Mortified! Episode 209: The Guy with the App and the Guy from the Movie with the Tower (Hoodwinked)

About this episode

Leyla and Aaron discuss the animated film 'Hoodwinked!' and its themes while featuring an interview with director Cory Edwards.

This week, Leyla and Aaron embark on a new unit covering grimdark fairytales, starting with the 2005 animated mystery "Hoodwinked!" We celebrate an unnecessarily stacked cast, shout out Spiked TV, and dig into what's endearing about sincerity in an era of cynicism. CGY Not- Hoodwinked Director Cory Edwards Discusses The Making Of, The Dodgy Sequel, The Weinstein's And More The schnitzel song TV Tropes- Right Behind Me The Wild Gentlemen's "Retrospace" Announce Trailer- Panera Bread Lemonade Lawsuit- --- Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2." Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPG Reviews Aaron's "Tyranny" Playthroughaavoigt.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Leyla, Aaron

Guest: Cory Edwards

Topics covered

• grimdark fairytales
• animated mystery
• sincerity in cynicism
• film analysis
• voice acting
• nostalgia

Keywords

• Hoodwinked
• grimdark
• animated film
• Cory Edwards
• Spiked TV
• sincerity
• nostalgia
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spiked TV, The Wild Gentlemen, Panera Bread

Books & works: Hoodwinked!

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