Filmly Matters

Surprise! For Father's Day we decided to record a holiday episode taking a look at a movie that featured the theme of fatherhood, 2009's "Everybody's Fine" starring Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell, and Kate Beckinsale. It's a film that follows a widower taking a cross-country trip to surprise all of his children who had canceled their visit to him, and they all learn that relationships with family can be complicated, even when the love is there. We have also included a special guest, Josh's dad, Wayne! Take a listen as we chat about the film and get a real-life dad's perspective.

Greetings and salutations! After another very long hiatus, things in life have finally settled down enough for us to start recording again. To celebrate Pride Month, we watched and discussed two films that run the spectrum of queer acceptance and culture: Maurice (1987) and Bottoms (2023). We'll take you on a journey from stifling England pre-WWI to the raunchy modern USA. So drop out of Cambridge and come join a girl's fight club with us!

Sources: - The Encyclopaedia Brittanica entry on Film Noir

- Esquire articles written by Olivia Ovenden:

* https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a38816679/nightmare-alley-ending-explained-by-guillermo-del-toro/

* https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a38811871/guillermo-del-toro-favorite-movies-noir-nightmare-alley/

- Article by PATRICK BRZESKI:

* https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/making-of-nightmare-alley-gullermo-del-toro-1235073035/

Suddenly, Melancholia is here to provide us with quite sudden mood swings and complete devastation. Or perhaps our doom lies within the sultry tones and pointy teeth of the grooviest plant this side of the eclipse. Either way, resistance is futile!

Join us as we discuss MELANCHOLIA (2011) and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986). Maybe we can just write a new ending?

Despite the incessant struggle of being pulled back in by our day jobs and grad school responsibilities, we’ve finally managed to get our fifth episode out. We discuss the entirety of this classic epic, highlighting themes such as identity, family, and loyalty. We hope you enjoy our attempt at legitimizing our business. But please, don’t leave without the cannoli.

We promise we haven't done anything funny. In fact, we're downright bonafide in our discussion of O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and Blood Simple (1984), both written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. So grab your shovel and cigarettes and come sit a spell down by the river, won't you?