It's everyone's favorite time of year... the time where we celebrate that birth of... Cheesy Christmas movies! I mean, I'm sure there's probably some other significance to this time of year too, but round these parts, we know that the December Holiday Season is all about the seasonal Christmas movie rom coms. And so, it's time for our annual Christmas movie special. This year, Hannah and Mav are joined by retuning guest Jackie Johnson and Sandy Eckard to talk all about this years — actually somewhat limited — crop of new streaming Christmas movie options. Or at least, there seem like there were fewer on the major services than there have in the past. BUT, what's the quality like? Join us on this week's episode to see what we thought...
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e218. Does the Bechdel Test Fail the Bechdel Test?
A funny thing happened last week. The internet got into a minor scuffle about whether Fire Island, a film about gay men, was sexist because it failed the Bechdel Test, by not having substantive roles for women… because it was a movie about gay men. For those who haven’t seen the film… which frankly, is…
Excalibur #60: “Braddock of the Jungle”
Excalibur #60 “Braddock of the Jungle” Writers: Scott Lobdell Pencils: Scott Kolins Inks: John Holdredge Colours: Mike Thomas Letters: Michael Higgins Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: January 1993 We’re trying to emphasize the positive this week… while still doing plenty of griping about part 2 of a crummy colonial sojourn in Wakanda known Excalibur…
CFC: Bechdel Tests, Fire Island, and the lack of nuance in pop culture criticism
From Mav: So I hate the Bechdel Test. I think it’s stupid. See what I’m doing here is saying something kind of outrageous to start an article and then going into a more nuanced discussion where I try to make a larger point but that will be ignored by a lot of people who just…
CFC: We CAN do an episode about Jurassic Park; does that mean we SHOULD?
From Hannah: It’s been almost thirty years since we first were welcomed to Jurassic Park on the silver screen. And this weekend, the sixth movie in the franchise (which, uh, many of might say never should have had one sequel much less this many) Jurassic World: Dominion will premiere on North American screens. I’ve been…
e217. Online Shopping, Thrifting, and The Death of Mall Culture
When’s the last time you hung out at the mall? We don’t mean when is the last time you went to a mall, ran in, got something and left. When is the last time you really hung out there? Once upon a time, this used to be a thing. Families took all day shopping trips…
Excalibur #59: “Enter… the Panther!”
Excalibur #59 “Enter… the Panther!” Writers: Scott Lobdell Pencils: Scott Kolins Inks: John Holdredge & Raymond Kryssing Colours: Dana Morsehead & Mike Thomas Letters: Michael Higgins Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: December 1992 We sure hated this week’s comic, but we sure love this week’s episode, talking hip hop, comics, Black Panther, and Afrofuturism…
Call for Comments: “Get in loser, we’re going shopping”
From Monica: This week on VoxPop, we’re feeling nostalgic for the ultimate palace of capitalism— the mall. Because even if you don’t like shopping, the sheer quantity of things geographically centered meant that you probably bought clothes, or read comics, or listened to CDs, or saw a movie, or had a haircut, or took a…
e216. Chip’n Dale: Rescue Rangers & The Art Of The Cameo
If you haven’t had a chance to see the new Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers movie, you probably should watch it. It’s maybe the perfect blend of nostalgia, humor and just pointing at random IP cameos that you might recognize. It’s completely totally and in all ways absolutely delightful. This is in stark contrast to…
Excalibur #58: “Troll Call”
Excalibur #58 “Troll Call” Writers: Alan Davis and Scott Lobdell Pencils: Joe Madureira Inks: Josef Rubenstein & Hector Collazo Colours: Kevin Tinsely Letters: Ken Lopez Editor: Terry Kavanagh Original publication date: December 1992 We are most definitely not calling all trolls to this week’s nuanced discussion of the different but equally complex personal and professional…
Call For Comments: Rescue Rangers, Cameo Films, and Marketing Nostalgia
From Mav: You know what… the new Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers movie is absolutely fucking delightful. It seriously is. It’s really really good and you should watch it. Not only is it really good, it’s sort of surprisingly good because it didn’t actually HAVE to be. We’ve done a lot of shows about nostalgia…