Jubilee (1978)

Published: March 19, 2021, 8:20 p.m.

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Punk isn't dead to the Crit Club this week as we warp back to experience the intense angst of 1970s Britain with Derek Jarman's Jubilee. This fever dream roughly posits what Queen Elizabeth I would think of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, only to find the Commonwealth has become a lawless, nihilistic dystopia. Is there no future for this movie or will god save our opinion of it? You should listen and find out.

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Other things we discussed:

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- The Young Ones

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- Multiple Maniacs

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- Welcome II the Terrordome

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- Binding of Isaac

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- Saga

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- WandaVision

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- Bobs Burgers

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Join us next week for an onslaught of complicated emotions around H\\xe9ctor Babenco's 1980 film Pixote, which unabashedly explores the plight of Brazilian kids who fall through the large cracks of an extremely broken system. 

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