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16: Men Behind the Sun/Philosophy of a Knife - Audible Sharpness

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 130:36


This month, Kris and Donna test their might with a double feature pitting T.F Mou's “Men Behind The Sun” (1988) against Andrey Iskanov's “Philosophy of a Knife” (2008), two films which take very different approaches to depicting the horrors inflicted by Imperial Japan's Unit 731.CONTENT WARNINGS: World War II, Racism, War Crimes, Forced Captivity, Forced Drugging, Cruel & Inhumane Treatment, Torture/Mutilation, Dismemberment, Experimental Surgery, Needles, Electrocution, Child/Infant Abuse/Death, Child Nudity (MBTS), Implied Pedophilia (MBTS), Animal Abuse/Death (Rats, Cats) (MBTS), Actual Cadavers, Autopsy Footage (MBTS), Prison Exploitation (Philosophy), Sexual Abuse, Assault (Philosophy), Pregnancy (Philosophy), Forced Abortion (Philosophy), Suicide (Philosophy)Got questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:Watch “Men Behind the Sun”: YoutubeWatch “Philosophy of a Knife”: Youtube, Prime“Unit 731,” Wikipedia.“Second Sino-Japanese War,” Wikipedia.Harris, S.H. (2002). Factories of Death: Japanese Biological Warfare, 1932–1945, and the American Cover-up. Routledge.Kristof, Nicholar D. (17 March 1995). "Unmasking Horror – A special report. Japan Confronting Gruesome War Atrocity". New York Times.“Man Behind the Sun (1988),” IMDB.“Men Behind the Sun,” Wikipedia.“Mou Tun-fei,” Wikipedia.“The Awful Truth Of MEN BEHIND THE SUN,” Jess Hicks, Birth Movies Death, December 20 2016.“T.F. Mous : The Man Behind the Sun, part 1,” Donato Totaro, Off Screen, January 1999.“Philosophy of a Knife (Video 2008),” IMDB.“Philosophy of a Knife,” Wikipedia. "Andrey Iskanov". Philosophy of a Knife. The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre. Retrieved November 15, 2012."Foreign Objects: Philosophy of a Knife". Film School Rejects. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2019-05-09.Audible Sharpness

15: Tetsuo: The Iron Man - Is This Gay Stuff?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 81:50


This month, Donna and Kris get suited up for “Tetsuo: The Iron Man” (1989), a Japanese film about a young salaryman getting bullied by a goth fetishist until they consummate their love and ride away into the sunset on a giant phallus.CONTENT WARNINGS: Body Horror, Mutilation, Vehicular Manslaughter, Implied Sexual Assault, Genital Mutilation, Attempted Suicide, Animal Death, MisophoniaGot questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:Watch “Tetsuo: The Iron Man”: Prime, Youtube, Arrow, Google, Apple“Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989),” IMDB.“Tetsuo: The Iron Man,” Wikipedia.“TSUKAMOTO: THE IRON MAN | The Creation of Tetsuo,” ZettaiJapan!, June 12 2020. “Tetsuo: The Iron Man and the dark side of transhumanism,” Sam Moore, Little White Lies, July 1 2019.Mes, Tom (2005). Iron Man: The Cinema of Shinya Tsukamoto. Surrey, England: FAB Press. ISBN 1-903254-36-1.Noé, Amber (27 November 2019). "Capturing a World in a Crystal Ball: A Conversation with Kei Fujiwara". Mubi. Retrieved 18 January 2020.Mes, Tom; Sharp, Jasper (2005). The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film. Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 1880656892.

14: The Greasy Strangler - Hey, Where's My Dad?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 103:16


For their one-year podcast anniversary, Kris and Donna get on the grease with "The Greasy Strangler" (2016), a horror-comedy film about the complicated relationship between an aging son and his serial killer father.CONTENT WARNINGS: Misophonia, Graphic Nudity/Sexual Situations, Neck Trauma, Eye Trauma, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Gaslighting; References to Scat/Scatophilia, Child Sexual AbuseGot questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:Watch “The Greasy Strangler”: Prime, Vudu, Apple TV, YoutubeWatch “She A Go”: Youtube“The Greasy Strangler,” IMDB.“The Greasy Strangler,” Wikipedia.“22 Things We Learned From ‘The Greasy Strangler' Commentary,” Rob Hunter, Film School Rejects, April 12 2017.“‘The Greasy Strangler': The Story Behind 2016's Most Disgusting Movie,” Charles Bramesco, Rolling Stone., October 7 2016.“‘The Greasy Strangler': Just Maybe the Weirdest Movie Ever,” Erik Piepenburg, The New York Times, October 7 2016.“‘The Greasy Strangler': Inside The Fearlessly Ridiculous Midnight Movie People Can't Stop Talking About,” Haleigh Foutch, Collider, October 8 2016.

13: Inside - Never Trust a Fart

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 83:40


This month Donna and Kris put on their dancin' waders to slosh through the gooshy New French Extremity film, “Inside” (2007), a heart-warming tale of a pregnant woman's sleepy Christmas Eve in which nothing bad at all happens. We wish.CONTENT WARNINGS: Pregnancy, Car Accident, Spousal Death, Home Invasion, Stalking, Animal Abuse/Death, Fetal Trauma, Improvised Caesarean, Fetal Abduction, Gore, Mutilation, Blood; Allusions to: Stillbirth, Police Violence, French EthnocentrismGot questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:Watch “Inside”: Prime, Apple TV, Youtube, Vudu“Inside (2007),” IMDB.“Inside (2007 film),” Wikipedia.“INTERVIEW: JULIEN MAURY,” Shaun Davis, SciFiNow, October 10 2009.“Inside,” Scott Tobias, AV Club, August 18 2011.“[TIFF Review] ‘Inside' (À l'intérieur) is a Work of Art, Painted in Blood,” Brad Miska, Bloody Disgusting, September 10 2007.“Film Review: Inside (À l'intérieur) (2007),” Adrian Halen, HorrorNews.net, May 10 2011.“Harry took a look INSIDE at Fantastic Fest and his water broke!!!,” Ain't It Cool News, September 26 2007.“Mom-to-Be Says She Had to Kill Attacker,” ABC News, July 29 2009.“Fetal abduction,” Wikipedia.

12: Audition - Lady Roulette

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 88:03


This week Kris and Donna pop open the Pandora's box of Takashi Miike's ouevre with "Audition" (1999), a Japanese horror film about a widower seeking a new wife by way of a fake movie audition.CONTENT WARNINGS: Parent/Spouse Death, Sexual Exploitation, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Forced Drugging, Forced Captivity, Torture, Dismemberment, Vomit, Emetophilia, Needles, Eye Trauma, Neck Trauma, Child Abuse, The Dog DiesGot questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:Watch “Audition”: Prime, Tubi, Apple TV“Audition,” IMDb.“Audition (1999 film),” Wikipedia.“Takashi Miike,” Wikipedia.“TAKASHI THE KILLER: AN INTERVIEW WITH JAPAN'S LEADING CULT DIRECTOR TAKASHI MIIKE,” Xavier Mendik, Kamera.co.uk, 2002.“Japan Isn't Ready for a #MeToo Moment,” Rob Fahey, Tokyo Review, May 24 2018.

11: Black Metal Veins - Slip ‘n Slide Into Sadness

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 89:44


This week Donna and Kris finally get to slam the LUCIFER VALENTINE alarm with “Black Metal Veins,” (2012), a questionably real documentary depicting the lives of a black metal band whose members are intensely addicted to heroin and abuse a plethora of other drugs.CONTENT WARNINGS: Drug Abuse, Addiction, Racism/Racist Slurs, Homophobic Slurs, Sexual Assault/Implied Rape, Physical Abuse, Child Abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Graphic Sexual Content, NihilismGot questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:Allegedly“I, my pals, and many other people were abused by a horror film director named Lucifer Valentine (Vomit Gore Trilogy). Here is my story.,” 24x7news.live, July 16 2020.“An Interview with Lucifer Valentine,” Pamela Torres, PunkGlobe.com, Retrieved August 16 2021.“really informative lucifer valentine interview i found,” Jason H., GTX0, September 2006.SUPPORT RESOURCES:SAMHSA: SAMHSA's National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)DHS Substance Abuse ServicesFind TreatmentAddiction Center

10: Street Trash - A Series of Interesting Inclusions

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 117:49


Kris and Donna return from their summer hiatus with an episode recorded pre-hiatus about “Street Trash” (1987), a classic melt movie about a homeless community experiencing a rash of mysterious and gruesome deaths by way of toxic booze.CONTENT WARNINGS: Homeless Exploitation/Stereotypes, Substance Abuse, Alcoholism, Body Horror, Gore, Ableism, Vietnam War, PTSD, Racism, Misogyny, Sexual Assault, Implied Necrophilia, Genital Mutilation, Vomit, Homophobic Slurs, Transphobia, Antisemitic SlursGot questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:Watch “Street Trash": Prime, Shudder, Youtube.Watch the original short: Youtube.Watch the deleted dance scene: Youtube.“Street Trash (1987),” IMDB.“Street Trash,” Wikipedia.“[Butcher Block] Melt Movie ‘Street Trash' Aims to Offend,” Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting, May 6 2019.“17 Things We Learned From the ‘Street Trash' Commentary,” Rob Hunter, Film School Rejects, July 18 2013.“EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ROY FRUMKES (STREET TRASH),” Devin Faraci, CHUD.com, November 3 2006.“Vietnam era and Vietnam combat veterans among the homeless.,” R Rosenheck, P Gallup, and C A Leda, May 1991.“Combat Stress, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Service Use Among Homeless Vietnam Veterans,” Robert Rosenheck, Catherine Leda, and Peggy Gallup, February 1992, Published Online April 1 2006.“Combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder and severity of substance abuse in Vietnam veterans.” M E McFall, P W Mackay, D M Donovan, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 1992.“Why Were Vietnam War Vets Treated Poorly When They Returned?,” Dante A. Ciampaglia, History.com, November 8 2018.“Vietnam Veterans,” U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Retrieved June 6 2021.“Lynching in America: Targeting Black Veterans,” Equal Justice Initiative, 2017.

09: Where the Dead Go to Die - Don't Punch a Shadow Man

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 88:53


This week Donna and Kris accidentally stumble straight into Hell with “Where the Dead Go to Die” (2012), an animated horror anthology featuring a demonic dog that lures three children into committing unspeakable crimes against humanity. Also, Cicada Fuckfest 2021, alien abductions and monstrous mermaids, Creamer Hands, and everyone has to go to jail now, sorry.RED FLAG WARNING: Be advised this film contains depictions of child sexual abuse. If you're watching along with the pod, Don't.CONTENT WARNINGS: Blood/Gore, Mental Illness, Hallucinations, Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Incest, Infanticide, Forced Abortion, Genital Mutilation, Animal Abuse/Bestiality, Vietnam War, Sex Worker Abuse, Eye Trauma, Religious Blasphemy, Body Horror, Self Harm, Suicide, LGBTQ+ Slurs, Extreme Sexual Content, Extreme Violence, Extreme Misogyny, RacismGot questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:Watch “Where the Dead Go to Die” (Except Don't): Vimeo“Where the Dead Go to Die (2012),” IMDB.“Where the Dead Go to Die,” Wikipedia.“An Interview with Jimmy ScreamerClauz, Director of Where the Dead Go to Die,” Mike Haberfelner, (re)Search My Trash, March 2012.

08: Frontier(s) - Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Tracheotomy

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 90:57


This week Kris and Donna take a hack at Xavier Gens’ “Frontier(s)” (2007), a rollercoaster of a movie about a group of thieves escaping Paris only to find themselves in the clutches of cannibalistic neo-Nazis. Also, the vaccination station, Big Titty Goth Girlfriend Wife, A George Bush of Their Own, real bacon hours, and the evolution of modern French Fascism.CONTENT WARNINGS: Nazism/Fascism, Eugenics, Racism, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Antisemitism, Ableism, Claustrophobia, Gun violence, Abduction, Forced Captivity, Forced Marriage, Torture, Cannibalism, Excessive Blood/GoreGot questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:Watch “Frontier(s)”: Prime, Youtube, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu“Frontier(s) (2007),” IMDB.“Frontier(s),” Wikipedia.“Horror’s new Frontier(s),” Darren Amner, Eye For Film.“A Look Back at Xavier Gens’ Frontier(s),” Brian Fanelli, January 29 2019.“After Making It Out of Paris, Finding There’s No Escape,” Manohla Dargis, The New York Times, May 9 2008.“Behind the Insurrections - The French Capitol Insurrection,” Behind the Bastards, iHeartRadio, February 2 2021.“France mandates masks to control the coronavirus. Burqas remain banned.,” James McAuley, The Washington Post, May 10 2020.“Islamophobic attacks in France increase by 53% in 2020,” Daily Sabah, January 29 2021.“National Rally,” Wikipedia.“Marine Le Pen compare les "prières de rue" des musulmans à une "occupation",” Le Monde, December 11 2010.“Marine Le Pen, Islamophobia, and the polarization of French society,” Lowell Turner, ILR School, Cornell University, May 09 2017.RECOMMENDED READING:““Break Their Lineage, Break Their Roots” China’s Crimes against Humanity Targeting Uyghurs and Other Turkic Muslims,” Human Rights Watch, April 19 2021.“The Rohingya Crisis,” CNN, Retrieved May 11 2021.“Rohingya,” Human Rights Watch, Retrieved May 11 2021.“India’s Muslims: An Increasingly Marginalized Population,” Lindsay Maizland, Council on Foreign Relations, August 20 2020.“Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories 2020,” Amnesty International, 2020.“World Report 2020: Israel and Palestine, Events of 2019,” Human Rights Watch, Retrieved May 16 2021.“The Israel-Palestine Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Portents,” International Crisis Group, May 14 2021.

07: Martyrs - Everybody's Dirt

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 111:23


This week, Donna and Kris dip their toes into the treacherous waters of New French Extremity with “Martyrs” (2008), a horror film following the survivor of child abduction and torture as she seeks revenge upon the people who abused her. Also, the unexpected beauty found in darkness and suffering, moving on with trauma and depression, and the existential importance of love and empathy!CONTENT WARNINGS: Abduction, Forced Captivity, Child Abuse, Torture, Blood, Gun Violence, Physical Assault, Mental Illness, Self Harm, Forced Feeding, Forced Drugging, Suicide, Despair/NihilismGot questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:Watch “Martyrs”: iTunes, Youtube, Google Play.“Martyrs (2008),” IMDB.“Martyrs (2008 film),” Wikipedia.“Controversy over Pascal Laugier’s Martyrs,” Fabien Lemercier, 2 June 2008.“Northlander interviews MARTYRS' Pascal Laugier - and he spills about his HELLRAISER remake!!,” Ain’t It Cool News, 28 December 2008.“Exclusive Interview: Martyrs Director Pascal Laugier,” Ryan Rotten, Shock Till You Drop, 23 June 2008.“Confronting Mortality: “The New French Extremity”, the Hostel Films and Outdated Terminology (Part 1 of 3),” Matt Smith, The Split Screen, 6 June 2011.“Style and Sensation in the Contemporary French Cinema of the Body,” Tim Palmer, Journal of Film and Video 58.3, University of Illinois, 2006.“Why Pascal Laugier’s Martyrs is the greatest horror film of the 21st century,” Rebecca Hawkes, The Telegraph, 1 April 2016.“Horror and Transcendence: An Interview with Pascal Laugier,” Robin Ono, Rue Morgue, 18 July 2018.Palmer, Tim (2011). Brutal Intimacy: Analyzing Contemporary French Cinema, Wesleyan University Press, Middleton CT.

06: Antichrist - Tearful Dabs

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 96:04


This week, Kris and Donna skip headlong into the fantastical German forests of Lars Von Trier’s “Antichrist” (2009), a horror drama film about a married couple recovering from the tragic death of their son who decide to take a sabbatical to a remote cabin in the woods to navigate their grief and pain. Also: Willem Defoe’s strange penis, Satanic feminism, and CHAOS REIGNS.CONTENT WARNINGS: Graphic Sexual Content, Child Death, Sexual Violence, Marital Rape, Genital Mutilation, Torture, Gore, Child Abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, FemicideGot questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!Correction: “Lords of Dogtown” is directed by Catherine Hardwicke and not Gus Van Sant, Donna is 100% incorrect in this episode and sucks at remembering correct directors!SHOW NOTES:Watch “Antichrist”: Prime, Youtube, Google Play“Antichrist (2009),” IMDB.“Antichrist (film),” Wikipedia.“Lars von Trier,” Britannica.“Lars von Trier,” Wikipedia.“Antichrist (2009),” The Criterion Collection.“Antichrist: a work of genius or the sickest film in the history of cinema?” Xan Brooks, The Guardian, July 15 2009.“The embodiment of unalloyed evil in a parable without mercy,” Roger Ebert, October 21 2009.“Lars von Trier film "Antichrist" shocks Cannes,” Mike Collett-White, Reuters, May 17 2009.

05: The Poughkeepsie Tapes - Time Travelin’ Ted Bundy

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 96:57


This week, Donna and Kris continue their found footage adventure with "The Poughkeepsie Tapes" (2007), a horror movie styled as a true crime documentary about police uncovering a trove of hundreds of home video tapes depicting the many atrocious crimes of a New York-based serial killer during the ‘80s and ‘90s. Also, they discuss the obscene use of Dutch angles, serial killer worship, the shitty dude at the dungeon, Artistes of Theatre, and Ted Bundy’s disregard for the boundaries of time and space.CONTENT WARNINGS: Abduction, Home Invasion, Forced Captivity, Forced Drugging, Physical Assault, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse, Psychological Abuse, Torture, Gore, Gaslighting, Stockholm Syndrome, Suicide (Note: Brief sound clips from the film are played which may be disturbing to listeners)Got questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:Watch The Poughkeepsie Tapes:“The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007),” IMDB.“The Poughkeepsie Tapes,” Wikipedia.“The Poughkeepsie Tapes: Why The Movie Was Pulled From Release For 10 Years,” Mara Bachman, Screenrant.com, November 27 2020.“What Happened?: ‘The Poughkeepsie Tapes’,” Brandon Somma, The Artifice, December 1 2012.“5 Myths about Serial Killers and Why They Persist [Excerpt],” Scott Bonn, Scientific American, October 24 2014.

04: Un Chien Andalou - F*** Salvador Dali

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 63:40


This week, Kris and Donna dive into "Un Chien Andalou" (1929), the infamous 16-minute surrealist short film made by Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali. Also, Kris becomes a magical shit angel, George Orwell dunks hard on Salvador Dali, Freud said fingers are penises, and it turns out that people in 1920s Europe were still queer as hell.CONTENT WARNINGS: Eye Trauma, Sexual Harassment/Assault, Dead Animals, Dismembered Body Part, Insects (Ants/Moths).Got questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:“Un Chien Andalou (1929),” IMDB.“Un Chien Andalou,” Wikipedia.“Luis Bunuel,” Wikipedia.“Luis Bunuel,” Britannica.“Salvador Dali,” Wikipedia.“Un Chien Andalou,” Michael Koller, Senses of Cinema, January 2001.“It's Really Surreal How Salvador Dalí Was a Fascist Who Hit Women,” Lauren Oyler, Vice, October 8 2015.“Benefit of Clergy: Some Notes on Salvador Dali,” George Orwell, Penguin Books, June 1944.“Un Chien Andalou,” Roger Ebert, April 16 2000.“Surrealism, Symbols and Sexuality in Un Chien Andalou (1929) and L’Age d’Or(1930),” Sabina Stent, March 14 2014.

03: Be My Cat: A Film for Anne - Kill Some People for Anne Hathaway!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 75:42


This week, Kris and Donna take the first of what will surely be many forays into the wide world of found footage films with “Be My Cat: A Film for Anne” (2015)! Additionally, they opine about becoming unstuck in time, the curious un-reality of found footage, yell at their screens in distress, and pray for Anne Hathaway not to smite them for their trespasses.CONTENT WARNINGS: Abduction, forced drugging, forced captivity, strangulation, physical assault, blood, depiction of dead animal, obsession, fat shaming, misophonia (Special Note: discussion of sexual assault.)Got questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:Watch Be My Cat: A Film for Anne: Prime, Vudu, Roku, Vidi.“Be My Cat: A Film for Anne,” Wikipedia.“Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015),” IMDB.“Be My Cat: A Film for Anne,” Adrian Tofei.“Production Insights for Be My Cat: A Film for Anne,” Adrian Tofei - Filmmaker & Actor.

02: Blue Velvet - Here’s to Your F***

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 94:47


This week, Kris and Donna talk about David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” (1986), a hyper-surreal romp through the moral compromise of innocent middle America and the launch of David Lynch’s career of peering into the strangeness of human consciousness. They wonder about David Lynch’s sexual hang-ups, stanning Isabella Rosselini, and Kris wants to be Ben? Also, PABST! BLUE! RIBBON!CONTENT WARNINGS: Sexual abuse/assault, domestic violence, sexual humiliation, voyeurism, kidnapping, child abuse, gun violence, substance abuse, misogynyGot questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don’t forget to follow us on our socials @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:Watch Blue Velvet: Amazon, Hulu, Youtube.“Blue Velvet (1986),” IMDB. “Blue Velvet (film),” Wikipedia. “Blue Velvet,” David Lynch, The Criterion Collection. “‘Blue Velvet’ Remembered: Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan Praise David Lynch’s On-Set Environment,” Indiewire, May 24 2018.“Isabella Rosselini in the 1990s,” You Must Remember This, June 17 2014. “David Lynch and Criterion Releasing 51 Minutes of Lost Footage From ‘Blue Velvet’,” Indiewire, February 19 2019.“My problem with Blue Velvet,” Roger Ebert, October 2 1986. “David Lynch: ‘You gotta be selfish. It's a terrible thing.’” Rory Carroll, The Guardian, June 23 2018.

01: Pink Flamingos - A Hole New World

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 70:55


On our debut episode of SHTLST, we explain a bit about who we are, why we’re doing this, and what you can expect from each episode, then we discuss the root of our name and tagline: John Waters’ cult classic “Pink Flamingos” (1972)! Sex! Violence! Cannibalism! Gaping buttholes! Join us to hear about Waters’ third feature film that has every gross fluid you can imagine, some thoughtful analysis about what we think those fluids mean, and what this film means to us personally.CONTENT WARNINGS: Sexual assault, incest, voyeurism, forced captivity, forced pregnancy, child trafficking, substance abuse, bestiality, animal abuse and death, blood, genital mutilation, coprophagia, home invasion, homicide, gun violence, fat shaming, homophobic slurs.Got questions, comments, stories, or movie suggestions? Hit us with them at info@shtlstpod.com! Don’t forget to follow us on our socials @shtlstpod for all your gross movie updates!SHOW NOTES:“Pink Flamingos (1972),” IMDB. “Pink Flamingos,” Wikipedia.“I Am Divine,” Dir. Jeffrey Schwarz, 2013.“John Waters: Manson Family Member Should Be Free,” NPR, August 5 2009.“Tex Watson,” Wikipedia.

00: Introducing SHTLST

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 1:30


All the cool kids are making trailers, right?Introducing SHTLST: two creepy, queer best friends taking a deep dive into disgusting, depraved, and despised movies, one nightmare at a time. Starts 2/15/2021!In the meantime, visit us at shtlstpod.com!

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