Episode #22: Pitch Perfect (Part 2)

Published: Oct. 10, 2012, 5:18 a.m.

Get ready to get pitch-slapped! Andrew and Monica arguably go a bit too far in their spoiler-filled analysis of Pitch Perfect, tackling everything from the marketing to its presentation of obesity and gender. Are films like this just a corporate cash-grab? How is Rebel Wilson different from Melissa McCarthy? And what\u2019s up with all the John Hughes love in movies lately? Tune in to find out.\n\nSHOW NOTES:\n\n0:22 - Intro and clip\n2:14 - A battle of the sexes\n6:05 - Controlling the group\u2019s sexuality, feminism, etc.\n8:36 - A corporate cash-grab?\n12:29 - Similarities with Bridesmaids, the gross-out comedy\n15:50 - Comparing Rebel Wilson\u2019s presentation of overweight characters to that of Melissa McCarthy\n22:53 - Yet another movie that loves John Hughes\n26:58 - Awkward jokes about race and homosexuality\n29:58 - Show close\n\nDON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing cinemafix@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!