The Movie: The Fifth Element (1997)

With co-host Caroline Diezyn (follow them on Twitter and Letterboxd).

 

Listen Here:

Further Reading:

• Caroline’s piece on what Master of None got right and wrong about The Bell Jar and Manic Pixie Dream Girls
• Caroline’s take on the first season of Bloodline and how it fits with the Southern Gothic genre
• Caroline’s piece “The Strong Woman Superhero” comparing characters like Major Iceborg to Wonder Woman
• Dylan’s piece on how The Fifth Element treats women

 

Other Episodes Referenced:

• Episode #47 – Ex Machina w/ Caroline Diezyn
• Episode #50 – Her w/ Caroline Diezyn
• Episode #53 – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo w/ Caroline Diezyn
• Episode #67 – Pulp Fiction w/ Caroline Diezyn
• Episode #68 – Drive w/ Adam Bowes and Caroline Diezyn
• Episode #69 – Room 237 w/ Mike Grasso

Links:

• The Pop Culture Detective Agency video about “Born Sexy Yesterday”

• “The Visual Element” – a look at the production design of The Fifth Element

Other Movies, Series, and Books mentioned:

• Black Mirror (watch on Netflix)
• Bloodline (watch on Netflix)
• Dazed & Confused (buy on Amazon)
• Ex Machina (buy on Amazon)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (watch on Netflix, buy on Amazon)
• Grace & Frankie (watch on Netflix, buy Seasons 1 & 2 on Amazon)
• Her (buy on Amazon)
• Master of None (watch on Netflix, buy on Amazon)
• Nature’s Weirdest Events (watch on Netflix)
• Pulp Fiction (watch on Netflix, buy on Amazon)
• Splash (watch on Netflix, buy on Amazon)
• The Time Machine (buy on Amazon)

 

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Dylan Clark-Moore is a podcast creator and blogger at NetFlakes. You can find him on Letterboxd and Twitter.

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