On this week’s monster mash, Steve, Dana, and Julia gather around the proverbial reanimation laboratory to take on the nutty, goth, and unbridled The Bride! Maggie Gyllenhaal’s feminist—or not, it’s up for debate—retelling of Frankenstein features a truly committed performance from Jessie Buckley. Do the disjointed pieces add to a coherent whole? They discuss.Next, they take a look at Paul McCartney: Man on the Run, the Morgan Neville documentary about the moment when the legendary songwriter and rockstar stopped being a Beatle and had to become something else.Finally, they wade through the morass of titles like How to Tame a Silver Fox and Ms. CEO’s Baby Daddy Is the Merchant of Death to explore the exceedingly cheap and increasingly popular world of vertical micro-dramas via the app ReelShort.&nbsp;In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, they tackle the question of when, in fact, one becomes an adult—inspired by <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/when-do-we-become-adults-really" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a recent piece in The New Yorker by Shayla Love</a>.&nbsp;And if you’re watching the Oscars this week, don’t miss a chance for a special live pre-show with your fave Gabfest critics. Dana joins Isaac Butler, Nadira Goffe, and Sam Adams on <a href="https://slate.com/oscarsplus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thursday, March 12, for an Oscars preview unlike any other</a>. They’ll weigh in on the sinners and saints of this year’s award season.EndorsementsDana: The compilation of Kris Kristofferson songs <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-essential-kris-kristofferson/193760680" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Essential Kris Kristofferson</a>, especially the first disc.Julia: The Helen Garner novel&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-spare-room-a-novel-helen-garner/99ec676ae2ce0ee4?ean=9780312428174&next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Spare Room</a>. Also her new LA-based news outlet,&nbsp;<a href="https://lamaterial.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">L.A. Material</a>, launching next week.Steve: Jean Guéhenno's account of life in Occupied France <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/diary-of-the-dark-years-1940-1944-collaboration-resistance-and-daily-life-in-occupied-paris-jean-guehenno/003d962d794b024d?ean=9780190495848&next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Diary of the Dark Years, 1940-1944</a>.---Email us your thoughts at <a href="mailto:culturefest@slate.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">culturefest@slate.com</a>.&nbsp;Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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