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 Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Deja vu? Weird, because this is DEFINITELY a brand-new episode of Contextual Deviants. Specifically, it's our second spooky Halloween episode, this time looking at 2017's time loop horror comedy Happy Death Day!
Highlights include: Complaint edging, Denzel Car-Washington, archetypes, whispering eyes, Time Prison, Lake Ron Hubbardcraft, Farmer Maggot's crop, The Incel Prayer, and much more!
Deja vu? Weird.
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
This is one doodle that can't be undid, homeskillet. We did an episode on 2007's Academy Award-nominated teen pregnancy comedy Juno! So shake your hamburger phones if you're getting bad reception, because you won't want to miss this one.
Highlights Include: I, Liberty Bell, a doctor from 1800s, crumpled up Jiffy Lube reveals, 2no, Big Fingernails, homeskillet, and much more!
Quick shout out to our listeners in South America: We want to hear from you! What led you to our humble show? Let us know at contextualdeviants@gmail.com
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
We know. We're sorry.
Highlights Include: David's sick hops, diametrically opposed tones, the evolution of serialized film sequels, Dying Next To Friends On Rooftops, a lightning round, and much more!
Again, we're so sorry. We promise the episode is better than the movie it's about.
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Rise above your station and race some ducks with your distant cousins from Contextual Deviants! This episode, we dive deep into 2018's Academy Award Nominated royal dark comedy The Favourite. Who will be betrayed? Who will fall ill with gout? Will the mud baths get on the microphones? Find out now!
Highlights include: The Harry Potter Celebrity Name Game, My Fair Davey, Heir Bun, a word for giving yourself an HJ, hacking your way into the underground lobster racing league, Everybody MUST Love Raymond, and much more!
Wednesday Aug 28, 2019
Wednesday Aug 28, 2019
We're talking to YOU this week on Contextual Deviants as we take on 1976's Taxi Driver! Join us on a journey through psychological horror, political strife, and Peter Boyle as Wizard. It's one of the most discussed movies in the history of film, and yet we can GUARANTEE that there is at least one context in this episode that literally no one else has ever discussed before!
Highlights include: Do Woke Daddy, a nihilistic butt, flipping brothers, a bumbling shooting spree, Simpsons Hit n Run: The Debate, an idea for a thing we're making for real please don't steal it, Bane Miyazaki, Sweeney Bickle, and much much more!
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
40 episodes down, 40 more to go! Until we hit 80...which is not actually significant, it's just how math works. But to celebrate our 40th episode, we'd like to take a look back at some of the funniest, weirdest, dumbest, smartest, and most grin-widening moments from episodes 21 through 30! Thank you all so much for listening, it really means the world to us to have such great support. We'll be back in a couple weeks with some brand-new action for your ears!
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Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Trip a little light fantastic with Contextual Deviants' first musical episode! (Well, the movie's a musical. We don't sing.) 2018's charming magical romp Mary Poppins Returns takes center stage this week for your listening pleasure.
Highlights include: The Resident The Giver The Film The Thief His Wife Her Lover Soldier Spy, a lot of hate directed at Tom Hooper, Christian's favorite Richard Kind fact, the worst and best project for fans of our show, your mother's walk, the thot that counts, and much more!
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Rev up your engines, deviants, it's time for another romp around the Context track! Our hosts take on 2017's Southern-fried heist comedy Logan Lucky, starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Katie Holmes, and America's Stepdad, Roy from The Office.
Highlights include: The Stealth Pledge, hierarchies, David loves crime, tantric writing, the return of The Beat Box, this movie was written by a phantom, Wacky Races, and much more!
Wednesday Jul 03, 2019
Wednesday Jul 03, 2019
This movie deserves a better class of podcast...end of thought.
BUT, in lieu of that, Contextual Deviants, along with very special guest Stuart Wiberg, present a fresh take on 2008's blockbuster The Dark Knight, exploring questions about one of the most popular films of all time that we're pretty sure no one has asked before!
Highlights Include: Ranking Colins, a lot of hate directed at Eric Roberts, a problematic spoon, Blue sequels, Animal Levine, sectarian violence, dummy thicc cringey cronch, and much more!
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Apologies for the interruption, but Contextual Deviants is just calling to let you know that this week we’re covering 2018’s subversive surrealist comedy Sorry To Bother You. Hosts Christian Hagen, David Gutsche, and Matthew Bahn explore the myriad oddities of this very strange but highly affecting debut film.
Highlights Include: Sound effects, something funny about The Jungle Book, failed lessons in anatomy, the surprising legacy of this film, Cross-Stitch rhymes for bathroom door behavior, Christian’s Caribou nightmare, and much more!