Explore the origins of Liberty City, the history of racism in the lighting and color correction of film, how to achieve intimacy through cinematography, and the devastating vulnerability of hope.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

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Episode 26: Moonlight (2016)

Stuck in your house? This week we talk about the movie that redefined “home invasion”! Plus, social contract theory, the importance (and cruelty) of breaking the fourth wall, and Michael Haneke’s message to U.S. audiences.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

Episode 25: Funny Games (1997)

In this smorgasbord of toxic masculinity, we explore the pattern of violence in rural towns, the history of Vietnam campus protests, Sam Peckinpah’s reputation for brutality on and off camera, and the controversy surrounding the film. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

Episode 24: Straw Dogs (1971)

The retro flavor of nuclear apocalypse films, the history of the OPEC oil crisis, how George Miller builds his own mythology - and borrows from the mythos of other cultures - and the role of music on the battlefield. Ride with us on the fury road to glory!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

Episode 23: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Let’s talk about the importance of investigative journalism, the edge-of-your-seat anxiety that this film creates, Woodward and Bernstein as heroes, and why the pen is truly mightier than the sword. Plus, the state of newspapers today, and why we need independent journalism more than ever in 2020. Featuring special guest Phil Linsalata, award-winning investigative reporter.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

Episode 22: All the President's Men (1976)

We review the history of two of our most outlandish Vice Presidents (other than Dick, obviously), the tonal ambiguity of Vice as a film, the value of a good montage sequence, and our inherent discomfort with Cheney’s legacy. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

Episode 21: Vice (2018)

We lay out the best real-life Las Vegas heists, debate whether or not heist movies are their own genre, and explore why Ocean’s Eleven still works almost 20 years later. Let us steal some of your time with this episode! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

Episode 20: Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

Learn about the “Jurassic Park generation” of paleontologists, how the film affected the scientific community, some amazing fan theories and, the, uh, lasting impact of Dr. Ian Malcolm as the film’s moral center. Hold onto your butts!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

Episode 19: Jurassic Park (1993)

What makes an epic truly EPIC? Why were the 80s so intense for evangelical Christians? What’s up with Jungian psychology? Why was The Last Temptation of Christ so controversial when other bible movies are so formulaic? All these questions AND MORE answered in our very special holiday episode. Merry Chrysler! It’s Chrismin. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

Episode 18: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

In a stunning rape-revenge twist on a Disney classic, we look at Maleficent’s origins in the Sleeping Beauty myth, breaking the cycle of abuse, the importance of found family, and the symbolism of the film’s rich costuming. Featuring our very first special guest, costume designer Chad Edward Evett.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

Episode 17: Maleficent (2014)

The history of Puerto Rican migration to New York City, the tradition of the Hollywood musical, and how West Side Story broke the mold. We also discuss brownface, compulsory heterosexuality, and the role of discrimination in (white) cultural assimilation.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

Episode 16: West Side Story (1961)

Enter the sensual, outrageous world of glam rock with Brian Slade and Curt Wild, as we examine Todd Haynes’ glittery musical Velvet Goldmine. We talk about the history of glam as a genre, the film’s role in queer cinematic history, and effects of David Bowie’s lack of endorsement. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

Episode 15: Velvet Goldmine (1998)

A Universal horror classic embedded in global history, we examine writer Curt Siodmak’s flight from Nazi Germany, the ancient history of werewolf lore, and The Wolf Man’s inseparable ties from the post-war Jewish identity. Plus, bonus parallels with An American Werewolf in London!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

Episode 14: The Wolf Man (1941)

A group of teenage girls go on a countryside vacation and end up fighting for their lives in this layered Japanese horror-comedy. We discuss pre- and post-war Japan and Japanese cinema, Hausu’s multi-step inception, bakeneko, and My Little Ponies. (Friendship is magic, everyone.) Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

Episode 13: Hausu (1977)

Nicolas Cage? Check. Cocaine and LSD? Check. Chainsaw-wielding rampage? Check. This revenge-fantasy horror sci-fi delight breaks the boundaries of genre and takes the viewer on a two-act epic. We talk about the foils of masculine tenderness vs. violence, Mandy’s vital role in everyone’s life, power dynamics, and Nic Cage Rage. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/checkyourthreading)

Episode 12: Mandy (2018)

Twice a month, your hosts, Bonnie and Lauren, watch a movie, do some homework, and create Check Your Threading, a podcast that serves up history, psychology, and perspective on that film. IG: checkyourthreading / Twitter: checkthreading

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