Movies imo

In episode sixty-nine of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about the 91st annual Academy Award nominations. Ben rectifies the Oscars’ HAPPY AS LAZZARO erasure with his own set of personal nods, Daniel overslept through the nomination announcement, and Brandon celebrates the new Animated Feature frontrunner.

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In episode sixty-eight of movies imo., Ben, Brandon and Daniel discuss Joel and Ethan Coen's latest film, now on Netflix, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. They also take a look at the filmmaker duo's other classics.

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In episode sixty-seven of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about their top twenty-five motion pictures of 2018.

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In episode sixty-six of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Clint Eastwood’s swan song (until the next swan song) THE MULE. They also discuss two more Clint directed-Clint starring opuses with MILLION DOLLAR BABY and THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY. Ben celebrates Meryl for taking love into her own hands and driving to Des Moines for a new dress, Daniel appreciates the ways in which this patriarchal icon processes shame through sensitivity, and Brandon nails the easygoing high-pitched cadence of Clint’s crotchety botanist. Alright!

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In episode sixty-five of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney biopic VICE before getting bored and moving on to giving their Golden Globes predictions. Ben believes industry respect for Christian Bale’s transformation will win him the Oscar, Daniel chastises McKay for skipping over Cheney’s time as CEO of Halliburton, and Brandon completes a feat of strength to officially become the first film f*g to suffer through BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY.

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In episode sixty-four of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Barry Jenkins’ third film, the James Baldwin adaptation IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK. They also discuss one of Jenkins’ #FilmStruck4: Wong Kar-wai’s IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE. Ben breaks down a few key choices in tone between Baldwin’s novel and Barry’s adaptation, Daniel celebrates the secrets behind Maggie Cheung’s high collars, and Brandon gushes over Regina King’s entrance to Puerto Rico.

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In episode sixty-three of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA. They also discuss his previous two Spanish-language features Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN and SÓLO CON TU PAREJA. Ben evokes the texture of memory within Cuarón’s long shots, Daniel loves the mini-maximalism of ROMA’s scope but wishes there were fewer airplanes, and Brandon reveres the elegiac melancholy of the final diner scene in Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN.

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In episode sixty-two of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about this year’s Palme d’Or winner: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s SHOPLIFTERS. They also discuss Kore-eda’s AFTER THE STORM, STILL WALKING, and NOBODY KNOWS. Ben advises a page one rewrite for Paul Dano’s WILDLIFE, Daniel appreciates the way Kore-eda characters behave in rooms by themselves, and Brandon calls out STILL WALKING’s grandpapa for the seething ball of resentment that he has become in old age.

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In episode sixty-one of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Yorgos Lanthimos’ cruel and unusual new film THE FAVOURITE before discussing Sofia Coppola’s MARIE ANTOINETTE and Stanley Kubrick’s BARRY LYNDON, two other auteur-driven period pieces that a subversive look at love, betrayal, and power in the royal court. Ben sings Olivia Colman’s praises as a performer at the peak of her powers, Daniel walks the long and winding road of existence with Barney Lipton, and Brandon (softly) comes to terms with having a new favorite Coppola film. note from the film f*gz: sorry about our audio malfunction...can you ever forgive us?

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In episode sixty of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Steve McQueen’s deconstructed heist-slash-political corruption-slash-grief thriller WIDOWS. They also discuss two classic crime films: Michael Mann’s HEAT and Jules Dassin’s RIFIFI. Ben doesn’t wanna yuck anyone’s yums but wonders whether Gillian Flynn is a talent, Daniel gushes about the greatest gay love story of the 90s between Al Pacino and Bob De Niro, and Brandon gets too lit to quit on the power of five star cinema.

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