Reservation for Four

On this Special Episode, we follow up our 53rd episode on Vox Lux with another conversation about one of the most polarizing movies of 2018. On Episode 53, Josh Bell and I had a regular puzzle pieces talk about Brady Corbet's film about a pop singer played by Natalie Portman, and now, Kris Krainock joins me to discuss in detail why he thinks Vox Lux is such an interesting and important movie. The post Vox Lux Part 2 (Featuring Kris Krainock) appeared first on Piecing It Together Podcast.

Lux is a psychotherapeutic counsellor and French expat, who has been in the UK for over ten years. Lux's pronouns are he/they, and he is a queer, genderfluid, polygender, non-conforming man. Find out what that means to Lux in this episode. We also talk about seeing labels as a field, the need for softness as well as radicality in activism, how gender identity is separate from gender expression, the pathologising of queer identities, not being able to simplify your complexity into a static gender, how gender plurality and sexual fluidity intertwine, and not leaving any part of us out. More on www.fiftyshadesofgender.com/lux 

On the 53rd episode of Piecing It Together, Josh Bell joins me again for Vox Lux, Brady Corbet's polarizing look at the life of a pop star (played as a young girl by Raffey Cassidy and as an adult by Natalie Portman) whose life and career is marred by tragedy. A difficult movie, but a fascinating one, Josh and I fall on totally different ends of the spectrum of opinions on the film which makes for a great conversation. Puzzle pieces include A Star Is Born, We Need To Talk About Kevin, mother! and Dogville. The post Vox Lux (Featuring Josh Bell) appeared first on Piecing It Together Podcast.

*FILMS DISCUSSED: THE HATE U GIVE, THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN, THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS, VOX LUX* Chris and Graham talk to Aaron about the ATC Comedy Fest. Graham liked The Hate U Give. Chris had fun with The Old Man And The Gun. Nutcracker looks ridiculous. Vox Lux could go either way. Enjoy with coffee.