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Is Ed Wood worst director of all time? Not a chance says our guest. On today's Struggle Session writer WIll Sloan joins us to discuss is new book Ed Wood: Made In Hollywood USA. We talk about the infamous director’s artistic legacy, how his films challenge the concept of “bad” movies, the enduring charm of Plan 9 from Outer Space, and the shockingly progressive Glen or Glenda.Plus voicemails on brand movies, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sam Raimi.


Guest Links: https://www.willsloan.ca/

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Strange Days with Aaron Thorpe
1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times w/ Ross Benes
Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty w/ Kyla Yu

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On today's Struggle Session Joshua Gooch joins us to talk his new book Capitalism Hates You: Marxism and The New Horror Film. We discuss what modern horror has to offer horror, and vice versa. We also analyze some recent horror films including Hereditary, Gaia, The Witch and more.

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This episode is a special crossover with Briahna's podcast Bad Faith. Enjoy!

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A Brief History of Violence screenwriter & co-host of The Movies that Made Me Josh Olson and Struggle Session co-host Leslie Lee III join the show to discuss the movie everyone's talking about: Ryan Coogler's Jim Crow vampire film Sinners. In a spoiler-filled episode (you are warned), the trio debate what the movie is trying to say about race, freedom, religion, and vampirism before delving into the media controversy surrounding Variety's coverage of the film's box office earnings.Produced by Armand Aviram.Bad Faith Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

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In honor of the theatrical re-release, here's a re-release of this fan-favorite episode!09/24/19 - On today's special commentary episode Bug Mane joins us before the tour to complete our rewatch of the Star Wars prequels. 30 years of epic space-faring fantasy comes down to this, the last Star Wars film ever made. 

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L*vecraft Country - Episode 1/The Outsider
On this special mini-series Jack and Leslie discuss the first episode of HBO's Lovecraft Country as well as H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Outsider."
Tune: S U R V I V E - Other [ https://survive.bandcamp.com/album/rr7349 ]
L*vecraft Country - Episode 2 / "The Doom That Came to Sarnath"
On this episode of our special mini-series on Lovecraft Country Jack, Leslie, and Emma discuss the second episode and the H.P. Lovecraft short story The Doom That Came to Sarnath.
Tune: S U R V I V E - Other [ https://survive.bandcamp.com/album/rr7349 ]
L*vecraft Country - Episode 03 - "Dreams in the Witch House" w/ Joe Hartzler
On this episode of our special mini-series on Lovecraft Country Leslie and Emma are joined by comedian and actor Joe Hartzler to discuss the third episode and the H.P. Lovecraft short story "Dreams in the Witch House."  Jack is turned into a ghost. 
See Joe Live at 5PM PST weekdays at https://twitch.tv/fartzler 
Tune: Florescent Grey - New McCarthyism [https://fluorescent-grey.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-heavy-agenda-ost-vl1-edition-2019]
L*vecraft Country - Episodes 4&5 w/ Briahna Joy Gray ("The Thing on the Doorstep")
On this episode of our special mini-series on Lovecraft Country Leslie and Emma are joined by Briahna Joy Gray to discuss the fourth and fifth episodes and the H.P. Lovecraft short story "The Thing on the Doorstep."
Check out Brie's new show at www.patreon.com/badfaithpodcast 
Check out Gretchen Felker-Martin: https://www.patreon.com/scumbelievable 
Tune: Florescent Grey - New McCarthyism [https://fluorescent-grey.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-heavy-agenda-ost-vl1-edition-2019]
L*vecraft Country Episodes 6-8 and "The Call of Cthulhu" w/ Ashley Ray
On this episode of our special mini-series on Lovecraft Country Leslie and Jack are joined by writer and comedian Ashley Ray to discuss episodes six through eight and the H.P. Lovecraft short story "The Call of Cthulhu."
Check out Ashley and support her new show at https://twitter.com/theashleyray
Tune: Florescent Grey - New McCarthyism [https://fluorescent-grey.bandcamp.com/album/a-very-heavy-agenda-ost-vl1-edition-2019]
"The Dunwich Horror" and Lovecraft Country 9 & 10
On this episode Jack and Leslie discuss H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror" and episodes 9 and 10 of Lovecraft Country!
Read "The Dunwich Horror" here: https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/dh.aspx 
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On today's action-packed episode Trevor Beaulieu of Champagne Sharks joins Leslie to discuss Captain America: Brave New World! From the reshoots to the surprisingly radical comic series that inspired it, we cover it all. We also talk about Sam Raimi's M.A.N.T.I.S. starring Carl Lumbly, a Black superhero show so far ahead of it's time that the studio destroyed it.

Guest Links: http://champagnesharks.blubrry.net/

M.A.N.T.I.S. TV Movie: https://youtu.be/L9WivO9ga-0?si=DUlk03_BoD4bcsWj‘

M.A.N.T.I.S.’ Undergoes Pilot-to-Series Changes : New Producers of TV Series About an African American Super-Hero Cite Creative Reasons; Others Claim Racism https://archive.ph/ACaqg

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On today's episode journalist Taylor Lorenz joins us to discuss current events including the Rachel Zegler/Gal Gadot Snow White Controversy, Jeffrey Goldberg's war crime text chat saga, and the dismantling of public health measures amidst the ongoing pandemic.Taylor is the founder of User Mag which covers the intersection of internet culture, politics, and free speech.

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On today's terrifying episode, Leslie is joined by Alexander Chatziioannou for a deep dive into the world of horror video games. We discuss Alex's book From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror, the evolution of horror games, the significance of iconic titles like Resident Evil, and the impact of remakes and indie games on the genre.Guest Links: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/products/from-ants-to-zombies-six-decades-of-video-game-horror | https://bsky.app/profile/alexanderhad1.bsky.socialVisit our website at http://sesh.show

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Originally Published 06/11/21

On today's episode of The Alan Moore Podcast Jack and Leslie discuss Miracleman with Trevor Beaulieu of Champagne Sharks and Elana Levin of Graphic Policy Radio.https://graphicpolicy.com/ https://www.patreon.com/champagnesharks 

Opening clip: Alan Moore: The American Superhero Genre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ND5RN0CRhA

Theme song: Chaos Theory - Ava Low
Closing: Alan Moore and Tim Perkins - Ignis No. 1 With a Bullet

Produced by Ted Reidy ([email protected])

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In this free SNEAK PREVIEW, Leslie and Jamie discuss the hoe-less Count Orlok (at least compared to Gary Oldman) and what's lacking from this version of Dracula. Minor spoiler alert!

Much, much more in the full episode: Is the 2024 film original enough to justify making yet another movie based on Bram Stoker’s 1897 gothic novel? How does it stack up to Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 masterpiece? And when will men learn that having a goth girlfriend is a big responsibility?To get the whole episode, just subscribe here on Patreon!

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Producers: Charlotte Albrecht, Jon B., Ryan M.

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