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Promising Young Woman discusses a familiar struggle through a new lens. Why use a horror style to make a film about calling out assault? Why cast lovable actors across the board? And what makes Promising Young Woman truly horrifying? This podcast written and recorded by Taiye Martin and Audrey Thorne. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

What makes “good” queer representation? What makes a “good” queer film? What makes Crush so special? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

Can accurate satire can do more harm than good? Why is it so hard to tell the difference between earnest work and satire? Why use satire at all? And what can we use this knowledge  to keep from falling into the trap of perpetuating harmful ideas? If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! Works Cited can be found here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

Why is it SO hard to be a teen? And why don't adults understand? And what can I do to make my own life less depressing? If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

What is with all the God allegories? And why is the main character a plot device? If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

What is the school-to-prison pipeline? How does it happen? How can we fix it? Works Cited and further reading resources can be found here. If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

What rom com tropes does To All the Boys I've Loved Before use? Do these tropes make the film cliche or even more enjoyable? What does this do for Asian representation in the media?  If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

What message does Gone Girl send about women? Is Amy a feminist? Is Amy likeable? Does it matter? How does the film fit into larger conversations about sexual assault and violence against women? Works Cited and further reading can be found here. If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

We love a villain. Right? And if we don't, then why? And why does it even matter? If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

What is the purpose of life? What actually makes people happy? If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

Are you Team T’Challa or Team Killmonger? Is Black Panther an anti-radical film? How does the film influence how viewers think about real Black Power movements? Works Cited can be found here. If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

Is Mary Poppins a good nanny? How can you be a good role model for young siblings and other kids? And are your teachers doing it right? If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

Is Wonder Woman 1984 a good film? And if not, why did they make it that way? If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

Why is the mom so funny? And how different is she from a 50s housewife? If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

How do we talk about Mothers? What power do POV shots have? Why should we watch and study Chinese Cinema? If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

Why does feminism matter? What even is feminism? Is Thelma and Louise feminist? If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

What makes a good therapist-patient relationship? If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

Where do zombies come from? Who is worth remembering? How do we work through fear in film? If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

Does water reinforce the social order? How? Why? What? If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support

How does horror reinforce or reject gender norms? What makes a 1950s ideal woman? If you want to help me with a future episode, you can email me at ms.a.thorne@gmail.com and cc a family member if you’re under 18. With their permission, we may even record one together! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lightscameraanalysis/support