ep321: Merry Gen-Xmas - History of Cinema (1990s) Christmas Spectadequate, part 3

It’s become something of an annual tradition now for the Video Monsters to try something really ambitious for our Christmas coverage and put so much extra work on ourselves that we end up releasing our Christmas episodes at some point in the new year, well after Santa Claus has come and gone. That tradition continues this year with our MERRY GEN-XMAS: HISTORY OF CINEMA CHRISTMAS SPECTADEQUATE - 90S EDITION series! This epic(?) trilogy of episodes is all about, you guessed it, 90s cinema! Particularly films that we feel have a distinctly Gen-X flavor to them. And the best part is it has almost nothing to do with Christmas (we just really like the pun)! In hindsight, the benefit of doing a Christmas series where almost none of the movies are about Christmas is that you can release the episodes AFTER Christmas and it still works. Right? Right?! Part 3 concludes our Gen X trilogy with ART VS THE MAN. The inevitable byproduct of the independent film movement is that you start to see a lot more films that are about artistic expression, individuality, and the creative process; how human desires are often suppressed by capitalism and the people in power. You’re seeing more movies about the crushing tedium of your typical 9-5 job, the high cost of living, and the desire to rebel against the excess of the 80s conventions that hold people back from being their true selves. Nathan, Dan, and Eric have each come up with four double features as a jumping off point to look at how filmmakers used their art to contend with what may be the most prevalent theme of the decade. If you enjoyed this episode, come join the Video Monsters crew on Discord!! Hangout episodes are live (and unedited!) every Tuesday night starting around 9:00pm EST. Listen and chat along with us in the Discord chat and we’ll even give you a shoutout on the episode! Video Monsters is brought to you by the Chattanooga Film Festival and Central Cinema in Knoxville, TN. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or online at chattfilmfest.org and centralcinema865.com. Links for each of these can also be found on our pages, so be sure to follow us at videomonsterpod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well. music for Video Monsters by Evan Simmons