Tish Black is the author of the fairy tale-inspired short story collection Ebony, Blood, and Snow and a film programmer at IFFO where she hosts the screening series The Gaze.
Tish and Juliana talk about Sleeping with Other People and sex, love, and relationships on screen. What do we learn by seeing only certain types of relationships on screen? Why is female sexuality so censored on screen? Can you find a movie without a romantic relationship?
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Tish, Juliana, and Linda talk about Season 9, Episode 1 “The Magician's Apprentice” and Episode 2 “The Witch's Familiar”. We consider why Missy thinks she is the Doctor's best friend, the Doctor's mercy, and Dalek sewage.
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Tish, Juliana, and Linda talk about the Christmas Special “Last Christmas”. We're all just dreaming of Christmas, really...
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Tish, Juliana, and Linda talk about Season 8, Episode 11 “Dark Water” and Episode 12 “Death in Heaven”. Join us as we contemplate the afterlife, our own mortality, and assure you that there is nothing after death, so don't worry.
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Tish, Juliana, and Linda talk about Season 8, Episode 9 “Flatine” and Episode 10 “In the Forest of the Night”. We delight in the tiny TARDIS, discuss the 2nd and 4th dimensions, and determine the growing speed of an overnight forest.
Read MoreTish and Juliana got drunk watching Descendants and then talked about it. Two years after the movie that inspired our Drunk Disney episodes, it's time for the sequel!
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Tish, Juliana, and Linda talk about Season 8, Episode 7 “Kill the Moon” and Episode 8 “Mummy on the Orient Express”. We imagine the sorts of things we'd like to be inside the moon before debating how we would handle the space dragon inside the moon, and how it can "fly" and lay an egg. And we suggest Clara seek some therapy for her Doctor addiction but it can wait until after the fun adventure on the train.
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We plan our own robberies, determine our levels of guilt, delight in the comedy of the Doctor v. Danny, and decide just how bad Clara was lying.
Read MoreTish and Juliana talk about Vicky Cristina Barcelona and separating the art from the artist with guest Breanne. Despite the male voice narrating and empty, archetypal female characters, we still enjoyed watching Vicky Cristina Barcelona. But how does the knowledge of the filmmaker's personal life (allegedly) affect our enjoyment of a movie? Can we, should we, judge art without influence of knowledge of its creator? How can one reconcile their entertainment with their morals? There's no right answer, but we enjoy discussing the implications.
Read MoreTish, Juliana, and Linda talk about Season 8, Episode 3 “Robot of Sherwood” and Episode 4 “Listen”. Once again, Mark Gatiss brings us an underwhelming episode with annoying guest characters. And then Tish hides behind the couch talking about the creature under the blanket between bits of the most awkward date ever!
Read MoreIn which I share with you what it's like living above ground.
Tish, Juliana, and Linda talk about Season 8, Episode 1 “Deep Breath” and Episode 2 “Into the Dalek”. We discuss our new podcast set-up, the new Doctor, Danny Pink, Dalek biology, interspecies marriage, and whether the Doctor is a good man.
Read MoreTish and Juliana talk about what’s new in the movies this month; Wonder Woman's women, Cannes winners, the Born Sexy Yesterday trope, and Universal's Dark Universe.
Read MoreTish and Juliana talk about Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 and the director-editor relationship. We had plenty to talk about in Kill Bill and Tarantino's approach to women and violence in his films. We discuss the relationship between directors and editors, famous partnerships, women editors, and just how under-appreciated editing is in the making of a movie.
Read MoreTish, Juliana, and Linda talk about the very first episode of Doctor Who, “An Unearthly Child”. We get some perspective on our beloved show from diving into the very beginning. Find out what we think of the First Doctor, his granddaughter, and the TARDIS!
Read MoreTish, Juliana, and Linda talk about Season 7, the 50th Anniversary special “The Day of the Doctor” and the Christmas special “The Time of the Doctor”. We have a lot of questions about the Doctor's timeline, Gallifrey, Time Lord art history, and Queen Elizabeth I before we sob over the end of Eleven.
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