Marxists at the Movies

🎬 Marxists at the Movies – Cocoon (1985): Literal Alien-ation 🛸🛠️Welcome back, Comrades! In this episode, we are diving deep into a pool of glowing water and 1980s nostalgia to dissect the 1985 sci-fi fantasy classic, *Cocoon*. On its surface, it’s a sweet, family-friendly tale about lovable senior citizens rediscovering their youth. But underneath? It has volumes to say about how our capitalist...

🎬 The Breakfast Club (1985): The Revolution That Stayed in the Library It's April, and we're crashing Saturday detention — Marxist-style. 🏫✊ Marxists at the Movies takes John Hughes's generation-defining classic through a dual-track analysis: Marxist critique meets developmental psychology and neuroscience. We're talking Baumrind's parenting styles, Elkind's Imaginary Audience, Hot Cognition, a...

Visit ⁠⁠www.cinemarchmedia.com⁠⁠ and patreon.com/cinemarchmedia to support the work. In this episode of Marxists at the Movies, we dismantle the yeshiva as an ideological site in Barbra Streisand’s Yentl (1983) — viewing it not just as a musical debut, but as a fifteen-year cage match of attrition against the Hollywood patriarchy. While often remembered as a feminist fable or a "novelty premi...

Visit ⁠www.cinemarchmedia.com⁠ and patreon.com/cinemarchmedia to support the work. In this episode of Marxists at the Movies , we step inside Madonna’s Truth or Dare (1991) — not as a tour documentary, but as a tightly engineered system of labor, intimacy, and queer visibility under capitalism. Often remembered as scandal, provocation, or queer breakthrough, Truth or Dare is something more precise...

We’re back — after an extended break — and truly, thank you for your patience. 🖤 Marxists at the Movies (Music) has reopened the backstage door, fluffed the pillows, and turned the camera back on. Visit ⁠www.cinemarchmedia.com⁠ and ⁠patreon.com/cinemarchmedia⁠ to support the work. In this episode, we step into New Kids on the Block’s 1990 blockbuster Step by Step — an album that didn’t just domin...

Visit www.cinemarchmedia.com and patreon.com/cinemarchmedia to support the work. This episode was supposed to drop during November’s Birthday Extravaganza, but better late than never — Edward’s birthday month has officially rolled straight into December. It’s that big of a deal. Even Myron has accepted this and is celebrating by twitching their tail in approval. In this Marxists at the Movies (Mus...

🎧 ⁠www.cinemarchmedia.com⁠ | ⁠ patreon.com/cinemarchmedia Support the show—and keep Myron’s treat jar full—by joining us on Patreon! Your support keeps this revolution rolling and helps us keep speaking truth (and sarcasm) to power. In this week’s TV Spotlight, we journey back to the KTMA and Comedy Central years (1988–1996) of Mystery Science Theater 3000 . Born from a Minneapolis UHF station an...

This is one of our most personal discussions yet — about grief, control, and the quiet revolutions that happen inside a family. Ordinary People isn’t just our favorite drama; it’s a mirror for what happens when love becomes performance and silence becomes survival. This episode is part of our November Birthday Month celebration — a chance for you to get to know our family a little better, includin...

Explore more at ⁠www.cinemarchmedia.com⁠ . In this episode of Marxists at the Music , we dive into The Innovators (1993): Capitalism’s Accidentally Intentional Soundtrack. What happens when a supposedly “neutral” pop sound becomes the anthem of neoliberal optimism? Edward unpacks how corporate aesthetics, commercial pop, and cultural mood merged into one long, catchy sales pitch for capitalism — w...

www.cinemarchmedia.com patreon.com/cinemarchmedia Marxists at the Movies – Point Break (1991): The Emperor’s New Wetsuit Welcome back to Marxists at the Movies , where we dive headfirst into the surf, the scams, and the spiritual side of capitalism. In this episode, we hit the waves with Point Break —a film that disguises class critique as an adrenaline rush. Beneath the parachutes and perfect abs...

www. CineMarchMedia.com www. Patreon.com/CineMarchMedia What happens when a morning talk show collides headfirst with grief, chaos, and improv genius? The Earliest Show (2016) stars Ben Schwartz and Lauren Lapkus in a six-episode saga of breakups, breakdowns, and broadcast disasters. In this episode of Marxists at the Movies, I unpack the “Morning Show Pile-Up”—how it takes the cheery rituals of m...

www.cinemarchmedia.com patreon.com/cinemarchmedia.com Marxists at the Movies dives into John Carpenter’s horror classic and its legacy of suburban dread, looping motifs, and the birth of the modern “final girl.” From Laurie Strode’s quiet rebellion to the ways capitalism haunts the very fabric of Haddonfield, this episode unpacks how Halloween reshaped fear—and why its scream still echoes through...

www.cinemarchmedia.com patreon.com/cinemarchmedia **Marxists at the Movies is taking next week off, but we'll be back for our next Patreon early release on September 27th, next wide release October 1st. We're not giving away the title but it's going to be our very first horror movie!** Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963) isn’t just a horror classic—it’s a window into Cold War anxieties...

www.cinemarchmedia.com patreon.com/cinemarchmedia Patreon Tiers:$6 – Articles & News$10 – Bonus Content, Early Audio, Articles, News & Behind the Scenes September’s Marxists at the Music dives into the gothic pop brilliance of Shakespeare’s Sister and their 1992 album Hormonally Yours. From the haunting melodrama of “Stay” to the way Marcella Detroit and Siobhan Fahey built an unapologetic...

www.cinemarchmedia.com www.patreon.com/cinemarchmedia Marxists at the Movies Superman II (1980): Kneel Before Reagan The making of Superman II was almost as messy as a Kryptonian fistfight in downtown Metropolis. From Richard Donner’s abrupt firing to Richard Lester’s rewrites, the chaos behind the scenes reflected a bigger story: how America’s most iconic superhero became a vessel for conservativ...

www.cinemarchmedia.com patreon.com/cinemarchmedia In this TV Spotlight, Marxists at the Movies revisits the short-lived but unforgettable VH1 sitcom So NoTORIous (2006). Tori Spelling skewers her own image in a sharp parody of celebrity culture, while the late Loni Anderson delivers one of her greatest performances as Tori’s mother. We unpack why this series was ahead of its time, why it may have...

Website: www.cinemarchmedia.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/cinemarchmedia Spring break 1960 — sun, surf, and a surprisingly sharp critique of gender roles. Where the Boys Are presents itself as a light romantic comedy, but underneath the frothy fun lies a story about sexual double standards, postwar consumerism, and the push-pull between liberation and respectability. We explore how this beachside c...

Support the show and get early access on Patreon: www.patreon.com/CineMarchMedia Explore more at www.cinemarchmedia.com Lady Gaga is a fame avatar. In 2008, The Fame launched not just a pop star, but a cultural product engineered for maximum spectacle. Celebrity-as-commodity. Identity as currency. Gaga didn’t just chase stardom—she became it. This episode of Marxists at the Music breaks down the e...

🌐 www.cinemarchmedia.com 💸 www.patreon.com/cinemarchmedia Bougie! Bougie! Bougie: Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) and the False, Cozy Promise of Liberal Feminism In this TV Spotlight episode of Marxists at the Movies , we head to Stars Hollow to unpack one of the most beloved—and most politically misleading—shows of the early 2000s. Gilmore Girls sells itself as progressive, feminist, and charmingly o...

🎧 Support the show: 💸 Patreon: patreon.com/marxistsatthemovies 🌐 Website: cinemarchmedia.com The valley girls have entered the apocalypse—and late-stage capitalism better watch its back. 🧟‍♀️🛍️ In this episode of Marxists at the Movies , we take a radioactive deep dive into 1984’s Night of the Comet , a cult classic where mall culture meets mass extinction. What happens when consumerism collap...

Find us at: 🎧 www.cinemarchmedia.com 💸 www.patreon.com/cinemarchmedia For our final Pride Month 2025 installment, Marxists at the Movies heads to Buffalo—by way of Broadway—with a deep dive into Stepping Out (1991). Liza Minnelli leads a stacked cast of queer-coded legends in this criminally overlooked tap-dancing gem. From its quietly radical ensemble energy to its New Wave rejection of glamor...

🌐 www.cinemarchmedia.com 🎁 patreon.com/cinemarchmedia 🌈 BONUS PRIDE EPISODE: Top 11 Disney Films That Slay the Rainbow From queer-coded chaos to chosen family feels, these Disney classics hit harder than they had any right to. We’re talking magic, drama, sparkle, and subtext so loud it’s practically screaming. This episode is free for everyone—but patrons heard it first. Happy Pride, comrades....

✨ Want early access, bonus episodes, and behind-the-scenes chaos? Join us on Patreon: patreon.com/cinemarchmedia🌐 Visit our official website: cinemarchmedia.com🎤 We’re back — and this time, it’s live. This Pride Month, we’re going full rhinestone revolution. In this episode, we put To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in conversat...

🎶 Marxists at the Music: Kat and the Hurricane’s Got It Out 🌐 Visit us at cinemarchmedia.com for more revolutionary media! 🎧 Support bonus content like this at patreon.com/cinemarchmedia — where your dollars help dismantle the algorithm, one mic drop at a time. 🎤✨ This month on Marxists at the Music , we’re tuning in to the storm. Kat and the Hurricane’s 2024 album Got It Out isn’t just a rec...

Visibility, Backlash, and the Cost of Being First A Marxists at the Movies TV Spotlight SpecialSupport our work and get early access to full articles and audio at ⁠patreon.com/cinemarchmedia⁠ . In 1997, Ellen DeGeneres came out—and television would never be the same. This special episode explores the sitcom Ellen as a cultural turning point. From its subversive structure to the historic “Puppy Epi...