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"Stanning" Villains: The Social Contract of Reality TV (early access)

Why was the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City finale the "best reality TV episode in history"? And why did we perceive it so differently from last year's "best episode", Vanderpump Rules' #Scandoval? Enjoy!

Also guys, I'm brainstorming video titles and I want to know which of these you think is the best:

1. "Stanning" Villains: The Social Contract of Reality TV

2. From Salt Lake to Scandoval: How Bravo Makes Villains of Us All

3. Bravo and the Power of a Villain Edit 2024-01-30 00:57:42 +0000 UTC View Post

May December and the Melodrama of Film Twitter (early access)

Please enjoy this early access cut of this month's video! Also - I'm still working on the title and wanted to get your opinions! Do any of these stand out to you guys?

1. "Melodrama and the May December Debate"

2. "Melodrama, May December, and the Pitfalls of Film Twitter"

3. "Taking May December Seriously"

4. "Are We Not Taking May December Seriously Enough?"

5. "May December and the Melodrama of Film Twitter"

Fall 2023 Playlist!

Hello everyone - sharing the playlist I've been building for the past few months if you're interested :) (don't worry it isn't actually fall themed). 

Priscilla and the Plight of Women('s Biopics) (early access)

This is my review of Priscilla. The woman's biopic gives us a snapshot into the suffering of famous female figures. But in doing so, does it lock them in a cinematic gilded cage?

Sources: 

Nicholas Barber, “Priscilla review: Sofia Coppola has directed a 'sympathetic tribute' to Elvis's wife” BBC Culture (2023).

Priscilla Beaulieu Presely and Sandra Harmon, Elvis & Me, Blackstone Publishing (1985).

Keaton Bell, “Sofia Coppola Will Now Take You Behind the ...

REHASH: The End of Vine (early access)

When Vine died, the angels cried. No but seriously, in this era of late-stage internet, when it feels like politics, groupthink, and all around bad vibes are all exploding at once, it makes sense that we’re yearning for a simpler time. Who wouldn’t miss the innocence of silly, 6 second videos made for no reason other than to make us laugh? But was Vine as awesome as we remembered, or are our memories a bit rose-tinted? In this episode, Hannah and Maia are joined by Izzy from Be Kind Rewin...

REHASH: Buzzfeed (early access)

[NOTE: This episode was recorded in the summer, before the recent events taking place in Gaza. Subsequent to this situation, our introductory chat about the air show would not have been discussed as lightly as it was.]

When you think of “hard news”, a company that once published an article called “13 Potatoes That Look Like Channing Tatum” probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Yes, in this episode Hannah and Maia are tackling Buzzfeed - the millennial fluff aggreg...

Are Film Critics a Dying Breed? (early access)

SOURCES:

The Daily, “Our Film Critic on Why He’s Done With the Movies” The New York Times (2023).

Roger Ebert, “Do the Right Thing”, Roger Ebert (1989).

Stephen Farber, “FILM: The Power of Movie Critics” The American Scholar, Vol. 45, No. 3 (Summer 1976).

Stephen Farber, “‘Graffiti’ Ranks with ‘Bonnie and Clyde’”, (1973), The New York Times.

Nick James, “Rip It Up: Revitalizing Film Criticism” Film Quarterly, Vol. 62, No. 3 (Spring 2...

REHASH: #freebritney (early access)

For one brief, beautiful moment in history, the social media sleuths were right. When Britney Spears’ fans began to decode strange messaging in her quirky Instagram posts, it became clear that the formerly maligned popstar was living under the control of her abusive father by way of a particularly oppressive conservatorship. This resulted in a nation-wide movement to liberate Britney from her family and, by extension, the predatory industry that has exploited her for over two decades. But, ...

REHASH: Bye Sister (early access)

Cover this podcast in prayers, because in this highly-requested episode, Hannah and Maia discuss the most political event on the internet to date: Tati Westbrook’s public disowning of James Charles. In this clashing of beauty guru titans, 38-year-old Tati Westbrook disavowed her 19-year old friend and mentee, James Charles… over a bunch of hair vitamins. But hindsight reveals that Tati may not have been working alone, and that Bye Sister may never have been about vitamins all along. Tea a...

REHASH: Johnny v. Amber (early access)

Has the sun set on the Me Too era? If you were following along with the Depp v. Heard defamation trial last April, it seems like it did. When Johnny Deep took Amber Heard to court for three vague quotes suggesting she had been abused buy him, the world was in a frenzy. Has this hot, blonde, bisexual woman really been abused… or was it the easier answer? That she was an evil psychopath who pulled a Gone Girl on everyone’s favourite fictional pirate? In this episode, Hannah and Maia are fin...

REHASH: Cuties (early access)

Remember when everyone freaked the f*** out about that French movie on Netflix? No? Well everybody, let us introduce you to: the Cuties panic. In this episode, Hannah and Maia discuss Maïmouna Doucouré’s 2020 film, Cuties, and the all out moral panic that it spawned on the internet - which culminated in a real life obscenity lawsuit against Netflix. Discussions include, the thin line between depiction and endorsement, America’s many moral triggers and paradoxical attitude towards sex, t...

REHASH: Kim Kardashian Breaks the Internet (early access)

Remember when Kim Kardashian invented butts? Paper Magazine sure would like us to. When they released their scintillating cover issue of Kim K in a sequinned dress, balancing a champagne glass on her formidable silicon buttocks, Paper Mag declared: “Break the Internet Kim Kardashian” And break it she did. In this episode, Hannah and Maia trace Kim Kardashian’s transformation from trashy reality star to fashionista de jour. Since the Paper cover, and with the help of Kanye West, Kim’s ...

Summer 2023 Playlist

New playlist for summer! It's a bit random - but hopefully you find something in it that you like :) (early access for the next Rehash episode coming on Monday!)

Feeling Cynical About Barbie (early access cut)

Here's my Barbie video - honestly a bit scared to put it out. Excited to hear your feedback!

EDIT: you guys are the sweetest :') so grateful for you!

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so... Succession ended. [spoilers]

Hi everyone, I’m a bit late to the chase - but I just finished Succession and I wanted to share my thoughts about it. I’ve been talking about it a lot with friends, and we were all very struck by how restrained the finale was. Especially when compared to the season three finale, which felt like the show had almost reached its dramatic peak, this one felt quite striped back. But it felt like an incredibly refreshing approach to a format that seems to be hopelessly afflicted with “bigger ...

Licorice Pizza: Does Depiction Equal Endorsement? (retrieved)

Let's get to the bottom of this... swamp!   

Thumbnail by Alex Short: https://www.instagram.com/_false_aperture/ 

Lola's CMBYN video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVp1F7I1kjI&t=1095s&ab_channel=LolaSebastian 

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Rehash: Groomers (early access)

Welcome to the season finale of "internet archetypes". In this episode, we talk about the term "groomer". Being a word to describe a process leading to abuse, rather than the resulting abuse itself, this is a hard one to pin down. It's tough to criminalize, and it's difficult to use correctly in everyday conversation. And while it's a word invented to protect children - it has often been used to harm marginalized people in the process, and now, even children themselves. This is a delicate one...

Rehash: Karens (early access)

Please enjoy this early access cut of next week's episode, Karens. This time we're discussing the notorious meme, and its reverse trajectory going from light-hearted jokes about annoying soccer moms, to her more insidious iteration as "Miss Anne". To what degree can we critique the elements of ageism and misogyny embedded in the Karen meme, while unpacking the very real and devastating consequences that "white women tears" have on BIPOC living in the U.S? 

Marriage Story | Review

During the fervour around Shutter Island when it came out, my dad maintained that he couldn't see the merits of the film because he had seen a film almost identical to it, 30 years before. I felt this when I watched Marriage Story for the first time. 

Arguably Baumbach's most ambitious film, Marriage Story fictitiously recounts his divorce from Jennifer Jason-Leigh through the thinly veiled characters of Charlie, played by Adam Driver, and Nicole, played by Scarlett Johansson. I ma...

Rehash: Gymcels (early access)

Please enjoy this early access cut of next week's episode, Gymcels. Not quite an incel, not yet a chad, the gymcel doesn't seem to be accepted by any real internet subculture. Hannah and Maia discuss this little-known archetype, his place in the Manosphere, and how much sympathy we can extend to him knowing his misogynistic origins.

NOTE: Looks like option 2 (1999 movies) is the winner for April's video! But I will be revisiting option 1 hopefully in June :)

April Video Brainstorm

Hello! My researchers and I are currently brainstorming ideas for April's video and we are between two topics:

1. The "Video Game-ification" of Art

This would be looking into that Immersive Series (you know, the one where you pay $40 to do have an "immersive" experience with someone's art. I went to the Van Gogh one in Toronto and found it to be really depressing. You go in for about 15 minutes and watch a video projection of his works morphing into one another while music plays o...

Rehash: Himbos (early access)

Please enjoy this early access cut of next week's episode of Rehash: Himbos! This may just be our goofiest episode to date, as we track the himbo and his evolution from "himbo-erectus" (no thoughts, no feels) to "himbo-sapien" (no thoughts, just feels). Do women actually want this mindless golden retriever, Sim-waiting-for-an-action-to-be-assigned? Or are they responding to deep-seated issues that need solving? Buckle in! 

Rehash: Pick Me's (early access)

Please enjoy this early access cut of next week's episode, Pick Me's! :)

2023 Oscars Picks and Predictions

Hello everyone - it's time for an obligatory pick and prediction list! I'm not even sure I want to watch this year but you know... I love lists. I'm only doing the most known categories (and known to me as well lol). Here it is!:

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Pick: Paul Mescal

Prediction: Austin Butler

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Pick: Ke Huy Quan

Prediction: Ke Huy Quan

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Pick: Michelle Yeoh

Predicti...

Updates!

Hello everyone! I just wanted to update you a bit on the channel and where I'm at right now. Lots of exciting things are happening and as a result I've been insanely busy over the past couple months.

First off, I hosted a screening of "Vampire's Kiss" with some other creators in Toronto and honestly, it's one of my favourite movies now. At the end people were filing out and no one could decide if the movie was satire or not (I think it is). Highly highly recommend if you haven't seen it...

Rehash: Girlbosses (early access)

Please enjoy the early access cut of next week's episode, and the final instalment in our series, "Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss": Girlbosses! 

Rehash: Gatekeepers (early access)

Please enjoy early access to next week's podcast episode,  "gatekeepers"! Featuring an interview with Rayne Fisher-Quann :)

What Do We Do About the Social Network? (early access)

Hello everyone!

Please enjoy the early access cut for my February vid - which is all about whether or not The Social Network stands the test of time (since Mark Zuckerberg is now a evil Silicon Valley overlord!) 

Hope you like! And would love to hear suggestions for a better vid title :)

Rehash (Season 2, Episode 2): Gaslighters

Hello all! Here's the early access for the second episode of the second season of our podcast Rehash! This season is all about internet archetypes so we're focusing on different names used to encapsulated certain types of people and how those names have evolved over the years.

Also - The Social Network video will be coming out quite soon!

Hope you're all well :)

Maia

Fleabag is Not a Femcel (early access)

Early access to this month's video, which is all about Fleabag and the "dissociative feminism" debate! Enjoy!

SOURCES:

Ameeriali, “The destructive force that is ‘dissociative feminism’” The Social Talks (2022).

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Fleabag: The Original Play” Playwrights Canada Press (2016).

Emmeline Clein, “The Smartest Women I Know Are All Dissociating” Buzzfeed News (2019).

Emma Garland, “Enter the Fleabag era: What does it mean to be a ‘...