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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 Reformedhttps://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.htmlThe big lie we’re told about climate change is that it’s our own faulthttps://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/10/11/17963772/climate-change-global-warming-natural-disastersTheme Music:RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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-hOigoxHsTheme Music:RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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=GHrmKL2XKcETheme Music:RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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, explainedhttps://www.vox.com/culture/2019/9/18/20860890/joker-movie-controversy-incel-sjwBoots Riley's Commentshttps://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/joker-boots-riley-1202194606/Todd Phillips explains JOKERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-b2THmH1aETheme Music:RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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-masterpieceArticle Summarizing "The Holocaust Industry" by Norman Finkelsteinhttps://inthesetimes.com/article/norman-finkelstein-holocaust-industry-reparations-ta-nehisi-coatesTheme Music:RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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 MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license