No Gods, No Monsters

[PREVIEW] Rank & Rant Ep. 3: The Films of David Cronenberg

Charlie and Rabbit talk about 19 of David Cronenberg's movies and rank them from least favorite to favorite. 

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Episode 88: The Mysterians (1957)

We are going way back to the warm embrace of Ishirō Honda with the special-effects, alien invasion spectacular, The Mysterians. We discuss colonialism, misogyny, and find more than a few parallels to a contemporary struggle.

 

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[PATREON PREVIEW] No Gods, No Authors: "To Our Friends" by The Invisible Committee, Part 1

We're trying something a little new.

Rabbit and Barto talk flows, blockage, smashing and building power as described in the post-marxist, anarchist book, To Our Friends by The Invisible Committee. We cover some Agamben, Lacan, Deleuze, and Nietzsche. We consider Occupy, January 6th, Food Not Bombs and (the at the time we recorded, very new) occupation movement happening on college campuses protesting the genocide in Gaza.

 

In part 1 we cover the introduction through chapter 3.

You don't have to have any familiarity with the text to follow the conversation, but the book is available in PDF form on libcom.org so you can read along (we really like the text so obviously we'd encourage you to read it! It's extremely relevant to the present moment)

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Episode 87: Scanners (1981)

The episode that will make your head explode*! We talk control and power; hippies and authoritarians; state and corporate co-opting of mental illness, drug use, and art; and of course, synth and noise music. We're strapped in, so take a seat and watch us squirm, for science.

*guaranteed

 

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[PREVIEW] Rabbit Ranks & Rants Ep. 2: The Transformers Series

After recording our episode on Transformers (2007) Rabbit decided to watch the rest of the series. Why? No one knows. Listen along with Charlie and Barto as he ranks them all.

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Episode 86: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

A new Godzilla and Kong movie has arrived!! Is it the perfect dumb-fun popcorn flick or a masterpiece of anti-art? A kaiju-centric depiction of a utopian future where man and nature find a balance or an irredeemable corporate tool built to distract from and further condition us to the ongoing slaughter of all that is worth fighting for? And how do those crystals control gravity?

We reference Walter Chaw's review of the film and it's worth reading in full:

https://filmfreakcentral.net/2024/03/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire/

 

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Episode 85: Transformers (2007)

We discuss what is essentially a two and a half hour commercial for America, which clunkily yet elegantly entwines support for war, freedom through American-made commodities, the psychosexual exploration of a man and his car, and over the top misogyny.

 

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[PREVIEW] Cool Charlie Recommends on a Cool Friday Evening, Episode 2

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Episode 2! Charlie talks about the latest movies he's watched!

Episode 84: Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)

We return to the Heisei Era to talk worms, ancient civilizations, the idea of the limit, ecology, and try to figure out why Godzilla is in this movie. The messages and takeaways are confusing, yet seemingly sincere - but Mothra's in it so we had a good time!

 

Godzilla vs Mothra is available to stream on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/1992gojirataimosura.720p.ac3.cg

 

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Episode 83 ft. Liam Quane: Electoral Politics and the MonsterVerse (Or: Is Skar King Donald Trump?)

A few weeks ago, Liam shared his political readings of the MonsterVerse films on Twitter and it seemed to agitate quite a few Godzilla fans. But it piqued our interest, so we invited him on the show to hear him out!

We had a lot of fun talking with Liam about Godzilla (2014), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Godzilla vs Kong (2021), and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). Liam argues that Godzilla x Kong is an example of what he calls "Mask Off Cinema," a movement informed by the political motivations of filmmakers during the Trump Era, of which we are still a part.

Where to follow Liam:
Twitter: @spec_arc 
VERO @liam.quane
Instagram

Listen to Liam talk more about his reading of King of the Monsters on the Round II Podcast

Some places to find Liam’s book, Road to Juneau:
Kindle
Smashwords
Amazon