HIM (2025): “The Substance for Boys”

Feb 3

Ready for The Big Game™, Spookies? The most exciting day in football is right around the corner, and we wanted to get in on the fun — which is why we picked HIM (2025) for this week's episode. On our latest Spooky Tuesday, we're hitting the field with Marlon Wayans and Tyriq Withers for a little pigskin practice as we toss around the ball, nuggets of sports history, classic Americana themes, and theories about what's going down behind-the-scenes in Justin Tipping's trippy flick.

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References:

https://www.motionpictures.org/2025/09/how-director-justin-tipping-mixed-art-nike-ads-multiple-genres-in-his-sports-horror-him/

Nike Freestyle Ad

Jonathan Glazer's Jordans Ad

https://artsfuse.org/317121/film-review-him-a-carpet-bombing-of-the-optic-nerve/

https://nerdist.com/watch/video/him-interview-the-horror-of-sports-religion/

https://time.com/7318791/him-movie-ending-explained/

Lucas Blue Him (2025) Breakdown & Analysis

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cannupa-hanska-luger-mascot-jordan-peele-horror-film-him-1234756028/

https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/football-and-wwi