S1E3 - Cheating on the Oscars: What is category fraud and how is it changing?

S1E4 - The Biopic Craze: Why are biopics so popular and why should we dislike them?

EPISODE NOTES In this episode, host Tess Hubbard (‘24) talks all about biopics. She explains what a biopic is, by outlining a brief history of the genre and giving more recent examples, and then goes on to analyze why some people may like them, but she does not.

S1E3 - Cheating on the Oscars: What is category fraud and how is it changing?

EPISODE NOTES In episode three, host Tess Hubbard (‘24) breaks down category fraud. From going over the basic definition to why it is so contested to past examples, she ends by talking about how category fraud is changing in modern Oscar races and how it has shaped awards season.

S1E2 - Scream Queens: Who is the final girl and how does she shape our ideas of ‘scary’?

EPISODE NOTES In this episode, host Tess Hubbard (‘24) explains the final girl trope by tracking its history from 1960 until now. She then explores what the final girl reveals about horror as a genre and fright as a feeling.

S1E1 - Let's Go to the Movies S1E1 - Barbenheimer: Why did it work and why did we love it?

EPISODE NOTES In this first episode, host Tess Hubbard (‘24) talks about why she thinks Barbenheimer was so successful. After giving her thoughts on each of the movies, she outlines the marketing ploys, cinematic techniques and cultural movements that contributed to both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer’s” popularity.