🎙️ Birthday Special: Revisiting The Last Unicorn (1982) w/ Marta McFly | MovieRuntime Podcast✨ In this heartfelt birthday episode, host Kt (@MovieRuntime) is joined by film critic and nostalgia queen Marta McFly (@marta.mcfly) to take a wild, emotional, and insightful journey through the animated cult classic The Last Unicorn (1982).
We’re talking unicorn theology, feminist fantasy, lost innocence, harpy trauma, and why this film hits differently as an adult. Whether you grew up with it or just discovered it, this episode is for every sad girl, cinephile, and animation lover who’s ever Googled "unicorn tapestries at The Cloisters."
🎧 In this episode:
- The feminist, existential soul of The Last Unicorn
- Book vs. movie: deeper lore, fan theories, and characters you never met
- Mia Farrow’s fragile vocals, Jeff Bridges’ chaotic energy, and why Christopher Lee brought his own copy of the book
- Why Molly Grue is an icon and how this film unpacks femininity, aging, grief, and transformation
- A look at Japanese animation before Ghibli and how it shaped this dreamlike film
💥 Bonus chaos:
- Harpy boobs and the Madonna–whore complex in animation
- Red Bull trivia you didn’t know you needed
- Is King Haggard… a unicorn? And other unhinged theories
- Letterboxd hot takes & the power of a one-liner review
📌 Listen if you love:
- Studio Ghibli, Rankin/Bass, 80s animated fantasy
- Cult classics & weird childhood scars
- Feminist and queer film theory
- Movies that make you cry and then research medieval symbolism
🔗 Connect with Us:
🎙️ Marta McFlyFilm critic, journalist, and host of Rewind & Revive — a podcast & film publication diving into cinema history, production stories, and film culture.→ Website & Podcast: https://rewindandrevive.com →YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@marta.mcfly→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marta.mcfly→ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marta.mcfly→ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/martamcfly→ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/marta.mcfly.bsky.social
🎙️ Kt (MovieRuntime) → TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@movieruntime→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/movieruntime→ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/movieruntime→ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/movieruntime.bsky.social
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