Six Degrees of Star Wars

We start off our "Oops! All TV" episodes with a look at that time George Lucas made a prequel to one of his beloved franchises with a child actor yelling things like "yippee" and a lot of really racist stereotypes that were bad even in the 90s. No, not Phantom Menace , we already did that one! This is Young Indiana Jones. The subject of this episode contains depictions of racis...

Let's take a look at an Oscar winning movie that involves a famous instance of an actor being dubbed when they weren't expecting to be... only let's make it extra ironic because we're doing an entire movie about language and speech. It's the romantic (against the wishes of George Bernard Shaw) comedy classic, MY FAIR LADY! Pluggables: MUTUAL AID SPOTLIGHT Poor People'...

We return to your regularly scheduled program with American Pyscho. Before this bloody satire of the ideal man of the 1980s gets its inevitable remake, let's remember our roots... (puts on a raincoat and grabs an axe) and that it is hip to be square. American Psycho is rated R for graphic depictions of Language, Sex, and Violence, and this episode will cover such depictions. please proceed ac...

In honor of the 50th episode of 6 Degrees of Star Wars, we cracked open William Shakespeare's Star Wars and bring you selection from all nine installments of the Skywalker Saga. Our players are Jasmine Garcia (In Each Retelling), Kyle Kallgren (Brows Held High), River Lane (The Straights Aren't Alright), Ellie McConnaughy (The Biggest Night in Podcasting), Jacob Brode (Let's Be Supe...

It's very timely, but it's also badly aged.  It's been adapted for the film and for the stage. And now we're looking at this tentpole of queer cinema, La Cage Aux Folles! Happy Pride. Pluggables: Émile: Stay tuned for the Not Even Podcast and for Malaika at Hear Me Out Productions (https://www.hearmeoutproductions.com/) River: @dreamsrebel on BlueSky, @punk_skeleton on Letterbo...

From Academy Award winner Domee Shi comes Turning Red a beautifully personal and messy coming of age story that will bring you to tears. Or at least send some grown neurodivergent queer adults into an impromptu therapy session. PLUGGABLES River: @dreamsrebel on BlueSky, @punk_skeleton on Letterboxd, blog.filmlion.online, and host of The Straights Aren't Alright Jordan: Requesting good vibes f...

Truth can be stranger than fiction as we dive into the Lucasfilm co-production directed by Paul Schrader (yes, Martin Scorsese's Paul Schrader) covering a uniquely important figure in Japanese history, Yukio Mishima. CONTENT WARNING FOR DEPICTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF SUICIDE. Jas: @FaeRiviera on the socials, host of In Each Retelling Grady: @snakebitcat on the socials, recommending that you se...

We celebrate May The Fourth 2025 with the most appropriate prequel possible -- Attack of the Clones! [Cricket noises] Okay, look, you'll get your Revenge of the Sith in December, you have to practice patience, our young Padawans! Anakin Skywalker's voice for the script section provided by Billy Roddie (source script here: http://sellascript.com/Source/resources/screenplays/attackoftheclo...

Ah, the animated Disney classic of the new millennium that should not be getting left behind just because a certain studio wants to keep doing what they've been doing for the last ten years. Nobody gets left behind or forgotten. Matt:  @4urconsderation on Letterboxd; Dear Natty fundraiser (https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-dear-natty-a-comedydrama-web-series) River: @dreamsrebel on BlueSky,...

The campy 90s horror comedy with the groundbreaking special effects and extremely dated sexual politics makes it to our corner of the galaxy, prompting discussions about immortality, the inherent eroticism of frenemies, and fingers pointed at both Canada and Portugal. Pluggables River: @dreamsrebel on BlueSky, @punk_skeleton on Letterboxd, blog.filmlion.online, and host of The Straights Aren'...

Newly minted Oscar-winner THE SUBSTANCE arrives in a galaxy far far away, with just... so many content warnings. But it's art, so we'll allow it. The Substance contains graphic depictions of drug use, nudity, body horror, and sex. please proceed according to your needs and comfort. Pluggables: Syd: @sydney_bug on X (yes, she knows) Mutual Aid Spotlight: Support Moms and Kids on the Path...

Allô, bonjour, it is a very good day to be egregiously French with the MOST lesbian period drama ever to lesbian period drama. This may well be Céline Sciamma's masterpiece, but will it stand up to 4 sapphic disasters' shenanigans? Portrait of a Lady on Fire contains depictions of sex, abortion, and drug use, and discussions of suicide. Please proceed according to your needs and comfort...

Y'all, is it gay to start a fight club so that you can flirt with cheerleaders after your principal threatened to expel you for lightly tapping the star football player with your car? Just asking for Emma Seligman's 2023 teen satire, BOTTOMS. Bottoms is rated R for language, violence, and sexual undertones. Please proceed according to your needs and comfort. PLUGGABLES: Émile: TBA Jas: @...

We officially make it Femslash February with the 2024 sapphic romance/thriller, LOVE LIES BLEEDING, taking be gay do crime to a whole new level. Love Lies Bleeding is rated R for graphic language, and depictions sex, drug use, and violence. Please proceed according to your needs and comfort. Pluggables: Ellie:Ellie: @elessar42 on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and Medium; @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Pod...

We gather a bunch of women enjoyers for a heartwarming and horny episode covering Cheryl Dunye's THE WATERMELON WOMAN. Join us for philosophical discussions of representation, cinema, and lesbians! The Watermelon Woman contains explicit depictions of sex, and focuses heavily on the history of systemic racism in Hollywood. Please proceed according to your needs and comfort level.    Pluggables...

Raiders of the Lost Ark, aka the Lucasfilm Project Harrison Ford ACTUALLY Cares About, aka Marion Ravenwood's Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day, aka It is Your Duty To Thwart Nazis At Every Turn. Indiana Jones Denied Tenure: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/back-from-yet-another-globetrotting-adventure-indiana-jones-checks-his-mail-and-discovers-that-his-bid-for-tenure-has-been-denied Pluggab...

We gathered the Worlds Elsewhere Podcast Network, which happens to consist entirely of queer femme-identifying and/or femme-socialized neurodivergents, to talk about Jane Schoenbrun's 2024 film, I SAW THE TV GLOW. What could possibly go wrong? Pluggables:  Visit worlds-elsewhere.com for more information about our production of PYGMALION on February 1! Ellie: @elessar42 on Bluesky, Letterboxd,...

You may have one unit of podcast today as we wrap up 2024 with Bridget Jones's Diary. Banger romcom or banging our heads against the wall in frustration? You'll have to listen to find out. Pluggables:  River: @dreamsrebel on BlueSky, @punk_skeleton on Letterboxed, blog.filmlion.online, and host of The Straights Aren't Alright Jill: @MxLabradorite on BlueSky, Mighty Labradorite on Yo...

We break the seal on the prequels with The Phantom Menace! Join us for some bad George Lucas impressions, some Lord of the Rings references, some criticisms about cultural appropriation and racism, and some full-throated reminders that Ahmed Best and Jake Lloyd did not deserve to be hated for this movie. Pluggables: Ellie: @elessar42 on Bluesky and Medium and @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Podcas...

We go back to the dawn of cinema with THE DAUGHTER OF DAWN, a love story set in the First Nations of the Great Plains. In discussing it, we will take a (very limited) view of how Native people have been depicted in cinema, talk about the importance of media preservation (iykyk), and why Red Wing can do SO MUCH BETTER. This episode was recorded and edited across the unceded ancestral lands of the M...

How did it take us this long to do a superhero movie? Welp. it's over, Anakin... we mean, Roman! We have the high ground! Also, wait, Gotham is actually located where? Pluggables: River: @dreamsrebel on BlueSky, @punk_skeleton on Letterboxed, filmlion.wordpress.com. Host of The Straights Aren't Alright Ed: pillowfort.social Grady: HARLEEN (https://www.dc.com/graphic-novels/harleen) and G...

We visit 1990's Grim Prairie Tales, a movie where the cast, cinematographer, and concept are all really good. The results... well, you can listen and judge for yourself. Content warning for discussions about depictions of anti-Native and anti-Black racism, including a lynching scene and misrepresentation of Native cultures. Recommendations:  Ali Nahdee's The Native American Horror Story:...

If someone you loved was taken from you, how far would you go to get them back?  ...  Anakin, put your hand down, the answer is not "murder," the answer is "look for them." Content warning for depictions and discussions of human trafficking, violence against women, police brutality, sexual assault, and corruption in the government. Ellie: @elessar42 on Twitter and Medium and @f...

We got more flows than Obi-Wan Kenobi, yo! Join us in observing Hispanic Heritage Month by watching the 2021 film adaptation of IN THE HEIGHTS. It really is that good. Audio warning: we had some issues with Riverside's recording, and while I tried my best, I wasn't able to clean the audio up as much as I hoped. My deepest apologies! Pluggables: Callie: https://linktr.ee/calliecastle10 Ja...

I was able to get a few of my friends together to say a small farewell and thank you to James Earl Jones for his contributions to Star Wars and the performing arts in general. Thank you to Syd, Ellie, and Shami for being there with me. Opening statement provided by David Kowarsky Underscore: "Leaving the Hangar" by Sascha Ende (https://filmmusic.io/en/song/10254-leaving-the-hangar) Suppo...