Movies imo

Have the most recent Academy Awards been so dissected to death that there’s anything left to pore over fagnostically? Which episodes of Lena Dunham’s Girls most stick in the brain, got stuck in the craw, and do or do not remain Brandon’s favorite episode of the series? Is it ever a good idea to fall in love if you’re a character in the Golden Age of Film Noir? What is a bee in a bonnet? All these questions and more will be picked apart by the yapping cultural excavators of movies imo in this, their latest encore installment of being “in community” in discussion of the fruity miscellanea in film and television that most recently caught their eyes. This week the ladies (Girls callback) brought the following to chat about:

Brandon: A double feature of Girls episodes: S6E9 “Goodbye Tour” and S3E7 “Beach House”

Daniel: A triple feature of “Third Wheel Noir”: Lewis Allen’s Desert Fury (1947), Anthony Mann’s Raw Deal (1948), Robert Siodmak’s Criss Cross (1949)

What a laugh they have. They (Daniel) also insistently mispronounce the name of an iconic film auteur.

What on earth is going on in St. Louis and who exactly is DTF in HBO’s newest original series? Why is this boorish gynecologist addressing the birds and the bees to a rowdy bunch of boys during the decline of the American midcentury? Did Heathcliff and Cathy go up to those Crags to fish? All these pressing matters - and more! - will be addressed by the talent: a murder of homosexual crows known as “movies imo” in this, their latest installment of talking to each other on microphones about the fruity miscellanea in film and teevee that caught their eyes this week. Here’s what the guys brought to chat about:

Ben: The Plentiful Versions of Wuthering Heights on the Big Screen (1939 and 2011 edition)

Daniel: Remembering Frederick Wiseman with two of his early ones: High School (1968) and Hospital (1970)

[editor's note: Ben was right that the titular high school was in a predominantly Jewish area, despite the muted reaction from Brandon and Daniel]

Moving forward, in an attempt to simplify the scope of “content” in a given episode, each film faguette will take a week off from bringing a topic to the table; this week Brandon gets to exhale now (Simon). Regardless of the shorter syllabus, they still had a whale of a time breaking the culture wide open and hope you do too.

Is every character on Industry bisexual? Which track off “Horses” is least likely to keep the party going til sunrise? And who is that creepy gay guy in the Bergdorf scarf standing outside the local high school in Holcomb, Kansas? All these questions and more will be answered in this, the latest cri de coeur from the noted trio of resurrected film faguettes known in some quarters as “movies imo” but known to each other, simply, as friends. This week the boys bring the following to discuss amongst themselves:

Ben: Patti Smith's first album after the deaths of husband Fred "Sonic" Smith and best friend Robert Mapplethorpe: Gone Again

Brandon: Finally Gay! Watching Josie and the Pussycats (2001) for the first time

Daniel: Weighing the merits of Catherine Keener's Academy Award-nominated performance as Nell Harper Lee in Bennett Miller's Capote, 20 years later

Oh what a fun time they had digging into these topics, finding treasured insights and a few laughs along the way. Alvin, get your pants on - they’re here!

Who was the all-star stage-to screen adaptation of Nine even for? Can a Golden Age of Hollywood producer secure revenge by winning Best Picture? Which cast member of The Phoenician Scheme deserves the undying love and loyalty of an audience every day of the year no matter how “big” their other performances may get? All these questions and more will be answered across this week’s edition of the movies imo encore. This week the fellas bring the following to discuss:

Ben: William Wyler’s The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Daniel: Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest (2025)

Brandon: The Mystery of Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue (2025); How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days (2003); Almost Famous (2000); The Skeleton Key (2005); Le Divorce (2003); Nine (2009); others)

They love to laugh and love to chat and love to have you around for a listen. This podcast rebooting season… Be Italian!

What is Quills? Is the reigning Emmy winner for Best Drama Series actually good? Who was on the SAG (“Actor”) Awards nominating committee and why don’t they trust the Scandinavian ability to let life imitate art? All these answers and more will be revealed in the second episode of the movies imo encore… and so will the new show format! After digging into this year’s Oscar nominations, the boys bring the following topics to the table:

• Ben! The Golden Age of Gwyneth Paltrow (1995–2005)

• Brandon! The Pitt (2024 — )

• Daniel! Hiroshi Teshigahara’s The Face of Another (1966)

They have a really awesome time doing it and hope you have a really awesome time listening to it.

Somehow Ben, Brandon, and Daniel returned. And they’re old now! With an even looser and less ambitious format than ever before, we kick off the first edition of our movies imo encore by pledging allegiance to the state in which we were born and raised. Yes, you read that correctly, it's (for all intents and purposes) the Ella McCay episode - but after this we're burying the new movie-of-the-week podcast structure of the past and embracing something even more scattered and amorphous with an eye towards the future. But rest assured: like James L. Brooks, the cross-talk is back. But everything else is different this time. Friendship reigns supreme. Long Live Agnès Varda.

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