That Was Weird
That Was Weird
Hannah Gould, Vennessa Nava, Jillian Ju, Giljoon Lee, Azim Pradhan, Ben Collins
Two friends -- both high school literature teachers -- apply critical lenses to popular films.
The Killers (The Godfather & American Psycho)
We apply the feminist lens and critical race theory to classic films: Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather and Mary Harron's American Psycho... and of course we talk about Sex and the City.
Apr 25, 2024
1 hr 17 min
Nuclear Family is a Cult (The Wolfpack)
We apply critical race theory and post-colonial and feminist critical lenses to The Wolfpack, a 2015 documentary directed by Crystal Moselle.
Mar 23, 2024
1 hr 16 min
Physical Portals to Psychological Spaces (The Truman Show and Being John Malkovich)
We apply the feminist and post-colonial lenses to Peter Weir's The Truman Show and Spike Jonze's Being John Malkovich.
Mar 11, 2024
1 hr 27 min
The Doorway to the Left (Snowpiercer and Triangle of Sadness)
We apply Marxist and Environmentalist theory to Bong Joon-Ho's Snowpiercer and Ruben Östlund's Triangle of Sadness.
Feb 19, 2024
1 hr 20 min
The Horrors! Rocky Horror and Little Shop of Horrors
Hannah and Vennessa apply queer, feminist, and critical race theory to two cult classics: Jim Sharman's The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Frank Oz's Little Shop of Horrors.
Jan 14, 2024
1 hr 12 min
Grease and The Sound of Music
We apply feminist theory to childhood favorites, Grease and The Sound of Music.
May 28, 2023
1 hr 18 min
Children, Don't Sexualize Them (Despicable Me 1 and 3)
We apply feminist theory and queer theory to Despicable Me 1 and 3.
May 1, 2023
1 hr 18 min
Despicable Me 2
Critical Race Theory applied to Despicable Me 2
Mar 31, 2023
1 hr 11 min