324 - If Evil, Why Hot-Shaped? - The Mummy (1999)

Welcome back to Fright School! Are you fearfully and wonderfully made? Joe went to see Maria Bamford and Jackie Kashian! Joshua discovers Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter are different things. This week we go on another expedition with Indiana Jones and the... no, sorry.. wait... THE MUMMY (1999*). We break down the 1990s Egyptomania resurgence by discussing aliens and the pyramids, Michael Jackson, and some of the things the film actually gets right!

Recommended Reading:

Representation and Reality in ‘The Mummy’ (1999) by Matt Szafran

Mysterious wave of Egypt-o-mania crests in America's museums, media and malls by Jackie Loohaus

An Egyptological Review of ‘The Mummy’ (1999)

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