Snails & Oysters

Willkommen! And bienvenue! Welcome! Nat and Alli discuss Bob Fosse's 1972 classic Cabaret, which Roger Ebert termed the "movie musical for people who hate musicals." The final link in a chain of circuitous adaptations, Fosse's Cabaret centers on the intense relationship between actress Sally Bowles and writer Brian Roberts. Set in Weimar Berlin, their tangled love story intersects with issues of queerness, abortion, and fascism. So, you know, not at all relevant today.

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Nat and Alli are just as c***struck by Yorgos Lanthimos's 2018 black comedy as when they first saw it in theaters – from the central performances by Weisz, Stone, and Colman; to the needle-sharp script by Tony McNamara and Deborah Davis; to the disorienting use of fisheye lenses. With three bisexual leads to discuss, our hosts are spoiled for choice as they discuss power, lust, and (possibly) love.

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Nat and Alli cover a popular reinvention of a major superhero franchise that's previously struggled to find its cinematic footing, particularly its love interest because the actress said in an interview that she included the character's canonical bisexuality in her creative process (although the film's director was quick to clarify that this queerness wasn't officially part of the film's story). No, we aren't covering Thor: Ragnorak again, it's The Batman! The more things seem the same, the more they change...

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Ursula K. Le Guin, "Commodified Fantasy:" biblioklept.org/2017/12/30/commodified-fantasy-takes-no-risks-ursula-k-leguin/

Oliver Sava, "Batman #15 showcases why superheroes should have more sex:" avclub.com/batman-15-showcases-why-superheroes-should-have-more-s-1798256503

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Watch the full movie for free on Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/SignalsThroughTheFlamesALivingTheaterDocumentary

Nat & Alli venture beyond their comfort zone of pop culture and sex puns to explore documentary ethics, avant-garde theatre, and anarcho-pacifism as they discuss Signals Through the Flames. This 1983 documentary centers on the founders of the Living Theatre, Julian Beck and Judith Malina. In the course of their nearly 40-year romantic and creative partnership, Beck and Malina faced poverty and arrest, both took and shared many other lovers, and created an institution of the New York theatrical scene that stands to this day.

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Tempers flare as Nat & Alli butt heads over 2009's controversial twee anti-romcom (500) Days of Summer, directed by Marc Webb and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. Is it an insightful satire of the romantic comedy genre or a half-baked hit piece written by a spiteful ex? Is Tom a charming but flawed lead or a raging psychopath? But the most important question of all is: Will Nat and Alli's friendship survive this episode?? (Yes).

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Holy moly, a contemporary, realistic film with a bi lead where bisexuality is a big part of her life without becoming the sole defining feature of her characterization????? This is it, boys! The one we've been waiting for! Nat and Alli are thrilled to discuss Emma Seligman's debut feature Shiva Baby (2020), as its a hilarious comedy with rich imagery of food, sex, and (of course) death

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DISCLAIMER: This episode contains a discussion of the aesthetics of fascism and how Top Gun can be read as a fascist film. To be clear, we are in no way suggesting that director Tony Scott, writers Jack Epps Jr. & Jim Cash, or any other person involved in the making of Top Gun is a fascist or holds fascist sympathies. Rather, our intention is to examine how fascist imagery and ideas infiltrate popular culture and prey on our emotions.

Nat & Alli feel the need for speed and there's only one prescription: big, dumb, homoerotic 80s action schlock. Without a trace of rose-tinted nostalgia, the Snails and Oysters team finally gets to the bottom of the age old question: Is Maverick bi? Yes. Obviously. We also ask a more interesting question: Is Top Gun a fascist movie?

Umberto Eco, Ur-Fascism: pegc.us/archive/Articles/eco_ur-fascism.pdf

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SPOILERS! For once that feels relevant, since this movie is still in theaters. Nat and Alli celebrate Snails & Oysters' first anniversary by discussing the best movie of 2022 and a strong contender for the best movie of the decade, the Daniels' sci-fi action comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once. Tune in for discussions of the fractured experience of bisexuality and queerness, Albert Camus's rejection of nihilism and suicide, and Randy Newman as a singing raccoon. Support Snails & Oysters on Patreon: patreon.com/snailsoysters

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It's the Snails & Oysters Spaghettageddon Extravaganza! Alli flew all the way out to LA just to eat fresh pasta and watch Brokeback Mountain with Nat and our  special guest, TV writer Michelle Hsu! Listen in as Michelle initiates Nat and Alli into Brokeback lore, the trio reflects on the gentility and violence of nature, and  everyone struggles not to weep openly on a hot mic!

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Episode CW: Domestic violence, child abuse. If you or someone you know is suffering from DV, know that you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or text "START" to 88788.

Nat and Alli discuss Dee Rees's exquisite feature debut, 2011's Pariah. After its debut at the Sundance Film Festival, Pariah launched the careers of Rees, star Adepero Oduye (12 Years a Slave, The Big Short), and cinematographer Bradford Young (Selma, Arrival). We discuss the complexity of home in a Queer context, the divide between Queer folks who can pass for straight and those who can't, and Long Furbies.

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