In episode thirty-seven of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Ari Aster’s Sundance horror sensation HEREDITARY before launching into a career mini-retrospective for its much-celebrated star (and inimitable Aussie icon) Toni Collette. Ben feels deeply skeptical towards the film’s relationship between homage and rip-off, Daniel finds its projection of doomsday anxiety seeping into reality to be deliciously cruel and compassionate, and Brandon foists Toni to the top of his Oscar ballot and names the film his favorite of the year.

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In episode thirty-sex of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel would have yelled over each other about John Cameron Mitchell’s HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES if it had been released in theaters for longer than six days so instead they take a page from Jenna Maroney’s book and discuss a few movies that fall under her suggestion “what if the theme was sl*ts?” - but in a very sex positive way. Brandon discusses the political importance of a post-9/11 queer New York in Mitchell’s SHORTBUS and goes on to share a sexy memory from college, Ben prays for spiritual transcendence through sex in Lars von Trier’s BREAKING THE WAVES, and Daniel warns viewers about the delicious color palette that dots the infidelity around the broken heart of Ms. Agnès Varda’s LE BONHEUR.

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In episode thirty-five of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about the latest spinoff from a galaxy far, far away - SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY. They dig deep into Ron Howard’s genre-mashing origin tale, whether Chewie made the right choice in joining the ragtag team of rebels, and how the film impacts the franchise and its mission statement moving forward. Ben begins his Summer of Spike Lee, Daniel swears never to watch another movie that isn’t late period, flatulent and fascist Fellini, and Brandon swerves down an icy interstate on his way to see THE WRESTLER.

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In episode thirty-four of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Paul Schrader’s climate change crisis of faith film FIRST REFORMED. Ben brings up Bresson’s country priest, Daniel calls back to Bergman’s wintry priest, and Brandon spreads the gospel according to DEADPOOL 2.

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In episode thirty-three of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other - and the hyper-ambient soundscapes of Lucrecia Martel - about the Argentinian auteur’s latest descent into subliminal disorientation, ZAMA. They also discuss Martel’s previous three films - LA CIÉNAGA, THE HOLY GIRL, & THE HEADLESS WOMAN - and how they inform the riddles of her most recent masterwork, and may just give an elusive answer to the central mystery behind an ongoing equestrian concern. Ben breaks down the ZAMA llama’s absurd interruption, Daniel provides free ad copy for don Diego de Zama’s vintage network sitcom, and Brandon worries whether the flood of rushing sound will warrant a trip to the water closet.

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In episode thirty-two of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Jason Reitman, Diablo Cody, and Charlize Theron’s big screen reunion in TULLY. They also discuss Angels in America, camping, YOUNG ADULT, mental illness, UP IN THE AIR, Brentwood problems, and a few Oscar snubs. Ben rates the actresses of Three Tall Women, Daniel defends mermaids, and Brandon stands up for heterosexuality.

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In episode thirty-one of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Chloé Zhao’s poetic slice of Badlands realness in THE RIDER. From there they jump off into the roots of Italian Neorealism with ROME, OPEN CITY and the American Independent cinema’s current fascination with hyper-realism in the films of Sean Baker and the Safdies. Ben delivers the Rossellini keynote, Daniel loves Zhao’s dance between docu-verité and self-conscious style, and Brandon becomes the bully now.

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In episode thirty of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Andrew Haigh’s boy-and-his-horse odyssey through rural white America, LEAN ON PETE - but all they really want to talk about is Steven Spielberg’s WWI picaresque equine picture WAR HORSE. Ben argues passionately that its unabashed emotionality and striking images make it Spielberg’s best in years, Daniel sends its cocktail of sentimentality and harsh brutality back to the bar, and Brandon declares himself the Switzerland of the argument.

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In episode twenty-nine of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Lynne Ramsay, Queen of Scots’s blunt force thriller YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE before pummeling themselves with her previous three features WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, MORVERN CALLAR, and RATCATCHER. Ben wonders whether we should discuss her latest film in conversation with the Safdies’s GOOD TIME, Daniel turns out to be the missing child from the RATCATCHER council estate, and Brandon brings the hammer in stanning Ezra Miller.

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In episode twenty-eight of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Steven Spielberg’s big-budget gamer romp READY PLAYER ONE - his first “movie” since THE POST, a “film,” was released theatrically four months ago - as well as other films like THE MATRIX and STRANGE DAYS that also conquer the digital terrain of virtual reality. Ben deals with an outside threat in A QUIET PLACE, Daniel can’t decide if the user-friendliness of The Oasis is a feature or a bug, and resident gaymer Brandon declares Spielberg a winner in the cinematic video game canon.

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