We are joined by Aaron Casias and Carly Gomes of Hit Factory to discuss William Hurt’s first film, Ken Russell’s wild and delirious Altered States! We discuss solipsism, God, losing faith, hallucinogens, academia, and why regressing into an ape form might be many conservatives ultimate fantasy. “I’m a professor of endocrinology at the Harvard Medical School. I’mContinue reading “ALTERED STATES (1980)”
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MIDSOMMAR (2019)
Emily VanDerWerff (Vox) joins us to discuss Ari Aster’s folk horror masterpiece, Midsommar. We discuss how the film subverts folk horror genre tropes to craft a compelling story about the loss of a relationship, self-discovery, and adoption into a new family. Emily articulates a trans reading of the film, and we discuss how it grapplesContinue reading “MIDSOMMAR (2019)”
Cows in the Field 