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They Warned Us!
by Lerron Wright and Rafael Reyes
a podcast where we talk about films, their motifs, cultural impact, and to what degree these movies represent our values and identities as People of Color. Cover art photo provided by rawpixel on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@rawpixel
Episodes
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Man-Boy vs. Fan-Boy discuss films that lead up to Avengers: Engame
Lerron Wright and RJ Reyes discuss their favorite Marvel films that lead up to Avengers: Endgame. Listen to our podcast to hear which parts of Marvel films were most pivotal to them, as well as talk about what they would like to see resolved in the film. This is a podcast you do not want to miss!
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Episode 8: I'll be back! T2 and the Erasure of Blackness: Part Deux
In Episode 8 of They Warned Us! we will be reviewing Terminator 2, the 1991 blockbuster hit by Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is part 2 of a 2 part podcast. This second podcast tackles POC representation, and its prophetic value. In particular we deal with the subject of the erasure of blackness…
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Episode 7: I'll be back! T2 and the Erasure of Blackness: Part I
In Episode 7 of They Warned Us! we will be reviewing Terminator 2, the 1991 blockbuster hit by Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is part 1 of a 2 part podcast. This first one tackles the movies themes and the social context which the film lifts up. Some themes we cover: Humanity, the notion of family...
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Episode 6: Have you Forgotten? Total Recall!
In Episode 6 of They Warned Us! we are talking about the 1990 film Total Recall. In its early reception it pushed the envelope on special effects and CGI. However, what about the values it was trying to portray throughout the film? Did it break ground in accordance to the POC perspective? Come…
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Episode 5: Put on Your Running Shoes, It's Time for the Running Man!
In this episode of They Warned Us! we look at Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Running Man! In 2017, after a worldwide economic collapse, the United States has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The U.S. government pacifies the populace by broadcasting game shows…
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Episode 4: Put On Your Helmets Everyone, It's Rollerball!
The year is 2018 in a futuristic society where corporations have replaced countries. A violent futuristic game known as Rollerball is the recreational sport of the world, with teams representing various areas. One player, Jonathan E., fights for his personal freedom and threatens the corporate...
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Episode 3 - They Gotta Have It! Soylent Green
In this episode of They Warned Us! we look at the 1973 post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Soylent Green, which will wrap up our Heston Trifecta. What makes this film so compelling are the themes the film touches upon: - gender issues - economic crisis - lack of trust in government - environmental...
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Episode 2: Omega Man!
In this podcast we discuss The Omega Man! a film that speaks about what happens when the earth has gone through, not only nuclear disaster, but chemical warfare. It struggles with the desires of maintaining the autonomous individual with his culture, and pits it against the extreme fundamentalist...
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Episode 1: Introduction and Planet of the Apes!
On our first episode, we briefly introduce why we are engaging dystopian films. We follow this by talking about and critiquing the 1968 film Planet of the Apes, as the introduction to the shift in modern dystopian film.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
a podcast where we talk about films, their motifs, cultural impact, and to what degree these movies represent our values and identities as People of Color. Cover art photo provided by rawpixel on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@rawpixel
HOSTED BY
Lerron Wright and Rafael Reyes
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a podcast where we talk about films, their motifs, cultural impact, and to what degree these movies represent our values and identities as People of Color. Cover art photo provided by rawpixel on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@rawpixel
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