Batman Returns (1992) with Page Stauffer

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12/23/21 • 83 min

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Pace (they/them) and Page (they/them) talk about Batman Returns and take a deep dive into capitalism, the queer allegories of this film, and themes of suffering and redemption, not to mention the behind the scenes info about why many parents did not like this movie. Holy sexual tension, Batman! Also, could this be the greatest Batman movie of all time? Find out all of this and more on this episode of Horror Nerds at Church!

Videos Mentioned:
-Michelle Pfeiffer’s whip skills
-Sean Young on the Joan Rivers Show

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Videos Mentioned:
-Michelle Pfeiffer’s whip skills
-Sean Young on the Joan Rivers Show

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Content warnings: occasional sanist language, and sexual assault mension, childhood religious trauma, and police violence, all as depicted in the film

Books:

Pace mentions Michel Foucault’s conception of the panopticon, which is in Discipline and Punish.

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