Old Fogies & Films

Shelly & Son invite you to our new episode covering one of her picks, arriving next week!

We watched Michael Douglas chase a woman 3/5ths his age, while playing a character 9/10ths his age, in a 24 year old movie - exactly the same age as the Fogies! Ahem. And if you believe all that, have a listen to our full, trustworthy assessment of David Fincher's The Game (1997) on this episode of Old Fogies & Films.

Fahad invites you to our new episode covering one of his picks, coming this week!

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Do you prefer a taco, or a sausage? Why not both?! Join the Fogies as we consider a young woman caught in the middle of such a profound question, in more ways than one, in Alice Wu’s 2020 film The Half Of It. If we give you $20 will you write the rest of our show notes for us??

Shake what yo’ momma ain’t even gave you yet. This round the Fogies subject themselves to the uncomfortable realities of culture shock, social media, and burgeoning womanhood in our modern world, as we tackle Maimouna Doucoure’s controversial 2020 French film, Cuties (Mignonnes). The kids are not alright. 

There’s only one reason a rock band with stars in their eyes would make a tour stop in this town. That’s right, a Faustian bargain for fame requiring a virgin sacrifice. Results may vary. This week we’re discussing Karyn Kusama’s 2009 film that feels like a punchier riff on Ginger Snaps (2000). Not only do we discuss Jennifer’s Body, but also Jennifer’s Heart; is it in the right place? No. It is not. 

Privacy was a hot button issue even before smart phones. We go way back this episode, to Hitchcock’s seminal 1954 film Rear Window starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly (cue the Mika harmonies TikTok challenge). Either curtains weren’t invented yet, or Jimmy Stewart lives in a community of exhibitionists. 

Walking through a mirror can really cut you to ribbons - literally and figuratively. This episode the Fogies are tackling their first straight sci-fi movie, Isaac Ezban’s Parallel (2018)! I’m sure you’ll forgive us if we get a bit distracted by a desperate desire to leave our own universe. The grass is always greener - and sometimes a bit nauseatingly wobbly - on the other side.

Excuse our French, c'est terrible. The Fogies travel the globe for our first foreign film, 2011's Intouchables, and discuss ableism and human connection across class and racial divides. With subtitles, not dubbing, you philistines.