Still Processing

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[smart_podcast_player url=”http://feeds.podtrac.com/LhS5ax2CPGou” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” social_linkedin=”true” social_email=”true” download=”false” ] This week, we take the Oscar-nominated film “Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri” as a starting point for a discussion about a new sense of placelessness in film and TV. Over the last year, we’ve been seeing stories set in ambiguous spaces–the limbo between heaven and…

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[smart_podcast_player url=”http://feeds.podtrac.com/LhS5ax2CPGou” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” social_linkedin=”true” social_email=”true” download=”false” ] The wait is finally over – we’re back for Season 3! This week, we look at the movie “Proud Mary” starring Taraji P. Henson as a jumping off point for the cultural moment that black women are having right now in pop culture. We run through…

It’s our season finale! We’ve spent our second season keeping a critical eye on the unreality of America and dissecting the systems of power that uphold the status quo. Last week, a series of news articles reported that Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful movie producers in Hollywood, has been accused of sexually harrassing…