469 - Send Help
From Eavesdropping at the Movies by Jose Arroyo and Michael Glass
March 19, 2026 · 25 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the film 'Send Help' featuring Rachel McAdams and its themes of female empowerment.
Send Help sees Rachel McAdams marooned on a desert island with her asshole boss in a cartoonishly gory comic adventure the likes of which made director Sam Raimi's name. We discuss how feminist it really is - at the very least, it's a bloke's idea of female empowerment - and praise McAdams' and Dylan O'Brien's performances, upon which the entire film relies. Recorded on 15th February 2026.
Topics covered
- Rachel McAdams
- Sam Raimi
- feminism
- female empowerment
- comic adventure
Keywords
- desert island
- gory
- performances
- Dylan O'Brien
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Send Help
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