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‘Bones and All’ Is a Love Story for Nihilists [The Lady Killers Podcast]
“The world of love wants no monsters in it.”
Cannibals aren’t supposed to be romantic. When we think about those who consume human flesh, it’s usually wild-eyed psychopaths covered in gore or deranged butchers with bloodspattered aprons who come to mind. Cannibalism is known as the last taboo and we’ve been trained to see anyone who partakes as a monster. But Luca Guadagnino’s powerful film Bones and All confronts this age-old stereotype by asking us to recognize the humanity in a pair of lovesick cannibals and in turn find compassion for ourselves.
Maren (Taylor Russell) is an 18-year-old eater trying to find her way in a cruel world. Abandoned by her father, she’s following vague clues to the whereabouts of her long-lost mother when she meets a fellow eater named Lee (Timothée Chalamet) on the road. The two hit it off right away and begin crossing the country in a stolen truck. But as they grow closer to each other, Lee and Maren must dodge dangerous eaters out for blood while confronting the internal pain they’ve tried so hard to escape.
In the latest episode of Bloody FM’s The Lady Killers Podcast, co-hosts Jenn Adams, Rocco Thompson, and Mae Shults join special guest Tori Potenza on a road trip through America’s heartland and one of horror’s most unusual love stories. Who’s the film’s most frightening cannibal? Why does Maren destroy her father’s tape? What does Sully (Mark Rylance) really want and who created Lee’s impeccable style? They’ll dig into each of these questions and more while celebrating Valentine’s Day in Lady Killer style.
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After spending June on explicitly queer texts like Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn (listen) and William Castle’s Homicidal (listen), it’s only appropriate that Horror Queers celebrate the American holiday with a blockbuster film with a not-so-secret gay connection.
In Independence Day, an unlikely group of people come together when the human race faces extinction from a threatening alien race. After spaceships destroy every major city, pilot Steven Hiller (Will Smith) must team up with secret tech genius David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum), as well as the US President (Bill Pullman), to execute a daring plan to save the planet from annihilation.
Along for the ride are the two saviors’ romantic partners – WH Communications Director Constance (Margaret Colin) and stripper Jasmine (Vivica A. Fox) – plus eccentric scientist Dr. Okun (Brent Spiner), who is at the center of the film’s most horrific set piece.
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Episode 393: Independence Day (1996)
Today, we celebrate our Independence Day…courtesy of gay German director Roland Emmerich.
As the summer blockbuster celebrates its 30th anniversary, we’re looking back on an alien disaster film that scared young Trace (thanks to that alien autopsy scene) and turned Will Smith into a star.
Plus: the death that upsets the most; bemoaning Vivica A. Fox’s career; pondering what could have been with the casting; why Smith’s bravado and the film’s patriotism doesn’t always work for Joe; and plenty of riffing on the atrocious sequel.
Cross out Independence Day!
Coming Up Next: We’re retreating to the country for some questionable therapy courtesy of Joe Dante’s 1981 classic, The Howling!
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