Apr 25, 2023
Nina, Eileen, Colleen, and Zach join Caitlin to cover 2023's Cocaine Bear. Before you side eye... she's a mama bear. A MONSTROUS mama bear! So we're counting it for monstrous motherhood. A seamless shoehorn into the Plug It Up repertoire of the monstrous feminine! We look back at our favorite scenes, recount our...
Apr 18, 2023
Mary joins Caitlin to cover Bones and All on episode 100 of Plug It Up! We look at themes regarding coming of age, motherhood, destiny, identity, sexuality, and morality, and we long for a pretty cannibal boyfriend of our own. Tangents for this episode include: Timothee Chalamet's jaw, M&Ms, pizza, ice cream,...
Apr 11, 2023
Mathula bravely joins Caitlin to cover the controversial 2009 arthouse horror movie Antichrist. We look at themes of internalized misogyny, religion, nature, and grief, and we get into why this movie falls into the "monstrous feminine" category. Tangents include: Willem DaFoe's dong (duh), mail carriers,...
Apr 4, 2023
Bob, Randy, and Soju from the Straight Chilling Podcast join Caitlin to review The Stepford Wives (2004). We dig into gender roles, patriarchy, book vs movie comparisons, and behind-the-scenes trivia. We take an unfortunate look at the "trad wife" and Quiverfull movements, but somehow have a blast talking about even the...