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
Jun 7, 2019
Jun 7, 2019
1 hr 18 min
STOP WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW AND SEE THIS MOVIE!!!
For the first time, Contextual Deviants is covering a movie that's STILL IN THEATERS! Why? Because we all saw it and it's a masterpiece. For real, you have to see it, and this weekend might be your last chance! SPOILERS WITHIN!
Highlights include: SERIOUSLY SEE THIS MOVIE IMMEDIATELY!, anti-dedications, David's the bird now, foibles, parties as rings, representation, parties as ghosts, The One Ling, a Jared in the streets and a Gigi in the sheets, and much more!
May 22, 2019
May 22, 2019
1 hr 22 min
It's time to do the Hustle with Contextual Deviants! Hosts Christian Hagen, Matt Bahn, and David Gutsche take a look back at 2004's slapstick martial arts comedy Kung Fu Hustle and have maybe the goofiest series of conversations we've ever had on this show.
Highlights include: Condescending wedding vows, the Anti-Brady Bunch, the best thing David has ever said, rappity-rap-rap, Steaks and Love, we learn something about each other, The Three Masters, #RIPYTMND, Tinder for Ghosts, and more!
"A useful baby is just an adult in disguise" - Abraham Lincoln
May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019
1 hr 11 min
WAKANDA FOREVER! To celebrate Marvel's record-breaking, franchise-culminating Avengers: Endgame, we take a deep dive into the first superhero movie to ever be nominated for Best Picture: Black Panther.
Highlights include: Snoipes: Change My Diaper, David Boring-Anus, a meme for all time, Squishy Quiver, Young Bilbo and Young Sheldon Go To White Castle, Martin Fumblin, Black Stanther, the Marvel second viewing rule, BIP, and MUCH more!
Apr 17, 2019
Apr 17, 2019
1 hr 4 min
Hey guys, it's me, Contextual Deviants! Today, I wanna talk about the 2018 Bo Burnham film Eighth Grade. Hosts Christian Hagen, Matthew Bahn, and David Gutsche have a lot of anxiety about it, but also somehow manage to have a lot of fun talking about it? IDK.
Highlights Include: Three awkward dudes, Watch A Cat with Cat Stevens, Jeb Bush's favorite STD, Marks all the way down, David's criteria for a chauffeur, Christian reveals his process for his favorite impression, good opposites, A BRAND NEW CONTEXT, and much more!
GUCCI!
Apr 3, 2019
Apr 3, 2019
1 min
SWEET PODCAST BAY-BEEEES!!!
Hosts Christian Hagen, David Gutsche, and Matthew Bahn are taking on a different kind of feature today: A miniseries! Specifically, the Netflix Original miniseries Russian Doll.
Highlights Include: David is still really great at improv, Sonic the Hedgehog canon, a phantasmagoria of funerals, a brand new context(!), our favorite impression is back, racial representation, female representation, drug representation, bad dad playlists, and much more!
UPDATE: There was an error when this episode went up initially where only a clip from the show was uploaded instead of the full episode. If you're seeing this update, it should be working now.
Mar 20, 2019
Mar 20, 2019
1 hr 16 min
They're dates. YOU EAT EM!
Hosts Christian Hagen, David Gutsche, and Matthew Bahn whip their way through the classic 1981 adventure blockbuster Raiders of the Lost Ark. Indiana Jones faces his toughest challenges yet, and by challenges, we mean his movie is analyzed through a series of randomly selected critical contexts.
Highlights include: Snake Amiibo zodiac, hot tub Cheez-Its, screamin' skeletons, DON'T PEEK, people for whom David has very little respect, confrontation camps, Indy's College Daze, and much more!
Mar 6, 2019
Mar 6, 2019
1 hr 22 min
Happy 30th episode, Deviants! To celebrate, we've compiled another assortment of our favorite moments from episodes 11-20. Enjoy a surprising number of Gandalf and Galadriel impressions, the first appearance of our dear Matt Bahn, some classic outtakes, a few neat contexts, and generally a lot of goofing around.
Thanks for listening to the show so far! We're excited to keep bringing you that hot and fresh good contextual content. If you've got recommendations for movies or contexts we should tackle, tweet us @Texteviants!
Feb 20, 2019
Feb 20, 2019
1 hr 5 min
Hold on to your cats! Christian Hagen, David Gutsche, and Matthew Bahn take a tumble through the sad-funny world of 60s folk music, Oscar Isaac, and abortion on this week's Contextual Deviants.
Highlights include: Useless babies, John Goodman is the best at being the worst, bummers at the start but bangers at the end, existential dread, The Most Wrong We've Ever Been About Any Context, fist-bumping abortion, Two Truths and a Sublime, The Old Cheesecake and Spaghetti Coat Factory, and much more!
Feb 6, 2019
Feb 6, 2019
1 hr 9 min
The much buzzed-about 2018 Netflix romcom To All the Boys I've Loved Before gets examined in the way everyone has been clamoring for: By three straight white cis adult men. Trust us, though, we say things about this movie that no one has ever said before. For real.
Highlights include: To Prank A Predator, definitely don't just explain anything, New Game Minus, a vulnerable friend activity, The Suite Life of Dead and Josh, tight subs, To All The Boys I've Loved Before: Die Die Die, and much more!
Jan 23, 2019
Jan 23, 2019
1 hr 10 min
Everybody hop aboard the Shimmer Train for a trip to Annihilation Station! Hosts Christian Hagen, David Gutsche, and Matthew Bahn analyze the disturbing and surreal sci-fi thriller Annihilation through a series of randomly-generated critical contexts.
Highlights Include: Branchlers, AvP (whoever wins, we lose), humans are squishy, #NotAllAliens, SvSTU, don't f**k that bear, George Clooney is Oscar Isaac, road trip breaking points, good representation, and much more!