Will & Jared discuss the newest and most divisive film from director Ari Aster: Eddington.

Why are reactions to this film so confused and angry? What subtext did most viewers seem to overlook? What exactly is a "SolidGoldMagikarp"? How do we process our collective trauma from the pandemic? Listen to find out!

Eddington is currently available on VOD and the services listed here.

David Ehrlich's full Eddington review can be found here.

The Film Colossus essay on Eddington can be found here.

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Will & Jared discuss the influential science fiction cult classic Dark City.

How divided are the hosts on this film? Is this the best movie made by the director of The Crow? Who is acting circles around everyone else in this? What drug did Jared take that did a number on his head? Did we have to cut out almost twenty minutes of us ranting about how the federal and state governments are failing us? Listen to find out!

Dark City is available to watch on the services listed here.

Will's friend Derek can be found on Letterboxd here.

The movie Jared recalls with Lawrence Fishburne around the 24:00 mark is This Signal (2014).

Our outro track is "Gymnopedie No. 1" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Debaser concludes our extended Pride coverage with a criminally underseen erotic lesbian crime thriller by the duo that gave us such films as The Matrix, V for Vendetta, and Speed Racer: Bound.

How long does this erotic thriller take to get to the lauded sex scene? Did this film have an intimacy coordinator before that was even a thing? How realistic are the depictions of 90s lesbians in the film? What does this pre-transition film tell us about the Wachowskis? Is Joe Pantoliano hot? Listen to find out!

Bound is available to watch on many streaming platforms, including Kanopy, Fubo, The Roku Channel, and Paramount +.

You can find the cover art being made for Criterion's release of Bound at the artist's Instagram page here.

You can find McKenzie Wark's essay on Bound entitled "Be Gay, Do Crime" here.

Our outro track is "Gymnopedie No. 1" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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It's July and Debaser is continuing our Pride celebration with a 90s cult classic about traveling drag queens: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

How well has this 31 year old film about members of the LGBTQ community aged? Who exactly is Priscilla? Is the most problematic aspect of this movie the depiction of a cishet person? Can Jared cheer Will up by listing upcoming new films? Listen to find out!

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is available to watch on many streaming platforms, including Tubi, PlutoTV, Hoopla, Prime Video, and The Roku Channel.

The YouTube video essay that Will references can be found here.

On the Debaser next time... Bound (1996).

Our outro track is "Gymnopedie No. 1" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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G'day there boys, it's me, Ben Mendelsohn.

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Debaser continues our Pride Month celebration with an indie darling film from the writer and director of The Florida Project which also stars two transgender actresses: Tangerine.

Is the film an accurate representation of trans sex workers in LA, or is it an offensive depiction by cishet filmmakers? Just what is in that pipe Dinah procures? How did Sean Baker get that cab passenger to vomit like that? What exciting new segments launch in this episode? Does Jared pitch a format change for the show? Listen to find out!

Tangerine is available to watch on many streaming platforms, including Max, Hoopla, and Kanopy.

You can view Michael Shannon's AD apartment here.

You can learn more about artist Crash McCreery here.

You can listen to RCW anywhere you get podcasts!

Our outro track is "Gymnopedie No. 1" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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It's Pride Month! To celebrate, Debaser begins by covering a queer erotic thriller that was John Waters' favorite film of 2024: Love Lies Bleeding.

What did our hosts make of this sexually charged, lesbian bodybuilding love story? How fucking sick is Katy O'Brian in this film? Did out hosts get a little too loopy from recording in a hot garage and proceed to talk extensively about dreading upcoming franchise films? Listen to find out!

Our outro track is "Gymnopedie No. 1" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Will & Jared are back to discuss what might be this year's hottest movie: Ryan Coogler's Sinners!

Is this vampire flick worth all the buzz from social media? What two glaring issues do the hosts have with the movie? Did director Ryan Coogler really make an unusual Hollywood deal, or is the media's racial bias showing? How frequently is cunnilingus discussed in this film? Listen to find out!

Our outro track is "Gymnopedie No. 1" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Will has returned from his vacation in Japan, so he and Jared catch up and discuss all the things he experienced, including Star Wars Celebration and Tokyo Disneyland!

What celebrities did Will see at Celebration? What early screening did Will get to see before anyone else? Did Will get scammed? How unique was Tokyo Disneyland? What predictions did we make two weeks ago about The Last of Us Season 2 and the Canadian election? Listen to find out!

On the Debaser next time: Sinners!

Our outro track is "Gymnopedie No. 1" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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