Groovy Movies

By Groovy Movies

Weekly deep dives into your favourite films with Lily Austin and James Brailsford.

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March 13, 2025 Anora (2024)
You may have heard something about Mikey Madison’s shining, star-making performance as Anora? Or perhaps that Sean Baker made Oscar-history by winning four awards at this year's ceremony for said film? Well if you haven’t seen it yet, now is the moment, it’s back in cinemas and will soon be available on streaming.
This week we discuss what makes the story so kinetic, shooting on film with a tiny budget and that intimacy coordinator controversy.

References
Sean Baker and Mikey Madison break down a scene by Vanity Fair
Sean Baker’s 30 year journey to Anora by Neon
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March 06, 2025 The Oscars and The Brutalist (2024)
As the set comes down from the biggest celebration of the least-viewed cinematic triumphs of the year, we take stock of Sean Bakers success with Anora and attempt to map the blueprints of The Brutalist's anticlimatic awards season. Was it a grand failure or a misunderstood masterpiece? Probably neither but listen to find out.
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February 20, 2025 Se7en (1995)
It’s the 30 year anniversary of David Fincher’s Seven, otherwise known as the OG unboxing video. Be prepared for spoilers as we discuss the iconic ending that almost wasn’t and why real serial killers never live up to the hype.
References
Seven’s script
Seven’s cinematography by David E. Williams for theasc.com
Behind-The-Scenes Stories From The Making Of 'Se7en' by Mike McGranaghan for ranker.com
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February 13, 2025 Babygirl (2024)
Nothing says Valentine’s Day like age-gap office affairs and BDSM, so with that in mind, we bring you Halina Reijn’s Babygirl. It may have been snubbed at the Oscars but we shant be overlooking this orgasm-forward, kink-celebrating homage to the 90s erotic thriller.

References
Vanity Fair piece on Babygirl by David Canfield
Halina Reijn on Bridging Hollywood’s “Orgasm Gap” by Scott Roxborough
Cinematographer Jasper Wolf on working on Babygirl
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February 06, 2025 Juno (2007)
Remember when teen pregnancy was a thing? This week we discuss Juno, the movie that reinvented this particular noughties trend and made stars out of Elliot Page, Michael Cera and the film’s screenwriter, Diablo Cody.
We discuss what makes the script so good and why people hated it. There is also space to reminisce about the heyday of director’s commentaries. This movie had an excellent one with Diablo Cody and the film’s director, Jason Reitman. Is there a way to bring them back?

References
Jaison Reitman on Juno
Diablo Cody on Juno and its critics 15 years later by Evan Nicole Brown for The Hollywood Reporter
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January 30, 2025 Nosferatu (1922 & 2024)
This week we do a compare-and-contrast between Robert Egger’s Nosferatu and the 1922 German silent film it's based on. We deep-dive into the mad production story of the original, why Bram Stoker owes Nosferatu an apology and somehow pitstop at Yoga Hosers and Robbie William’s new film Better Man along the way.

References
Watch Nosferatu (1922) here
Yoga Hosers (2016) trailer
Shadow of a vampire (2000) trailer
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January 23, 2025 Eraserhead (1977)
In honour of David Lynch who died last week - though serendipitously we recorded the episode a few weeks before - this episode we discuss his feature debut, Eraserhead. A film so freaky, so funny and utterly unique. Just like the man himself.

References
David Lynch’s documentary, Eraserhead Stories
Interviews with the Eraserhead cast
‘The Epic Influence of David Lynch's Eraserhead, from Kubrick to Star Wars’ by Garin Pirnia for Esquire
Interview with Lynch from Chris Rodley’s 1997 book Lynch on Lynch
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January 16, 2025 The Fall (2006)
We go behind-the-scenes of an overlooked gem which is finally getting the attention it deserves, thanks to a 4K restoration by Mubi. Tarsem Singh's debut feature The Fall is a globe-trotting feast for the eyes, with a transformative performance by first-time actor, the then six-year-old Catinca Untaru. We strongly recommend catching it on Mubi before listening to the episode.

References
Behind-the-scenes documentary 'Wanderlust and Nostalgia'
Tarsem Singh on the making of The Fall by Christina Newland for Little White Lies
An oral history of The Fall by Leila Jordan for IndieWire
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January 09, 2025 Donnie Darko (2001)
This week we sift through the web lore of one of the original multiverse movies, Donnie Darko. We relish seeing adolescent Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal squabble at the dinner table and ponder why a 23-year-old directing wunderkind never succeeded with a follow-up.

References
Pages from the fictional book "The Philosophy of Time Travel" by Roberta Sparrow aka Grandma Death
Donnie Darko’s BTS production video diary
An oral history of Donnie Darko
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January 02, 2025 The Substance (2024)
To kick off a new series, we’re starting with the biggest film of 2024 - that’s biggest by our personal metrics. Expect a detailed breakdown of the lens required to achieve such a revolting zoom on Dennis Quaid munching prawn heads and a rant about why this is not Demi Moore’s comeback.

References
Interview with Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Coralie Fargeat
A breakdown of the set design of The Substance
The kind of headline Lily doesn’t appreciate
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Edited by Lily Austin
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37min

FAQs about Groovy Movies:

How many episodes does Groovy Movies have?

The podcast currently has 110 episodes available.