We talk about movies like no one else talks about movies. Through a series of randomly-selected critical contexts, we tackle questions like: What is the True Meaning of Christmas in The Matrix? Is Eighth Grade secretly Die Hard? Is Kung Fu Panda Marxist? And much more
Episodes
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Grab some scroggin and get ready to live that skux life as Contextual Deviants covers Taika Waititi's majestical buddy comedy Hunt For the Wilderpeople!
Highlights include: Is that Satan?, Hidalgo 2: 2 Hidalgos, the Mother of Ticks, punish the pig, BigHotSac.com, Skexy and I know it, and much more!
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
We made it to 2021! Let's see, how's the world doing? ...Oh....Hey, who wants to listen to a podcast about a fun-violent lady clown movie? That sounds like a good distraction right now. It's 2020's Birds of Prey, or The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn!
Highlights include: De-introducing Jay-Z, you get it, Glaring Error-nofsky, allergic to injury, social assassins, an egg-sandwich based Flash game, ink-circle for crime, and much more!
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Merry Cringemas, everybody! This holiday season, we watched the movie that finally dared to ask the question: What if Kristen Stewart was more relatable than Mary Steenburgen? It's the 2020 Hulu original romcom Happiest Season! Gather your cheer and join us right here on Contextual Deviants.
Highlights include: Very TBS, Mary Steenburgen: Emotional Terrorist, little creepies, Sex Yelp, Y.A.P., fiddle-faddle fingees, LGBTQ-anon, and much more!
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Journey with us to the time before. You know. BEFORE! Contained within this compilation are some of the best clips from ten of our best episodes (top 50, for sure), from Taxi Driver to Midsommar (and several movies which are not haunting stories of mental illness and gruesome murder)!
It's been hard transitioning to the new setup for the show, and it's evolving every time we record. It's nice to be reminded what the show sounded like when it was, you know, easier. A lot easier. We want to extend our most sincere thanks to everyone who has listened to the show and supported us even during these difficult times. We look forward to many more romps through randomized critical contexts to come.
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
We all miss the spooky fun Halloween party atmosphere this year, so why not bring all the fun of talking about watching someone else have a house party into your own home this holiday season? Contextual Deviants dives into the 1990 cult comedy classic House Party!
Highlights include: Half a loin of Elon, the My Wife and Kids rewatch podcast everyone's been asking for, WWKNPD, Fat Jim, a $15,000 house, Peewee-Drunk Love, and much more!
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Grab your axes and watch out for Dudley, it's 2020's The Old Guard on this episode of Contextual Deviants! There is some real goofy biz in this one, so we hope you can just sit back and enjoy it. After all, unless you're an immortal warrior, you only live once!
Highlights include: Moose tongue, Boromir Kavanaugh, the first time someone has pulled out a relevant historical quote on this podcast, Thick Voice, Comrade Yoda, and much more!
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Let's grift some rich people! We're talking about the first non-English film to win Best Picture, Parasite! Bong Joon-Ho's metaphorical masterpiece about class, family, rocks, and basements has been analyzed a million times. But we guarantee no one has ever talked about it like us!
Highlights Include: A calming meditation on Parasite winning Best Picture, Joe Biden's penis, stealing Christmas, forbidden fruit, Parasite: Milk Carton, and much more!
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
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WE'RE BACK!
It's been four months since our last episode, and all that's happened in the meantime is that our city's police committed a murder, the president's a fascist, and the world is on fire. Perfect time to talk about 2006's Inside Man! A movie that's really not about any of that stuff, but like...kind of is? Whatever, this summer was a mess, and we need to unwind with some movie goofs. Join us?
Highlights Include: Jurassic Park x The Land Before Time, Willem Dafoe is a red herring, Pizza Cop, Doxxing Day, and much more!
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
As the late great Orson Welles once said, "Ahaaaah, the French!" This episode is all about the 2019 French romantic period drama Portrait of a Lady On Fire, a movie that has everything: Proper social distancing, forbidden romance, an art class, armpit drugs, and an old-fashioned abortion. We love it! (For real, we love this movie)
Highlights include: Butt Sneetches, Synecdoche New Horse, stay closed, Lord L Hot J, Fortnite of a Lady On Fire, precedent from Twilight, Portrait of a Shitty-Haired Baby, Vivaldi slaps, and much more!
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
The title of this film is definitely not something people should be doing right now. But, in lieu of that, you can enjoy us talking about it! And, uh, simulating it...just a little...we're so sorry.
Highlights include: The most uncomfortable we've ever felt while recording an intro, Lovenomics, a sexual stingray, gettin' that red nose rubbed, Jason Sudekis is Robert Downey Jr, tradin' tips, JanitorsOnly.com, and much more!