About this episode

The episode features a deep dive into Macon Blair's 2023 remake of The Toxic Avenger.

Two drippy knuckleheads go on stiltingly at length about a movie about a variety of drippy knuckleheads doing stuff? Nah, just kidding! It's another scholarly deep dive into the overlooked marginalia and mise-en-scène hidden behind every frame of every shot of every horror film pretending not to be an exemplar of high art. That's right, it's Loathsome Things: A Horror Movie Podcast, and this time we're covering Macon Blair's 2023 remake of The Toxic Avenger, starring Naomi Watts!

Topics covered

• horror film
• remake
• film analysis
• marginalia
• mise-en-scène

Keywords

• Macon Blair
• The Toxic Avenger
• horror movie
• film analysis
• Naomi Watts

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Toxic Avenger

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