Z and Keith Watched A Movie

We crack open another July with a contaminated jacuzzi's worth of wet puppetry, campy scifi/horror, 80's decadence & satire. Could there be a more representative collection of Keith's favorite elements? Glenn Poor's TV Service Byers Vacuum Cleaner & Sewing Machine Sales & Service THE WAR ON GAZA NEVER ENDED The Sameer Project Abu Hureirah Aid Network The Zaynab Project...

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A flighty little film about quirky cracker-eating turkey named Polly. Still probably worth your time for its still-fresh cinematic techniques and bare bones approach and humor. watch here GAZANS STILL NEED US The Sameer Project Falasteen Freed Abu Hureirah Aid Network +++++ Outro: I Hear the Mermaids Singing by Tina Davidson

The only Black lesbian film about Black lesbians in film known to humankind, The Watermelon Woman deserves more recognition. Not just for the unfortunate rarity of those combined identifiers but also for its unique mixing of genres/media, its humor, emotional vulnerability, the risks it take, and overall ambitiousness. The Watermelon Woman at archive.org GAZA NEEDS US NOW MORE THAN EVER falasteenf...

We kick off June with a film we've talked about doing since the inception of this podcast and which we both have recollections of. With performances far better than the material, it's not quite tragi-gay but does feel a bit like a D.A.R.E. presentation. Michael Wiley | What if?- Twister (Movie) Toy Commercial GAZANS ARE STILL FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES Zaynab Project Abu Hureirah Aid Network...

Here we present to you the last of Z's birthday picks for the year 2026. A 'hyperlink' narrative of how grief can connect folks in unexpected ways. Plus we talk about safe words, policing the feminine, and give our reflections on the month's viewings. GAZANS STILL FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL Sameer Project Abu Hureirah Aid Network Zaynab Project +++++ Outro: Paul Taylor performing Exotica

Don't let the title give you the idea that this has anything to do with the Land of Oz. This is kinda like a movie Tim Burton couldn't restrain himself enough to make. PLEASE HELP THE PPL OF GAZA FalesteenFreed.org Abu Hureirah Aid Network Zaynab Project +++++ Outro: Korn performing Wicked

Strap in cuz we get into it on this one. And by "it" I mean, what is and isn't: CSAM, "age-inappropriate", p3d0philia, consent. And to lighten things up Keith opines on religion. DO NOT LEAVE GAZA TO DIE Sameer Project Abu Hureirah Aid Network (also supports Sudan) Zaynab Project +++++ Outro: Professor Ping performing dSSctm (Dolores Sumner mix) join us at patreon.com/zandk...

Turns out this movie chronicles some real life events and askes the view to sympathize with a convicted murderer and sex offender. We were unaware of the film's relation to said events beforehand. But we stan Rupert Graves. GAZA STILL NEEDS US The Zaynab Project Abu Hureirah Aid Network Sameer Project +++++ Outro: Regina Belle performing Intimate Relations

We kick off Z's month of "uncomfortable" selections with this 'based on real events' tale of adolescent feelings and poor adult choices, let's say. DO NOT FORGET GAZA Zaynab Project Sameer Project Abu Hureirah Aid Network Outro: The Jets performing Crush On You (instrumental)

ReUpload. This ep seems to have disappeared from the catalogue somehow -K ::::: Dare we say "neo-noir"? In post-war Los Angeles, Ezekiel Rawlins is just trying to keep a roof over his head. Soon, a job opportunity presents itself that will change his life forever. In his first of two appearances this month, Denzel brings Walter Mosely's Easy Rawlins to the screen. Although it deviate...

Holy effing ess, Dr. Flota joins us once again to discuss Road House , junior high school grades, Johns Woo & Hughes! ⁠Skip Intro | Yellowstone is so much worse than you think.⁠ Rich Little's Phonies⁠ YOU CAN HELP GAZA SPOCS for Gaza The Sameer Project Abu Hureirah Project +++++ Outro: Patrick Swayze performing Raising Heaven (In Hell Tonight)

Our first JCVD movie was John Woo's first Hollywood outing. We couldn't have chosen better. Hey, there's still a g3n0c1de happening, btdubs The Zaynab Project The Sameer Project Abu Hureirah Aid Network +++++ Outro: King Uszniewicz And His Uszniewicztones performing Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

We knew only one thing going into this film: Pam Anderson. With some exciting casting, an actual plot and plenty of action we were pleased to be unexpectedly pleased. Plus camp v. camp , The Last Jedi as litmus test, movie references w/o movies. THERE IS NOT A FUTURE W/O A FALASTEEN FalasteenFreed.org Gazafunds.org The Zaynab Project The Sameer Project +++++ Outro: Nora Dean performing Barb Wire

We can give you facts about production and various things that occur on the screen, but we can not articulate for you the experience that is this film. Plus Keith talks about some celebrity run-ins. The Bad Movie Bible | The Story Behind Samurai Cop God's Angry Man film by Werner Herzog THERE IS NO FUTURE W/O GAZA The Zaynab Project The Sameer Project FalesteenFreed.org +++++ Outro: Caroline Kung...

We round off March of Crimes with a 80's classic, or something. Somewhat anti-climatic but still plenty of fun. Plus: Klaus v. Klaus, who is Roger Corman and our ranking for the month. GAZA IS STILL IN CRISIS FalesteenFreed.org Sameer Project's food & water campaign Zaynab Project +++++ Outro: Thor performing Lightning Strikes Again

Pod regular and Jacksonian scholar Randall returns to discuss Sir Peter's early opus Bad Taste (1987). Plus we talk franchises that go to space, the magic of budgetary constraints, and inevitably we bring up TENET Psychic Militancy w/Dr. Lara Sheehi: Māori sovereignty & smashing white supremacy with comrades from Aotearoa The War On Gaza Never Ended Sameer Project's Ramadan Campaign Fa...

From the - now official - pod favorite Frank Henenlotter, master of moist puppetry, we bring you an allegorical tale of addiction and its toll. We had some initial disagreement about some provocative scenes but Z successfully convinced Keith. Saucy! FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE OF FALASTEEN The Sameer Project's Ramadan Campaign FalasteenFreed.org The Zaynab Project +++++ Outro: Zacherle performing Din...

We plunge head first into the crimes of March with Street Trash (1987). This film has something for everyone: body horror, crass humor, US veterans of imperial war PTSD flashbacks, some nudity, but most importantly-- James Lorinz. As the US attacks Iran, Falesteen remains under siege The Sameer Project FreedFalesteen.org Ramadan in Gaza +++++ Outro: Άννα Βίσση performing Μαγικό χαλί

This week we bring you Bill Duke's stylization of the war between NYC's organized crime factions during the 1930s but from a Black perspective. Centered around Bumpy Johnson and his work with Madame St Claire's syndicate in Harlem, this film delivers everything white folks love to praise Scorsese et al for. Plus we give our rankings for the month. US-funded war on Falesteen never ended...

This week we bring you a kooky comedy about hooking up. With what seems to be surprisingly sincere safer-sex messaging and confusing inter-racial relations, the misnamed Booty Call (1997) can't win'm all. Te Ao with Moana || Pretendians: When non-Indigenous people claim to be Indigenous Occupied Falesteen still needs you gazafunds.org Sameer Project's Ramadan Campaign lifeline4gaza.org +++++ Outro...

I neglected to mention that, due to never getting properly copyrighted, this film is IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. So you have no excuse not to watch it. Plus we talk Martha Clarendon, Boston bosses and ye olde white habitus. here's an upload of the film on youtube aforementioned vid featuring Z Sex Workers Discuss Empowerment | WHORES TALK THIS SITUATION IN GAZA IS CRITICAL The Sameer Project's R...

We crack open another February with another Eddie Murphy smash. A goofy premise with fairy tale politics that nonetheless is one of the most successful Hollywood films with a majority Black cast. Plus, pretty dang funny F. D. Signifier | Why Coming to America (1988) Is the favorite black movie of my generation SUPPORT FALESTEEN lifeline4gaza.com Sameer Project gazafunds.org +++++ Outro: Knight Ins...

The wait is over - it's Willow . We watched Willow (1988). Plus we play "which state" and wrap on the the month. The Hero's Journey isn't what you think | Maggie Mae Fish For further reading on Hollywood, empire, myths, please check out the work of Samantha Youssef 85% of Gazans have not access to water lifeline4gaza.com Sameer Project gazafunds.org +++++ Outro: Sha Na Na per...

Ridley Scott's postmodern examination of folk/fairy tales in which deconstructs the implicit narratives of race, class, gender, ableism--- sike. The Gen0c1de in Falasteen is ongoing +++++ Outro: The Partridge Family performing Whale Song