La La Land, So I Married an Axe Murderer (Valentine's Day Part 1)

About this episode

The episode explores two films, La La Land and So I Married an Axe Murderer, focusing on their unique portrayals of love.

Send us Fan Mail This week on Keep, Stream, Skip, we take a look at two very different approaches to love on screen. First is La La Land (2016), Damien Chazelle’s visually stunning musical about dreams, ambition, and the realities of romance. Then we go back to the 90s with So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993), a dark comedy where Mike Myers plays a man caught between falling in love and suspecting his partner might be a killer. We break down the acting, story, and emotional impact of each fil...

People in this episode

Host: Nick Mroz

Topics covered

• love
• film analysis
• musical
• dark comedy
• romance
• acting
• storytelling

Keywords

• La La Land
• So I Married an Axe Murderer
• Damien Chazelle
• Mike Myers
• romance
• musical
• dark comedy
• film review

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Books & works: La La Land, So I Married an Axe Murderer

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