Blood & Chocolate - A Different Kind of Wish Fulfillment

Published: Oct. 28, 2019, 4:29 p.m.

b'"Wait, wasn\'t this week supposed to be Good Manners?" \\nWeeeeeeell, we ran into a little trouble. Mostly in that Good Manners isn\'t about LADY werewolves. \\nInstead, we decided to take a look at Blood & Chocolate, a movie based on a popular proto-YA novel in that it shares some character names. It might not be a GOOD movie, but it managed to surprise us with its rejection of toxic masculinity in a genre known for dickweed alpha males. \\n\\nCONTENT WARNING for discussion of stalking, sexual assault, animal death, racism and incest/pedophilia.\\n\\nGood Manners Article: https://www.themantle.com/arts-and-culture/horror-motherhood-and-brazilian-manners-boas-maneiras\\n\\n0:30 About Good Manners...\\n4:00 The Source Book\\n7:30 Creepy Incest Uncle\\n15:00 This Nice Art Boy\\n20:00 Pack Drama\\n34:00 Checking in on Bookland\\n41:00 Wish Fulfillment vs. Toxic Masculinity\\n48:00 Should You Watch This\\n\\nSay hi to Dorothy and Vrai on Twitter @writervrai and @dorothynotgale\\n\\nOur icon was designed by Allison Shabet.\\n\\nGet bonus episodes on our Patreon: patreon.com/trashandtreasures\\n\\nJoin us every two weeks on Soundcloud, iTunes or Stitcher \\u2013 and if you\\u2019d leave a rating and review, so that more people can find their way to us, we\\u2019d appreciate it!'