We’re hurtling through the winner-take-all world of sports movies. We’ll warm-up with a chat about action movies that got robbed at the box office and cool-down with a movie pitch that puts a blood-thirsty Kate Berlant on an all-night quest. Then we’ll leave you with a post-game analysis of what’s been in our cinematic playbook. Sports!
Discussed in this episode:
Blade & Blade II
“The First Marvel Superhero Was Black” by Ira Madison III (article)
Last Action Hero
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
Personal Best
Boys
Ice Castles
Love & Basketball
“Could Breanna Stewart’s Injury Be A Tipping Point for WNBA Negotiations?” by Mechelle Voepel (article)
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
Kate Berlant
Vampire’s Kiss
Vamp
Once Bitten
Darren Criss
Goshogaoka
Chances Are
Partners
Hollywood Shuffle
Still of the Night
Picket Fences
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Logo photo: Alexis Paschal
Intro: electro pop melody to remember 001 by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Outro: techno pop ambience-piano loop by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
Additional clips: Oldskool video jingle by jobro / (CC BY-NC 3.0) &
Invisible world - Base track (electro pop) by Frankum & Frankumjay / (CC BY 3.0)
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