The film Keith discovers is a bigger "root" then previously acknowledged and is then subsequently beset upon by a ~mid~ life crisis.
Plus we wrap on our month queerness.
Marcus Bullock - Treasures of the Earth and Screen: Todd Haynes's Film "Velvet Goldmine"
The PassAJoke Podcast | Micko Westmoreland
A Grrrl's Two Sound Cents | The Bowie "biopic" that wasn't

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Outro: David Robert Jones performing Eponymous

Extremely controversial in it's day (for legitimate reasons), somewhat middling today; this week we bring you the movie that began William "Hurricane Billy" Friedkin's hate affair with Al Pacino, Cruising (1980).
We talk about how to look at looking, the intrinsic biases therein, and transgression vs oppression and repression in a capitalist, white supremacist society.
So the yoozh.
Friedkin's 2007 DVD commentary
The Celluloid Closet
Seeing White | Scene on Radio 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Wikipedia#Systemic_bias_in_coverage

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Outro: Smokey performing Leather
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Ostensibly this episode is about The Velocity of Gary (1998) starring Vincent D'Onofrio, Selma Hayek, Thomas Jane, Chad Lindberg, Olivia d'Abo, and Ethan Hawke for some reason.
So you can count on discussions of Bob's Burgers, Taking Lives (2004), Freeway, and Mad Men.

Happy Pride!
Julie Delpy at Sundance 2016

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Outro: COIL performing Tainted Love

This week we bring you a charming story of two old school friends reconnecting later in life after one of them has transitioned. Along the way there are run-ins with law enforcement, problematic family dynamics and duplicitous coworkers.
Ready yourself for explicit descriptions of medical/surgical transition.
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Outro: Joe Jackson performing It's Different for Girls

The "priest" they called him. and they were correct. He was a priest.
And spoiler: He's gay.
Because it is the month in which we acknowledge the existence of things outside of the heteronormative.
Here we have Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Cathy Tyson and many other terrific supporting actors from the UK that I haven't heard of before.
This movie swings for the fences. Does it send it out of the park?
Baseball.
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Outro: Diamanda Galas performing Confessions

Another light hearted ep in which we discuss the horrors of poverty, the foster care system, and surprisingly, racism. For once.
Plus we review Z's Crazy May picks for the month.
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Outro: Allen Ginsberg performing Tyger

We stumble our way through this one trying to grapple with all the skillful misdirections.
Better than it sounds...

La Jetée
Media Literacy, Spice, and A Failure to Communicate | Princess Weekes
Abduction as Romance | Pop Culture Detective

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Outro: Tortured Poet performing Chicken Little

oops, we talk about racism.
Sean Young's 8mm BTS footage
Making of featurette
Dune 1984 Alternative Edition Redux edited by Spicediver
Why Sci-fi & Fantasy Can't Fix Its White Savior Problem | Princess Weekes
Media Literacy, Spice, and A Failure to Communicate
Mark Fisher: Capitalist Realism | Simon Øbirek

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Outro: Jasper McVain performing Revv Me Up

Here we are, ramming head first into Z's birthmonth selections with The Cell (2000).
Bucking our recent trend, we go on at length about this one because we liked it.
Be warned though; we've given it a "L" rating for 'lady violence'.
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Outro: The Master Musicians of Joujouka feat Bachir Attar performing The Real Long Night Is Joujouka

At long last, dear listeners, we bring you a film made famous by Paul Rudd.
A movie bank-rolled by Golden State Foods and Coke-a-Cola and yet looks worse than many a indie project.
Special guest Randall joins us on the anniversary of his last appearance (Ep 4.17 - The First Power) to tackle this MACsterpiece.
MAC Attack by Professor Ping
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Outro: The Psychedelic Furs performing Mack the Knife