Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema

This week on the pod we're diving into the elusive and booming Chinese film industry to see how they make their blockbusters. Funded in part by the CCP (i.e. definitionally propaganda), The Battle at Lake Changjin is the highest grossing movie ever made in China and spends a significant amount of its nearly 3 hour runtime on the PLA killing American imperialist pigs. Sounds sick right? Well... Thank you to our $10 Executive Producers: Isaac, Porridge Fist, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Kevin Feige doing the Shmurda Dance, Jim (shout out to Jim!), jprestonpoole, Sam, Lohik, bernventers, and Owen2. Fundraisers related to Los Angeles 2025 fires If you can, please consider supporting these organizations in support of Palestinians or find an abortion fund in the US to donate to: ANERA (American Near-East Refugee Aid)  PCRF (Palestinian Relief Children's Fund) MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians) National Networks of Abortion Funds Thank you for listening! Please consider rating, reviewing, and subscribing to our Patreon where you can enjoy special bonus content, exclusive Discord community events, and have your name added to our Credits Page. Production by Miguel Tanhi. Art by Zoe Woolley and barf. Follow @MarvelousDeath for updates. 

It's a boxing day content miracle! The gang assembles to talk in earnest about a beloved classic, a movie that might not be Christmas themes, but definitely shares those vibes: The Wizard of Oz. Nicole holds court in this special episode about family, technicolor, Hollywood horror stories myths loved and myths dispelled. And in the fine tradition of holiday specials, we're joined by a surprise guest star! Can you guess who? Tune in to find out! Special Thanks to our Executive Producer Tier Patron Supporters: Isaac, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Kevin Feige doing the Shmurda Dance, Jim (shout out to Jim!), jprestonpoole, Sam, Lohik, bernventers, and Owen2. If you can, please consider supporting these organizations in support of Palestinians or find an abortion fund in the US to donate to: ANERA (American Near-East Refugee Aid)  PCRF (Palestinian Relief Children's Fund) MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians)   Thank you for listening! Please consider rating, reviewing, and subscribing to our Patreon where you can enjoy special bonus content, exclusive Discord community events, and have your name added to our Credits Page. Production by Miguel Tanhi. Art by Zoe Woolley and barf. Follow @MarvelousDeath for updates. 

Remember that lady who didn't show her face and made the Dance Moms kid do interpretive dance to her songs who also happened to be one of the biggest pop stars of the 2010s? Well she made a movie about how autism is just seeing the world like a Christmas commercial for Target.   If you like what you hear, subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive episodes, commentary tracks and Discord community events at patreon.com/marvelousdeath. 

Friend of the show/Discord moderator of the year/Asian correspondent Seqarts returns to guide us through a discussion of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings that takes us on a journey through Marvel's orientalist source material, American liberal understandings of Asian identity, the limits of representation politics, and Simu Liu's sordid internet history. Shockingly woke discussion. Thank you to our $10 Executive Producers: Isaac, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Kevin Feige doing the Shmurda Dance, Jim (shout out to Jim!), jprestonpoole, Sam, Lohik, bernventers, and Owen2. Nikkei Progressives If you can, please consider supporting these organizations in support of Palestinians or find an abortion fund in the US to donate to: ANERA (American Near-East Refugee Aid)  PCRF (Palestinian Relief Children's Fund) MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians) National Networks of Abortion Funds Thank you for listening! Please consider rating, reviewing, and subscribing to our Patreon where you can enjoy special bonus content, exclusive Discord community events, and have your name added to our Credits Page. Production by Miguel Tanhi. Art by Zoe Woolley and barf. Follow @MarvelousDeath for updates.