Media Literacy is Dead

2: Over Enthusiastic Anthropology Students

Episode 2: Join us on a journey to the commune! We discuss Download Festival (which Chris attended this year), and the experience of festivals/live events in 2023 and post-Covid. Matt gives their thoughts on Final Fantasy XVI. There will be spoilers discussed. Matt and Chris review their experience of watching Midsommar for the first time, contemplate its themes, and how the film draws the viewer in before hitting them over the head with a large hammer of reality. CW: suicide, sexual assault, cults, fascism To contact us with your thoughts, we have an email address: medialiteracyisdead@gmail.com Links and Show Notes: Lorna Shore - To the Hellfire [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyYmS_iBcy4] Street Fighter 6 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_6] "Slippi" Smash Bros Fan Mod [https://slippi.gg/] Nintendo Shuts down Smash Bros Tournament [https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/20/21579392/nintendo-big-house-super-smash-bros-melee-tournament-slippi-cease-desist ] Final Fantasy XVI [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XVI] Spongebob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Speedrun Leaderboard [ https://www.speedrun.com/bfbb ] Midsommar - IMDB [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772262/ ] Knocked Loose - Deep in the Willow / Everything is Quiet Now [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4KYH7LK2_0] Next film to watch - Iron Mask - YouTube Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1u0hzLuDCw] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

1: Add a Little Spice

For this debut episode, Matt and Chris dive in to a realm of evolving narratives in video games and films with progressively blurred lines. Contains spoilers for the Last of Us, show or game you ask? Yes. The Last of Us - IMDB [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581920/] Naughty Dog - The Last of Us - Game Developer [https://www.naughtydog.com/] Paprika - IMDB [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0851578/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2] Media Literacy is Dead - YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfKvHAHqQQI4AWXhXAdAhKA] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.