Pleasers & Punishers

Phantom Thread (2017)

Take your measurements and be careful with those mushrooms, because it’s time to dive into the world of mid-century fashion.
We’re very divided on this film, from the kink dynamics to Daniel Day Lewis’s performance, but at least we agree on the incredible dresses!
 
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pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

Delicatessen (1991)

Patch your condoms and practice your singing saw, because we’re taking a trip to post-apocalyptic France in the debut feature from Jeunet & Caro.
We’ll talk class struggles, advertisement idea theft, and the mixed effectiveness of the film’s whimsy. Plus, a test of Mae’s willpower against her coulrophobia!
 
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https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

The Menu (2022)

Pop open some Timmy Chardonay & put out that cigarette, because we’re heading to Hawthorne for a meal you won’t forget…
Joined by gastro-horror expert Sarah Stubbs, we go long discussing food, class, and the inherent misogyny in the restaurant industry. Plus, tangets about SOV & found-footage horror, weddings, and more.
 
Find Sarah online:@sarahstubbssays
https://linktr.ee/sarahstubbssays
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
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pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, & Her Lover (1989)

Please take your seats for the beginning of Decadent December with our conversation about Peter Greenaway’s Brechtian, singular vision, rendered with gorgeous colour and grotesque imagery.
Joining us is author & critic Gretchen Felker-Martin, who helps us parse out the film’s rich, horrifying world, and brings some excellent perspective about filmmaking and storytelling.
 
Find Gretchen online:@scumbelievable on Bluesky
Gretchen Felker-Martin on Patreon
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
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pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

The Little Hours (2017)

We’re closing out nunsploitation month with Jeff Baena’s underseen, raucus convent comedy. We’ll discuss its stacked cast, irreverent humor, and delightful horniness.
We'll also get very giggly even as Caitlyn delves into the history of the middle ages & the damaging effects sexual repression, and Mae gets eager for a Brie & Franco sandwich.
 
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pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

Benedetta (2021)

This week, we’re getting pervier than two horny nuns as we discuss Paul Verhoeven’s historical nunsploitation film. From masturbatory objects & self-flagellation to the ridiculousness of the catholic church & trans-masc jesus, we have zero filter.
Joined again by honorary co-host Kayte Terry, we delve deeper than Bartolomea’s hand into whatever the hell was happening in Pescia in the 17th century.
 
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https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Find Kayte online:
@wormbuxx@tender_subjectfangs.zone
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

The Other Hell (1981)

Don your habit and enter the gateway to hell as we journey into Bruno Mattei & Claudio Fragasso’s 1981 nunsploitation shocker.
We’ll talk about the history of the Catholic church, the true story that forms the basis for the film, and how to make the most of your budget!
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

The Devils (1971)

Get thee to a nunnery, strap in to your torture chair, and prep that herbal enema, because we’re getting horny for Oliver Reed in Ken Russell’s epic tale of corruption in 16th century France.
Joining us is special guest Amanda Jane Stern to talk Brechtian theatre, the Catholic church, and forearms & foreskins—Goodness will we giggle!
 
Find Amanda online:
Letterboxd - witchywanderer
Bsky & IG - @amandajanestern
Watch Perfectly Good Moment on Tubi
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

Over The Garden Wall (2014)

Scoop up your potatoes & molasses, eat your dirt, and beware the beast! It’s time to venture into the unknown with a stacked cast of voice actors, incredible tributes to classic animation, and POETRY & CLARINET!
We’ll dive into the history of Betty Boop, the importance of the music on the show, and more, just in time for Halloween.
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

The Void (2016)

Rip that skin off your face and get ready to transform, because we’re diving through the portal into Jeremy Gillespie & Steven Kostanski’s goopy practical effects extravaganza.
We’ll talk about the problematic origins of cosmic horror, the history of Astron-6 (RIP), and the efficacy of actors doing their own stunts, but we may wander off into hellish hallucinations, so hold on tight!
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe