We Wanna Watch

This week's Lane's Frame is Secrets and Lies (1996) written and directed by Mike Leigh. After another loooong intro discussing some recent Oscar controversies, we talk about this movie's incredible performances, character development, and balanced treatment of adoption. Plus: is Ricky punchier when he finishes the movie 5 minutes before recording?

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Happy birthday Ricky! This week's Rick's Picks are a double feature of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) directed by Jacques Demy and Do the Right Thing (1989) directed by Spike Lee. After a loooooong intro, we talk about our feelings towards musicals, French as a language, and how these two movies could possibly be in conversation with each other. Features the worst instance of Ricky blowing out the mic yet.

Silencio...is what the haters would say to this podcast! This week's Lane's Frame is Mulholland Drive (2001) written and directed by the late David Lynch. After taking time to discuss the Oscar nominations that dropped earlier in the day, we try to go as long as possible without trying to dissect the plot of this movie while discussing its nightmarish vibes, the impressive cinematography, and how much we liked the cowboy lol.

Plus: you wanna play a little GAME?

This week's Rick's Pick is John Woo's 1989 crime drama, The Killer. Featuring special guest Christopher, we talk about our favorite action movies, the history of the "gun-fu" genre, and this movie's Cool Ass Vibes. Plus: we go long on tabletop roleplaying (should Christopher and Ricky start an actual play?) and I shit talk some Oscar movies for a minute.

This week's Lane's Frame is The Piano Teacher (2001) directed by Michael Haneke. Maybe not best characterized as a fucked up movie for freaks! We go long on Erika's psychology, BDSM dynamics, menstrual blood in movies, and our writing pet peeves. Plus: Ricky's cats meow a lot in this episode, oh my god.

Content warning...for a bunch of cool guys! This week's Rick's Pick is Reservoir Dogs (1992) directed by Quentin Tarantino. We get into the aesthetics and glorification of violence, homoeroticism, the ear scene, and the antiblack racism that buoys this whole movie. Plus: we go long on Wallace and Gromit and dabble in a new fancasting game.

Happy new year! We're starting 2025 with a totemic classic of American cinema, Nashville (1975) directed by Robert Altman. We get into the political landscape at the time, the movie's interesting character storytelling, and the style and setting's similarities to Boogie Nights. Tune in for lots of cat talk and a revisit of our early episode G*mergate discussion. Plus: what exactly is Ricky's position on taxing churches?

This combo Rick's Pick/Lane's Frame episode covers two Christmas movies: While You Were Sleeping (1995) directed by Jon Turteltaub and The Christmas Chronicles (2018) directed by Clay Kaytis. We pay the Kurt Russell Netflix movie dust and instead ramble about rom coms, Phineas and Ferb, and getting hit by a train to score a girl. Happy holidays everyone!

All the hot girls put your hands up and say: We Wanna Watch! This week's Lane's Frame is Om Shanti Om (2007) directed by Farah Khan. Our first Bollywood movie discussion covers a lot of ground, including our history with Indian cinema, the fall of the American movie star, and our Zumba proclivities. Plus: Ricky's favorite Broadway musical, Hamlet. Not to be like If I Was in An Ari Aster Movie It'd Be Different but if I peep through a keyhole and see Christopher fucking a girl on the ground in a barn I'm kicking down the door.

We're starting off our year two of our podcast with a stellar Rick's Pick, Mysterious Skin (2004) directed by Gregg Araki. We discuss this movie's approach to sexuality, excellent performances, and beautiful, bittersweet ending. Digressions include internet cruelty and Ricky's apartment falling apart.

Please be warned that this movie and our discussion both cover topics like sexual violence and pedophilia, so watcher discretion is advised.