Posts tagged SATIRE
Episode 41 - Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985) (with Hope Dickson Leach)
Episode 41 - Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985) (with Hope Dickson Leach)

Events take a turn for the dystopian in Episode 41, as Chris and Alex venture to Brazil (1985), Terry Gilliam’s nightmarish and absurdist satire of bureaucratic totalitarianism and governmental red tape. They are joined for this latest instalment by very special guest, filmmaker Hope Dickson Leach, whose work includes drama The Levelling (2015), which premiered internationally at the Toronto International Film Festival, and a number of successful short films such as Morning Echo (2010) and Silly Girl (2016).

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PODCASTChristopher Holliday and Alexander SergeantDYSTOPIA, SATIRE, FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTIONComment
Episode 11 - Disenchantment (Matt Groening, 2018-)
Episode 11 - Disenchantment (Matt Groening, 2018-)

Episode 11 marks Chris and Alex’s first venture to the small screen, offering a rundown of Matt Groening’s recent television series Disenchantment, which first premiered in August 2018 on Netflix. A fantasy sitcom visualised through Groening’s signature animated style (including the requisite character overbite), Disenchantment parodies the archetypes familiar from fantasy mythology.

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PODCASTChristopher Holliday and Alexander SergeantTELEVISION, FANTASY, ADAPTATION, PARODY, SATIREComment