What Was That, Now?

This week we discuss the controversy over the concept of trigger warnings in academia, spoilers in the age of on-demand and what makes a good season finale. Also, we give our impressions of two new summer movies: Godzilla and X-Men: Days of Future Past. Links of Note: New York Times on Trigger Warnings. Novelist Jay Caspian Kahn on the effect of trigger warnings on artists.    

Loann and Art discuss the big summer movies on the slate for 2014, as well as some smaller films that might fly under the radar. We also talk about how the summer movie season starts earlier every year. And we recommend some books we've read recently. Here is a link to the chart of how Godzilla has grown over the years.  

Loann and Art discuss the big movies coming out during the holiday season, how biopics figure into that list, and how movies are continually focusing on survival. Music in this episode is from Maeve. 

Loann and Art discuss the onslaught of biographical movies and how filmmakers adapt literary creations.   Also, it has been the summer of big show trials around the country, including here in Boston. We discuss some of the bigger ones. And we talk about what culture we've been consuming.

Loann and Art discuss more summer movies, including Pacific Rim and the disastrous box office performance of The Lone Ranger. And we look at the emerging success of Netflix Original Series, such as House of Cards, Hemlock Grove, Arrested Development and the brand new Orange is the New Black.

In this week's episode, Art and Loann discuss the passing of horror writer Richard Matheson and how an artist deals with critics and fans. Also, we catch up on the summer movie season, discussing some of the films each of us has seen. We also chat about what culture we've been consuming lately.

In this week's episode, Art Hennessey and Loann discuss what it was like to be living in Boston during the Marathon Bombings.  Also, the passing of Roger Ebert and the upcoming summer movie season.   Finally, Art and Loann discuss their recent cultural consumption.