Pleasers & Punishers

Kill Bill vol. 1 (2003)

Podcasting is never a straight line. It's a forest. And like a forest it's easy to lose your way... To get lost... To forget where you came in.Special guest Ian Carlos Crawford joins us to talk about Japanese metallurgy, the Wu Tang Clan, & possibly forming a group of deadly assassins!
 
Find Ian online:
@ianxcarlos@slayerfestx98@mybloodyjudy
 
Find us online:
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https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

The Fall (2006)

Googly googly go away! No, wait, come back! Bring your morphine and your oranges because we’re jumping off a bridge into Tarsem Singh’s fantastical epic.
Joining us is guest Leslie J Rising who helps us thirst after Lee Pace as we explore the numerous locations & make our way to defeat Governor Odeus.
 
Find Leslie online:
fangs.zone
https://bsky.app/profile/lesliejrising.com
https://lesliejrising.com/
 
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

Ms. 45 (1981)

Grab your garbage bags and kiss your bullets because we’re hitting the mean streets of New York with Abel Ferarra’s rape-revenge masterpiece.
Caitlyn, Mae, & special guest Jamie Alvey go long on this one talking about the genre, the legacy of Zoë Lund, and unexpectedly great disability representation.
Content warning for discussions of SA, as well as major spoilers for the film Bystanders!
 
Find Jamie online:
https://bsky.app/profile/jamiealvey.bsky.social
https://www.instagram.com/jamiealvey/?hl=en
https://x.com/jamieawrites?lang=en
https://jamiealvey.com/
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Theme music by Everson Poe

House (1977)

Gather your girls and stock up on watermelon as we head out to the Japanese countryside for Nobuhiko Obayashi’s House (1977).
We’ll discuss cat demons, ghosts, and world war II, as well as our own haunted experiences!
Don’t fall asleep while you listen, because you may turn into a pile of bananas...
 
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pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Theme music by Everson Poe

Sinners (2025)

Let’s burn the house down and bring out the spirits, because we’re singing and dancing our way into Ryan Coogler’s 2025 masterpiece, “Sinners”.
Joined by actor Christopher Livingston, we thirst after the cast, praise every aspect of the film, and condemn the disgusting history of the United States.
Grab your mojo bag and meet us at the juke…we hope you’re thirsty…
 
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pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Christopher Livingston - @c_liv on Instagram
 
Art by The Haunted David
Theme music by Everson Poe

The Untamed (2016)

As Tom Waits says: Don’t go into that barn. But we doubt his song was about an alien who enjoys getting their freak on, unlike this movie!
 
That’s right—this week we’re discussing the origins of tentacle porn, queerness in Mexico, and more with our episode on Amat Escalante’s film about a dysfunctional family and alien sex.
 
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https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Theme music by Everson Poe

Knife + Heart (2018)

Dive deep with us into the French porn revolution of the 1970s with Yann Gonzales’ sophomore feature.
 
We’ll talk queer monsters, gloryhole etiquette, and birds, with our returning guest Kayte Terry.
 
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https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Theme music by Everson Poe

The Neon Demon (2016)

Beauty isn’t everything—it’s the ONLY thing. Find out why as we discuss Nicolas Winding Refn’s ode to the LA modeling world.
 
From predatory men to witchy women, we dive into the seedy underbelly of Refn’s brightly-colored facade. Who wants sour milk when you can get fresh meat?
 
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Theme music by Everson Poe

Bound (1996)

Snake that drain and iron that money because we’re talking the ultimate sapphic neo-noir courtesy of the Wachowskis, Bound.
From the implementation of the Hayes code to the villain of Silence Of The Lambs, we’ll discuss what this film aimed to do and why it was so successful.
 
Referenced essay:
Be Gay, Do Crime by McKenzie Wark
 
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pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Theme music by Everson Poe

Four Flies On Grey Velvet (1971)

Put on your creepiest mask and meet us at the empty opera house, because we’re going all the way back to the early days of giallo with the third installment in Dario Argento’s animal trilogy.
 
We’ll talk queerness & gender, the rise of post-fascism filmmaking, and what we want to see before we die.
 
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Theme music by Everson Poe