Episode 358: 'MaXXXine' with Sarah Gorr

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The third installment of Ti West's maybe-a-trilogy, MaXXXine follows up on the bloody sagas of X and Pearl. And it does so in 1980s LA drag. Writer and critic Sarah Gorr joins us to share her big feelings about it! Then most of us take a Hotline email about introductions to horror for the horror-averse.

What’s Good
Alonso: Corpses, Fools and Monsters by Willow Maclay and Caden Gardner
Drea: European election relief
Sarah: Sister’s first visit to LA
Ify: Sundresses, day parties…etc

ITIDIC

1. John Cena is Retiring from the WWE
2. Toho Will Release My Hero Academia: You’re Next in the US
3. Mark Ruffalo Got The Avengers Cast Together to Dub the Film in the Lakota Language

Staff Picks
Alonso - FTA
Drea - Dandelion
Sarah - Mother, Couch
Ify - A Nightmare on Elm Street

Sarah’s Letterboxd list, “Horror 101"

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With
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Ify Nwadiwe

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher