Films These Days

May 3 - Spider-Man (2002)/The Fall Guy

Stunts! Action! Superheroes! Pointless Romantic Subplots! This week Marin and Dylan are diving into the world of action movies, superheroes, and the people who make them by watching Spider-Man (2002) and The Fall Guy (2024). Be a hero in your neighborhood by protecting the most vulnerable members of your community with these NYC based organizations: Sylvia Rivera Law Project [https://srlp.org/] Immigrant Defense Project [https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/] Support the unsung heroes of your favorite movies by checking out these stunt and film crew organizations: Entertainment Community Fund [https://entertainmentcommunity.org/] Behind the Scenes [https://wp.behindthescenescharity.org/] Follow us on social media Tiktok: @filmsthesedayspod Instagram: @filmsthesedays ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

April 18 - Sinners/Holes

This episode Marin, Dylan and special guest Zariyah (@theonlyzariyah on instagram) dive into historical magical realism and generational curses in Holes (2003) and Sinners (2025). No Kids in Prison [https://www.nokidsinprison.org/] The Innocence Project [https://innocenceproject.org/] AAIHS - The Sinners Movie Syllabus [https://www.aaihs.org/the-sinners-movie-syllabus/] Hoodoo, Black Spirituality, and Blues [https://www.teenvogue.com/story/sinners-hoodoo-consultant-ryan-coogler-protecting-black-spirituality-blues-music] The Untold Story of America's Southern Chinese [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NMrqGHr5zE] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

April 3 - 2001: A Space Odyssey & Lost in Space

A journey into space in the past, present, and future! This week Marin and Dylan deep dive into two science fiction films all about people going on space missions: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Lost in Space (1998). In their exploration of these films, Marin and Dylan discuss the purpose of science fiction, the lingering anxieties of the US in the 1960s, and some very weird special effects. CW: Discussions of sleazy/creepy behavior and references to suicide. Eddie Burback's film on AI [https://youtu.be/VRjgNgJms3Q] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

March 17 - V for Vendetta/She's the Man

A very transgender double feature! We're talking about She's the Man and V for Vendetta which are, very relevant, but lead to some very heavy conversations, there's still jokes and fun! but please heed the trigger warning below. Trigger Warnings for discussions of Fascism, Authoritarianism, Transphobia, Sexism, Sexual Assault, Pedophilia, Racism, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Violence, Terrorism and Suicide. Information about what's happening in Kansas here [https://www.reddit.com/r/trans/comments/1rfxblx/where_is_the_best_place_to_donate_money_to_help/] and here [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVRjQZ7AXIi/]. Trans Continental Pipeline [https://tcpipeline.org/] LGBTQ Foundation of Kansas [https://lgbtqks.org/] Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota [https://www.ilcm.org/] So so sorry about all the technical difficulties we've been having. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

March 8 - Cadet Kelly & Captain Marvel

This week Marin and Dylan are exploring the world of military girl-boss movies with two iconic pieces of Disney made, military funded, female led, incredibly homoerotic without being canonically gay, propaganda films: Cadet Kelly (2002) and Captain Marvel (2019). These movies have so much sapphic energy it almost makes up for their blatant efforts to power the American Military Industrial Complex. Hopefully the episode works now. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.