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Jul 27, 2021

Wherein Andy and Justice welcome Dr. Bonnie McLean, friend and noted scholar on the Mad Max and Blade Runner franchises. Together we augment our collective understanding of artificial intelligence, cyborgs, androids, and the disposability of female bodies in film. *Processing* ideas including: the apocalypse, rebuilding...


Jul 18, 2021

Wherein Justice & Andy bludgeon their way through HBO's Harley Quinn and Amazon's Invincible. How does hyperviolence operate in stories about parents and children? Does a violent Harley Quinn more effectively articulate an avenue toward empowerment for women? Also smashed under our mallet: childhood trauma, the...


Jul 6, 2021

Wherein Andy and Justice slice their way though Amazon's The Boys and Marvel's Old Man Logan. Why are comics and superheroes becoming increasingly violent? What narrative function does hyperviolence serve in these texts? Topics range from the loss of the benevolent American superhero to corporate sponsorship and...