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i am joined today by sheng-ting shen. she's a filmmaker/producer based in nyc originally from taiwan. i fully interegate her about her life, work and processes. finally, someone not from michigan! support miss mermaid on kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/miss-mermaid/miss-mermaid-a-feature-film sandy's website: https://www.sheng-tingshen.com/

[intercom voice] Zoro One Piece is now illegal. It's Josh's birthday this week, so we talk Satoshi Kon (again), the human desire to chase, and what it means to love something in 2001's MILLENNIUM ACTRESS!

This week, we're once again thinkin' pink. We talk gutsy low-budget filmmaking, perverts (derogatory), and sukeban girls battling riot cops in 1973's TERRIFYING GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL: LYNCH LAW CLASSROOM! swimfanspod.com

This week on the pod, we're joined by fellow video sicko Leo Garcia to talk being gay in a weird way, pink film, and if butter is a condiment or not in 1989's MUSCLE! swimfanspod.com

You like us, you really, really like us! We wrap up the Best Picture 2023 noms and discuss THE FABELMANS, TÁR, TOP GUN MAVERICK, TRIANGLE OF SADNESS and WOMEN TALKING! swimfanspod.com

It's awards season, baby!! The doves sashay down the red carpet and discuss the first five Best Picture 2023 noms: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, AVATAR, BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, ELVIS and EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE! swimfanspod.com

Alex stays well in the interviewers comfort zone with this converstation with fellow swimfans co-host Craig Neeson. They talk about what it means to grow up in a haunted blood forest. 

This week, the doves welcome returing all -star guest Carina Taylor to discuss apartments as brains, the horror of dating men and Meg Ryan's bangs in 2003's IN THE CUT! swimfanspod.com

Against all odds, this episode is even gayer than normal. We talk viewing sex onscreen, the joy of melodrama, and how cool being gay used to be in 1987's THE LAW OF DESIRE! swimfanspod.com

This week, we talk about the act of looking, reiterate the joy of artiface and discuss how sinister beds that spin are in 1984's BODY DOUBLE!   swimfanspod.com

This week on the pod, we talk the golden age of the dark comedy (the 90s), America's relationship to television, and formalist tricks at their finest in 1995's TO DIE FOR! swimfanspod.com

This week, the lambs discuss how a few moments of style does not a film style make, shot choices informing mood and Julia Roberts' hair in 1991's SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY! swimfanspod.com

We're turning 200 today, baby!!! This week, we talk noir tropes, Sharon Stone, and introduce our new fourth mic (a soundboard) as we revisit 1992's BASIC INSTINCT! swimfanspod.com

This week, we becoming pros at deboning fish and talk cocaine sons, found fathers and do some minor script doctoring in 1996's CAUGHT! swimfanspod.com

The podcast princesses expiate their sins in purgatory while trapped in the 2012 Onion-produced miniseries SEX HOUSE.

The crew agonizes (and Josh kind of cheats) over trying to pick only 10 of the best movies of all time in our selections for 2022's Sight and Sound list!   swimfanspod.com

For the last week of 2022, the doves take a big ol' bite out of cooked dudes, very red rooms and being kind of a vampire in 1989's THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND HER LOVER! swimfanspod.com @swimfanspod

Merry Christmas to all the doves who celebrate! This week, we talk Burton, Batman and for the umpteeth time, gush about Michelle Pfeiffer in 1992's BATMAN RETURNS!

This week, the doves discuss Fabric Movies, the appeal of melodrama and everybody names their favorite chess piece in 2001's ORIGINAL SIN!

You know the cat ladies work it in their shoes and their coats. I saw one take down a big zebra just by bitin' his throat. Alright. This is 1982's CAT PEOPLE.

This week, we talk about movies unable to synthesize its various parts, the trouble with trying to be too dignified, and we update our running roster of which abstract artists are any good in 1992's DAMAGE!

This week, we're thankful for our beautiful doves who come back every ep! To show our appreciation, we talk movies without vision, a pitch for an erotic thriller musical, and the desperate need for treats in 2015's CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR! swimfanspod.com

This week, we return to Shinya Tsukamoto to discuss camera as metaphor, robot pelvises as metaphor and cosmetics commercials as metaphor in 2002's A SNAKE OF JUNE!   www.swimfanspod.com

This week, we achieve our 150th Shade of Grey as we conclude our series, talking about the treachery of marrying off your erotica characters, missed opportunities, and high-level scorpions in 2018's FIFTY SHADES FREED! swimfanspod.com

Gloriously, it's once again Craig's birthday movie. This year, we talk the horrors of a police state, atonement, and faith and chance in 2006's CHILDREN OF MEN!