Episode 14. The 2016 Oscars Nominees (a.k.a. GripeFest 2016)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TotallyPretentiousEpisode014The2016Oscars/TotallyPretentiousEpisode014–The2016Oscars.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSGripeFest 2016 is here! In our 14th episode, Shaun is joined by Rachael Acks to discuss the 2016 Academy Awards. Which movies don’t belong? Which movies […]
Mad Max: Beyond Patriarchy — On Fury Road’s (2015) Visual Rhetoric and Apocalyptic Social Rebirth
If you haven’t seen Mad Max: Fury Road (2015; dir. George Miller) yet, I highly recommend it. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a film I didn’t know I wanted. There are a lot of things worth discussing here, but in particular, I want to explore two elements of the film that I think make it a […]
Episode 3. It Follows (2014): Teenage Body Horror, Modern Decay, and It
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TotallyPretentiousEpisode003ItFollows/TotallyPretentiousEpisode003–ItFollows.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTeenage Body Horror, Modern Decay, and It! Our third episode is a special one! We jump outside of our normal programming schedule to host an impromptu […]
Review: Blended (2014; dir. Frank Coraci)
Blended (2014; dir. Frank Coraci) can be summed up in a single sentence: an exhausting two hours of jokes about androgynous daughters, lesbians, and Africa. There are few films I can legitimately say should be consigned to the fires where “art” goes to be mercifully removed from human consciousness. Blended, unfortunately, is one of those films. […]
Review: Taken 2 and Islamaphobia (2012; dir. Olivier Megaton)
After the enormous success of Taken (2009; dir. Pierre Morel), which raked in $226.8 million worldwide on a $25 million budget, it was inevitable that we would get a repeat performance. And a repeat Luc Besson and his cavalcade of writers gave us. Taken 2 attempts at a continuous narrative, but it is ultimately a game of […]
