Author: Andy Boell

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In this episode, we dive under the sea of holes as we discuss George Dunning’s YELLOW SUBMARINE. Join us as we sing a lot of Beatles songs, Andy and Stephanie discuss stress relief tactics for exhausted artists, and we make Canada jokes from the second time in as many episodes (hi, Matheiu!) Plus, Stephanie makes a disappointing discovery about a gap in Andy’s knowledge.

Reading Recommendations:

TRIP: PSYCHEDELICS, ALIENATION, AND CHANGE, by Tao Lin
INSIDE THE YELLOW SUBMARINE: THE MAKING OF THE BEATLES’ ANIMATED CLASSIC, by Richard Hieronimus

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In this episode, we lay down some plastic sheeting and discuss Mary Harron’s AMERICAN PSYCHO. Stephanie talks about nightmares and how to self-soothe, Andy brings up Christian Bale’s yo-yo weight, and we both talk about how much we want to be sponsored by Carl’s Jr. Join us as we love on Willem DaFoe and baby Reese Witherspoon.

Reading Recommmendations

BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY, by Jay McInerny
MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, by Oyinkan Braithwaite

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Happy New Year, let’s talk about the end of the world as we know it. In this episode, we load up our backpacks with twinkies and machetes as we discuss Danny Boyle’s 28 DAYS LATER. Stephanie talks about humanity at the end of days and Andy keeps it real with his discussion of cinematography. It’s also our first re-do episode, so we’re real podcasters now. We both make fun of PETA. Plus, Stephanie introduces a new segment!

Reading Recommendations:
STATION ELEVEN, by Emily St. John Mandel
I AM LEGEND, by Richard Matheson

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In this episode, we jam to some sweet tunes by Tom Waits as we discuss Jim Jarmusch’s DOWN BY LAW. Join us as we talk about the criminal justice system, some fantastic acting, and a terrible script. Plus, Andy and Stephanie both confess their affections for Tom Waits, miss their theater days, and wonder why this is shot in black-and-white.

Reading Recommendations

THE NEW JIM CROW: MASS INCARCERATION IN THE AGE OF COLORBLINDNESS, by Michelle Alexander
WILD ESCAPE: THE PRISON BREAK FROM DANNEMORA AND THE MANHUNT THAT CAPTURED AMERICA, by Chelsia Rose Marcius

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In this episode, we question almost every choice made in the absolutely cult BLOOD FOR DRACULA, directed by Paul Morrissey. Join us as we skeeve out over the grossest moment in cinema we’ve seen thus far, Andy makes Twilight jokez, and Stephanie discusses Vampire Lore and how Bram Stoker is turning in his grave. Plus, Sex Ed with Stephanie and how Andy absolutely never learned to prank people properly.

Reading Recommendations

THE VAMPIRE, by Volta Ornella (a scholarly look at Dracula and vampire tropes, including Bram Stoker’s Dracula)
BOO! IT’S SEX, a web comic by Danielle Corsetto, Monica Gallagher

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In this episode, we pick a desert island band as we discuss Jeremy Saulnier’s GREEN ROOM. Join us as Andy schools Stephanie on why this movie is better than she gives it credit for, and Stephanie schools Andy on douchey social media rants. Plus, Andy fawns over Patrick Stewart, and Stephanie learns what duck butter means (hint: it’s not a culinary term).

READING RECOMMENDATIONS

PLEASE KILL ME: THE UNCENSORED ORAL HISTORY OF PUNK, by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain
GIRLS TO THE FRONT: THE TRUE STORY OF THE RIOT GRRRL REVOLUTION, by Sara Marcus

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In this episode, we follow the yellow brick road as we discuss Walter Murch’s RETURN TO OZ. Join us as we talk about L. Frank Baum, how this movie almost wasn’t made, electroshock therapy and PTSD, and the earliest example of a trans character in children’s literature!

READING RECOMMENDATIONS

RETURN TO OZ, by L. Frank Baum
THE REAL WIZARD OF OZ: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF L. FRANK BAUM, by Rebecca Loncraine

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In this episode, we take a (drug) trip through Gapsar Noe’s ENTER THE VOID, a philosophical examination of life after death. Join us as we discuss DMT, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, and questionable Freudian narratives.

READING RECOMMENDATIONS: 

THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, by (most likely) Guru Rinpoche
THE LOVELY BONES, by Alice Sebold

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In this episode, we squeal with rainbow joy over Jamie Babbit’s BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER, an essential piece of LGBTQIA+ film canon. Join us as we talk about RuPaul, conversion camps, and how pure love conquers all.

Reading Recommendations:

BOY ERASED: A MEMOIR OF IDENTITY, FAITH, AND FAMILY, by Gerard Conley
STONEWALL: THE RIOTS THAT SPARKED THE GAY REVOLUTION, by David A. Carter

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In this episode, we discuss John Waters’s CECIL B. DEMENTED, a bizarre and grimy love letter to cinema. Join us as we walk about metafiction, boom mics attached to shotguns, and the sad fate of hamsters.

Reading Recommendations:

MR. KNOW-IT-ALL: THE TARNISHED WISDOM OF A FILTH LEADER, by John Waters
AMERICAN HEIRESS: THE WILD SAGA OF THE KIDNAPPING, CRIMES AND TRIAL OF PATTY HEARST, by Jeffrey Toobin