Cinematix Problematix

By Kristina Rettig & Erin Maxwell | Cinematix Problematix

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Welcome, fellow cinephiles to Cinematix Problematix - where we make morally shaky excuses to still love films filled with racism, misogyny, objectification, and inappropriate sexualization. Some of these films are like your favorite uncle who you love seeing at Christmas because he makes everything more fun, but then he slips in a super racist comment over dinner and your mom says “Oh, honey, he’s just from a different time.” Movies are time capsules and filmmakers were just doing their best - their most woman and minority-hating best and we’re here to come to their defense. We’ve lost the ability to forgive, so let’s start exercising that muscle with something that brings all of us together. Movies. And Judging things. Possibly hating them. So feel free to laugh and judge with us as we go back to a different time and try to find a way to still love the movies that made us the freaky weirdos we are today. Enjoy the show!

Episode Date
Wild Things: Sex, Swamps, and Sin
Jun 14, 2026
Heathers: Croquet, Corn Nuts, and Cruelty
May 29, 2026
[RERUN] Revenge of the Nerds: Frat Boys, Boobies, and the Horny Underdog
May 16, 2026
Mommie Dearest: Wire Hangers, Wigs & Wholesale Wickedness
May 01, 2026
Pretty Baby: Pretty Disturbing and Exploitative, Baby
Apr 17, 2026
The Blind Side: White Saviors, Suburbs, and Sandra Bullock
Apr 04, 2026
Tootsie: Gimmicks, Gaslighting, and Faux Feminism
Mar 20, 2026
Crash: More Like a Multi-car Pile-up of Racist Tropes
Mar 06, 2026
Tropic Thunder: Simple Jack and RDJ Pretending to Be Black
Feb 22, 2026
Saturday Night Fever: Disco Moves and Dangerous Dudes
Feb 06, 2026
Fatal Attraction: Betrayal, Boiled Bunnies, and Hubbies Behaving Badly
Jan 23, 2026
Cruel Intentions: Sex, Sleazy Bets, and Some Step-Sibling Incest
Dec 31, 2025
Love Actually: Love Is, Actually, Full of HR Violations
Dec 19, 2025
Problematic Princesses: Muted Mermaids, Stockholm Syndrome, and Kissing Colonizers
Dec 08, 2025
Animal House: Toga, Toga, Toga and Altogether Infantile
Nov 29, 2025
Falling Down: D-Fens, Destruction, and Demented Male Behavior
Nov 21, 2025
MASH: Haughty Docs, Horrible Morals, and Hot Lips O'Houlihan
Nov 14, 2025
Song of the South: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-WTF??!
Nov 07, 2025
Gone with the Wind: Sass, Slavery, and Scorching Chemistry
Oct 31, 2025
Showgirls: Glitter, Greed, Gina Gershon, and Glorious Camp
Oct 24, 2025
Milk Money: Hookers, Homework, and Hijinks
Oct 17, 2025
St. Elmo's Fire: Good Looks, Booze, Credit Cards, and Garbage Morals
Oct 10, 2025
The Toy: Daddy, I Want That Black Man!
Oct 03, 2025
The Blue Lagoon: Kissing Cousins, Coming of Age, and Constant Cringe
Sep 27, 2025
Trading Places: We Knew Wall Street Was Racist But DAMN
Sep 26, 2025
Purple Rain: Misogyny, Ego, and Abuse Meet Purple Pop Perfection
Sep 24, 2025
Soul Man: Blackface, Blackface, Satire, Blackface, Blackface
Aug 27, 2025
Revenge of the Nerds: Frat Boys, Boobies, and the Horny Underdog
Aug 26, 2025
Sixteen Candles: Forgotten Birthdays, Underwear, and All Sense of Decency
Aug 25, 2025