1.18 – Hail Seitan

It’s time to get into the spirit of giving, sports fans! Isabelle gives Derek a gift! The Middlebrow Madness will give you a bonus episode! We give some searing hot takes on some beloved classics! And best of all question mark?, we give you CWs for racism, CSA, and transphobia. It’s another classic episode of the best independent bracket-based film criticism show in the known universe.

This week’s matchups:
Scarface v. V for Vendetta
The Silence of the Lambs v. The Wizard of Oz

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Oh shit, it’s show notes, baby!

Body Talk: Conversations on Transgender Cinema with Caden Gardner — Curtsies and Hand Grenades

“Hard Time for the Hardcore” by Nick Pinkerton — The Baffler

Listener Hersh’s black bean and seitan rice recipe

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