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No one understands the power of cinema more than a dictator. The way movies can manipulate filmgoers to laugh, cry, and jump out of their seats in fear can be quite an attractive tool for controlling hearts and minds. Hitler and Stalin knew how
Boats are a marvel. A human invention, mastered over thousands of years to provide food, travel and commerce to the ever evolving need of modern man. Boats are fun. They’re buoyant excuses for rich people to drink champagne, wear white floppy h
We have a complicated relationship with bears. In popular culture bears are often seen as fluffy, adorable friends in children’s stories, not to mention their representation in that timeless toy, the teddy bear. But make no mistake, bears will
On a quick glance of this episode’s title, you may think we are talking about the Underground Film Movement. But that’s a highbrow topic and that’s not why you come to Slums of Film History. You come here for the actual horrible things that are
Everything changed in August 1945 when the first atom bombs were dropped in Japan ending WWII and introducing the world to the most destructive force man has ever known. We had officially reached the atomic age and this fact would radiate (pun
Staying out after curfew. Backtalking to teachers. Drag racing. And worst of all, rock-n-roll music. What started off as a few greasers with leather jackets in the 1950s turned into a national panic every time a stuck up square uttered the term
The movie musical is a beloved film genre that has been a part of American cinema since the 1920s. For decades American audiences couldn't get enough of these films but in the 60s the movie musical fell on hard times. Was it due to changing mov
We love to watch women fight. Whether a slap in the face on shows like Dynasty and Real Housewives or Uma Thurman and Lucy Lui in Kill Bill, women in combat have fascinated us for decades. But in the movies at least, many of these on screen feu
Over the years there have been several topics that we thought might just cross the line, yet each time it turned out our listeners were just as deranged as we are. This time might be a little different because our topic is animal death in movie
For a decade starting in 1984, all film critics, late night talk shows and entertainment news could talk about was Madonna’s film career. There were hits like “Desperately Seeking Susan” and “A League of their Own” but there were plenty of miss
Bruce Lee single handedly made the kung fu movie an international phenomenon, so it's understandable that the world was rocked by his untimely death. The international film market also found themselves in a conundrum, because where could they g
Welp, it’s been a year and a half of being stuck inside and Slums is finally back with an episode that’s all about the joy of being outside, at the beach specifically...until something grabs you and kills you. It could be a genetically mutated
Today we take on a big, fat topic. Whether they’re sad people, loveless people, farting people, food loving people, farting people, unhealthy people, farting people or just farting people, the overweight have been the targets of screenwriters f
Today we present the second part of our two part series on bad parents that started with Despicable Dads and is now turning its gaze to those malicious matriarchs. If you think dads cornered the market on psychosis, murder, and incest, well thi
“Only a dad, but he gives his all - To smooth the way for his children small - Doing, with courage stern and grim - The deeds that his father did for him - This is the line that for him I pen - Only a dad, but the best of men.” That’s a poem by
Automobiles have long been symbols for personal freedom. They took us places where we couldn’t otherwise travel. It’s this freedom to go anywhere and do anything that made us feel that behind the wheel we were in complete control of our own des
Amputations are a serious medical procedure and amputees are usually victims of an accident, health issue or a casualty of war. But you wouldn’t know that from watching the majority of the movies we talk about today with topics like psychotic s
Show business is notorious for being a demeaning, cruel, and humiliating industry, even under the best of circumstances, but for someone affected by various forms of dwarfism, the situation can be especially grim. While admittedly, there have b
Like my previous episode on Castration, sorry in advance. Actually, double sorry because today two men are going to mansplain periods of which we clearly know nothing about. But only in the movies so hopefully it’s ok? If anyone is still readin
Just when you thought it was over. Just when you thought there was no more revenge to be taken. Then comes a different form a retribution. These avengers aren't violated women, they aren't war weary vigilantes, they aren't even human….. they ar
Gentlemen, sorry in advance. Because this episode is basically just a chronology of people’s dicks getting cut off. Whether surgical, chemical, vagina dentata, self inflicted or just plain old circumcision, this episode spares no penis. Just re
Pretty much every aspect of our daily lives involves a computer and it’s hard in this modern age to imagine our lives without them. We love our computers and can't conceive of parting with them, yet ask anyone if they think that one day the com
Gender is a complicated issue, especially now. But why spend an hour talking about a highbrow topic when we can talk about Julie Andrews playing a woman playing a man playing a woman, Rodney Dangerfield forcing his stepson to dress in drag to w
One of the most visible and tragic victims of our failed war on drugs are what we commonly refer to as “junkies.” Those poor souls whose addictions to illicit poisons are so strong they'll do anything to feed them. And throughout history these
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