Kino Lefter

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40 - Angel has Fallen ft. MINION DEATH CULT Aug 28, 2019

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This week, the gang is joined by @flieldy and @wordisbond from MINION DEATH CULT to break open the pathos, power, and metal gear of ANGEL HAS FALLEN.
Kino Lefter is a movie review podcast where we (allegedly) watch whatever movie is hot this week and break it down from a pointedly left perspective, looking at what it says about our culture, and a society, which is something we live in.

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39 - Dora and the Lost City of Gold, or, Ancient Inca Group Hug ft. Juan Vargas Alba Aug 21, 2019

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This week, the gang is joined by Juan Alba to talk the colonial violence that lies in the heart of a warm film about family and discovery, DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD.
Kino Lefter is a movie review podcast where we (allegedly) watch whatever movie is hot this week and break it down from a pointedly left perspective, looking at what it says about our culture, and a society, which is something we live in.

38 - The Whole Goddamn Atlas Shrugged Trilogy ft. @donoteat01 (Part One) Aug 13, 2019

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You didn't ask for it, we did it. Kino and donoteat sat through 5 hours of Atlas Shrugged to ask, "Why doesn't this movie have more trains?"
The first half of this episode is available to everyone, the second half is patreon exclusive. You can access it here along with all of our other bonus episodes (And more to come) for $3 a month.
Kino Lefter is a movie review podcast where we (allegedly) watch whatever movie is hot this week and break it down from a pointedly left perspective, looking at what it says about our culture, and a society, which is something we live in.

37 - Fast & Furious: Hobbs and Shaw, or F1 with Trains ft. Dan McKechnie. Aug 07, 2019

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In which our heroes are joined by big leftist car guy Dan McKechnie (@levdir) to talk the latest spectacle from our second favourite mega franchise.
Kino Lefter is a movie review podcast where we (allegedly) watch whatever movie is hot this week and break it down from a pointedly left perspective, looking at what it says about our culture, and a society, which is something we live in.

BONUS: How to Fire Your Boss, presented by Marianne Garneau Aug 04, 2019

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UNCONVENTIONAL BONUS EPISODE: Marianne Garneau from Stardust Family United came to Edmonton and gave a talk on the IWW organizing being done in one New York restaurant, and we'd be remiss not to make sure the audio of that isn't available to anyone and everyone who hates their bosses and wants to fire them.
You can learn more about the IWW by reading the preamble HERE

36 - Once... Upon... A... Time... In... Hollywood... Jul 30, 2019

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In which our heroes try to decode how they were born in the wrong generation, and prognosticate on feet.
We take no responsibility for the factual inaccuracies in our reporting on the 60's.
Kino Lefter is a movie review podcast where we (allegedly) watch whatever movie is hot this week and break it down from a pointedly left perspective, looking at what it says about our culture, and a society, which is something we live in.

PREVIEW: Is this a kissing movie? feat. Dumb Bitch Media Jul 29, 2019

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Evan travelled to another mid-sized Canadian city to watch the Season 8 premier or MTV's dating show Are You The One? with Ev and Sophie: hosts of the stellar comedy podcast Dumb Bitch Media.

Our first crossover episode is in the Dumb Bitch Media feed here.
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35 - Unplanned, sponsored by 1ХБУET.КФM Jul 24, 2019

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In which Abdul tries to parlay a discussion about the year's most abhorrent movie into a conversation about Ottoman siege tactics and is immediately shut down.
Kino Lefter is a movie review podcast where we (allegedly) watch whatever movie is hot this week and break it down from a pointedly left perspective, looking at what it says about our culture, and a society, which is something we live in.

BONUS: Political ads with MEANS TV (Ft. Nick Hayes) Jul 22, 2019

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The Kino gang sits down with Nick Hayes, half the mastermind behind MEANS TV, to talk about scaling a media co-op, and a patented Kino examination of our political advertising.
The ads we watched:
https://youtu.be/iJqQouy27SM
https://youtu.be/q_V76k5xa4c
https://youtu.be/8j5Dso1-4D4
https://twitter.com/NorthPpc/status/1141336308129812480
The Paige Gorsak Campaign Video we reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ1cLXtmszQ&t
Kino Lefter is a movie review podcast where we (allegedly) watch whatever movie is hot this week and break it down from a pointedly left perspective, looking at what it says about our culture, and a society, which is something we live in.

34 - Stuber, or, Five Star Fascism Jul 16, 2019

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In which our heroes really get to the heart of the fascism of this year's worst movie and get heartbroken by Kumail Nanjiani.
Kino Lefter is a movie review podcast where we (allegedly) watch whatever movie is hot this week and break it down from a pointedly left perspective, looking at what it says about our culture, and a society, which is something we live in.

Cited:

‘Currycels’ and the Unsurprising Racism of the Incel Community by Hussein Kesvani, Mel (July 10, 2019)
How Many Bones Would You Break to Get Laid? by Alice Hines, The Cut (May 28, 2019)
Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco, The New York Review of Books (June 22, 1995)

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