Episode 143. Rage: Apt Pupil (1998) and We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

Faculty of Horror

Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West

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🗓️ 27 September 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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In this episode Andrea and Alex delve into the dark side of masculinity with the film adaptations of Apt Pupil and We Need to Talk About Kevin to explore the manosphere, motherhood, and the complexities of anger. Please note: this episode was recorded September 5, 2025. Class of 2025 Merch is now available. Thanks to Caleb […]

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0:00.0	I want you to tell me why.
0:14.1	Hi, everyone.
0:15.3	Welcome back to the Faculty of Horror podcasting from the horrid halls of academia.
0:19.9	I'm Alex West with Andrea Subisati. Welcome
0:22.5	back, everyone. We're back. Summer's over. No, it's not. It's spooky season. I don't know what to tell you.
0:28.5	Ah, yeah. I love spooky season, but I love summer too. And after spooky season comes winter.
0:35.2	I remember as a kid having such anxiety as soon as I would see those
0:38.9	back to school ads happening in the midst of my summer cartoons being like, no, no. And I'm feeling it,
0:46.7	the attendance at the gym, the kids on the TTC. Everyone's going to get the flu in a minute. It's
0:51.8	TIF. Yeah. Things are happening and things are happening in the world. They continue to miraculously
0:58.4	happen in the world.
0:59.4	Oh, damn it. Certainly have cut down my news consumption a lot. Yeah. And I have to say this episode,
1:05.7	we came up with this topic a while ago. You came up with this. This is your idea.
1:10.5	Don't fucking blame me for them.
1:11.6	I'm not blaming.
1:12.6	I'm pumping you up.
1:15.1	And we were so excited and we're like, it seems kind of back to schoolie.
1:18.9	It is, it is about school.
1:21.6	It's about learning.
1:23.0	It's about young men in a public space.
1:26.8	Finally, a Faculty of Horror episode for the fellas.
1:31.7	You know, you've been asking for it, and we're happy to oblige?
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