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Booksmart

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Regret hits hard before high school graduation, when two academic overachieving, ride-or-die besties realize they could have partied more, studied less, and STILL gotten into an A-list college, so they set out to squeeze four years of wild into one night.

Directed by Olivia Wilde

Talent:

Kaitlyn Dever - Amy

Beanie Feldstein - Molly

Jessica Williams - Ms. Fine

Jason Sudeikis - Principle Jordan Brown

Diana Silvers - Hope

Skyler Gisondo - Jared

Billie Lourd - Gigi 

Molly Gordon - Annabelle “Triple A”

Mason Gooding - Nick

Edwardo Franco - Theo

Victoria Ruesga - Ryan

Lisa Kudrow - Charmaine

Will Forte - Doug

Next Episode: Midsommar

High Life

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A failed experiment leaves a father and daughter stranded in deep space.

Directed and co-written by Claire Denis

Talent:

Monte - Robert Pattinson

Dr. Dibs - Juliette Binoche

Willow – Jessie Roth

Tcherny - Andre Benjamin

Boyce – Mia Goth

Nansen – Agata Buzek

Chandra – Lars Eidinger

Mink – Claire Tran

Ettore – Ewan Mitchell

Elektra – Gloria Obianyo

Next Episode: Booksmart

Captain Marvel

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In this podcast we discuss myth origin stories, the male critic response, the lady lens, Free the Penis, women as weapons, ‘Merica, and the need for future installments of women superhero films.

Written and Directed by Boden and Fleck

Talent:

Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Vers/Captain Marvel

Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

Jude Law as Yon-Rogg

Ben Mendlesohn as Talos

Annette Benning as Mar-Vell/Supreme Intellegence/Dr. Wendy Lawson

Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau

Akira Akbar as Monica Rambeau

Next Episode: High Life

The Breaker Upperers

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After being cheated on by the same man 15 years ago, nihilistic best friends Jen and Mel have a blast breaking Kiwi couples up for a living; that is until Mel begins to fraternize with the clients.

Directed by Sami and van Beek

Talent:

Madeline Sami as BFF Mel

Jackie van Beek as BFF Jan

Celia Pacquola as Wannabe BFF Anna

James Rolleston as Barely Legal Jordan

Ana Scotney as Stacy’s Girlfriend Sepa

Cohen Holloway as Ex-Cheating Boyfriend Joe

Rima Te Wiata as Jan’s Sex Crazed Mom

Next Episode: Captain Marvel

Bird Box

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Five years after an unknown entity—that when seen drives people to commit suicide—infiltrates humanity, a woman and two children battle a raging river blindfolded, hell-bent on finding shelter and surviving.

Directed by Susanne Beir, 2018

Talent:

Sandra Bullock as Malorie

Trevante Rhodes as Tom

John Malkovich as Douglas

Sarah Paulson as Jessica

Danielle Macdonald as Olympia

Tom Hollander as Gary

Vivien Lyra Blair as Girl

Julian Edwards as Boy

LilRel Howery as Charlie

BD Wong as Greg

Articles/References:

Washington Post

The Verge

New York Times

Letterboxd! Check out Rochelle’s Letterboxd Season Challenge

“Creatures, Malorie thinks. What a cheap word.” ― Josh Malerman

Next Episode: The Breaker Upperers

A Year In Review

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In this podcast we look back, talk favorite group podcast experiences, needle the Oscars, discuss blindness to inherent racism, admit blindspots, and cast hopes for the role of women in the coming year of film. 

Season 1: 2018Episode 1 Molly’s Game (dir. Sorkin) Episode 2 Winchester (dir. The Spierig Brothers) Episode 3 A Wrinkle in Time (dir. DuVernay) Episode 4 Isle of Dogs (dir. Anderson) Episode 5 Tully (dir. Reitman) Episode 6 Hereditary (dir. Astor) Episode 7 Ocean’s 8 (dir. Ross) Episode 8 Eighth Grade (dir. Burnham)Episode 9 The Tale (dir. Fox) Episode 10 A Star Is Born (dir. Cooper) Episode 11 Suspiria (dir. Guadagnino) Episode 12 The Favourite (dir. Lanthimos) A big shoutout to #VibeMountain for his sick track, AI 2! <3

The 25 Best Films of 2018 according to David Ehrilch

Next Episode: Bird Box

The Favourite

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A vicious rivalry develops when fallen 18th century English Noble woman, Abigail, squirms into the good graces of Queen Anne despite warnings she receives from her longtime favorite companion, Sarah Churchill, 1st Duchess of Marlborough.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

Talent:

Olivia Colemen as Queen Anne

Emma Stone as Abigail Hill

Rachel Weisz as Lady Sarah Churchill

Nicholas Holt as Robert Harley

Joe Alwyn as Samuel Masham

Articles/References:

New Statesman America

The Guardian

Vanity Fair

Vulture

The New York Review of Books

“Sometimes a lady likes to have some fun.”

Next Episode: A Year In Review

Suspiria

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In the year 1977, a Mennonite apostate from Ohio is accepted to the world renowned Berlin Markos Dance Company where an enigmatic artistic director, a grieving psychiatrist, and a skeptical company dancer all work to unearth divergent truths.

Directed by Luca Guadagnino, 2018

Based on 1977 cult Italian giallo classic directed by Dario Argento

Talent:

Dakota Johnson – Susie Bannion

Tilda Swinton – Madame Blanc / Dr. Josef Klemperer (Anke) / Helena Markos

Chloe Grace Moretz – Patricia

Mia Goth – Sara

Elena Fokina - Olga

Angela Winkler – Miss Tanner

Malgorzata Bela – Susie’s Mother / Death

Articles/References:

Wired Review

The Atlantic Review

NPR Review

Screen Daily Interview

The Muse

“Tilda is a filmmaker, not just an actress. She has a great knowledge of the machine of the making of a movie and this is very profound, because it’s like working with my DP, it’s like working with someone who is actually contributing to the movie itself, not just adding her voice as a performer only, but adding her voice as a filmmaker.” – Guadagnino, Screen Daily

Next Episode: The Favourite

A Star is Born

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At the height of addiction a famous musician falls for an unknown singer and both helps and hinders her star from rising.

Directed by Bradley Cooper

2018 1976 1954 1937

Talent:

Ally

Jack

Bobby

Lorenzo

George “Noodles” Stone

Phil

We love you, Ron! #arvinsloanforever

“Sometimes the same need that builds us up can eventually destroy us.” – Roger Ebert

Next Episode: Suspiria

Eighth Grade

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Kayla, a genuine thirteen-year-old, navigates her final week of eighth grade and prepares for a hopefully less disastrous transition to high school.  

Written and Directed by Bo Burnham

Talent:

Kayla Day as the kid we all feel like on the inside

Mark Day as the dad who isn’t cool in all the most amazing ways

*Also Josh Hamilton has 42 film credits to his name; we are the WORST!

Aiden as the shallow guy crush

Gabe as the guy you actually have fun with

Riley as the fake guy made of nightmares who breaks a part of you

Articles/References:

Selfitis Article

Selfitis Study

Eight Grade as Techno Horror

New Yorker Article

Variety Article

Indiewire Article

Next Episode: The Tale