The Disaster Episode

Published: April 13, 2021, 4:26 p.m.

This week Cerise and Vicky do some rubbernecking at horrible events in tunnels, skyscrapers, volcanic islands and many other places besides. They get very excited about The Towering Inferno, get stymied by bad subtitles, and welcome a bunch of great stars and directors to the list. We also all learn a little something about Vicky's sexuality. 11:50: The Tunnel - What can Cerise and Vicky do when the copies of a new movie available make it harder to watch than not? 30:00: Towering Inferno - Cerise and Vicky get so excited about the Towering Inferno they develop a new catchphrase 1:00:20 When Time Ran Out... - Cerise and Vicky deploy a materialist analysis of film production's relation to oil extraction in order to talk about one of the silliest disaster movies in history 1:24:30 Dante's Peak - Vicky admits to having a mom crush on Pierce Brosnan, and Cerise graciously doesn't take away Vicky's lesbian membership card 1:40:45 Contagion - Steven Soderbergh predicts the Coronavirus, and Cerise gets the worst kind of contagious disease, feelings