{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63486eef60e2d50012d84c80/68e0a3f859fa988cc4668791?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sexy & Surreal: Episode 41 - Boxing Helena (1993)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63486eef60e2d50012d84c80/1760100142417-3d2f8c79-a7c9-4de5-acbd-62c28f5ae026.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Terry and Joe return for a limited series on the <u>children</u> of David Lynch and David Cronenberg.</p><p>First up: Jennifer Lynch's feature film debut, <em>Boxing Helena</em> (1993) which drew vicious reviews and accusations of misogyny for its story of a clearly mentally ill man (Julian Sands) who abducts and mutilates the titular object of his affection (Sherilyn Fenn).</p><p>While we're not sold on the film as a whole (it's a bit sleepy), it seems as though critics purposefully misread the film, which is an obvious male fantasy.</p><p>Plus: Lynch's time in director jail, a HOT Bill Paxton, and debate about what we know of the real Helena</p><p>Reference: Rosebud Ben-Oni. <strong>“</strong><a href=\"https://kenyonreview.org/2016/10/ultimate-male-nightmares-boxing-helena-election-2016-part-2/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ultimate Male Nightmares”: on Boxing Helena and Election 2016 (Part 2)</a>.\" <em>The Kenyon Review</em></p><p>Wanna connect with your co-hosts on Instagram &amp; BlueSky?</p><p>&gt; Terry: @gaylydreadful</p><p>&gt; Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky)</p><p>Theme Music: Roniit - \"Purify\"</p><p>If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!</p><p>Discover more fabulously creepy Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad and follow the network on Instagram and BlueSky @aoas_xx</p>","author_name":"Valeska Griffiths & Joe Lipsett"}