Kuso (2017)

Kuso (2017)

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FILMS MENTIONED THIS EPISODE

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Nothing But Trouble (1991) – SPOILERS

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Kill, Baby … Kill! (1966)

The Love Witch (2016)

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TOPIC INDEX – Kuso (2017) www.imdb.com/title/tt6131712/

Kuso demands a special introduction
2:52 – Discussion begins with Laura’s take
3:59 – Marshall’s take
5:26 – A certain kind of gross,
6:14 – Nothing But Trouble (1991)
12:05 – And we’re back to the creepy gross
13:11 – Kristeva’s concept of abjection

I was inspired by Kuso such that I wrote an essay about the abject and the film. Please share your thoughts!

16:59 – Laura and the evolutionary perspective
18:47 – Fetishization of gross
20:43 – Audience reactions
22:12 – Flying Lotus is super impressive.
22:55 – Excerpt with Flying Lotus from the Hannibal Buress: Handsome Rambler podcast about Kuso.
28:01 – Showers and artichokes
31:37 – Compared vs Kill! Baby, Kill! vs The Love Witch

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