Genre Reveal Party!

About Genre Reveal Party!

Examining TV and movies through the lenses of politics and genre: its definition, its limits, and what we can learn by exploding them. Madeline is a writer, cultural critic, and the author of 'Comedy Against Work: Utopian Longing in Dystopian Times.' Dave is a comedian and actor, who has appeared on 'This American Life' and FX's 'The Bear.' Sometimes it's just them. Sometimes they have guests. Each episode, one person chooses a tv show or movie to discuss. At the end, we do a "genre reveal" where we name the highly specific genre the movie or series belongs to, such as Meta-Clusterfuck, Child Liberationist Anti-State Vision, or Hoodiecore. There will be spoilers, partially because it’s our goal that you don’t need to have watched the thing to enjoy the podcast.

Category

arts · comedy · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 May 2023

Latest episode

26 Jul 2024

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Jul 2024

   The Brat Pack (St. Elmo's Fire and BRATS) with guest Eleanor Russell: We Just Don't Even Know Who to Be Anymore

   For our final episode of this season on school films, Eleanor Russell helps us emotionally process the recent documentary about the Brat Pack, Brats (2024), and St. Elmo's Fire (1985). Spoilers: self-indulgence, repression, saxophones, sweat, swirlies, the "wet look is in," not getting over shit, Joel Schumacher's filmography, cocaine, Georgetown, Demi Moore's mansion, most of these guys are rapists, matching denim shirts, undeserving of incredible original scores, stalking women, incredible apartments. Follow Eleanor Russell @eleanoir on Twitter (https://x.com/eleanoir). Follow us @genrerevealpod on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/genrerevealpod/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/genrerevealpod), and email us at genrerevealparty@gmail.com with your thoughts, suggestions, guest requests, and genre reveals. Follow Madeline @la_louve_rouge_ on Twitter (https://twitter.com/la_louve_rouge_) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/la_louve_rouge_/). Follow Dave @thisisdavemaher on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ThisIsDaveMaher) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thisisdavemaher/), and listen to his other podcast, This Is Your Afterlife (https://thisisyourafterlife.com). --- Music by Kirk Rawlings from Courtesy (https://idmatic.bandcamp.com/) and beige on beige (https://beigeonbeige.notion.site/beigeonbeige/beige-on-beige-f2fd7c3e734e4fe2a65dd80f5222b3f0) Cover art by Tuli Lane-McKinley

2. 

   19 Jul 2024

   The Faculty with Kayte Terry: We're Discontent

   This week we're joined by Kayte Terry, host of Tender Subject and Fangs for the Memories (a Buffy and horror podcast), to discuss The Faculty (1998). Spoilers: horror in the late '90s, Jon Stewart teaches science, Dawson's Creek talk, reverse She's All That-ing, it's good to do drugs, blondes from out of town, horrible use of hair gel, gay boys on TV, misunderstood endings. Check out Kayte's podcasts @fangspodcast and @tendersubjectpod on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/genrerevealpod/) Follow us @genrerevealpod on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/genrerevealpod/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/genrerevealpod), and email us at genrerevealparty@gmail.com with your thoughts, suggestions, guest requests, and genre reveals. Follow Madeline @la_louve_rouge_ on Twitter (https://twitter.com/la_louve_rouge_) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/la_louve_rouge_/). Follow Dave @thisisdavemaher on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ThisIsDaveMaher) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thisisdavemaher/), and listen to his other podcast, This Is Your Afterlife (https://bit.ly/thisisyourafterlifesubscribe). --- Music by Kirk Rawlings from Courtesy (https://idmatic.bandcamp.com/) and beige on beige (https://beigeonbeige.notion.site/beigeonbeige/beige-on-beige-f2fd7c3e734e4fe2a65dd80f5222b3f0) Cover art by Tuli Lane-McKinley

3. 

   12 Jul 2024

   Bottoms: We're, Like, the Main Guy

   This week we covered the most contemporary film from our season "School Days," the queer-absurdist high school sex comedy Bottoms (2023). Spoilers: murder, blood, "main guys," cheerleaders, absurdism, making fun of skinny culture / being body positive and making the joke anyway, pineapple juice, beware of those who have cell phones. Follow us @genrerevealpod on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/genrerevealpod/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/genrerevealpod), and email us at genrerevealparty@gmail.com with your thoughts, suggestions, guest requests, and genre reveals. Follow Madeline @la_louve_rouge_ on Twitter (https://twitter.com/la_louve_rouge_) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/la_louve_rouge_/). Follow Dave @thisisdavemaher on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ThisIsDaveMaher) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thisisdavemaher/), and listen to his other podcast, This Is Your Afterlife (https://bit.ly/thisisyourafterlifesubscribe). --- Music by Kirk Rawlings from Courtesy (https://idmatic.bandcamp.com/) and beige on beige (https://beigeonbeige.notion.site/beigeonbeige/beige-on-beige-f2fd7c3e734e4fe2a65dd80f5222b3f0) Cover art by Tuli Lane-McKinley

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