We've been on BARBIE-watch for what seems like forever. Now we've literally watched Barbie and our lives may never be the same. We've got Margot Robbie's countrywoman (and our good pal) Maria Lewis here, so...let's go party!

What’s Good
Alonso - Sydney’s omelet
Drea - Who shat on the floor at my wedding?
Maria - Oppenheimer and the Barbenheimer vibes
Ify - pool

ITIDIC

1. Barbie Sets Record Best Opening for a Female Director
2. Some Independent Films Were Given the Go-Ahead by SAG-AFTRA

Staff Picks
Alonso - The Wobblies
Drea - Lakota Nation vs. United States
Maria - Killers of the Flower Moon (the audiobook – the movie isn’t out yet!)
Ify - War Games

Maria’s latest books: 
Mockingbird Strike Out
The Graveyard Shift  (out Sept ‘23)

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

First, we tell you all about the SAG-AFTRA strike; then, it's the theater godmothers vs. the film critics as we look at the new comedy THEATER CAMP. Finally, the gang aces a quiz about made-up movie musicals (which has been edited to include audio clips for listeners at home; in the recording, all guesses were made without audio clues, other than about 3 notes from NY/LA). And staff picks! What a show!

What’s Good
Alonso: Rowenta Turbo Silence Extreme Plus Table Fan
Drea: TooGoodToGo
Kyle: National Critics Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
Ify: Ralphs (Kroger) summer seltzer flavors

ITIDIC
Actors Have Joined Writers in Industry Strike

1. Re: Oppenheimer walkout
2. Re: Residuals checks
3. Re: Comic-Con Cancellations

The 70mm Print of Oppenheimer Is So Big, They Had to Expand the Projection Booth

Staff Picks
Drea: Paper Heart (2009)
Alonso: Camp (2003)
Kyle: Blue Jean
Ify: Bring It On

With:
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Kyle Turner

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

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Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

In Adele Lim's boisterous directorial debut, JOY RIDE, four American friends get up to some major hijinks while in China. But there's more than laughs on offer in this comedy, which the gang discusses with comedian Jenny Yang. Then, we send some groups of friends on vacations of our own design.

What’s Good
Alonso - The Bear Ep. 206
Drea - The cookies of 2023
Jenny - Being back
Ify - RTX, BBQ

ITIDIC

1. GQ Editor Who Axed an Anti-Zaslav Story Is Producing Movie for Warner Bros.
2. The Coen Brothers are Getting Back Together
3. Barbie Banned In Vietnam Over Interpretation of Map Details

Staff Picks
Drea - The Lesson
Alonso - Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Jenny - Better Luck Tomorrow
Ify - Crazy Rich Asians

More Jenny Yang at JennyYang.tv

With:
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Jenny Yang

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

Ahh 1997...a time when comedy movie presidents did Bill Clinton impressions, apes were the toast of Hollywood, and NASA launched the first manned mission to Mars. That's what's happening in this year's Listener Pick, chosen by our supporter, Robin. It's Disney's RocketMan, a live-action, slapstick farce starring Harland Williams as the smartest, dumbest astronaut  around.

What’s Good
Alonso - BlueSky
Drea - King Size Comforter for a Queen (of the Midwest) Bed
Hal - Ordering groceries online
Ify - Gorges

ITIDIC:

• SAG Negotiations Extended Until July 12
• Mattel Exec Says that Upcoming Barney Movie Will Be “For Adults”
• Goodburger 2 Update: Lil Rey Howery and Jillian Bell Added to Cast

Staff Picks
Alonso - Electric Dreams
Drea -  Earth Mama
Hal - Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Ify - The Pest

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With:
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Hal Lublin

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

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The debut feature from writer/director Celine Song premiered at a certain film festival you may have heard about. Now, it's in theaters, and we've invited friend of the show Inkoo Kang along to talk about it.

Then, we think about outdated tech we love to see on screen.

What’s Good
Drea - Heritage Store Rose Water and Glycerin Spray
Inkoo - Literary scammers
Alonso - Jeni’s x Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts, Jeni’s Brown Butter Almond Brittle

ITIDIC

1. What’s Happening with Turner Classic Movies?
2. Some Paddington 3 Casting Has Been Announced
3. Everybody’s talking about the French BARBIE movie poster

Here’s a Zip Drive

The connection between John Early and Clockwatchers

Staff Picks
Drea - Nimona
Inkoo - John Early: Now More Than Ever
Alonso - Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

With:
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Inkoo Kang

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

Framing devices, whip pans, Hollywood homages...oh my, it's a new Wes Anderson movie! See how this one stacks up, for the WA-superfans, the newly initiated, and those who are somewhere in between. Plus, a hotline question about memorable angles and camerawork in film.

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What’s Good
Alonso - Lingvano ASL course
Drea - Strawberries
Darren - Fake Rick Dalton Coverage on The Video Archives
Ify - Juneteenth Mini Fest

ITIDIC

1. Pixar’s ELEMENTAL Set a Box Office Record…
2. Guillermo del Toro Wants to Focus on Animation
3. Jon Hamm Was Supposed to Star in Gone Girl

Staff Picks
Alonso - The Blackening
Drea - A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Darren - The Naked Spur
Ify - The Truman Show

With:
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Darren Franich

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

The author of the new film and TV book The Male Gazed (who also penned the 33 1/3 volume on Judy at Carnegie Hall) joins us to celebrate that great icon of gay culture, Judy Garland, in the barn-burning role that should have won her an Oscar. Then, the gang gets quizzed on the similarities between the four different versions of A Star Is Born ('37, '54, '76, and 2018).

What’s Good
Alonso - Hi Honey, I’m Homo by Matt Baum
Drea - Bentonville Film Festival and the premiere of A View of the World from Fifth Avenue
Manuel - ShopQueer.co and their mobile queer library
Ify - Juneteenth Minifest at Vidiots

ITIDIC

1. Golden Globes Purchased by Dick Clark Productions
2. Is the IP Era’s “Venture Capital” Philosophy Poisoning Movies?
3. Oregon Man Found Guilty After Setting up Indiana Jones-inspired Booby Traps for the Feds

Staff Picks
Alonso - Miss Juneteenth
Drea - The Philadelphia Story
Manuel - The Fifth Element
Ify - Judy

Pick up Manuel’s new book, The Male Gazed

Various takes of “The Man That Got Away”

With:
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Manuel Betancourt

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

What’s Good?
Drea - Be My Eyes
Brandon - Metro Boomin & Coi Leray, “Self Love”
Ify - Kickstarter for GOTH Media Presents: Old Rush

ITIDIC
The Directors Guild Reached a Tentative Deal with Studios Last Weekend 
Studio Ghibli Will Release Miyazaki's Last Film with No Trailer or Promos
Dwayne Johnson is Coming Back to Fast Franchise, Possibly Without Vin Diesel?

Staff Picks
Drea - The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
Brandon - Flamin Hot
Ify - Spider-Man (2002)

Brandon’s Drunk Black History Brunch Show, Bell House Brooklyn 6/18
Medium Popcorn Podcast
Ify’s Juneteenth Mini-fest at Vidiots

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With:
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Ify Nwadiwe
Brandon Collins

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

“Hey, big 300th episode coming up soon…what movie should we watch?” A complex question with a simple answer. We watched 300, one of Zack Snyder’s first movies, and brought back OG co-hosts Ricky and April to weigh in. Adding a unique twist to the matter: only one of these five folks had ever seen this movie before.

Later, of course, we look back at some of our favorite memories from our first 300 episodes.

What’s Good
Alonso - Kyle Turner, The Queer Film Guide
Drea - The Cloud Appreciation Society
Ricky - Reservation Dogs
April - I Think You Should Leave S3
Ify - A Very Gay Book: An Inaccurate Resource for Gay Scholars

ITIDIC

1. New “Max” App’s Credits Debacle Sparks DGA Ire
2. Florida School District in a Mess Over 5th Grade Teacher’s Screening of a Disney Film
3. Justine Triet Wins the Palme D’Or – the 3rd Woman to do so in 76 years

Staff Picks
Drea - Lynch/Oz
Alonso - Past Lives
April - Diary of a Mad Housewife
Ricky - Serpico, Speak No Evil
Ify - Sucker Punch

With 
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Ricky Carmona
April Wolfe

Producer Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

In 2001, they started out as simple street racing highway robbers. Since then, they've loved, they've died, they've come back to life, they've saved the world probably. At long last, their story comes to and end...er...hold up...it's not the end? It doesn't even know the meaning of the WORD "end?" In any case, it's Fast X, and our engines are suitably revved for Dom and them (and some new faces) to race back into our lives.

What’s Good
Alonso - Guinevere Turner, When the World Didn’t End
Drea - Emo Phillips
Myq - Tom King’s Batman comics 
Ify - Vidiots updates, cleaning out storage

ITIDIC

• David Zaslav Gets Booed at BU Commencement
• ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Character Rick Dalton Has Apparently Died
• “Ultimate Cut” of Cult Classic CALIGULA Screened at Cannes

Editor talking about the new edit of Caligula: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McuM46YHSSM&t=1s

Staff Picks
Drea - You Hurt My Feelings
Alonso - Monica
Myq - The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Ify - Fastlane TV series

Keep up with Myq Kaplan’s shows and albums at myqkaplan.com

With:
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Ify Nwadiwe
Myq Kaplan

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher