Episode 55: Kingsman: The Secret Service; Kingsman VS. Kick-Ass, Top 5 British Exports
"Manners maketh man!" We discuss all things Kingsman: The Secret Service! Why did director Mathew Vaughn leave X-Men: Days of Future Past to make this Mark Millar comic adaptation? What is this self-referential spy film saying about social class? Does its stylized violence offer more than just beautiful choreography? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, it's a fight to the death between Kingsman and Kick-Ass! We share a pot of tea and discuss our top 5 British exports.
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Show Notes
- 0:00 - 14:33: Kingsman (non-spoilers)
- 14:34 - 53:00: Kingsman (spoilers)
- 53:01 - 1:01:26: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Kingsman VS. Kick-Ass
- 1:01:27 - 1:32:25 : Top 5 British Exports
Links
- Singularity & Co.'s Save the SciFi: The Next Generation
- The biggest changes in the Kingsman: The Secret Service film adaptation
- Colin Firth gets his suits splattered
- Kingsman is a slick, gory spy pastiche—just don’t think about it too hard
- Kingsman has some of the most beautiful violence in movie history
Top 5 British Exports
Conrad:
- Alan Turing
- Alan Moore
- Sherlock
- David Bowie
- Cadbury
Ali:
- Rowan Atkinson’s Mr. Bean
- The Beatles
- Cadbury
- The English language
- Literature