Barbie

In this episode, Ryan and Todd return to their film genre series to discuss the musical through interlocked analyses of The Jazz Singer, Top Hat, The Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the Rain, and Carmen Jones. The hosts' theoretical intervention focuses on the musical as vehicle for tec ... Show More

On this episode, Ryan and Todd put the idea of common sense through the theoretical wringer. Working through examples both banal and world threateningly serious, the hosts present the argument that changes in what we often refer to as common sense fundamentally alter one's relati ... Show More

In this episode (recorded prior to such events as the Trump - Musk breakup and the National Guard being sent to L.A.), Ryan and Todd discuss Sigmund Freud's essay "On Narcissism: An Introduction." Freud's notion of narcissism clashes with the increasingly commonplace idea of narc ... Show More

“Do you guys ever think about dying?” We watched Barbie with our friend and collector Justin Allison this week. It’s the most recent movie ever talked about on the pod, but Greta Gerwig’s long awaited film being the culturally phenomenon that it is, it seemed like important groun ... Show More

In 1959, Barbie changed the way girls played with dolls - taking them from babies to beauty queens, fashion mavens, and professional role models. But girls of color didn’t see themselves represented by the blonde haired, Malibu-tanned figurine. It took 20 years for Mattel to fina ... Show More

The highly anticipated Barbie releases in theatres today! Guest host Marlon Wayans covers Mattell's STEM inspired Barbies for International Women's Day. Also, Trevor Noah sits with Barbie director, Greta Gerwig, and one of the stars of the movie, Issa Rae.See omnystudio.com/liste ... Show More

The upcoming Barbie movie has sparked a question about favorite toys from back in the day.  Hear what the crew had to say.Steve Harvey Morning Show Online: http://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Today’s podcast was commissioned by Rylan who has commissioned the 2000 slasher/satire/thriller, American Psycho. Directed by Mary Harron and starring Christian Bale, the movie is dark, disturbing, hilarious in places, and provoked a lot of thoughts and opinions from Jim and I. W ... Show More

Warner Bros.’ latest foray into nostalgia is colorful, musical and … controversial as it explores feminism and masculinity in ways that are likely to leave viewers with very different reactions.    Read the Plugged In Review   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please giv ... Show More

She may have towered over the toy market for 60 years, but Barbie has never been short of critics. So why is a film about a plastic doll creating such fevered excitement?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus 

Journalist Lane Brown investigated the popular film review site Rotten Tomatoes — and found out just how skewed the rankings really are. He joins film critic Rad Simonpillai and host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to discuss what's going on with the business of film criticism more broadly. ... Show More