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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 Dec 12, 2019
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
As our 2019 retrospective begins winding down, Arthur kills the mood by choosing Jennifer Kent's follow up to The Babadook, The Nightingale. This Tasmanian period piece is a brutal, realistic take on the revenge thriller. Kent crafts a beautiful film that is increasingly harder and harder to watch. This week, we take a look at the three big Es on the eye chart: racism, colonialism, and assault. Before any of that business, we expand our syllabus and break down what we like and don't like about the movie.
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Hello! Happy December! We're back after eating all the turkey to continue our 2019 retrospective. This week, we're looking at Dalton's pick, The Kid Who Would Be King. Joe Cornish made a little splash with what has become a cult hit in Attack the Block. But, its been EIGHT years since that little cult hit came out. And he's back with an adolescent take on King Arthur lore. This week, we talk all about nationalism, King Arthur, absent fathers, and chosen ones. Tune in now to hear our thoughts on this little seen fantasy adventure.
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Episode 2 of TwiLit is finally here! Don't try to hold them to a schedule, they're busy. On this week's show, Kirsten and Erin are breaking down all things vampire lore. From history to iconography to biology, it's all on the table. But, they're not alone. This week, GoodTrash's resident vampire expert, Dustin Sells, stops by to help explore the history of the vampire as we've come to understand it. Dustin hosts his own show on vampires in media: The BorgoCast, go give it a listen on iTunes. While you're there, make sure you subscribe to the GenreCast so you can keep up with new TwiLit when it drops.
Thursday Nov 28, 2019
Thursday Nov 28, 2019
The GenreCast 2019 Retrospective continues this week with Dustin's blind bag special: Kill Chain. This Nicolas Cage-starring noir-inspired thriller attempts to pull off a gimmicky narrative wherein a number of hit men, spies, and assassins try to make it through a night in an unknown town in Colombia. The little known straight-to-streaming film is Cage's seventh collaboration with Millennium films. On this week's episode, we get into what noir means to us, looking at mode, style, and genre. We spend time discussing form and function of film. We also get into a discussion of the film's gimmick and if it works or not. But, before all of that, we expand the syllabus to discuss B-tier trash movies, studio cycles, and Baroque Noir. Tune in now!
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Ep. 344 continues a look back at 2019 with the Robert Rodriguez manga adaptation, Alita: Battle Angel. This futuristic action story focuses on an amnesiac cyborg and the engineer that rebuilds her. As she tries to find her purpose, she learns she was built for something dangerous. This week, we're talking cleanly shot action, uncanny valleys, possible political and theological readings, and more.
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.