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Chapter 3.14 - Every Genre All at Once
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Chapter 3.14 - Every Genre All at Once

How the Academy Award winning film Everything Everywhere All at Once changes our discussion of the superhero genre

Alicia and Sarah change directions in the superhero world with their discussion of the Academy Award winning film, Everything Everywhere All at Once. They look at culture, relationships, the superhero motif, and all things multiverse. At the end of this week’s discussion, they talk about the things they've been reading, watching, and analyzing outside of the classroom.

Literary terms of the week: Cultural integrity, Exoticism, Superhero, Multiverse

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Music by Craig Harmann

Cover art by Matt Holman


Show notes:

30-second summary

  • Why Everything Everywhere All at Once?

  • Showtime

Literary terms of the week:

What are we enjoying right now?

  • Alicia: Animal Control (TV on Hulu), Poetry Unbound (Padraig O. Tuama)

  • Sarah: Orphan Train by Christine Baker Kline (book), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (movie)

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