Episode #446: 'Slanted' with Michelle Krusiec

We’re taking a good hard look in the mirror with our guest, actor/writer/director Michelle Krusiec (instagram.com/michellekrusiec) as we discuss SXSW;s 2025 Grand Jury Prize winner, Amy Wang’s darkly comedic body horror, SLANTED. Then we’ll share some of our favorite movies that feature the prom, well…prominently.

What’s Good

Alonso - Alain Guiraudie Poster (quinzaine-cineastes.fr/en/news/discover-the-20…) for Cannes Critics’ Fortnight (Quinzane des Cineastes)

Drea - Jessie Buckley singing Sinead O’Connor’s “Troy (youtube.com/watch?v=8fbc9DV1Pws)” (and the Jessie Buckley rabbit hole)

Michelle - not getting kidnapped (taking nothing for granted)

Kevin - People who come to FYC events for the buffet

ITIDIC
Oscars 2026 Recap
- Variety's Coverage (variety.com/2026/film/awards/oscars-analysis-r…)
- Indiewire's Coverage (indiewire.com/criticism/culture/2026-academy-a…)

Letterboxd List of our "PROMinent Features" movies (boxd.it/TjXeA)

Staff Picks

Drea - Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (justwatch.com/us/movie/good-luck-have-fun-dont…)

Alonso - It’s Dorothy! (justwatch.com/us/movie/its-dorothy) and Videoheaven (justwatch.com/us/movie/videoheaven)

Michelle - All of Us Strangers (justwatch.com/us/movie/all-of-us-strangers) (also Saving Face (justwatch.com/us/movie/saving-face-2004))

Kevin - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (justwatch.com/us/movie/black-panther-ii)

3/21/26, 7pm: Alonso and Christy’s After Hours Screening at the Gardena Cinema (ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/purchase/1018?siteT…)

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Kevin Avery (instagram.com/kevinaverycomedy)
Drea Clark (twitter.com/thedreaclark)
Alonso Duralde (bsky.app/profile/aduralde.bsky.social)
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart (instagram.com/flaxbart)
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher (twitter.com/swish)