We get a little excited this week talking about current (and past) Best Picture nominees directed by women. While we're focusing on three films this year ( Barbie, Anatomy of a Fall, and Past Lives ), we also remind everyone that female directors have been around since the creation of cinema. Come for the trenchant critical commentary, stay for the statistics! Some of our past Oscars episodes, with bonus statistics!, can be found here: Oscar and the Dame Best Supporting Dame...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 299
This week it's Karen's birthday and we're celebrating with a chat about some movies about messed up birthdays! Join us as we dive into Child's Play (1988), The Game (1997), and Happy Death Day (2017).
Feb 28, 2024•58 min•Ep. 298
In an episode that's been a long time in coming, the Dames are here to discuss the films of Taika Waititi, about whom we are very normal. In our chat about Boy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and Next Dame Wins , we cover uplifting humor, childhood trauma , and why everyone needs to just stop being dicks.
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 297
This week the Dames dive into Criterion's Interdimensional Romance collection with a look at A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Starman (1984), and we break some hearts with our thoughts about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 296
We're back, and we have a special guest! Karen returns from the Sundance Film Festival with Cortland Jacoby of Punch Drunk Critics in tow. Join us for a discussion of the best parts of the festival this year, why Netflix is snapping up all the films, and how Lauren shouldn't be left alone for so long... You can read all of Karen's Sundance reviews here: https://citizendamepod.com/ And Cortland's here: https://punchdrunkcritics.com/category/reviews/cortland/...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 295
Did you the Sundance Film Festival is celebrating it's 40th anniversary? The festival kicks off this week in Park City, Utah, the Criterion Channel has a selection of festival faves, and we are joining the fun with a chat about a few of our own. This week, the Dames discuss Donna Deitch's Desert Hearts (1985), Mira Nair's Mississippi Masala (1991), and Kelly Reichardt's Old Joy (2006).
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 294
We're back to discuss some of our favorite films (new and old) of 2023, including Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, and, uh, Love Birds ? Happy New Year! We're looking forward to bringing you a lot more fun stuff in 2024!
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 293
For our last episode of 2023, we chat about some holiday rom-coms (or not-quite-rom-coms) that give us all the feels: The Shop Around the Corner, The Holiday , and the unfairly maligned Last Christmas. Happy holidays and we'll see you all in 2024!
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 292
This week, the Dames welcome our very special guest, Shannon McGrew of Creepy Kingdom to chat about holiday horror — or more specifically, movies about the darker side of Christmas magic. Join us as we discuss Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010), Krampus (2015), and Violent Night (2022).
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 291
This week, the Dames welcome the holiday season with a look at three holiday noir films: The Thin Man (1934), Repeat Performance (1947), and They Live By Night (1948).
Dec 06, 2023•59 min•Ep. 290
Just us for the last Noirvember episode of the year! The Dames are talking all things Billy Wilder this week, focusing on Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, and Witness for the Prosecution. Just promise not to tell anyone the ending.
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 289
This week, the Dames take a look at three noirs directed by women: Ida Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker (1953), Muriel Box's Eyewitness (1956), and Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky (1976).
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 288
The Dames kick off Noirvember by discussing fast-talking, fast-living dame Barbara Stanwyck in three iconic roles: Baby Face, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, and Sorry, Wrong Number . No man stands a chance.
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 287
The Dames are wrapping up Spooky Movie Season with a chat about haunted houses. This week we dive into The Changeling (1980), Poltergeist (1982), and The Others (2001). We also get a wee bit emotional over the end of Our Flag Means Death season 2.
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 286
The Dames carry on with Spooky Season and discuss Gothic horror, where the ghosts are metaphors and the horror is for love. Deborah Kerr goes mad in The Innocents, Vincent Price has an unhealthy attachment to his dead wife in The Tomb of Ligeia, and nothing is OK at Crimson Peak.
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 285
Join us this week as we dive into urban horror and urban legends with The Lost Boys (1987), Candyman (1992), and Urban Legend (1998).
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 284
This week, the Dames fill a podcast blindspot and talk all about witches, focusing on Haxan, The Witches of Eastwick, and The Witch. These films encompass feminism, patriarchal fears, justifiable homicide, cool curses, and Jack Nicholson's tiny tiny ponytail.
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 283
This week the Dames are finishing out Back to School Month and welcoming Spooky Movie Season with the perfect combination: high school horror movies. We're talking Massacre at Central High (1976), The Craft (1996), and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 282
We carry on with our back-to-school discussing some movies set in kindergarten, including Kindergarten Cop and Little Monsters . Plus, some more Garbage People we hope we don't have to talk about again: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/16/russell-brand-accused-of-sexual-assault-and-emotional-abuse https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkaqvn/tim-ballards-departure-from-operation-underground-railroad-followed-sexual-misconduct-investigation...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 281
Autumn is in the air and this month is all about school-time movies. This week we're going back to middle school with EIGHTH GRADE (2018), ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET (2023), and YOU ARE SO NOT INVITED TO MY BAT MITZVAH (2023). Give us a listen and relive the great and dreadful middle school years!
Sep 20, 2023•55 min•Ep. 280
We're back this week to discuss the back-to-school films of Amy Heckerling! Heckerling is responsible for some generation-defining movies: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless , and Loser. Plus: Danny Masterson is going to jail for a long, long time.
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 279
This week we're celebrating 250 episodes with a lively chat about John Woo. With a career spanning five decades, we narrow down our discussion to three movies: Hard Boiled (1992), Face/Off (1997) and Mission: Impossible II (2000). We also have thoughts about Vanity Fair's glorious First Look images from the new season of Our Flag Means Death. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/08/our-flag-means-death-season-2-first-look...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 278
The Dames take some time to catch up on all the things we've been watching, including: Dracula Boat! Or: The Last Voyage of the Demeter Diabolique Dial M For Murder What We Do in the Shadows Good Omens 2 Blue Beetle And many more! Come for the trenchant commentary, stay for the correct pronunciation of Demeter .
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 277
We're celebrating Hitch's birthday with Hitchcock remakes that actually work, including one in which he remakes his own movie. Join us for this chat about The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Throw Momma from the Train (1987) and The 'Burbs (1989).
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 276
The Dames talk older films set in the future...that is now the past! It makes sense when you hear it. This week we cover the iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey, the neon-tinted recent past of Back to the Future Part II, and dire environmental predictions in Soylent Green.
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 275
The Dames go into a (spoiler-y) discussion of Greta Gerwig's 2023 feminist polemic Barbie ! Topics include why we love Allan and The Speech that America Ferrera gives. Everyone can listen now, because Barbie is for everyone!
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 274
The Dames are back with an all new episode. This week we're talking artificial intelligence in movies. Dating back to as early as Metropolis in 1927, A.I. is an oft explored theme in movies. We discuss the cautionary tales of machines run amok ( Demon Seed , 1977), corporate greed and exploitation ( Johnny Mnemonic , 1995), and the quest to understand humanity ( After Yang , 2022).
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 273
In celebration of the release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny , we discuss the only other three Indiana Jones films ever made! Plus: our thoughts on Warner Brothers and the gutting of Turner Classic Movies.
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 272
This week! Join us for a chat about Marilyn Monroe and three very different films from her career: Don't Bother to Knock (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and The Misfits (1961).
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 271
Happy Pride! This episode, we're talking about movies that are, like, really gay. Our discussion encompasses the brilliant comedy The Birdcage , Jamie Babbitt's satire of conversion therapy But I'm a Cheerleader , and Fire Island, Andrew Ahn's joyfully gay adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. The thread on Shelley Duvall is here: https://twitter.com/shelleyduvallxo/status/1666645856928268289
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 270
