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Speak Up, Ask, Answer

Trying to change the world, one movie at a time (and other things)

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Trying to save the world, one movie at a time (and other things)

Speak Up, Ask, Answer

  • Writing/
    • Das Herz schlägt über und all!
    • Puls
  • Podcast/
    • Parents Guide Podcast
  • Writing About Movies/
    • 100 Movies of the 70s
    • 150 Movies of the 90s
  • Speak Up, Ask, Answer/
  • About Me/
    • Mission Statement
    • I love lists!
    • Film List
    • Theme Weeks
October 25, 2023

Back to School

October 25, 2023/ David Turgay
Back to School

I could write about many, many things that have changed and happened in my life over the last couple of years but this blog’s core has always been school. That’s what inspired it, that’s the texts I go back to most of the time and that’s still a big part of my life.

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October 25, 2023/ David Turgay/ 1 Comment
school
school, teacher, system
May 28, 2021

Army of the Dead (2021)

May 28, 2021/ David Turgay
Army of the Dead (2021)

Cue Rock Cover of Classic Song

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movies
movie review, movie, Zack Snyder, zombies, guns, death, black characters
May 14, 2021

The Horror

May 14, 2021/ David Turgay
The Horror

This is personal.

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thoughts
autobiography, movies, horror, horror movie, trauma, depression
April 23, 2021

Nobody (2021)

April 23, 2021/ David Turgay
Nobody (2021)

No body left alive.

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movies
movie review, movie, violence
April 20, 2021

My Psychopath, the Hero

April 20, 2021/ David Turgay
My Psychopath, the Hero

Why do we still idolize violent men?

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April 20, 2021/ David Turgay/ 1 Comment
thoughts
villain, movies, idols, heroes
December 17, 2019

Geostorm (2017)

December 17, 2019/ David Turgay
Geostorm (2017)

The Road to Global Warming Is Paved With Idiotic Intentions

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December 17, 2019/ David Turgay/ Comment
movies
movie review, climate, climate change, technology, humans are flawed, women, tough woman, future
October 27, 2019

Public Victim No.1

October 27, 2019/ David Turgay
Public Victim No.1

“I’m the victim here!”

“No, I’m the victim!”

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October 27, 2019/ David Turgay/ Comment
thoughts
thoughts, victims, society, culture, cultural collapse
October 19, 2019

Joker (2019)

October 19, 2019/ David Turgay
Joker (2019)

The joke’s on all of us

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October 19, 2019/ David Turgay/ 13 Comments
movies
movie review, movie, joker, comics, violence, psyche, mental illness
January 18, 2019

The Fallout of the Fallout

January 18, 2019/ David Turgay
The Fallout of the Fallout

Can you love movies even if they waste incredible amounts of money?

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January 18, 2019/ David Turgay/ 3 Comments
thoughts, movies
movies, money, excess, moremoremore
July 21, 2018

Cet Obscur Objet du Désir (That Obscure Object of Desire) (1977)

July 21, 2018/ David Turgay
Cet Obscur Objet du Désir (That Obscure Object of Desire) (1977)

Obscure Re-Launch! (?)

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movies
movie review, women, men, sexuality, terrorism, sex, culture, society
May 18, 2018

The Small Picture

May 18, 2018/ David Turgay
The Small Picture

Which genius gets drunk faster?

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thoughts
racism, sexism, change, stereotypes, questions, genius, gender roles, women, progress, school
March 18, 2018

Black Panther (2018)

March 18, 2018/ David Turgay
Black Panther (2018)

Success and failure go hand in hand in Wakanda

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movies
movie review, black panther, black cinema, africa, culture, technology, revolution
February 18, 2018

Daniel Quinn (October 11, 1935 - February 17, 2018)

February 18, 2018/ David Turgay
Daniel Quinn (October 11, 1935 - February 17, 2018)

Daniel Quinn is dead.

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February 18, 2018/ David Turgay/ 1 Comment
thinkers
daniel quinn, ishmael, mother culture, autobiography, death, life
January 17, 2018

The Fate of the Furious (2017)

January 17, 2018/ David Turgay
The Fate of the Furious (2017)

If you go all the way on everything, why not embrace the silliness on every level and call it F8 of the Furious?

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movies
movie review, franchise, cars, sexism, stereotypes, men, women, women in refrigerators, moremoremore, culture, death, destruction, racism
January 04, 2018

Gender in First and Last Shots

January 04, 2018/ David Turgay
Gender in First and Last Shots

Women (not) driving, man posing

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January 04, 2018/ David Turgay/ 1 Comment
first/last shots
gender, gender roles, first and last shots, pictures, images, men, women, culture, stereotypes
November 19, 2017

Justice League (2017)

November 19, 2017/ David Turgay
Justice League (2017)

Jesus and the Motherboxes

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movies
movie review, superhero, superman, batman, wonder woman, humans are flawed, humans, hope, hopelessness, normalization, father, saving the world, world, Zack Snyder, DC
October 23, 2017

Against the Binary

October 23, 2017/ David Turgay
Against the Binary

It's not just Harvey.

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thoughts
sexism, feminism, gender, gender roles, toys, children's books, men, women, culture, society
September 11, 2017

Behind These Castle Walls, Part V: Bambi (1942)

September 11, 2017/ David Turgay
Behind These Castle Walls, Part V: Bambi (1942)

The abandonded prince's guide to matchmaking and being hunted by evil humans like you and you and you.

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movies
Behind These Castle Walls, Disney, Sexuality, Animals, Animal Rights, Trauma, Mother, Children, father, absent parents, humans, humans are flawed, monarchy, class system, speciesm, sexism
July 06, 2017

You Belong on the Radio - German Music Charts (5)

July 06, 2017/ David Turgay
You Belong on the Radio - German Music Charts (5)

Mama, it's OK if you have Wild Thoughts when There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back and the Thunder is Unforgettable

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July 06, 2017/ David Turgay/ Comment
music
charts, music, love songs, popular songs, German single charts, escapism, escape, lyrics, you belong on the radio, love, sexism, rape, relationships, unhappiness, fame, normalization, sex, status quo
June 25, 2017

Wonder Woman (2017)

June 25, 2017/ David Turgay
Wonder Woman (2017)

When a blockbuster superhero action movie is more than a blockbuster superhero action movie

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movies
movie review, feminism, superhero, strong female character, damsel in distress, humans are flawed, culture, wonder woman, women
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Speak Up, Ask, Answer

A blog about saving the world by looking at movies, music, comics, books, school and anything else connected to society.

Who is this?

David Turgay, teacher and writer from Germany, writing about things he thinks about too much, mostly movies, comics, books and school. And now this podcast.

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  • January 2023 (6)
  • January 2023
    • Jan 19, 2023 Introduction Jan 19, 2023
    • Jan 18, 2023 #001 - Airport (1970) Jan 18, 2023
    • Jan 17, 2023 Deep Dive: Disaster Films of the 1970s Jan 17, 2023
    • Jan 16, 2023 #002 - Deadlock (1970) Jan 16, 2023
    • Jan 15, 2023 #003 - Wanda (1970) Jan 15, 2023
    • Jan 14, 2023 Connections - From Airport (1970) to Airplane! (1980) Jan 14, 2023

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    Episode 13: GoldenEye (1995) with Karim Ballach https://t.co/w78XWjsq7z
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    Episode 12: Scream (1996) with Joslyn https://t.co/q3GDLylC1g
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    Episode 10: Naked (1993) with Will Steele https://t.co/CBN4NDmipM
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    Episode 9: Funny Games (1997) with Aaditya Bhattacharya https://t.co/H1SiX4Yn4Z
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    Episode 8: Exotica (1994) with George Ehret https://t.co/YUuQ8wxHAS
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