The Feminine Empowerment of ‘Enamel’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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After closing out January with a visit to the promenade in Carrie (hear) and kicking off February with a have a look at Tom Ford’s Academy Award-nominated thriller Nocturnal Animals (hear), we’re feeling festive for Valentine’s Day as we try Mitchell Lichtenstein‘s vagina dentata-centered horror comedy Enamel!

In Enamel, highschool pupil Daybreak (Jess Weixler) is an energetic member of her high-school chastity membership, however when she meets Tobey (Hale Appleman), she finds it an increasing number of tough to withstand her sexual urges. When a date goes horribly awry, Daybreak immediately learns that she is a residing instance of the vagina dentata fantasy and should be taught to regulate her naughty gnashers earlier than they’ll declare one other classmate’s penis.

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Episode 320: Nocturnal Animals (2016)

Put in your abstinence ring and head over to the native swimming gap as a result of we’re discussing Mitchell Lichtenstein‘s 2007 horror comedy Enamel!

Be a part of us as we go all in on this seemingly forgotten relic of the aughts, praising its dealing with of some admittedly tough material whereas masterfully balancing the tone with out sacrificing sincerity.

Plus: digging into Enamel‘s mishandled launch, its 2024 off-Broadway musical adaptation and questioning why lead actress Jess Weixler by no means turned the Parker Posey of her technology.

C/W: Sexual assault

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Arising on Wednesday: We’re headed to the ’90s to debate all issues time within the underrated sixth entry within the Amityville franchise: Tony Randel’s (Hellbound: Hellraiser II) better-than-you’d-expect Amityville 1992: It’s About Time.

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