Episode 13. Near Dark (1987; dir. Kathryn Bigelow): The Vampire, the Western, and the Setting Sun
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TotallyPretentiousEpisode013NearDark/TotallyPretentiousEpisode013–NearDark.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThe Vampire, the Western, and the Setting Sun! In our 13th episode, David and Shaun play catch-up on films left over from last year with an […]
Episode 10. Into the Wardrobe with The Goonies (1985; dir. Richard Donner): The 80s Child (or, How I Learned to Find a Pirate Ship on a Weekend)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TotallyPretentious010TheGooniesIntoTheWardrobe/TotallyPretentious010–TheGoonies–IntoTheWardrobe.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThe Goonies and the 80s Child (or, How I Learned to Find a Pirate Ship on a Weekend) In our first ever Into the Wardrobe subcast, Jen […]
285. The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) — A Torture Cinema "Adventure"
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode285TortureCinemaMeetsTheIncredibleShrinkingWoman/Sandf–Episode285–TortureCinemaMeetsTheIncredibleShrinkingWoman.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSGiant bacon, gorillas, and evil corporations, oh my! In our last Childhood Destruction edition of Torture Cinema, we tackled Julia’s childhood love, The Incredible Shrinking Woman. Some […]
Around the World: Ms. 45 (1981; dir. Abel Ferrara); Trauma, Gender Violence, and Revenge Fantasies
(Trigger warning: this review involves discussion of sexual assault, trauma, and gender violence.) Two years after the release of his gritty and noisy murder-fest, The Driller Killer (1979), Abel Ferrara returned to the director’s helm with Ms. 45 (1981), a revenge “fantasy” film. Though Ms. 45 still demonstrates some of that rawness present in Ferrara’s first feature film production, it […]
