Minute 24

Minute 24

By Melissa DarchTV & Film
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Minute 24 episodes

  • Episode 22: The Last Black Man in San Francisco v. Memento
    Best friend and closet actor Jahred King takes me on a whirlwind tour of the Golden Gate City. He explains Toxic Black Masculinty while I keep guessing what gentrification is and we bond over skateboarding. Then I show him Memento and I'm not sure either of us know what it's about anymore. I learned a lot and I had a great time.
    1 hr 25 min
  • Episode 21: The Fifth Element v. The Bourne Identity
    Best friend and taxi connoisseur Briana Jones comes over to my house to show me sci-fi epic The Fifth Element. We crush over Bruce Willis with hair and Bri gets really into a cruise ship scene. Then I show her The Bourne Identity and we bound over spy movies. I laughed a lot and I had a great time. BYE FOREVER
    1 hr 53 min
  • Episode 20: Mallrats v. Lucky Number Slevin
    Best friend and skateboard aficionado Brendan McCay joins me for some classics. He shows me Mallrats and I fall in love with an escalator bit. I like it so much, I watch the whole movie later! Then I show him a favorite of mine, Lucky Number Slevin. We laugh, we cry, we talk about the Virgin Mary. I learned a lot and I had a great time. BYE FOREVER.
    1 hr 18 min
  • Episode 19: The Honeymoon v. Snatch

    Best friend and vampire impersonator Hunter Altman joins me in my liar for a creepy night of horror. He FORCES me to watch the Honeymoon "in honor of my wedding" he says. It's very fun. I talk about metaphors of moths and how ants factor into the horror genre and basically we just laugh about bugs.

    Then, I make Hunter watch Snatch and try to figure out what Brad Pitt is saying. He can't. No one can. We talk about my love of Guy Ritchie and when I discovered what a director is. We laugh, we cry, we love dogs.

    I learned a lot and I had a great time.


    BYE FOREVER.

    1 hr 41 min
  • Episode 18: Dazed and Confused v. Cool Hand Luke

    Best friend and sportsball afficionado Jules Forde comes over to show me high school classic Dazed and Confused. Like all the greats, I compare it to American Graffitti, a movie I've ALSO never seen and can never spell. We talk baseball, what I THINK is cocaine and how great Parker Posey is.

    Then I make him watch Cool Hand Luke and gush over effortlessness. I can't say the word "Cool" nearly enough, but boy do I try. Also I know almost no actor in the movie. I learned a lot and I had a great time.


    BYE FOREVER.

    1 hr 21 min
  • Episode 17: The Bird Cage v. A Beautiful Mind
    Best friend and Target fashionista Alyssa Saenz comes over to show me the LGBTQ hit The Bird Cage. I greatly underestimate how great the movie is and get really hung up on an ancillary character. Then I show Alyssa A Beautiful Mind and I cry. That's all you need to know. I learned a lot and I had a great time.
    1 hr 50 min
  • Episode 16: Father of the Bride v. Borat
    Best friend and ice cream enthusiast Carolyn Klarecki comes over for movie night. She shows me Father of the Bride and listens to me while I predict a love story between Martin Short and the daughter of Steve Martin.
    Then I show her Borat and we experiment with accents and what it means to be a woman. We keep bringing up things the other hasn't heard of and part enemies. I learned a lot and I had a great time.
    BYE FOREVER.
    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 15: My Neighbor Totoro vs. The Godfather
    Fellow Mathematician and best friend Pierce Purselley comes over to the new abode to show me a childhood favorite of his. We watch 6 minutes of My Neighbor Totoro and I am transfixed. We talk about depression and ghosts and everything in between (everything).
    Then I show him The Godfather and take him on a long and winding ten year journey. He stays awake the whole time! We talk about weddings and sub plots and dust bunnies. I learned a lot and I had a great time. 
    BYE FOREVER.
    1 hr 31 min
  • Episode 14: The Running Man vs. The Maze Runner
    Best friend and tech aficionado Killian Walsh comes over to the NEW APARTMENT to watch some running movies.
    He shows me The Running Man and I lose myself in who is Arnold and who is his character.
    Then I show him The Maze Runner and take a deep dive into post apocalyptic teen books that haven't even become movies yet. I learned a lot and I had a good time.
    BYE FOREVER.
    1 hr 46 min
  • Episode 13: Seven Psychopaths v. The Great Mouse Detective
    Best friend and adventress Nkechi comes over and makes me watch Seven Psychopaths. We laugh and cry at the dark comedy and talk about Grounded for life for a weirdly long time. Then I make her watch The Great Mouse Detective and we discuss the pros and cons of other mouse movies. We learned a lot and I had a great time. BYE FOREVER.
    2 hr 46 min

About Minute 24

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A biweekly (semiweekly?) podcast where I learn about completely well-known movies I have never heard of (of which I have never heard).