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movies imo. is a pop culture podcast where Daniel Crooke (@danielcroooke on twitter), Ben Empey (@realtoddhaynes), and Brandon Kirby (@bkkirby) talk about the week in film and television. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Wicker Men: Fall Movie Predictions
Format shift! This week on the talking homosexual podcast known as movies imo, your fav film f@gz are breaking all the rules as they speak at length about some motion pictures they are yet to see for the year in cinema ahead… With the fall festivals looming, Ben puts together a questionnaire…
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Just Like Dracula: Mythology in Film - Orpheus, Excalibur, O Brother Where Art Thou
Should The Fame Monster have defeated famous surprise winner The Suburbs for Album of the Year? Who are Heurtebise and René Worms? Who would make it out alive from the poets’ brawl? Should John Goodman have crushed that horny toad? Is heterosexual marriage a prison? And what is Merlin wearing on...
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Troubling Imagery: Our Least Favorite Spielberg Films: Always, Hook, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Is there no limit to Holly Hunter’s charisma? What do you do when your friend George asks you to direct another film in his beloved franchise? And just how fat-phobic is a beloved children’s film about “Peter Banning” returning to Neverland? All these questions are more will be answered in this,...
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Our Week with Marilyn: Some Like It Hot, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Niagara
Why is Marilyn Monroe not the main character in the movie Niagara when she’s so clearly the best thing in it? Is the va-va-voom sound effect that’s made every time Marilyn enters a film actually diegetic? And what did Ben say that led to being [redacted] by [redacted] by suggesting that Marilyn…
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Mary Steenburger in The Dink
If one faget sees a baby perched at the end of a bed, but there are no other fagets paying close attention to the frame to see it, does the baby actually exist? Why do the immensely pleasurable late career films of French New Wave filmmakers go down so smoothly? Was this episode sponsored by...
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All Cops Are BOING! - Confessions of a Dangerous Mind & Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Who invented the phrase “rodent boyfriend” for the internet? From which canonical auteurs did George Clooney lift the most inspiration in his directorial debut? Is it appropriate to debate a Palme d’Or winner from an ocean away when you not only haven’t seen the film, but haven’t seen any of the...
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A Cure for Gayness
In order to jumpstart your small business, at what point do you bully your husband into kidnapping a local child? How does Jessica Lange? And where do the eels go? All these questions and more will fly to alpine Europe and check into a local sanitarium — also known as movies imo encore — until…
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The One Where They Discuss Lav Diaz’s Magellan and F. Gary Gary’s The Italian Job
Had the Pope recently seen Lav Diaz’s latest picture before he formally blessed the art of slow cinema? What are EelPods? On a scale from one to ten, how homophobic was the real Ferdinand Magellan? How much misogyny can Charlize Theron overcome in order to successfully run her girlboss...
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The Redemption of Chip Sludge
How did they ever make a movie of revolutionary journalists falling in love amidst the whirlwind American communist movement of the 1910s? Why is Betty Buckley our greatest living vocal talent? Can you make a compelling drama without conflict? Will Sepideh Moafi win an Emmy for her indelible...
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Roach-Like Behavior
Why is Steven Spielberg so protective — much to Elaine May’s chagrin — of the franchising rights around that little alien they call E.T.? When you’re at the movie theater, how do you tell the difference between an actual ghost and just a plain old Laemmle matinee senior? And at what point must…
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Gay Crime in the High Desert
Have the most recent Academy Awards been so dissected to death that there’s anything left to pore over fagnostically? Which episodes of Lena Dunham’s Girls most stick in the brain, got stuck in the craw, and do or do not remain Brandon’s favorite episode of the series? Is it ever a good idea to...
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Actually Heathcliff and Cathy are brother and sister
What on earth is going on in St. Louis and who exactly is DTF in HBO’s newest original series? Why is this boorish gynecologist addressing the birds and the bees to a rowdy bunch of boys during the decline of the American midcentury? Did Heathcliff and Cathy go up to those Crags to fish? All…
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Jean Renoir: Nepo Baby
Is every character on Industry bisexual? Which track off “Horses” is least likely to keep the party going til sunrise? And who is that creepy gay guy in the Bergdorf scarf standing outside the local high school in Holcomb, Kansas? All these questions and more will be answered in this, the latest...
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Be Italian!
Who was the all-star stage-to screen adaptation of Nine even for? Can a Golden Age of Hollywood producer secure revenge by winning Best Picture? Which cast member of The Phoenician Scheme deserves the undying love and loyalty of an audience every day of the year no matter how “big” their other...
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I wish you well.
What is Quills? Is the reigning Emmy winner for Best Drama Series actually good? Who was on the SAG (“Actor”) Awards nominating committee and why don’t they trust the Scandinavian ability to let life imitate art? All these answers and more will be revealed in the second episode of the movies imo...
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Blessings... I mean it
Somehow Ben, Brandon, and Daniel returned. And they’re old now! With an even looser and less ambitious format than ever before, we kick off the first edition of our movies imo encore by pledging allegiance to the state in which we were born and raised. Yes, you read that correctly, it's (for all...
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Live! From Quar Brain
Desperate times call for even more desperate measures, and your three fav film f*gz needed an excuse to catch up on a Z**m call! In this Very Special Quarantine Edition of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel get together virtually to share and discuss three of their favorite films watched while...
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Best Films of 2019 – Part 2
They say film fagz don’t belong in hot air balloons, and yet here they are flying high and yelling over each other for part two of their special year-end review of the top twenty movies of 2019. Ben mourns the inevitable death coming for us all, Daniel brandishes bourgeois objects in class…
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Best Films of 2019 – Part 1
The dead speak! In part one of a special year-end review episode of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about their collective twenty favorite movies of 2019. But first they discuss abstention from the internet, cinematic shames of the decade, and how it feels to see each...
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Films We Should Have Seen By Now
In episode one hundred of movies imo, Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about three movies they’d wished they’d had the chance to discuss on the podcast: Ben offers up Lars von Trier’s devastating death penalty musical DANCER IN THE DARK, Brandon brings Steven Spielberg’s bleak...
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Fleabag
In episode ninety-nine of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s sublime comedy series FLEABAG. Ben swiftly denounces the cast and crew of THE SQUID AND THE WHALE between analysis of the show’s sly visual scheme, Daniel makes a declarative…
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette?
In episode ninety-eight of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Richard Linklater’s Cate Blanchett-led adaptation of the bestselling novel WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE? before discussing two other Linklater comedies with a magnetic movie star lead: SCHOOL OF ROCK and...
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Sword of Trust
In episode ninety-seven of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Lynn Shelton’s provocative new comedy SWORD OF TRUST before going on to discuss three more of her signature films: HUMPDAY, YOUR SISTER’S SISTER, and OUTSIDE IN. Ben believes Jay Duplass to be one of the...
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Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
In episode ninety-six of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Quentin Tarantino’s penultimate feature film ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD before discussing three of their other favorite QT films: PULP FICTION, JACKIE BROWN, and KILL BILL VOL. 1. Ben seconds his…
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SPIRIT from Disney's The Lion King (Original Video) by Beyoncé
In episode ninety-five of movies imo., fellow film f*g Cameron Scheetz (@cameronscheetz) steps into Daniel's seat while he's toiling away at the Outfest Los Angeles Film Festival to discuss Jon Favreau’s THE LION KING with Ben and Brandon. They also yell over each other about Beyoncé’s music…
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The Farewell
In episode ninety-four of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Lulu Wang’s fake wedding and looming funeral family dramedy THE FAREWELL. They also discuss two other matriarch-near-death films with Michael Haneke’s AMOUR and Chris Colombus’ STEPMOM. Ben delivers a…
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Midsommar
In episode ninety-three of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Ari Aster’s pagan group therapy retreat MIDSOMMAR before discussing two other cult-based horror films with an emphasis on divine authority in Robin Hardy’s THE WICKER MAN and Ingmar Bergman’s THE VIRGIN...
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Films That Have Fireworks in the Background (Of the Shot)
In episode ninety-two of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other - in the shadow of July 4th - about movies that have fireworks in the background (of the shot). Ben brings Kenneth Anger’s FIREWORKS back to the conversation while celebrating the fairground firecrackers in F. W....
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Toy Story 4
In episode ninety-one of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel discuss TOY STORY 4 in relation to the three previous entries in the TOY STORY franchise. Ben vows to throw this new installment in the trash where it belongs while championing the bittersweet virtues of TOY STORY 2, Daniel wants to...
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The Dead Don't Die
In episode ninety of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Jim Jarmusch’s zombie movie THE DEAD DON’T DIE before diving into a couple of his earlier genre exercises: the psychedelic western DEAD MAN and the existential vampire romance ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE. Ben feels...
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco
In episode eighty-nine of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Joe Talbot’s Park City sensation THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO before discussing a few other recent films to win the Directing prize from the Sundance Film Festival: Eliza Hittman’s BEACH RATS…
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Non-Fiction
In episode eighty-eight of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Olivier Assayas’ talky lit-crit comedy NON-FICTION before discussing two other Juliette Binoche-Assayas films: CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA and SUMMER HOURS. Ben wonders whether this latest film even counts as...
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Booksmart
In episode eighty-seven of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Olivia Wilde’s BOOKSMART before discussing fellow last-day-of-high school comedies DAZED AND CONFUSED and SUPERBAD. Ben wonders whether the film may be a sedative for liberal audiences, Daniel takes a bite...
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The Souvenir
In episode eighty-six of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Joanna Hogg’s exquisitely shattering THE SOUVENIR before discussing her three previous and quite substantial features UNRELATED, ARCHIPELAGO, and EXHIBITION. Ben would risk it all for Tom Hiddleston’s…
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The Hustle
In episode eighty-five of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about the Anne Hathaway-Rebel Wilson con woman comedy THE HUSTLE and they also discuss a couple fellow diva pictures in Stephen Frears’ THE GRIFTERS and Preston Sturges’ THE LADY EVE. Ben celebrates the GRIFTERS’...
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48th Academy Awards
In episode eighty-four of movies imo., the film fagz are joined by their first ever very special guest host. Fellow film fag TJ Slipko (@teejslipko) steps into Daniel's seat while he's booked and busy to join Ben and Brandon as they travel back in time to the 48th Academy Awards -- a palette...
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Her Smell
In episode eighty-three of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Alex Ross Perry and Elisabeth Moss’ scorched earth punk odyssey HER SMELL before stage-diving into two more stories about performers on the brink of psychological collapse under the public eye in John...
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Under the Silver Lake
In episode eighty-two of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about David Robert Mitchell’s long-delayed L.A. neo-noir picture UNDER THE SILVER LAKE. They also discuss three (assumedly) major influences David Lynch’s MULHOLLAND DR., Robert Altman’s THE LONG GOODBYE, and John...
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High Life
In episode eighty-one of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Claire Denis’ latest picture, the black hole of the soul space odyssey HIGH LIFE. They also discuss a light triptych of other sci-fi masterpieces about what it means to be human in a mysterious and…
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Peterloo
In episode eighty of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Mike Leigh’s PETERLOO before jumping into two more of his class-conscious, character-driven period pieces: MR. TURNER and VERA DRAKE. Ben performs a dramatic reading of his favorite tweet of all time, Daniel...
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The Beach Bum
In episode seventy-nine of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel discuss Harmony Korine‘s zonked-out new picture THE BEACH BUM, but not before discussing his first feature GUMMO and his previous film SPRING BREAKERS. Ben isn’t buying the mean and condescending tone that Harmony is selling, Daniel...
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Us
In episode seventy-eight of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Jordan Peele’s sophomore slice of surreal horror US. Then they discuss two other family invasion flicks with more to say beyond their premise than meets the eye: Martin Scorsese’s CAPE FEAR and Sam...
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Gloria Bell
In episode seventy-seven of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Sebastián Lelio’s near shot-for-shot remake of his own film GLORIA (2014): GLORIA BELL starring Julianne Moore in the titular role first brought to life by Paulina García. They discuss the films in…
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Transit
In episode seventy-six of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Christian Petzold’s audacious World War II thriller TRANSIT before discussing his previous two films: fellow period piece psychodramas PHOENIX and BARBARA. Ben unravels the mysteries of the mind and heart…
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Greta
In episode seventy-five of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Isabelle Huppert’s wicked turn as a piano-playing stalker in Neil Jordan’s GRETA. They go on to discuss Huppert going postal in Claude Chabrol’s LA CÉRÉMONIE before interrogating the success of Jordan’s…
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The Year in Film 1993
In episode seventy-four of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about their favorite movies from the year 1993: Jane Campion’s THE PIANO, Robert Altman’s SHORT CUTS, Krzysztof Kiéslowski’s THREE COLOR: BLUE, Martin Scorsese's THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, and Steven Spielberg’s...
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Everybody Knows
In episode seventy-three of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Asghar Farhadi’s newest socially conscious thriller - and his first in the Spanish language - EVERYBODY KNOWS, starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem. They also discuss Farhadi’s Academy Award-winning A...
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High Flying Bird
In episode seventy-two of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Steven Soderbergh’s NBA iPhone movie HIGH FLYING BIRD before moving on to discuss two other sports pictures that changed the game around the game, MONEYBALL and JERRY MAGUIRE. Ben goes to bat for Brad…
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Velvet Buzzsaw
In episode seventy-one of movies imo., Ben, Brandon and Daniel yell over each other about the latest Netflix original: Dan Gilroy's art house trash horror-comedy, Velvet Buzzsaw, starring everyone's favorite bottom Jake Gyllenhaal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Serenity
In episode seventy of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about daddy Steven Knight’s deep sea fishing noir SERENITY before discussing fellow salt water thrillers DEAD CALM and THE BEACH. Ben appreciates Matthew McConaughey making sure his passengers are ready for the rod,...
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