iverse. Paul Atreides is a Cambellian hero's journey wet dream. Find out what author Frank Herbert thinks about eugenics, religious destinies, and psychedelic drugs (spoiler, he's a fan of the last one). Let the spice–and this episode–flow. 

We're back! This week Tom, Dan and Sarah discuss one of our favourite heroines and all around baddy Imperator Furiosa of Mad Max Fury Road. We cover George Miller's fascination with necropolitics, how to tastefully present trauma, and how to have more than one female character in an action movie (it IS possible). Digressions include vulvas, babe pig in the city, and Rictus Erectus impressions. 

This week Tom, Dan and Sarah end Jesus, unfortunately. Covering the BRUTAL crucifixion, Christ's western pop culture influence, and just how far this story is coded into our media. Topics include how bad Mel Gibson sucks, spiders, and the ever dangerous nationalism of Captain America.

This week in honour of Easter, Tom, Dan & Sarah do the brave and controversial deed of discussing the heroic impact of the story of Christ. They argue that the Christ story impacts almost every hero's journey in western media (superman), and how it can be altered for different theological/political goals. Digressions include the problematic Mel Gibson, Cool Dan, and why Jesus absolutely fought dragons. 

This week Tom, Dan, and Sarah take on Cartoon Network's Steven Universe + Steven Universe Future. They cover young Steven's heroic rise, and his unraveling in the epilogue series. Steven Universe is seriously one of the coolest world builds of any cartoon. Topics include the importance of representation in young adult media, psychological representation, and the impact of compassion in heroism. Get ready for laughs, cries, and big space-goddess thighs. 

Join Tom, Dan, and Sarah discussing the serialization of the man, the myth, the legend, Thor! Dan takes us through the comic themes and changes to the character of Thor by Marvel. We digress discussing the merits of stories that have no ending, why empathy should be a thing, and why heroes and why Peter Parker doesn't explode people with his powerful thighs. 

Tom, Dan & Sarah examine the classic Scandinavian Norse mythic hero & all around himbo Thor. Digressions include Jesus (of course), why loki is SO MEAN, and why Gandalf is Odin. 

Today's episode covers Buffy the Vampire slayer and the rest of the Scoob gang, and how a young kick ass girl inspired diverse feminist heroes that can wear heals and kick ass between class. Dan and Sarah explore the need for women in heroic stories, and how Joss Whedon loves to make characters and his fans suffer.