One Shot Themes

Themes
Written By Jen Vermeulen

We take a break between our regular seasons to treat some of our favourite films as sacred texts. These are standalone episodes so you can listen to them at any time, and in any order. Check out the themes below and watch along with us. Then let us know you think at hello@marginaliapod.com - we’d love to hear from you! You can also find us on Instagram at @marginaliapod.

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A still of Lee Pace as the Blue Bandit from The Fall. He is wearing a black hat and a sleeveless military style shirt. His hand is raised with two fingers extended to the sky. His palm is coated in red paint. There is a text overlay reading, The Fall

THE FALL

Innocence & Despair

Plain text on a background of gold sequins reading, A festivus for the rest of us featuring The Happiest Season, The Holiday and Last Christmas.

A FESTIVUS BONUS

No themes, just Christmas vibes!

A still of Jeff Goldblum as the Grandmaster from Thor Ragnarok. He is wearing a blue shirt and is standing with his hands on his hips. The text overlay reads Thor: Ragnarok directed by Taika Waititi.

THOR: RAGNAROK

Family & Memory

A still from Romeo + Juliet with Leo Dicaprio as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet. Romeo is dressed as a knight and Juliet as an angel and they are kissing. The text overlay reads Romeo + Juliet, directed by Baz Luhrmann.

ROMEO + JULIET

Folly & Passion

A still of the wives from Mad Max Fury Road: five women in white dresses standing in the desert

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Perserverance & Glory

A black and white still image from Strictly Ballroom of Scott and Fran staring into the middle distance in defiance.fr

STRICTLY BALLROOM

Legacy & Conformity

A black and white still image from Twilight of Edward staring intently at Bella

TWILIGHT

Watch-a-long commentary

Ramona Flowers from Scott Pilgrim vs the World stands against a beige wall, looking to the left. She has pink hair and is wearing a pink shirt.

SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD

Closure & Arrogance

Elle Woods from Legally Blonde is standing on the street. She wears a pink leather jacket and pink tinted glasses and she's smiling up at the sky, and holding her small dog Bruiser.

LEGALLY BLONDE

Confidence & Ambition

If you have a suggestion for a future one shot, let us know at hello@marginaliapod.com. Thank you for listening!

Jen Vermeulen
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