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A movie analysis show looking at your favorite cult and genre films from across cinema history. Each week, Dustin, Arthur, and Dalton try to apply academic rigor and critical analysis to the films you wouldn’t talk about in a film studies class while having a few laughs along the way. It’s the conversations you have in the lobby of the multiplex with a little more room to breathe, and the occasional footnote. Stay tuned to the feed for bonus episodes on new releases.
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Thursday Nov 14, 2019
Thursday Nov 14, 2019
As the year begins winding down, its time for us to start playing catch up with the movies we missed. Episode 343 kicks off our look at 2019 as we take on the critically-acclaimed Parasite from Bong Joon-ho. What makes this episode even more special? We got to go to the picture show together to watch the movie! This story of class struggle takes many twists and turns, and we do SPOIL the movie after our initial reviews and syllabus expansion. So, if you haven't seen it or don't want to be spoiled, you've been warned. We talk class and capitalism, form and function, and much more as we break open the 2019 Cannes Palme D'or Winner, Parasite.
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
In episode 342 of the GenreCast, we travel back to 1999 to take a look at Kevin Smith's fourth feature film, Dogma. This month marks its 20th anniversary since opening wide. An all-star ensemble leads a religious satire of biblical proportions! We take a look back on Kevin Smith's career and his attempts at earnest stories through his shortcomings. We also talk about how hard this film is to find. As we bring our trademark style of analysis to Dogma, we find ourselves endeared to how personal the film seems to be and how much heart it has. Don't miss out on this episode of the GenreCast!
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Episode 314 sees the GenreCast boys get together to cover another total blindspot in Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence. A project initially undertaken by Stanley Kubrick, A.I. Artificial Intelligence passed to Spielberg following Kubrick's death in 1999. The film's thirty-year journey finally was completed in 2001 when it opened to middling box office and mixed-to-positive reviews. A.I. Artificial Intelligence is the story of a mecha named David, modeled after a child, who goes on a journey of discovery. In doing so, David encounters mechas, humans, his maker and much more. We talk all about authorship, saccharine stories, what it means to be human, and that ending. Tune in now to see where we land on this divisive movie.
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
The GenreCast wraps up Shocktober 8: The Ocho (AKA Dead Spots) with Dalton's blind spot, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. In a fun twist, this was a blind spot for all three hosts. After a few film festival showings, Henry fought the odds and finally received a release and helped anchor the NC-17 rating. The film is an intimate character study about a serial killer, his sidekick, the girl that creeps into his life. Featuring an early A+ Michael Rooker performance, Henry shocks and saddens as it plays its tragic tale out. We discuss serial killer and true crime fascination, production, realism in film and how it factors into fear. So tune in as we pull the train into the station and discuss Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Welcome to the world's weirdest venn diagram where vampires, YA fiction, and movies meet. It's TwiLIT a brand new podcast coming at you. Kirsten "The Frightful Femme" Therkelson and Erin "Bad Girls Die First" DeMoss are throwing it back to 2009 and the height of Edward-mania. Each month, your fearless hosts are going to dive deep into the Twilight universe and adjacent topics to highlight what makes the series so fascinating.
In Episode 1, your hosts are splitting open the first film in the series, while also looking back on the books as well. They discuss Edward and Bella, the Cullen, Stephanie Meyer and all the usual suspects you're hoping to hear about it.
If you've been looking for a movie podcast devoted to all things Twilight, well things are about to get lit.
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Hello Dear Listener! Shocktober: The Ocho rolls on with a very special guest. Alexandra Bohannon is here and she brought with her the best blind spot of all: Psycho. That's right, we're moving things along with one of the heaviest of hitters as we talk all things Hitchcock, including voyeurism, auteurism, production, feminism, spoilers and much, much more. So, whether you've seen Psycho or not, go ahead and tune in because we had a lot of fun with this one. Don't forget to rate and subscribe and follow us on social media!
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
Arthur is up with his horror blindspot as Shocktober 8 continues. He dives deep into the annals of Hollywood and comes back with the 1935 classic and OG sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein from James Whale and starring Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester. Picking up immediately after the events of the first film, The Bride of Frankenstein sees Victor tempted back into his dark practices and coerced into creating a mate for The Monster. Another successful hit for Universal, The Bride of Frankenstein is still recognized by many as a stronger film than the original. The gang sit around to discuss tragic monsters, the many possible readings of this film, industrialization, and much more.
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Shocktober 8 is here! That's right, we've done this so many times, there's now an eighth iteration. This year, we're doing something special as each host picks a movie for everyone, bu there's a catch. Each host is picking a major horror blindspot. These are iconic horror movies that we've missed somehow. Dustin leads the way with his blind spot, George A. Romero's 1978 sequel to Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead. As the dead continue to walk the earth, four survivors hole up in a shopping mall. Its time to talk consumerism, subversion, freedom of independent film making, and much more as we open up Dawn of the Dead to examine its... BRAINS! Subscribe now so you can tune in to next week's show when Arthur picks his classic blindspot.
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
As we near the final days of September, we look to the stars and think of the greater mysteries of the galaxy. We return to The Wachowskis for the fourth time to discuss the critically maligned space opera Jupiter Ascending. This fairy tale in space stars Mila Kunis as Jupiter Jones and Channing Tatum as a dog soldier, a lot of stuff happens and Eddie Redmayne is on another planet. We break this open to talk sci-fi fantasy, The Wachowskis, design and much more in episode 336.
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Nothing is over for the GenreCast as we're still talking movies and analysis. This week, in honor of the newly released Last Blood, we go back to 1982 and discuss Sly's initial run as John J. Rambo, First Blood. Cementing himself as an action icon, Stallone tied a homemade bandana around his head and went to war with a small town sheriff in an adaptation of the novel of the same name. John Rambo is a marker for masculinity and action heroes. We break open the idea of cinematic masculinity, the production of First Blood and the cycle of franchising. The topics of veterans and Vietnam pop up before moving into a discussion of police brutality. Join us as we talk all things First Blood.