431. Lady Battle Cop (1990) — Torture Cinema #115
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-episode-431-lady-battle-cop/SandF_Episode_431_Lady_Battle_Cop.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSAmerican crime syndicates, movie rip-offs, and so much walking, oh my! Shaun Duke, Brandon O’Brien, Paul Weimer, and Daniel Haeusser join forces to discuss the Toei v-cinema production, Lady Battle Cop (1990)! Together, they try to make sense of its crime-ridden world, just what it borrows from RoboCop (1987), why choreography is important, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
430. Space is the Place (1974) — Totally Pretentious #23
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-430-space-is-the-place/SandF_430_Space_is_the_Place.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSpace employment agencies, NASA spies, and Oakland, oh my! Shaun Duke and David Annandale turn their eyeballs to Sun Ra’s Space is the Place (1974). Together, they discuss the film’s history and themes, its approach to U.S. racism, the power of music, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
429. Xala (1975) — At the Movies
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-episode-429-xala/SandF_Episode_429_Xala.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSMortars, marabouts, and colonialist briefcases, oh my! Shaun Duke and Brandon O’Brien take At the Movies in a truly new direction as they explore Ousmane Sembène’s Xala! Together, Shaun and Brandon explore the history of one of the earliest and significant works of African SF/F cinema, from its themes of family, pride, and greed to its exploration of French colonialism in Senegal to the film’s treatment of the fantastic! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
427. Ghosts of Mars (2001) — Torture Cinema #114
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-episode-427-ghosts-of-mars/SandF_Episode_427_Ghosts_of_Mars.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSBad language, human hand bras, and space lesbians, oh my! Shaun Duke, Alex Acks, and Becca Evans join forces to discuss John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars (2001)! Together, they try to make sense of the bizarre plot, the worldbuilding, why Jason Statham is just so darn handsome, why Martian ghost monsters love saw blades, and some pressing questions about sex toys and the Mall of America… Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
425. Acacia by David Anthony Durham w/ Brent Lambert — Reading Rangers
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-425-acacia/SandF_425_Acacia.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTwisted quotas, questionable empires, and ancient mysteries, oh my! Shaun Duke is joined by special guest Brent Lambert for a neck deep discussion of Acacia by David Anthony Durham! Together, they discuss the influence of the book on Brent’s life, the role of ancestry and legacy in empire, Durham’s treatment of trauma and the fantasy genre, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
424. Wonder Egg Priority (2021) — Screen Scouts (w/ Soup)
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-episode-424-wonder-egg-priority/SandF_Episode_424_Wonder_Egg_Priority.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSStrange eggs, suspicious mannequins, traumatic youth, oh my! Shaun Duke, Brandon O’Brien, and Iori Kusano join forces with Soup to discuss the controversial anime series, Wonder Egg Priority! Together, they discuss what the show was trying to do, how it went off the rails, what it’s like for an anime studio to run into production problems, and the show’s approach to its central (and very difficult) themes. This is a hard hitting episode, y’all! TW: the series and this episode of our show make explicit references to subjects such as depression, suicide, sexual assault, abuse, and related concerns. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
