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101 - The Little Things with Sophie Hayes: The Crime of Being Weird Feb 10, 2021

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***CW for conversations throughout the episode on sexual violence, murder, and policing***
Comedienne and co-host of Dumb Bitch Media Sophie Hayes joins me to discuss The Little Things, starring Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek. A string of killings in 90s L.A. recalls killings past which brings Denzel back to his old precinct to solve the case and confront his demons. Did Jared Leto do it? Prepare to enter the mind of a cycle path...
Discussed: cop dramas, true crime podcasts, being stressed at work, policing, representations of victims and offenders, answering your door, sex work, police violence in Canada, being weird.
ReComradations
Sophie: Fundie Fridays on YouTube
Evan: [1] Adventures in Ideology Podcast [2] The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole

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UNLOCKED: The New Mutants with Olav Rokne Feb 08, 2021

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Here's a free sample of some of the episodes behind the paywall!
Back in October Olav Rokne from the Hugo Award Book Club joined me to discuss the widely-panned and long-delayed The New Mutants. There were audio issues with this episode, but it's still listenable and it was a lot of fun!

Read Olav's work on the Hugo Book Club Blog

ReComradations
Olav: Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ [Trailer]
Evan: With Gourley and Rust [Patreon]

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PREVIEW - The High Republic, Light of the Jedi, and the state of Star Wars fandom Feb 05, 2021

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The High Republic is the new interconnected mega story from Lucasfilm Publishing set 200 years before The Phantom Menace. The first book, Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule shows us the Jedi Order as a proactive force for good in a Republic expanding into the Outer Rim.
I look ahead to what's next in this era, and sadly, look to the reactionary elements of the Star Wars fandom that became so toxic during this initiatives launch, it prompted a tweet from the official Star Wars account denouncing the racist abuse from fans. Further, I look to the conspiratorial stories Star Wars fans obsess over in the secret Shadow War happening at Lucasfilm between the forces of evil feminism and cool guy stuff.
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100 - Pixar's Soul with The Off Court Podcast: Here's to One Hundred More Feb 02, 2021

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Founder and former co-host Abdul Malik and returning-guest Eytan Tobin (who together form Harbinger's The Off Court Podcast) join Evan for the 100th episode of Kino Lefter: Canada's #1 socialist movie podcast.
Pixar's Soul follows Joe Gardner through New York City and the afterlife as he attempts to make sense of his time on Earth and appreciate every moment. Of course this is an insidious work full of nasty tropes, as we learn through reading two separate opinion pieces [Polygon / New Yorker] attempting to label Soul as a blackface film, which is fun, and friends from across Kino's run stop by to reflect on this podcast's Very Important Legacy.
ReComradations
Abdul: [1] Sleeping Dogs [2] Persona 5 Royal
Eytan: Tiger on HBO Max
Evan: [1] Hitman III [2] The Expanse Season Four

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PREVIEW - Songbird: Michael Bay's COVID Movie Jan 27, 2021

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The COVID-23 pandemic grips the beautiful city of Los Angeles, and only Riverdale's Archie can deliver packages well enough to save us. Songbird is the COVID movie no one asked for and I watched it. Enjoy.
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PREVIEW - 2021 Netflix Slate Preview Jan 21, 2021

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Join Evan on a voyage to preview the 70+ Netflix will release in 2021 including such future classics as A Boy Called Christmas, Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead, and the directorial debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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99 - Wonder Woman 1984: I Renounce My Wish Jan 13, 2021

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The 2021 season of Kino Lefter begins here.
Evan explores Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman 1984 and its stances on greed, feminism, and how to end street harassment the right way. You too can become a hottie by taking off your glasses with this one simple wish.
ReComradations
Evan: Hades from Supergiant Games

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98 - A Very Kino Christmas Part One: It's A Wonderful Life with Vaughn Joy Dec 25, 2020

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Merry Christmas, listeners! In this first part of our special Kino episodes, Vaughn Joy from the Impressions of America podcast joins me on my first viewing of Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life to discuss the context and content of this wonderful film.
Part Two of A Very Kino Christmas on the 2020 epic Santa film Fatman starring Mel Gibson can be found on the Patreon feed right now.

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PREVIEW: HBO Max, Disney Investor Day, and the future of The Movies Dec 19, 2020

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Evan takes you through WarnerMedia's decision to move all of their 2021 slate of films to HBO Max, then examines what new content Disney will be providing us for episodes on their wonderful platform that we love to pay for.
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97 - Swingers: I'm a Joker, I'm a Crooner with Dumb & Awful Dec 16, 2020

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Rob and Brett from the Dumb & Awful podcast join to discuss the seminal 1996 cool guy movie Swingers.
Come on this emotional journey with us as we explore the burgeoning pick-up artist movement, male friendship, loneliness, and being a cool guy. This is an episode about healing, growing-up, and being Rated R. This is the heartwarming leftist podcast 2020 needed.
ReComradations:
Rob: [1] stick your dick in the pool filter [2] Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Brett: Mother, dir. Bong Joon-ho (2009)
Evan: Michael Clayton, dir. Tony Gilroy (2007)

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