Join us for a discussion of PD James’ 1992 book The Children of Men…. and the 2006 film Children of Men. There is a lot of gushing over the camera work and cinematography. There is a discussion of the use of ableism vs racism or xenophobia. And of course, there is a shout out toContinue reading “9. Children Of Men”
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8. 3:10 To Yuma
Join us as we discuss the 2007 film 3:10 to Yuma and the short story that was its inspiration. Topics this time around include morality, choices, toxic masculinity, the true meaning of sacrifice… and the gayest not-gay cowboy ever: Charlie Prince. Enjoy! “Three-Ten to Yuma” is a short story written by Elmore Leonard that wasContinue reading “8. 3:10 To Yuma”
7. Breakfast At Tiffany’s
Hello! Our most recent episode is ready for your ears! Join us as we discuss Breakfast At Tiffany’s. Movie Info here! In this episode we mostly agree and we treat you to a never before heard parody song! Notes about this episode: Kaylia talks fast. There is a LOT of plot and the recaps areContinue reading “7. Breakfast At Tiffany’s”
6. The Hitchiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! First… the 1979 book by the much loved Douglas Adams! Then the 2005 movie starring Watson and New Girl. In this episode, we disagree. Occasionally we disagree with volume. No friendships were damaged in the making of this episode. Ahem In this episode we take on the highly difficultContinue reading “6. The Hitchiker’s Guide To The Galaxy”
5. Fried Green Tomatoes
Our latest episode is live now! Join us as we discuss Fried Green Tomatoes! We talk about the coding of the lesbian relationship, the power of words, family, and feminism, and how very glossed over / rose-tinted some of the issues (like racism) are in the movie. And of course we find a life lesson…Continue reading “5. Fried Green Tomatoes”
4. The Last Unicorn
Our latest episode is a discussion of Peter S Beagle’s The Last Unicorn. The book… the movie… the music… Join us as we argue about Molly, get bent out of shape about the messages, revisit the nightmare inducing “tree in love”… and find not one but two ways to throw in a Star Trek reference!Continue reading “4. The Last Unicorn”
3. Nothing Lasts Forever aka Die Hard
Welcome to our third episode where we discuss the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp which was the source material for the 1988 film Die Hard staring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman directed by John McTiernan. The music is this week’s podcast is our new theme music (with some random jingle bells) fromContinue reading “3. Nothing Lasts Forever aka Die Hard”
2. A Simple Favor
Do us a favor… listen to our newest episode where we discuss A Simple Favor. A few notes: First, we are still working on getting theme music. Stay tuned. Next, if you want to help us out… please take a second to share our FB page or our Soundcloud page with your friends… and ifContinue reading “2. A Simple Favor”
