Six Degrees of Star Wars

We break the seal on classic Hollywood by looking at the Oscar-winning GASLIGHT, a movie so iconic it inspired a psychological term that the internet has almost completely robbed of meaning.  Take a shot every time we call Paula Alquist babygirl. Or don't. We're not gonna make you do that to your liver. Pluggables:  Meredith: @mer_the_nerd on TikTok Shami: @theonlinemuse on Tumblr Jasmin...

What better way to end the summer than with a party at a secluded mansion during a hurricane with no electricity, no cell service, and the guests are a collection of Gen Z kids who keep turning up dead with no clue who the killer is?  Pluggables: Grady: @snakebitcat on socials, watch BOTTOMS. Ellie: @elessar42 on Twitter and Medium and @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Podcasting's Biggest Nigh...

The webcomic by ND Stevenson survives development hell against all odds to become an animated gem... one that is totally not touching a lot of feelings for our host and assembled guests and making us all cry. Absolutely not. ND's Nimona and Her Gay Dads AU: https://gingerhaze.tumblr.com/tagged/Gay%20Dads%20AU/chrono Oakwyrm's essay on Disability and Queerness in Nimona: https://youtu.be/...

We are here to talk about a gem of Malian cinema, and tripping over our own words as we try to sound smart and also fight against the ingrained cultural biases as products of the West! Results may vary, but sometimes, the journey is what matters. Pluggables: Jasmine: @FaeRiviera on all socials Kyle: @KyleKallgrenBHH on YouTube Citing our sources:  Kyle’s original Yeelen video: https://www.youtube....

Sam and Shami take a very eager look at Lee Won-tae's 2019 crime thriller, starring Ma Dong-Seok as a gangster who utterly steals the movie, and our attention (Our apologies for our inability to be normal). There are also multiple invocations of Death Note, discussions of the evils of media institutions, and bemoaning Tumblr's penchants for shipping enemies. Pluggables: Shami: @theonline...

Hey, a movie with James Earl Jones, Toshirō Mifune, and Mako! About samurai! This should be cool, right? PLUGGABLES: Ellie: @elessar42 on Twitter and Medium and @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Podcasting's Biggest Night available wherever Pods are Cast. Smith: @c.b.smithtakingapage on Instagram, @smith_cb on Twitter, https://www.youtube.com/@CBSmith-js9yl Support the show Sam: @DemiSemme on Y...

Since 1982, The Color Purple has gotten a Pulitzer Prize, put on banned book lists, adapted and revived for the stage, and now it's on its second visit to the big screen, courtesy of Blitz the Ambassador. But is the Force with it? Content warning for discussions of racism and sexual assault. Pluggables: Syd says Free Palestine, Free Sudan, Free Congo, Free Haiti.  Support the show Sam: @DemiS...

Happy Pride! Let's celebrate with the directorial debut of the Wachowski Sisters... this better not awaken anything in EVERYONE WHO HAS LIKED GIRLS EVER. PLUGGABLES Grady: @snakebitcat on all socials Ellie: @elessar42 on Twitter and Medium and @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Podcasting's Biggest Night available wherever Pods are Cast. Shami: @theonlinemuse on Tumblr, https://www.gofundme...

THX 1138 is the overlooked eldest child, Star Wars is the attention-stealing youngest child, and today, we examine George Lucas' middle-child thinly-veiled memoir/coming-of-age movie, American Graffiti. PLUGGABLES Ellie: @elessar42 on Twitter and Medium and @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Podcasting's Biggest Night now available wherever Pods are Cast. Support the show Sam: @DemiSemme on...

No new episode this week, so instead, enjoy this collection of outtakes! Support the show Sam: @DemiSemme on YouTube, Tumblr, BlueSky, and most other social media platforms (NOT eX-Twitter). Visit our Tumblrs at sixdegreesofstarwars.tumblr.com and ier-6d.tumblr.com Theme Music provided by Refractory Period: @RefractoryPeriodTheBand on Instagram, linktr.ee/RefractoryPeriod Forever Mutual Aid Links...

May the Fourth Be With You! We're finishing out the Original Trilogy with Addie Greenberg-Sud and Michelle Turner, so strap into your speeder bikes, pop a squat by the Sarlaac pit, and let's get into it! Star Wars Minus Star Wars, by Kyle Kallgren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gUKYBs6T8c&pp=ygUbc3RhciB3YXJzIHdpdGhvdXQgc3RhciB3YXJz The context for the Lando thing: https://variety....

We celebrate 4/20 with the least out-there stoner movie option on our roster, Paul Thomas Anderson's INHERENT VICE. That said, there were jokes about bananas, calls to dismantle the current sociopolitical system, complaints about Ronald Reagan, and a dead Nazi, so, hey, not a bad showing. PLUGGABLES: If you want more of our chaos,  Musica Universalis Book 2 streams at 2 pm EST on 4/20/24 here...

Grab your sword, guitar, or adorable pig, we're taking a look at The Book of Life, a passion project for Jorge R. Gutierrez. We are not responsible for any deals you made with aesthetically cool psychopomps. Pluggables:  River: River: @dreamsrebel on Twitter, filmlion.wordpress.com Matt: Matt the Movie Guy (letterboxd.com/4urconsderation/) and @themovieguymatt on instagram Jorge R. Gutierrez:...

From the acclaimed writer/director of WE ARE LADY PARTS, comes POLITE SOCIETY, a movie with martial arts, pretty dresses, commentary on social hierarchy and pressures to conform to norms, girl bosses, girl failures, and girl feels. So we got 4 of one of those things to talk about it! This movie and podcast contain discussions of racism, sexism, and reproductive justice, including acts of assault t...

Happy  Women's History Month (brought to you by a very meme-able "sponsor"*)! We crossed the galaxy to revisit A Wrinkle In Time, the 2018 movie directed by Ava DuVernay, and try to untangle all the mess around the movie, including Wife Guys, the quirks of adaptation, and the Brie Larson of it all. Brie Larson's full remarks, which WERE NOT THAT BAD: https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Who's up for fighting Nazis and fighting systemic racism this Black History Month? Back in 2012, Lucasfilm brought us RED TAILS, a fictionalized action-adventure with the Tuskegee Airmen. Does the movie earn a Presidential Unit Citation like the Airmen did (three times over)? Amber's Minute of Fury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIAwPuZx2H0&pp=ygUVYW1iZXIgcnVmZmluIHJvc2Vhbm5l Plugg...

There's a shortage of perfect movies in this world. It'd be a pity not to watch this one. Andy Karl's Princess Bride Demos: https://www.tumblr.com/fuckyeahandykarl/466461249/as-you-wish https://www.tumblr.com/fuckyeahandykarl/466465537/yet-he-gains River: @dreamsrebel on Twitter, filmlion.wordpress.com Jill: @mxlabradorite on Bluesky and @JillFriedman on YouTube Support the show Sam...

Willow (2022) may be locked in the deepest corners of the Disney Vault where none may view it, but Sam, Jas, and Shami recorded this episode months ago, back when it could still be watched, and Warwick Davis was right, it's embarrassing that Disney took this from us. Tuatha Authrock Mora Hoatha.  Definitely do not take a drink every time we say "It's so good." Mike's tribu...

CONTENT WARNINGS CAN BE FOUND HERE: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/21677 Happy New Year! Who wants three queer femme disasters talking about a Polish horror movie musical based on The Little Mermaid, featuring the first appearance of a very special droid? Ellie: @elessar42 on Twitter and Medium and @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr Jas: @FaeRiviera on all social media Chlorine: https://www.jades...

The answer to life, the universe, and everything may be 42, but we need to delve deeper to find the answer to a different Ultimate Question: whether the Force is with the 2005 film adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . Pluggables: Bryan: @bharrisfilm on Instagram Ellie: @elessar42 on Twitter and @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr Jasmine: @FaeRiviera on Twitter and TikTok, In Each...

Two Degree Zeros in a row? That's not true! That's impossible! Sam taps Bryan and Grady to visit the movie most people call the best Star Wars movie... is it though? Let's alter the deal, sing the praises of Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian, and do some MORE squeeing over puppets. Pluggables:  Bryan: @bharrisfilm on Instagram Grady's recommendation: Tag and Bink are Dead:...

And you thought The Rise of Skywalker was the worst thing to happen to an Episode 9. We are joined by Ellie, Shami, and Dave to explore the utter madness of the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special. Nothing shows the spirit of the holidays quite like Grandpa getting his jollies in the living room, problematic cooking shows, creepily animated shorts, and Bea Arthur.  Ceasefire in Palestine resources:...

Content warning for discussions of racism, ableism, and antisemitism as standard in the 19th century. We observe the tentative agreement by finally getting to cover the 2017 filmed stage production of Newsies, with plenty of fan jokes, discussions about casting and historical accuracy, and a surprising amount of getting mad at Harvey Fierstein. Ceasefire in Palestine resources: https://www.ceasefi...

We return to the tangled web of Star Wars connections with 2022's not-literal eat-the-rich thriller/horror/comedy, The Menu, to talk about worker exploitation, final girls, theoretical stage adaptations, and, of course, cheeseburgers. Pluggables: Matt: Matt the Movie Guy (letterboxd.com/4urconsderation/) Jasmine: @FaeRiviera on Twitter and TikTok Callie: Stay tuned Support the show Sam: @Demi...

Six Degrees of Star Wars will return for as long as SAG-AFTRA will allow us without making us into scabs, and I wanted to celebrate by asking my friends to do something a little silly and fun with me... Featuring the voices of  GRADY SMITHEY as the Wise Old Mentor MIKE FATUM as the Space Scoundrel JASMINE GARCIA as the Boss Ass Space Royal Support the show Sam: @DemiSemme on YouTube, Tumblr, BlueS...