Ep 14 - Clerks

I assure you we’re podcasting this week about Kevin Smith’s 1994 classic, CLERKS. Raphael takes off his nostalgia tinted glasses & realizes that maybe the film in 2020 isn’t the same as it was in ‘94. Raquel sees the a comedic throughline to Sid Caesar and Red Skelton, but also feels confused & on the outside of Star Wars philosophizing – not to mention finds the film maybe a little too pretentious. Which characters are chaotic neutral or chaotic good? Who is a more well rounded character, Veronica or Caitlin? What does a 68 year old mom feel about being introduced to Jay & Silent Bob for the first time? What does her millennial son have to say about San Diego Comic-Con, The Big Bang Theory, Marvel Films, & all the nerdery he’s had pent up for the past couple of decades? The Generation Splice is film podcast where retired psychologist Dr. Raquel Martinez, a Baby Boomer through and through, and her son Raphael Jose Martinez, a cranky Millenial punk rocker, former music journalist, and current film writer, discuss various films through the lens of their generation & personal experiences. Every week one host picks a film for the two of them to dissect and see if they can splice together the generation gap via their love of the movies. Feel free to write to us! Give us some film suggestions at [email protected] or @gensplicepod on Twitter. Raphael is on Twitter at @citycelluloid. You can find his film writing at cinefile.info and film-cred.com The show is produced by The Martinez Family & the show’s theme song was written, performed, & produced by Raphael.