Release Decade Archive

2010s

For all you proper film enthusiasts who would like to peruse the films of  TruStory FM’s entertainment podcasts by release decade. Get ready for a firehose of film history in these here stacks.

Hard Labor

We’re looking at the second film in our Ten Year Anniversary series – Juliana Rojas’ and Marco Dutra’s 2011 film ‘Hard Labor,’ or ‘Trabalhar Cansa.’ It’s a look at the struggles of the working world in Brazil’s struggling economy, but what do we think of the horror metaphors in the film? Is it enough or does it leave the film feeling muddled? Tune in to see what we thought!

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Skin

This is a tough film to recommend because it’s not entertainment, and it doesn’t feel right to call this story enjoyable. However, both JJ and Steve agree that there is something to be learned from stories like this. It is a film that is likely to start g

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The Future

We’re continuing our 10th anniversary celebration series with Miranda July’s 2011 film ‘The Future’. It’s quirky and charming and has a lot to say about life and how we live it. But it doesn’t seem to land with everyone. How does it work for us? Tune in to find out!

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17 Girls / 17 Filles

We’re kicking off the celebration for our own 10th anniversary later this year with a series about films also celebrating their 10th anniversaries! In this episode, we start our Tenth Anniversary series with Delphine and Muriel Coulin’s 2011 film ‘17 Filles’, aka ‘17 Girls’. It’s about 17 teenage girls all deciding to get pregnant together. In a way, it’s a frightening continuation of our last ‘Horror Debuts’ series.

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The Kill Team

To close out the series of war films, Tommy joins JJ and Steve to discuss The Kill Team. Will this finally be a war film that is actually about war?

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Saint Maud

Our Horror Debuts series comes to an end with Rose Glass’s 2019 film ‘Saint Maud.’ It’s a dark ride on the psychosis train but we find ourselves a little divided on this one. Tune in to find out why!

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Wake Up, Mandys: This is The Story of Rod Stewart

Was Rod Stewart legendary in the 60s British blues scene? Maybe. Was he a mad consumer of hair products? Absurd. But does his music age well through the lens of the documentary “This is Rod Stewart”? For the answer to that, you’ll have to listen to the sh

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The Lure

We’re talking about the fifth film in our Horror Debuts series – Agnieszka Smoczynska’s 2015 film ‘The Lure.’ It’s a bit of a genre mashup – horror, musical, fairytale – and certainly worth talking about.

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