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So You Think You Can DanicaSo You Think You Can Danica Episode 16: Calm Fabulousness
Welcome back, Danicateers! (The name tested well, so we’re keeping it.) In this month’s episode of So You Think You Can Danica, Danica and Devin discuss 1992’s Australian cult classic, Strictly Ballroom. This is the movie that unleashed Baz Luhrmann onto the world in all of his unabashed, over-the-top glory. The movie tells the story of how one angry young man rebels against the ballroom dance establishment thanks to the love of a good woman from the streets. An original concept to be sure, but is that enough to make us fall in love with it? Or...2019-05-2800 minSo You Think You Can DanicaSo You Think You Can Danica Episode 15: It’s Showtime Folks!
Welcome back, Danicateers! (It’s a new nickname we’re workshopping, and it’s testing very high in our target market.) As April sees the launch of the FX series Fosse/Verdon, we figured what better movie to examine than All That Jazz? Bob Fosse’s semi-autobiographical dance fantasy musical is award-winning, critically acclaimed, and beloved by musical fans. But is it any good? Does Fosse have any insight into his life and industry or is the film just another story of a powerful man doing terrible things? And just how sexy can a fake musical about having s...2019-04-2900 minSo You Think You Can DanicaSo You Think You Can Danica Episode 14: Surprisingly Hot Moose
Welcome to spring break, SYTYCDanicateers! (That’s a new nickname we’re trying out.) It’s Spring Break, and that means it’s a time of renewal and rebirth. So what better way to embody the spirit of spring than by going back to the Step Up franchise. That’s right, at long last Danica & Devin are tackling Step Up 2: The Streets, a movie with a lot of So You Think You Can Dance connections. This movie brings the viewer back to the Baltimore School of the Arts, where young street dancer Andie (Briana Evigan) teams up with legacy student Chase (Robert...2019-03-2500 minSo You Think You Can DanicaSo You Think You Can Danica Episode 13: We Are Not Amused, Brandon
A little bit late due to some technical issues but fear not, So You Think You Can Danica is back! Last month your intrepid hosts Danica & Devin asked people to vote on the movie we would watch for February’s podcast, and by a margin of one vote, the public decided: Coyote Ugly. And we watched it. And now this is episode happening.
Coyote Ugly is (ostensibly) the story of a young woman from New Jersey who moves to New York City to be a songwriter and ends up working at the sexiest, health-code-violatingest bar in...2019-02-2800 minSo You Think You Can DanicaEpisode 12: We Are Beary Sorry
A month into 2019 and finally, So You Think You Can Danica has returned! That’s right, your intrepid hosts Danica LeBlanc and Devin Bruce are back & they have brought with them a cornucopia of delightful dance in the form of 2013’s ABCD: Any Body Can Dance. Not only is it India’s first 3D dance movie but it is also a starring vehicle for SYTYCD Season 3 alum and show favourite Lauren Gottlieb! The film also stars Prabhu Deva, Ganesh Acharya, Kay Kay Menon, and a score of incredibly talented dancers.
Join Danica & Devin as they dive i...2019-01-2800 minSo You Think You Can DanicaSo You Think You Can Danica Episode 11: Rustic Chicken Shakedown
Just in time for the holidays, So You Think You Can Danica is back with a holiday-themed dance movie! On the December episode, Devin and Danica discuss the only Christmas dance movie that they can think of, White Christmas! (Wait, are there any dance numbers in Home Alone? No, there aren’t, so White Christmas it is!)
Join us as we dive deep into: our personal histories with Christmas movies; Devin’s inability to say Bing Crosby’s name; how great Dean Jagger is; the surprisingly progressive views of masculinity in White Christmas; Danica’s problem with lazy nig...2018-12-2400 minSo You Think You Can DanicaSo You Think You Can Danica Episode 10: Dance Memento
Welcome back to So You Think You Can Danica, where even though your favourite dance competition show is off the air, Danica and Devin are still slinging those sweet dance burgers. (Sorry, we ate some delicious burgers before recording and we’re still thinking about them.)
On this month’s episode we get together to discuss the first great Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire picture, 1934’s The Gay Divorcée. Join us as we discuss: the terrible fate of our collective oxen; how bad we are at watching things on the PVR; the coming glo...2018-11-2900 minSo You Think You Can DanicaSo You Think You Can Danica Episode 9: A Dog’s First Screenplay
Just when you thought we had forgotten about you, So You Think You Can Danica is back! Yes, it’s spooky movie season so of course your intrepid hosts Danica and Devin are back with an episode about one of the scariest movies they have ever seen: Step Up. (It’s terrifying how little dancing there is!)
Starring future superstar Channing Tatum and future SYTYCD judge Jenna Dewan, Step Up is a mess of a movie that is missing approximately five or six good dance numbers. Join Danica & Devin for a dis...2018-10-2900 minSo You Think You Can DanicaSo You Think You Can Danica Episode 8: Lollipops & Ginger Ale
Last week saw the finale of Season Fifteen of So You Think You Can Dance, and your friends Danica and Devin watched it almost live! Day-of, anyhow, which is a rarity for them. In the latest episode of So You Think You Can Danica, your excited hosts get into the nitty gritty of the last show of the season. And also get a little silly. In this episode, Danica and Devin talk about dance interns, the G-rated activities that professional dancers get up to in their spare time, department store tourism, stellar tap routines, the Creative Arts...2018-09-1800 minSo You Think You Can DanicaSo You Think You Can Danica Episode 7: Give Robert Your Vulnerability
Last week we all watched the Top Four Episode of SYTYCD, and hopefully it got you as jazzed as it got Danica & Devin. Your hosts were pleasantly surprised with the Penultimate Pre-Finale, which featured a number of fantastic routines. Heck, even our least-favourite dancer acquitted themselves adequately. On the seventh episode of So You Think You Can Danica your fearless hosts discuss a number of topics, including: the ascension of Genessy, giving credit when credit is due, detachable ponytails, Piaget’s developmental theories about conservation of volume, motivational workplace rhymes, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, celebrity baby names...2018-09-1000 min
Bollywood is For LoversSo You Think You Can Bollywood, with Danica LeBlanc and Devin BruceIn this episode we welcome Danica LeBlanc (https://twitter.com/DanicaHere), co-owner of Edmonton’s best comic book store Variant Edition (https://variantedmonton.com), and Devin Bruce (https://twitter.com/Doctor_Teeth), of the infrequently produced Scotch & Comics (https://scotchandcomics.wordpress.com) podcast, to discuss Bollywood on America’s So You Think You Can Dance and two films about international dance competitions.
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Episode 11 – Two Tragedies by Vishal Bhardwaj, with Devin Bruce (https://audioboom.com/posts/4467741-episode-11-two-tragedies-by-vishal-bhardwaj-with-devin-bruce?t=0)
Variant Edition (https://variantedmonton.com), Yegs and Bacon (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcas...2017-03-101h 31
Bollywood is For LoversMuslims in AmericaIn this episode we discuss two films about the Indian Muslim experience in post 9/11 America.
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Matt loves his neti pot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_irrigation)
Racial discrimination in the Western world
A lack of nuance
Episode 15 – Kabir Khan, A Filmmaker Without Borders (https://audioboom.com/posts/4467731-episode-15-kabir-khan-a-filmmaker-without-borders?t=0)
New York (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewYork(film))
Kurbaan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurbaan(2009film))
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Ideas punctuated with explosions
Arlington Road (https://en...2017-02-2453 min