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Heretic (Beck and Woods 2024)
Heretic – Does the film present an intellectual and philosophical discussion of belief, faith, and religion in order to encourage that amongst viewers? Or does it present all that as distraction because ultimately regardless of your thoughts and feelings, Mormon Jesus is going to save you if you believe and pray thereby making the film basically one long propaganda piece for the Mormon church (cult)? Laura and I disagree but we do hope you enjoy our consideration of this fundamental question about the film.
I Saw the TV Glow (Schoenbrun 2024)
I Saw the TV Glow – Heralded as a unique and powerful entry into the horror genre in 2024, this film is undoubtedly gorgeous and experfly crafted. Is it so expertly crafted that the alienation Marshall experienced viewing the film as a cis man meant to give him a taste of the experience of the alienation from self of being closeted in terms of gender identity or sexuality? Thus offer an opportunity for experiential empathy for those who are cis or are situated bodies that match their sense of self. If so what an accomplishment! The film has undoubtedly been hugely impactful and meaningful for LGBTQ+ viewers and that is what matters much more than our opinions. We totally appreciate the film but unfortunately we ultimately just didn’t really get it.
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SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE
Jakob’s Wife (Stevens 2021)
TOPIC INDEX – Heretic (Beck and Woods 2024) (times are approximate)
0:30 – Introductions
2:45 – Film discussion begins
2:45 – an atypical episode
3:30 – Heretic discussion begins
4:00 – SPOILERS section begins
13:00 – Is Heretic just Mormon propaganda?
27:00 – Laura’s counterpoints to
46:00 – Why Mormonism?
50:00 – the filmmakers
53:00 – other positives about the film
1:00:00 – grading the film using the Collective Nightmares Evolving Rubric of Social Responsibility
TOPIC INDEX – I Saw the TV Glow (Schoenbrun 2024) (times are approximate)
1:04:00 – SPOILERS section begins
1:04:30 – why Marshall didn’t want to podcast on these films
1:08:00 – Laura’s thoughts and genre placement
1:19:00 – alienation
1:23:30 – Vivarium (Finegan 2019)
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Jakob’s Wife (Stevens 2021)
The Conjuring (Wan 2013)
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Vivarium (Finegan 2019)
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“Horror films are our collective nightmares.”
Episode 137