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#73: Altered States

March 18, 2020 by General Snobbery in Film, Comedy, Philosophy, Podcast

In the 73rd episode of the remarkably consistent podcast General Snobbery, your favorite film deconstructionists turn their Derridean eye toward the 1980 film Altered States starring William "John" Hurt. Haven't heard of it? Well you should have! And now you will!

March 18, 2020 /General Snobbery
william hurt, lsd, float tanks, richard dreyfuss
Film, Comedy, Philosophy, Podcast
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Enoch vs. Kuato: Battle of the Babies from Nightmare Alley and Total Recall
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Enoch and Kuato are the two greatest movie babies of all time. Which one is better? Read on to find out!

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9 Reasons Dr. Ian Malcolm Is Superior To Dr. Grant in Jurassic Park
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9 Reasons Dr. Ian Malcolm Is Superior To Dr. Grant in Jurassic Park
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It’s quite clear that Dr. Malcolm is the superior male doctor of Jurassic Park, and here are nine of the main reasons why.

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Avengers: Endgame As Seen By A Non-Marvel Fanboy
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Avengers: Endgame As Seen By A Non-Marvel Fanboy
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I decided to see Avengers: Endgame without having seen basically any films of the MCU, to see if I could figure out what the heck was happening, and because I had nothing better to do. 

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Liam: The True Hero Of The Big Lebowski
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Liam: The True Hero Of The Big Lebowski
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We often hear how amazing The Dude is, how hilarious Walter is, and how absurd The Jesus is. We don’t hear often enough about the true hero of The Big Lebowski: Liam O’Brien.

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12 Reasons The Goonies Is Really About Sex
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12 Reasons The Goonies Is Really About Sex
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We all know and love The Goonies, a classic film about childhood wonder, pirates, and a fat kid flapping around his doughy belly. What we don’t all know is that The Goonies is actually about sex.

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What Jurassic World 3 Better Be About
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What Jurassic World 3 Better Be About
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The Jurassic Park (and World) franchise has inspired children since the early 1990s. Here are TEN things that better be in Jurassic World 3.  Or else!

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Revisiting Newman's Death Scene From Jurassic Park
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Revisiting Newman's Death Scene From Jurassic Park
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We all know and love Jurassic Park, and one of the main reasons we love it is because of Newman’s death scene.

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7 Reasons Darth Maul Rules
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7 Reasons Darth Maul Rules
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In this piece, we at General Snobbery shall consider 7 reasons why Darth Maul continues to rule today, nearly twenty years after his red and black face became known to the world.

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5 Reasons Inception Really Sucks
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5 Reasons Inception Really Sucks
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A lot of people speak loudly their belief that Inception is awesome. There are many problems with this claim, but the main problem is when we look closely, we realize that Inception really sucks.

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Queer Eye for the Jedi
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Queer Eye for the Jedi
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The relationship between the Star Wars films and their queer fans is not exactly a love affair--it’s more unrequited than that. Fans of Star Wars produce tons of queer fanfic and gender-bending fan art everyday; but the Star Wars film franchise has refused to return the love.

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