Paid in Puke S10E4: Poor Things w/ Megan Metzger

About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Poor Things' and its themes of self-discovery and societal influence, featuring guest Megan Metzger.

On this episode of Paid in Puke, we're traversing the wonders of Yorgos Lanthimos' 2023 fantasy epic, "Poor Things", starring Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, Margaret Qualley, Kathryn Hunter, Jerrod Carmichael, Hannah Schygulla, and Christopher Abbott (Charlie from Girls!). Tony McNamara adapted the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray. Comedian and media scholar, Megan Metzger, joins us to bask in the glory of this beautiful fantasy about what a woman can be when she develops outside the crushing influence of patriarchal society. Megan even manages to find some Heathers parallels! This episode is all about finding your bliss and applying it to the betterment of the world around you.

People in this episode

Host: Paid in Puke

Guest: Megan Metzger

Topics covered

• fantasy film
• patriarchy
• self-discovery
• comedy
• film review
• Yorgos Lanthimos

Keywords

• Poor Things
• Yorgos Lanthimos
• Megan Metzger
• film review
• patriarchy
• fantasy
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Poor Things, Heathers

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