Episode #32: Django Unchained (Part 2)

Published: Jan. 13, 2013, 4:48 a.m.

In this episode, the always thought-provoking Uncle Crizzle (aka Craig Lindsey) stops by to analyze the depiction of race in Django Unchained. Is the movie racist? How does it subvert genres and stereotypes? Does Tarantino's whiteness matter? What's up with Jamie Foxx's penis, and what would Tyler Perry's \ufeffDjango Unchained \ufefflook like, anyway? Tune in to find out!
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\nSHOW NOTES:
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\n0:22 - Intro and clip
\n2:44 - Is it racist? Yes!
\n8:05 - The skull scene, comparisons with Inglourious Basterds\ufeff
\n14:14 - Has Tarantino evolved? How conscious is he of his privilege?
\n22:08 - Jamie Foxx's penis--reflections on black masculinity and sexuality in film
\n33:17 - The monogamous husband out for revenge, subverting a "white" subgenre
\n37:18 - The response on the right; what if \ufeffDjango Unchained \ufeffhad been directed by a black man?
\n43:35 - Final thoughts on the film
\n48:48 - Show close
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\nDON'T FORGET: You can contact the show by emailing cinemafix@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!