We’re at it again with another battle episode! We’re fighting for spinoffs this week and we’ve got quite the lineup. If you want to follow along, we’ve got Minions, Lego Batman, Rogue One, and Chronicles of Riddick. Special thanks to Riley Jess Silverman for joining us.
I don’t believe in destiny or soul mates or any kind of predetermined fate of any kind. I’m willing to accept that maybe the force is real. Maybe karma. But free will is my jam, so movies about “The Chosen One” are always a bit problematic in my mind. Here’s a person who never earned anything being protected by all the people who are doing the real labor, on the promise that this person will live up to some vague premonition they’ve all decided to risk their lives for. It’s not a great lesson about life, even if it is a nice fantasy to imagine that the Powers That Be have given us someone to save us all with their magical gifts.
I love when being The Chosen One is earned. I hate when it’s a birthright. And now, some examples:
Continue reading The Complex History of the Chosen One
Emily Blake writes screenplays with lots of fight scenes. She is a vocal advocate for feminism, polyamory, kink, and sex positivity. She makes most of her money as a script supervisor for film and television, but she also makes cosplays for clients out of her little apartment in Los Angeles.
In this episode, Sam answers questions regarding children, new jobs, indoor plumbing and even trolls!
As we find our feet, we’ll be appearing in the After the Hype podcast feed every Tuesday at 10:00am.
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This week the we’ve got a doozy of a an episode, and that’s just the graham cracker debacle. Bryan, Graham “Cracker” Mason, and Nick “Oreo” Olas Freidemann delve into this strange episode and break it apart for your critical pleasure. Onward to part 3?
Continue reading 2.04: Escape to the House of Mummies Part II
This week we’re checking out Pixar’s latest and taking a deep dive into its handling of Mexican culture. That’s right, we’re talking about Coco and we brought on special guests Nathaly Lopez and Luis Bordonada to walk us through the movie and give us some serious insight into what the movie got right!
The true part of true crime always gives me pause. It’s not that I am distrustful of documentarians, reporters, or even murder enthusiasts on podcasts. But engaging with true crime content makes me uneasy in the same way I felt nervous as a child when I did something I knew was wrong. For all the commentary these pieces offer, for all the new perspectives they provide or questions they raise about the quality of our justice system, these programs are first and foremost always about engaging an audience. To call them entertainment might seem crass, but therein lies the rub. True crime series and documentaries are inherently voyeuristic and thrilling. There is entertainment to be gained from real human suffering, and while we might learn something, it becomes a hard balance to reconcile.
Continue reading True Crime: Where’s The Line?
Samantha Garrison belongs to a Saint Bernard named Laddi, so her life is an endless stream of drool. She believes in Ewoks, the true saviors of the galaxy far far away, Tilda Swinton, and a world without Jurassic Park sequels.
This week on the podcast Bryan, Nick’olas “Cinnamon” Friedemann, and Graham “Pa” Mason talk about the third episode of season two – Assassinanny 911. Lot of pop culture references, backstory for Brock, and Hank trying to murder Rusty in the most hankiest of ways. A great discussion of a fun episode you don’t want to miss.
This week on the show we’re talking about Steven Spielberg’s The Post, which details the mad dash to publish the Pentagon Papers that put The Washington Post on the map. To celebrate this Tom Hanks vehicle we brought back Elvis Kunesh to join us. It’s an interesting dive into an interesting film released in an interesting time.
The first movie I remember being so scary it kept me up at night was Signs. I know that’s not, according to the world, a scary movie. But to be fair, I was only eight when that it came out, and I already had problems sleeping at night because I was (am) weird. After graduating high school, finishing Navy boot camp and A-school, and moving out of the country, I decided I was ready to take on horror movies. Little did I know, it would be a dive into my now favorite genre.
So there I was, living in Navy barracks in Rota, Spain. A nOOb to life and the Navy. I saw a story about Ed and Lorraine Warren and one of the many hauntings they investigated. This, oh man, this was right up my alley. You see, my mom got me big into ghost hunting shows in high school. In fact, we watched one, Paranormal State, in which Lorraine appeared many times. You can say what you want about demons and the Warren stories, but I like that shit. Anyway, it was time! One of their stories is now a two-hour movie, and I must see it!
Continue reading Why I’m Hooked On Horror
Michaela Bayas is a Navy veteran, a world traveler, and now, a college student. She’s a badass chick married to an awesome dude and raising a great dog. She thinks she’s a stand-up comedian, but she’s just got above-average wit and enjoys making herself, and sometimes others, laugh.
Welcome to the “best episode ever.” We – that is Bryan, Nick “Fluff-fluffbfbf-FLUFF” Friedemann, and Graham “The Shit [Beeep]” Mason – talk about the next episode in season two of Venture Bros – HATE FLOATS.
