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Lily Yasuda & Michael Wolfe
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Join hosts Lily Yasuda and Michael Wolfe as they examine the social, political, and ideological agendas of the films that define pop culture.

Episódios

  1. 05/07/2021

    First Reformed

    This week: Climate justice, doomerism and pay-to-play Christianity. Tangents include Game of Thrones, ambiguous endings, plus how to engage with critical media. Show notes: Paul Schrader explains the ending of First Reformed https://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/first-reformed-ending-explained-paul-schrader-1201970200/ Why Is Hollywood So Scared of Climate Change?https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/movies/hollywood-climate-change.html The big lie we’re told about climate change is that it’s our own fault https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/10/11/17963772/climate-change-global-warming-natural-disasters Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    First Reformed

  2. 28/06/2021

    The 40 Year-Old Virgin

    This week: Toxic nerd culture, fragile masculinity and how Michael Scott made misogyny cool again. Show notes: The Adorkable Misogyny of The Big Bang Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3-hOigoxHs Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    The 40 Year-Old Virgin

  3. 21/06/2021

    La La Land

    This week: Insiders, outsiders, and Hollywood’s romanticized self-reflection. Tangents include grilled cheese sandwiches, the starving artist, and why Ryan Gosling probably shouldn’t have “saved” jazz.  SHOW NOTES: Ira Glass on Creativity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHrmKL2XKcE Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    La La Land

  4. 03/05/2021

    Joker

    This week: White guy nihilism and the battle to “elevate” superhero movies. Tangents include THE SIXTH SENSE, anti-political politics and Lily’s hypothetical Twitter presence. Show notes: The fight over Joker and the new movie’s “dangerous” message, explained https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/9/18/20860890/joker-movie-controversy-incel-sjw Boots Riley's Comments https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/joker-boots-riley-1202194606/ Todd Phillips explains JOKER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-b2THmH1aE Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    Joker

  5. 19/04/2021

    Inglourious Basterds

    This week: Tarantino’s savior complex, revisionist history, Eli Roth’s sex appeal, and the problem with the capital “H” Holocaust. Show notes: Caryn James BBC Article- https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190815-why-inglourious-basterds-is-quentin-tarantinos-masterpiece Article Summarizing "The Holocaust Industry" by Norman Finkelstein https://inthesetimes.com/article/norman-finkelstein-holocaust-industry-reparations-ta-nehisi-coates Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    Inglourious Basterds

  6. 04/04/2021

    When Harry Met Sally

    Welcome to Blockbusted! This week: Nora Ephron, platonic romance, the creation of the “high maintenance” woman, plus a piping hot slice of whatever Meg’s having.  Shownotes: "The Quiet Cruelty of When Harry Met Sally" by Megan Garber - https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/07/when-harry-met-sally-and-the-high-maintenance-woman/594382/ Theme Music: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    When Harry Met Sally
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Join hosts Lily Yasuda and Michael Wolfe as they examine the social, political, and ideological agendas of the films that define pop culture.

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  • Criado por
    Lily Yasuda & Michael Wolfe
  • Anos de atividade
    2021
  • Episódios
    6
  • Classificação
    Explícito
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  • Site do podcast
    Blockbusted