This week, we take a look at the highway collision of media criticism and online discourse, so spawning a term for a new age: "media literacy." Maybe you're seeing it a lot, too.
Alien casts a world of cosmic horror that flips the script on sexual assault, and cuts through it with the strange journey of a lone heroine. Donovan plays moderator in a debate between two diehards on their most contentious issue: Alien Resurrection. Which will he choose?
The boys discuss the Anti-Vaxxers movement, how it came to be, Hbomberguy's Measured Response and contending with a lack of empathy.
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We may not be experts on the subject, but the least we [ought] do is recount our own experiences with the September 11 attacks and the 20-year aftermath.
This week the guys talk martial arts, with the look forward in a post-Shang Chi MCU and backward at a post-Enter the Dragon film genre. Surrounding the film commentary are discussions on the immediate aftermath of Bruce Lee’s passing, successors to his throne, “Brucesploitation”, Asian stars, and how things might’ve been different had Lee lived.
The guys discuss the legacy of Bruce Lee, and his martial arts masterpiece, Enter the Dragon! To write in, email at qnoanswers@gmail.com!
Donovan, Harrison and Stella-N team up for a discussion on popular icons, both the good and not so good. Which do we leave behind and which do we offer grace? To write in, e-mail at qnoansers@gmail.com!
On a rare daytime recording of QNA, Donovan and Harrison reconsider a late 20th-century "classic," The Matrix. Does it hold up after all these years? Long ago, we were saturated by Matrix imitators and parody -- but times have changed. Maybe old wounds have healed, and indeed, we're seeing more Matrix on the horizon. Is this reality?
Josh returns to discuss modern reboots that come with a stronger engagement with diversity. To write in, e-mail at qnoanswers@gmail.com!
The guys watch the 1992 film Juice and discuss what makes a proper hood movie. To write in, e-mail at qnoanswers@gmail.com!
What happened?! Tonight, Donovan and Harrison don their shades and dusters for a viewing of A Better Tomorrow 2, a true knockout -- but for all the wrong reasons? A sequel to a bona fide classic, this semi-reluctant follow-up, with its tale of emotional amnesia, psychiatric rehabilitation, and killing 100 people in a house, is a bewildering ride. Through the eyes of director John Woo, we investigate themes of masculinity, foreign cool, and action violence.
Noah Berlatsky returns to discuss the progress made so far in Joe Biden's first term as president. Has he done better than expected? Worse? What should he be focusing on? And what else lies in wait from the evil Republicans..?
Two Good Podcasters...
One Bad Movie...
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On tonight's QNA: State of the Union (starring Ice Cube), the two podcasty boys are joined by a third! It's Peter from Dead Times, with a most unfortunate field reporting on the other pandemic, the talky-type conspiracy hydra.
On night two of two, Donovan (and not Harrison, not even) express a fondness for all things wonderful -- nostalgic things, childhood crushes, modern crushes, The Most Beautiful Woman on the Planet, Tifa Lockhart, and a YouTube argumentsman. As usual, it gets weird (Donovan's fault, of course). Well, what does Theodore Sturgeon's Law say...?
On night one of two, we start off our 2020 Year in Review (that rhymes) with a check-in on su dos hostos before we slide into honorable mentions. From there, we cover our top ten lists from #10 to #6.
The Spider-Trio discuss the weight of a film like Spider-Verse, and the past that led up to its creation. To write in, email us at qnoanswers@gmail.com!
The Spider-Trio discuss the weight of a film like Spider-Verse, and the past that led up to its creation. To write in, email us at qnoanswers@gmail.com!
Donovan and Harrison are back to discuss the changing of the world, with dim visions on what the future they want may look like. Black Lives Matter.
Raph Soohoo and Jon M. Wilson guest star in this super-dense discussion on Superman's place in the world, and the place of fandom's discourse in a world they never made. To write in, e-mail us at qnoanswers@gmail.com!
Don and Harry rev up their lightsabers in giving commentary for Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith! To e-mail, write in at qnoanswers@gmail.com!
This is a film whose politics badly intersect with our lives as a young black male and a time traveling history student respectively, but whose gleaming surface effects beloved cult classics like Commando and Judge Dredd. Fellas, it's gonna be a bumpy ride (no girls allowed).
The guys welcome Dr. Alexandra Owensby to talk about her current campaign for the House of Representatives in the 4th District of Kentucky, discussing all things healthcare, COVID-19 and the political process!
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With Steven Universe finished, the guys reflect on what it brought to the world and how that can be continued going forward without it. First up is Josh Lapin-Bertone, and stay tuned at the end for a special interview with Supergirl actress Nicole Maines!
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