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Kate’s Take is back! Recorded LIVE at Starbase Indy Kate Chaplin is joined by Joshua Leach to talk about the universal messages and lessons in the Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. They discuss how the movie deals with themes of old age, revenge, and the Kobayashi Maru. (Originally aired December 2016). This is the […]
Kate talks about one of her favorite movies, Casablanca. In this episode, Kate covers how this classic didn’t have the greatest of beginnings and wasn’t destined to be a classic but how it became one. Themes of love, betrayal, corruption, neutrality, and cynicism on the backdrop of World War II. Sources: Bergman Interview on the […]
Adam Eastwood is back to talk about the metaphors in the X-men movies. In this part 2 of 2 Kate and Adam dig into metaphors of gay rights, #BlackLivesMatter and fan suggested metaphors. Sources: Comics Code: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority LGBT themes in X-men: https://moviepilot.com/posts/3988951 Gay Teachers: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/12/the-plight-of-being-a-lgbt-teacher/383619/ Where you can be fired for being gay: https://www.fastcompany.com/3057357/the-future-of-work/heres-everywhere-in-america-you-can-still-get-fired-for-being-lgbt Bryan […]
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