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Quest Friends 4ever

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An actual play Dungeons & Dragons podcast starring four friends of varying experience that promises to deliver comedy, drama, fantasy, mystery, shenanigans, rule bending, and in general, a whole lot of fun.
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This week we head to the old West with Blazing Saddles (1974) and its head-scratching animated remake Paws of Fury (2022) and discuss white buffoonery, punching down at gay people, underestimating the intelligence of children, and history-making farts. Timestamps 0:06:36 - Blazing Saddles (1974) 0:46:01 - Paws of Fury (2022) 1:12:15 - Outro Follow …
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This week we discover the shaky footage of Cloverfield (2008) and its sequel The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) and discuss actually talking about your feelings, harassment disguised as humor, forcing recognizable properties into unrelated stories, and arms with brains. Timestamps 0:06:25 - Cloverfield (2008) 0:45:30 - The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) 1:…
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This week we light the black flame candle with Hocus Pocus (1993) and Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) and discuss growth through vulnerability, misogyny in witch lore, letting villains be villains, and Roombas as modes of transportation. Timestamps 0:05:50 - Hocus Pocus (1993) 0:41:54 - Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) 1:08:11 - Outro Follow us! YouTube Instagram Twitter…
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This week we watch the cursed tapes of Ringu (1998) and its American remake The Ring (2002) and discuss the importance of sharing stories, trying to survive in the patriarchy, gross takes about infertility, and horses getting eaten by boats. Timestamps 0:08:20 - Ringu (1998) 0:36:30 - The Ring (2002) 1:11:21 - Outro Follow us! YouTube Instagram Twi…
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This week we wish upon a star with two Disney versions of Pinocchio (1940 & 2022) and discuss Christian moralist scare tactics, keeping minority characters out of sight, performative apologies, and the origins of Red Lobster. Timestamps 0:05:42 - Pinocchio (1940) 0:38:42 - Pinocchio (2022) 1:09:10 - Outro Follow us! YouTube Instagram Twitter Websit…
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This week we speak with the animals of Doctor Dolittle (1998) and Dolittle (2020) and discuss harmful effects of children's programming, cycles of generational trauma, allowing yourself to be loved, and gay penguins. Timestamps 0:06:34 - Doctor Dolittle (1998) 0:32:57 - Dolittle (2020) 1:05:37 - Outro Follow us! YouTube Instagram Twitter Website Ad…
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This week we get to the choppa with Predator (1987) and its new prequel Prey (2022) and discuss allegories for queerness, the predatory nature of the American military, indigenous storytelling, and big muscle handshake memes. Timestamps 0:06:07 - Predator (1987) 0:41:22 - Prey (2022) 1:23:44 - Outro Follow us! YouTube Instagram Twitter Website Adve…
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This week we grab our shovels to dig up two versions of Pet Sematary (1989 & 2019) and discuss grief without community, unintentional anti-colonialism commentary, gross tropes about disabilities in horror, and how everyone needs therapy. Timestamps 0:06:48 - Pet Sematary (1989) 0:32:49 - Pet Sematary (2019) 1:05:52 - Outro Follow us! YouTube Instag…
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This week we are joined by Tim Ward to check our inboxes with The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and its remake You've Got Mail (1998) and discuss apologies from capitalists, abusing the power of anonymity, healthy mutual breakups, and an impromptu Jane Austen book club. Timestamps 0:05:42 - The Shop Around the Corner (1940) 0:43:26 - You've Got Mai…
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This week we tap into our memories with two versions of Total Recall (1990 & 2012) and discuss bad depictions of futuristic technology, misogynistic views of wifely duties, desexualizing prominent characters, and Mars erasure. Timestamps 0:05:52 - Total Recall (1990) 0:40:27 - Total Recall (2012) 1:07:33 - Outro Follow us! YouTube Instagram Twitter…
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This week we light a match with the original Firestarter (1984) and its recent remake (2022) and discuss children developing their morality, the power of young women, performative inclusivity, and putting cops in the toilet. Timestamps 0:04:12 - Firestarter (1984) 0:41:58 - Firestarter (2022) 1:17:15 - Outro Follow us! YouTube Instagram Twitter Web…
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This week we are joined by Ashley Potter-Taylor in the French théâtre for two versions of The Phantom of the Opera (1925 & 2004) and discuss early 1900s incel culture, grooming grossly recontextualized as romance, the trope of deformity causing villainy, and sugar daddy dreams. Timestamps 0:07:47 - The Phantom of the Opera (1925) 0:40:29 - The Phan…
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This week we take on the zombie hordes of Resident Evil (2002) and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) and discuss the horror of major conglomerates, the power of nudity, staying too true to source material, and slippery bathrooms. Timestamps 0:07:22 - Resident Evil (2002) 0:41:17 - Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) 1:00:45 - …
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This week we turn on the bat signal to summon Batman Returns (1992) and The Batman (2022) and discuss rejecting mainstream expectations of femininity, grown men acting like children, well-written villains, and using cats as an excuse to say "pussy." Timestamps 0:06:35 - Batman Returns (1992) 0:39:55 - The Batman (2022) 1:18:21 - Outro Follow us! Yo…
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This week we are joined by Shelby Murray to take a stab at the original Scream (1996) and its same-titled sequel (2022) and discuss being defined by trauma, violent toxic fandom, not relying on cops, and nepotism babies. Timestamps 0:07:59 - Scream (1996) 0:41:11 - Scream (2022) 1:16:44 - Outro Follow us! YouTube Instagram Twitter Website Advertisi…
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This week we deal with too many kids in two versions of Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 & 2022) and discuss gender stereotypes in parental roles, casual uses of homophobic language, heavy-handed performative wokeness, and Steve Martin-inspired daddy issues. Timestamps 0:04:18 - Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) 0:40:38 - Cheaper by the Dozen (2022) 1:09:47 - …
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This week we are joined by Chris Gonzalez to snap our fingers along with West Side Story (1961 & 2021) and discuss the prison of performing masculinity, proximity to power not equaling power, white storytellers appropriating the experiences of others, and post-nut clarity. Timestamps 0:07:11 - West Side Story (1961) 0:50:45 - West Side Story (2021)…
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This week we are joined by Larry Fried to monkey around with Planet of the Apes (1968) and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and discuss the self-pity of men with power, killing off marginalized characters, greed as the primary cause of the apocalypse, and movies ruined by James Franco. Timestamps 0:11:27 - Planet of the Apes (1968) 0:48:28 - R…
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This week we are joined by K Anderson as we throw a party with two versions of The Boys in the Band (1970 & 2020) and discuss expectations of a model minority, struggling with expressions of queer identity, watered down happy endings, and the beauty of flaccidity. Timestamps 0:05:37 - The Boys in the Band (1970) 0:53:38 - The Boys in the Band (2020…
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This week we hit the ski slopes with Force Majeure (2014) and Downhill (2020) and discuss toxic partnerships, abusers claiming to be victims, reframing stories to be more male-centric, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus' magnificent face acting. Timestamps 0:05:42 - Force Majeure (2014) 0:43:25 - Downhill (2020) 1:13:07 - Outro Follow us! Patreon YouTube Inst…
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This week we take our second trip into the Ghostbusters universe with Ghostbusters II (1989) and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) to discuss effeminate men being treated as villains, holding bad absentee fathers accountable, lazy portrayals of characters on the spectrum, and a lot of talk about a very specific male bodily fluid. Timestamps 0:06:02 - …
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This week we meet the March sisters from two adaptations of Little Women (1994 & 2019) and discuss strong matriarchal figures, different ways of performing femininity, highly emotional death scenes, and 19th century fuckboy behavior. Timestamps 0:05:31 - Little Women (1994) 0:43:56 - Little Women (2019) 1:21:41 - Outro Follow us! Patreon YouTube In…
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This week we jack into the system with The Matrix (1999) and The Matrix Resurrections (2021) to discuss allegories for identities, white reliance on Asian mysticism in storytelling, the artistic value of tanking your own ideas, and Lana Wachowski's dreadlocks. Timestamps 0:04:10 - The Matrix (1999) 0:36:54 - The Matrix Resurrections (2021) 1:11:09 …
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This week we get hellacious with the original Hellboy (2004) and its reboot (2019) and discuss passing off obsession as romance, demonizing feminine sexuality, exalting bad father figures, and major VeggieTales connections. Timestamps 0:03:39 - Hellboy (2004) 0:39:22 - Hellboy (2019) 1:10:50 - Outro Follow us! Patreon YouTube Instagram Advertising …
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This week we stay home for the holidays with Home Alone (1990) and Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) and discuss being allowed to dislike your family, letting children be autonomous, rewarding privilege over effort, and Joe Pesci the sex symbol. Timestamps 0:06:33 - Home Alone (1990) 0:39:22 - Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) 1:08:02 - Outro Follow us! Patr…
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This week we are joined by our editor Danny Barkley and morph with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) and the reboot Power Rangers (2017) to discuss sexuality in children's programming, damseling more-than-capable women, wrongfully equating bad choices with identity, and the greatest Krispy Kreme product placement in cinema history. Tim…
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This week we are joined by Eric Best to mine for spice with the original Dune (1984) and its new blockbuster remake (2021) and discuss the trope of predatory queer-coded villains, women with power supporting the patriarchy, white savior colonialism, and how hot it is when men actually listen. Timestamps 0:04:18 - Dune (1984) 0:45:51 - Dune (2021) 1…
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