#75: The Happening

April 13, 2020 by General Snobbery in Film, Culture, Comedy, Podcast

Hey Listener. Did you hear that there’s a pandemic afoot? Did you know that M. Night Shyamalan predicted it in 2008 with his prophetic film, The Happening? Don’t let Mark Wahlberg’s atrocious acting fool you — this movie has a message. And it’s a message that we can always laugh during times of strife, even when random kids that enter halfway through the movie are getting shot on a random person’s doorstep. Good luck surviving the apocalypse! Who knows what twists are coming next.

#74: Avatar: Let's Tar

March 27, 2020 by General Snobbery in Film, Podcast

Hey Listener. In this episode, Matt and Sean snob about James Cameron’s Avatar, a movie that people cared about a lot for a while, and barely talk about anymore. Why are we talking about Avatar when a global pandemic is destroying the fabric of civilization? Well, why does James Cameron fancy himself an explorer of the sea? Some questions just don’t have answers. For those questions, we turn to the snobbing table, because sometimes that’s the only thing that makes sense. Especially when you’re talking about a movie where giant blue people fuse their braids with plants and dragons.

#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!

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Enoch vs. Kuato: Battle of the Babies from Nightmare Alley and Total Recall

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9 Reasons Dr. Ian Malcolm Is Superior To Dr. Grant in Jurassic Park

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Avengers: Endgame As Seen By A Non-Marvel Fanboy

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Liam: The True Hero Of The Big Lebowski

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12 Reasons The Goonies Is Really About Sex

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.

What Jurassic World 3 Better Be About

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!

Revisiting Newman's Death Scene From Jurassic Park

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

7 Reasons Darth Maul Rules

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.

5 Reasons Inception Really Sucks

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.

Queer Eye for the Jedi

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.