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Deep Thoughts Shallow Plots

Deep Thoughts Shallow Plots

By: Erika and Katy
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Katy and Erika are two chill chicks who take horror flicks way too seriously.

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Peterson/Williams 2023
Art Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Nope (2022) Part 2
    Jul 22 2025

    Erika and Katy return to their discussion of "Nope." They dive deep into ambiguous sounds, the importance of legacy, and the freak behavior of Eadweard Muybridge.

    "How Nope Tricks Your Ears," Thomas Flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWPFMmuagQ4&t=722s

    Michael Abels and His Spectacular Score for 'Nope,'" Rachel Reeves: https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/456410/michael-abels-and-his-spectacular-score-for-nope-terror-on-the-turntable/

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    2 hrs and 23 mins
  • Nope (2022) Part 1
    Jul 8 2025

    Erika and Katy begin a lengthy discussion of Jordan Peele's "NOPE." In this first of two parts, they dive deep into the Hebrew scriptures, poorly suppressed trauma, and how OJ's autism is basically his super power.

    • "The Best Shots of 2022," Adam Nayman: https://www.theringer.com/2022/12/19/movies/best-shots-in-movies-2022-nope-fabelmans-tar
    • "If the UFO in Nope a Biblically Accurate Angel?" Jason Faulkner: https://www.gamerevolution.com/guides/711475-is-nope-ufo-biblically-accurate-angel
    • "The Hidden Meaning Behind the Clothes in Nope," Clarissa Cruz: https://ew.com/movies/hidden-meaning-behind-clothes-nope-alex-bovaird-interview/
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    2 hrs and 15 mins
  • Alien (1979)
    Jun 10 2025

    Katy and Erika kick off Hot Alien Summer with--what else?--Ridley Scott's Alien. They dive deep into Joseph Conrad's Nostromo, technology as Mother, and why this is actually a pride episode.

    • "A Curious Case of Influence: Nostromo and Alien(s)," Ted Billy: https://www.jstor.org/stable/24634674?seq=1
    • "How 'Alien' (1979) Queered the Binaries of Traditional Gender," Michaela Barton: https://flipscreened.com/2020/08/18/how-alien-queered-the-binaries-of-traditional-gender/
    • "Reassessing Alien: Sexuality and the Anxieties of Men," Jason Haggstrom: https://reel3.com/reassessing-alien-sexuality-and-the-anxieties-of-men/
    • "Representations of the Body in Alien: Mother and the Other," Daniel Pimley: https://pimley.net/documents/the-body-in-alien.html
    • "The Virginity of Astronauts: Sex and the Science Fiction Film" in Alien Zone, Vivian Sobchak: https://www.versobooks.com/products/1299-alien-zone
    • "What 1979's Alien says About Humanity's Relationship with Sexuality," Hamad Naroze: https://studybreaks.com/tvfilm/film/what-1979s-alien-says-about-humanitys-relationship-with-sexuality/
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    1 hr and 54 mins

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