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Barbarian (Esterhazy 2021)

A movie with twists and turns, some of which were awesome, some of which were at best confusing, at worst problematic. The film definitely has tension and moments of suspense and horror. We always appreciate a new, innovative film even if we don’t think it completely hits the mark.

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Barbarian (Cregger 2022)

TOPIC INDEX – Barbarian (Cregger 2022) (times are approximate)

0:30 – Introductions

2:30 – Barbara Creed Monstrous Feminine

3:45 – Film discussion begins

8:00 – spoilers discussion begins

8:30 – Mom actor

10:00 – police

12:00 – Sociology moment – Creed’s monstrous feminine

14:00 – Kristeva’s abject

15:00 – Othering

20:00 – deaths

30:00 – additional criticisms

35:00 – what if…?

48:00 – evil women

54:30 – the best argument for the film

1:02:00 – race

1:08:00 – grading the film using the Collective Nightmares Evolving Rubric of Social Responsibility

1:10:00 – pet ownership

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Episode 117

Keywords

horror, podcast, sociology, gender, monstrous feminine, Creed, abject, Kristeva, rapist, mother, mansplaining, privilege, flashback, victim, survivor, Final Girl, Reaganism, pets, captivity, motherhood

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