Showbiz: Amateur Adventures in Film Studies

122: Dope as Hell (Stalker / Mad Max: Fury Road)

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of the philosophy of post-apocalypses (apocali?) in Stalker directed by Andrei Tarkocsky and Mad Max: Fury Road directed by George Miller.

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121: I Feel No Pain Yet I Must Eat (Children of Men / THX 1138)

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of dystopian fiction in Alfonso Cuaron's bleak and beautiful Children of Men and George Lucas's confounding THX 1138.

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120: We Chill (Brazil / Metropolis)

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of retro-futurism, accepting your place, and the horrors of paperwork in Brazil directed by Terry Gilliam and Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang.

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119: Ziggy Angeldust (Escape from New York / Blade Runner)

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of urban decay and Cyber Punk in John Carpenter's delightful Escape from New York and Ridley Scott's ground breaking Blade Runner.

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118: Love a Flamethrower (Alien / The Thing)

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of SciFi Horror, secret robots, and flamethrowers with Alien directed by Ridley Scott and The Thing directed by John Carpenter.

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Lesson 3: Science Fiction

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of learning about the elements of the Science Fiction genre in our third lesson...

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117: Kermit-Sexual (Psycho / Don't Look Now)

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of psychological horror and the importance of a good title in Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock and Don't Look Now directed by Nicolas Roeg.

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116: Justice for Franklin (Black Christmas / Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of the origins of the Slasher genre with Black Christmas directed by Bob Clark and Texas Chainsaw Massacre directed by Tobe Hooper.

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BONUS: Clarence is a Menace (It's a Wonderful Life)

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of Christmas magic (?) and that George Bailey is kinda an entitled jerk-face in It's a Wonderful Life.

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115: Some Vampires Glitter (Under the Skin / A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night)

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of alien nutrition, sexy vampires, and Art House Horror in Under the Skin directed by Jonathan Glazer and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night directed by Ana Lily Amirpour.

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114: Donuts in the Parking Lot (The Fly / Titane)

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:08:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of body horror in The Fly directed by David Cronenberg and Titane directed by Julia Ducournau.

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113: Silliness and Darkness (Carrie / Ringu)

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMT

We did a bit of noticing of the elements of supernatural horror in Carrie and Ringu.

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112: Velour Parkour Ninjas (Night of the Living Dead / 28 Years Later)

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 02:23:15 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of zombie fiction with Romero's grandaddy of all zombie flicks, Night of the Living Dead and the most recent addition, Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later.

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111: Good for Her (The VVitch & Midsommer)

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:00:00 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing of the elements of Folk Horror and sisters doing it for themselves in The VVitch directed by Robert Eggers and Midsommer directed by Ari Aster.

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110: Fish-Alligator...Frog? (The Host & Jaws)

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of Creature Features in Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg and THe Host directed by Bong Joon Ho.

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Lesson 2: Horror Films

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of learning about the elements of the Horror genre in our second lesson...

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109: Nice Button (Beau Travail / My Own Private Idaho)

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of too much shaky cam in Beau Travail directed by Claire Denis and the incredible performances in My Own Private Idaho directed by Gus Van Sant.

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108: Dianne-Denise (The Watermelon Woman)

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of the search for black queer history in Cheryl Dunnye's The Watermelon Woman.

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107: Dude With Boobs (Mulholland Drive and Portrait of a Lady on Fire)

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of the male and female gaze in Mulholland Drive and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. We also notice the persistence of crows, just sort of generally...

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106: Marmaduke (Orlando)

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of gender roles, strange wigs, and Billy Zane making his own luck in Orlando directed by Sally Potter.

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105: Frenchness (Tomboy)

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of a quiet, French quality that seems familiar...? And also frustrations with rigid gender roles in Tomboy.

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104: Tip the Queens (Paris is Burning)

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of the sheer amount of charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent it takes to be a Drag Queen as shown in Jennie Livingston's Paris is Burning.

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103: The Chicken Did Not Consent (Pink Flamingos)

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of the elements of Queer Cinema, bad taste, and fire hazards in Pink Flamingos directed by John Waters.

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Lesson 1: Queer Cinema

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:00:00 GMT

It's a new(ish) format! We're grouping some of the films together and doing a bit of noticing about similarities of style for several episodes in a row. Welcome to our first mini-episode where we talk generally about the category before getting into the specific films. First up, Queer Cinema. Happy Pride!

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102: Oatcake! (Sinners)

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of the importance of exposition and continue to forget character names in Sinners directed by Ryan Coogler.

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101: Trash Fire (Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me)

Thu, 22 May 2025 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of the art of the recommendation and if you should tell people to watch a movie based on a show they haven't seen with Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.

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100: Arch Bishop of Banterbury (The Ballad of Wallis Island)

Thu, 08 May 2025 15:00:00 GMT

In our hundredth (!!!) episode, we do a bit of noticing of the importance of setting in the beautiful The Ballad of Wallis Island.

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99: I've Taken Against It! (Man Marked for Death, 20 Years Later)

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of documentary structure and being filmmaker and subject if Man Marked for Death, 20 Years Later.

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98: Pew Pew Aliens (Mickey 17)

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of satire in Sci Fi and the fantastic Mickey 17. Seriously, you should watch it.

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97: Have You Tried Not Being Sad? (Melancholia)

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:00:00 GMT

Big wins for Anora! We do a bit of noticing of Oscars pomp and circumstance, followed by noticing portrayals of mental illness in Melancholia.

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96: I Felt a Feeling (Emilia Perez AND Anora)

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of the controversy surrounding Oscar nominees Anora and Emilia Perez.

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95: Light Me...HOT (Army of Shadows)

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of critical perspectives and sub-par airports with Army of Shadows.

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94: On the Renfield Track (Nosferatu 2024)

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:00:00 GMT

In our first official new film of the new format, we do a bit of noticing of an adaptation of an adaptation of an adaptation in the new version of Nosferatu.

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93: Just a Couple of Hobgoblins (The Deer Hunter)

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:00:00 GMT

We're back and we're doing a bit of noticing of cinematography and performances in the intense war film The Deer Hunter from 1978.

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2024 Wrap Up

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of the good, the bad, and the entirely lacking Pedro Pascal in our retrospective of films we watched this year.

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92: Separate Beds Across the Room (In a Lonely Place)

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:00:42 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of portrayals of violence and the importance of basements in 1950's In a Lonely Place.

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91: Camped All Over Themselves (Susperia)

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:00:55 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of camp - intentional and retroactive - in Susperia (1977) before trying to determin camp-levels in other films.

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90: Suggestive Trains (Brief Encounter)

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:00:22 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of subtlety, sexual trains, and the morality of affairs in Brief Encounter (1945).

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89: Did a Bit of Noticing (All About Eve)

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:00:30 GMT

We did a bit of noticing about some familiar actors and snappy dialogue in All About Eve.

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88: Fortunately Unfortunately (Duck Soup)

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:00:47 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of the Marx brother's cultural impact in Duck Soup and M. Night Shyamalan's alleged Earthling origins in Trap.

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87: Ocean Thirst Trap (By the Bluest of Seas)

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:00:42 GMT

Time for more Russian propaganda! This week we notice that some people have an unhealthy fixation with the ocean and ladies who are spoken for in 1936's By the Bluest of Seas.

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86: Flagpole Sitta Was Right (The Green Ray)

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 04:40:29 GMT

We do some noticing of Delphine and how she's a huge drip in 1986's The Green Ray.

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85: Supes Emosh (Grave of the Fireflies)

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:00:05 GMT

We did a bit of noticing of animation, emotion, and terrible aunties in Studio Ghibli's Grave of the Fireflies.

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84: Blockbuster Blue (Blue)

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:00:04 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of blue screens, soundscapes, and the importance of medium and watching experience in 1993's Blue.

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83: Chicks Dig Scars (Crash 1996)

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:00:42 GMT

We do a bit of noticing about character psychology, disturbing imagery, and how divisive Crash (1996) is as a film.

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82: Chungking Express Trauma (Happy Together)

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:00:48 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of Queer representation in Happy Together and begin the healing process from the massive disappointment of Chungking Express.

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81: Burn on Silver Phoenix (Flowers of Shanghai)

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 15:00:19 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about production design, world building, and the shortcomings of Silver Phoenix in 1998's Flowers of Shanghai.

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80: SciFi AND French (Petite Maman)

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 03:15:00 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about representations of childhood, building fantasy into your story, and how refreshing a simple film can be.

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79: Let Me Finish (Je, tu, il, elle)

Thu, 30 May 2024 15:00:53 GMT

This week we notice ambiguous sex scenes, chemistry, and something the internet seemed to miss in Je, tu, il, elle.

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78: Bonerparte (Napoleon 1927)

Thu, 16 May 2024 15:00:41 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about cool camera techniques, Robespierre revisionism, and that everyone agrees Napoleon and Josephine were wack (not wiggity wack... just regular) in Napoleon (1927).

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77: You Are a FATHER, Sir! (The Crowd)

Thu, 02 May 2024 15:00:02 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing of visual motifs and lateral career moves in the brilliant The Crowd (1928).

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76: Set Fire to Him... (Europa '51)

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:00:44 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about social commentary in film, the trouble with satire, and that Wolverine and Sabre-tooth really, really need to just bone down...

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75: Madonna Played Evita, Right? (The Hour of the Furnaces)

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 15:00:45 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of bias, propaganda, and interrupted sleep in The Hour of the Furnaces.

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74: Puppy Pouch (Intolerance)

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:00:15 GMT

We do a bit of noticing about the famously racist director of Birth of a Nation making a movie about intolerance in a movie that was seemingly a million dollar attempt to take his ball and go home. Also, the Oscars were a thing.

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73: Not Even the Best Droid (Star Wars)

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:00:37 GMT

We do a bit of noticing about special effects in and the cultural impact of Star Wars. Do we get sidetracked discussing the diminishing returns of a Galaxy Far, Far Away? Sure. May the Force be with us as we try to decide which character we would be and which franchise movie was the biggest let down.

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72: Face Touching (Cries and Whispers)

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:00:45 GMT

We do a bit of noticing of messed up sibling dynamics, red rooms, and academic loneliness in Cries and Whispers directed by Ingmar Bergman.

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71: Shenanigans (Harlan County, USA)

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:00:33 GMT

We do a bit of noticing about modern serfdom and observation changing that which is observed and in the amazing Harlan County, USA.

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70: All Bangers (The Last Laugh)

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:00:27 GMT

We do a bit of noticing about the how action can tell a story without dialogue about the nicest man since Jeremy in The Last Laugh (1924). We made a list! Check us out on Feedspot! https://podcasts.feedspot.com/film_studies_podcasts/

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69: Drunk Universe (Werckmeister Harmonies)

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:00:33 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about looooong takes, the limits of cold medication, and the short stories all around us in Werckmeister Harmonies. Check us out on Feedspot! https://blog.feedspot.com/film_studies_podcasts/

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BONUS: 2023 Wrap Up

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:00:15 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about the highs, lows, and mids of 2023 entertainment that isn't on the BFI list. What we loved, hated, and felt incredibly medium about.

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68: Exploitation (In Vanda's Room)

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 16:00:57 GMT

This week we did a bit of noticing about exploitation and addiction in the stomach churning In Vanda's Room. Don't worry - this isn't a repeat of the weird Annie Hall glitch - this is a shorter episode and you will soon see why...

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67: Show Us Your True Face (Morvern Callar)

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:00:31 GMT

We did a bit of noticing about acting style in 2002's brilliant Morvern Callar and 2023's absolutely unhinged Napoleon.

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Announcement: The Intruder

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 18:50:39 GMT

We did a bit of noticing that The Intruder (2004) is next level impossible to find... we're skipping ahead to Morvern Callar.

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66: Jazzercise! (Syndromes and a Century)

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:00:56 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about our pronunciation limitations and the drawbacks of a split narrative in Syndromes and a Century.

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65: Documentary Now (Nostalgia for the Light)

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:00:09 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about our first documentary, and perhaps every doc we've ever seen, through the moving and beautiful Nostalgia for the Light.

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64: Just Turned the Light Out (Distant Voices, Still Lives)

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:00:37 GMT

This week we just do a bit of noticing of the vast conspiracy of Terence Davies apologists and that Distant Voices, Still Lives will be the last film by this director that we will suffer through.

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63: Because Racism (Soleil O)

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:00:11 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about the limits of our knowledge and, frankly, intelligence, while watching the challenging (in more ways than one) Soleil O.

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62: Dead Inside (Possession)

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:00:17 GMT

This week we do some noticing about how differently an audience member can feel the emotion of a film... or not in the 1981 film Possession.

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61: Where Is My Holodeck? (Videodrome)

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:00:32 GMT

We do a bit of noticing about medium, message, and violence in the media, and the shocking lack of robust recreational holographic technology through 1983's Videodrome.

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60: GLUE MAN! (A Canterbury Tale)

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:00:36 GMT

This week we just did a bit of noticing about building national myths through film (or not) in 1944's A Canterbury Tale.

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59: Ineffable (Clockwork Orange)

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:43:14 GMT

Hello, droogs! This week we're just doing a bit of viddying on what makes a cult film in Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange.

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BONUS EPISODE: Barbenheimer

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:00:41 GMT

Sometimes a cultural moment requires a response. We do a bit of noticing about Barbenheimer in a bonus episode!

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58: Thanks, France (Mouchette)

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:00:55 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about naturalistic style and the romanticization of suffering in Robert Bresson's Mouchette.

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57: Cowboy Nightclub (My Darling Clementine)

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:00:31 GMT

This week you can all be our huckleberries as we do a bit of noticing of Wild West stuff in My Darling Clementine.

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56: Proper Big Fish Stuff (Earth)

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:00:31 GMT

This week we're noticing propaganda in Earth (1930), historical accuracy in film, and that you really can't trust your grandpa's stories.

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55: L'appel du Vide (Annie Hall)

Sat, 01 Jul 2023 03:10:04 GMT

This week we just do a bit of noticing about innovative scripts, hilarious movies, and relationship red flags in Annie Hall.

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54: Vacation to Poor Town (Sullivan's Travels)

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:00:14 GMT

This week we just do a bit of noticing about poverty safaris, the importance of a good laugh, and satirizing Hollywood in 1941's Sullivan's Travels.

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53: The Gremlin (Pandora's Box)

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:00:42 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about the assuredly German, definitely melodramatic, and possibly erotic (???) film Pandora's Box.

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52: Current Dystopia (Born in Flames)

Thu, 18 May 2023 15:00:34 GMT

It's the first noticing about a BFI film: radical feminism and dystopian futures that look a whole lot like right now in Born in Flames.

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51: It's a Bottom

Thu, 04 May 2023 15:00:25 GMT

We look back on the journey so far and create our ultimate top 5 and bottom 5 list.

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50: Scooty Put Put (Quadrophenia)

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:00:48 GMT

It's out 50th episode! This week we notice how super duper lame scooters are as we scoot our way to freedom watching The Who's Quadrophenia.

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49: Moth Buttcrack (Daisies)

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:00:48 GMT

We do a bit of noticing about destruction, food waste, and infantilizing in the utterly insane 1966 film Daisies.

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48: We're EVERYWHERE (The Sweet Hereafter)

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:00:03 GMT

It's our first Canadian film: the bleak and beautiful The Sweet Hereafter. Join our noticing of editing, Canadiana, and a movie where the only villain is an icy road.

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47: Fatty!?? (Yi Yi)

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:00:29 GMT

Comprehensive note-taking, and a convoluted narrative have us noticing and reflecting on (and in) Yi Yi directed by Edward Yang.

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46: Bring Me My Finger Bowl! (The Taking of Power By Louis XIV)

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 16:00:20 GMT

We notice costumes, glorious costumes, in Rossellini's exposition heavy The Taking of Power By Louis XIV.

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45: Bent Over Like a Gremlin Eating Cake (Contempt)

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:00:51 GMT

This week there is a great deal of Contempt to go around, as we notice Cinemascope, naked ladies, and bonkers versions of Odysseus in Goddard's film.

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44: Maniacs! (Vivre sa vie)

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 16:00:26 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about how art made to alienate is sometimes really effective in Godard's Vivre sa vie.

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43: Cult Leader or a Sales Person (La Bonheur)

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:00:07 GMT

Doing a bit of obsessing about telegrams and a bit of noticing about colour blocking, flower language, and another less than stellar dude in La Bonheur.

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42: Better Late than Never (Pather Panchali)

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 20:46:59 GMT

This week we did a bit of noticing about paths as a metaphor for life, book adaptation, and the way time gets away from you around the holidays...

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41: Murder Circles Around Ray (Blood Simple)

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:00:01 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about cabin movies, murder plots, and knowing just enough in Blood Simple.

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40: Bring on the Argyle (Hunger)

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:00:44 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about details, audience interpretation, and the Troubles in Hunger directed by Steve McQueen.

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39: Fully Articulated (Black Girl)

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:00:45 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about language, power, and communication in the starkly powerful 1966 film Black Girl.

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38: No Notes (La Ciénaga)

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:00:13 GMT

We do a bit of noticing about swamp metaphors, useless people, and when filming a torso really works in the fabulous La Cienaga.

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37: The Saga of Rag and Bag (Passing Fancy)

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:00:00 GMT

We do a bit of noticing about headless actors, shapely calves, and the character arcs in inanimate objects in Ozu's Passing Fancy.

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36: The Regina Georges of Europe (The Battle of Algers)

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 15:00:31 GMT

We notice the musical genius of Ennio Morricone, and our own musical averageness, in The Battle of Algers.

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35: A Crown of Bumpits (Picnic at Hanging Rock)

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:00:46 GMT

We engage in 'tomboy foolishness' as we focus our noticing on lyrical cinematography, horror, and another incredible wig in Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock.

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34: Fear of Olds (Vampyr)

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 15:00:06 GMT

Doing a bit of noticing about mood over substance, the importance of genre films, and makes for good horror in 1932's Vampyr.

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33: Sam Neill Fan Club (My Brilliant Career)

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 15:00:41 GMT

We notice that there's more to Sam Neill than Dr. Grant as we explore feminist mise en scene in 1979's 'My Brilliant Career'.

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32: Little Orphan Annie Nightmare (An Angel at My Table)

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:00:36 GMT

We notice revealing, withholding, and some disastrous wigs in Jane Campion's 1990 film, An Angel at My Table.

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31: Heil Myself (To Be or Not to Be)

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:00:29 GMT

We do a bit of noticing about comedy and suspense, a bit of totally missing the lighting, and a bit of appreciating a comedy with Nazis as the butt of the joke in 'To Be or Not to Be.'

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30: Sloan McKitchen Goes Through Poo-berty (Shock Corridor)

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:00:57 GMT

This week we notice cinematography, mental illness, and that a shift in mindset can made a deeply problematic film hilarious.

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29: Attack of the Radish Men (Vagabond)

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:00:25 GMT

This week we do a bit of noticing about plot structure, the slim margin for error when you camp in winter, and the difference between a road movie and a journey movie.

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28: Deeply Lame (Parade)

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:00:43 GMT

Who doesn't love the circus? And who doesn't love a made-for-TV circus? Well, us for a start. We do a bit of noticing about planned spontaneity in the spiritual forbearer to variety shows everywhere.

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27: Human People (Street of Shame)

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:00:34 GMT

Oof, this might just be our bleakest film yet. This film brought up a lot; from issues of bodily autonomy to the realities and logistics of legal sex work, this week's reflection is slightly darker. Please note that we do frankly discuss our opinions on women's rights, including abortion, sex work, and general personhood.

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26: Jeremy He Is Not (Memories of Underdevelopment)

Thu, 19 May 2022 15:00:12 GMT

Nothing like taking a test you didn't know you were taking... we passed? This week we spend time noticing subjectivity, revolution, and how much a main character can suck in the thought-provoking Memories of Underdevelopment.

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25: Well Rested (Lydia)

Thu, 05 May 2022 15:00:29 GMT

More flashback, more memories, and more naps in this week's noticing of "Lydia", a movie about looking back on the past with a rose-tinted brain.

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Announcement!

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:00:15 GMT

Hey all! We're changing our release schedule a bit - going from every Thursday to every other Thursday. We're hoping this will help us stay sane, as we both still work full time, and help our listeners keep on top of the films we're watching.

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24: I Thought He Was a Dog (Shoot the Piano Player)

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:00:08 GMT

We notice composition, uneven tone, and the ethics of naming your son Fido in "Shoot the Piano Player".

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23: Like a Lamprey Eel (Hiroshima Mon Amor)

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:00:06 GMT

Doing a bit of noticing about memory, forgetting, dramatic love affairs, and the hottest, most current Oscars take.

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22: The Greatest Sin in Cinema (The Long Day Closes)

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 15:00:49 GMT

We notice the dreamlike quality of The Long Day Closes and wonder whether every dream is worth remembering upon waking...

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Episode 21: Who's a Tart? (Breaking the Waves)

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:00:01 GMT

This week the girls notice the cinematography, tragedy, and strength of the Skarsgard genes in "Breaking the Waves".

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Episode 20: Bucolic Nonsense (The Devil and Daniel Webster)

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:00:20 GMT

Mo money mo problems, even in 1840... this week's noticing centres around editing, falling asleep, and how devilish charm works on everyone, consarnit, in "The Devil and Daniel Webster".

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Episode 19: A Messy 100 (Black Narcissus)

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:00:34 GMT

Nuns flap about in this colonial drama about nuns... flapping about. The girls discuss colour, plot structure, and how apparently mountains are bad in "Black Narcissus".

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Episode 18: Gotta Love a Tight 90 (Ivan the Terrible Part II)

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:00:52 GMT

Wow... that happened. The girls discuss placating pissy dictators with insane acting, the professionalism of Cousin Vlad, and the comedy stylings of Russia.

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Episode 17: 30 Tins of Pineapple (Chungking Express)

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:00:34 GMT

This week Biz and Kirsty discuss narrative symmetry, manic pixie dream girls, and an abundance of quirk in 1994s "Chungking Express".

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Episode 16: Two Thumbs Sideways (Wooden Crosses)

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:00:33 GMT

What is it about war films that bring out technical brilliance and emotional ambivalence? The girls discuss amazing lighting, exceptional practical effectts, and meh characters in 1932's Wooden Crosses.

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Episode 15: Traffic Was a B*tch (The Player)

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:00:25 GMT

Hollywood cynicism meets 90s nostalgia as Biz and Kirsty discuss genre, good police work, and what makes a happy ending in "The Player".

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Episode 14: Fail, Harold. Fail. (Girl Shy)

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:00:33 GMT

The girls discuss misogyny, endless chase scenes, and the evolution of the gag in "Girl Shy" starring Harold Lloyd (who is apparently a big deal...).

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Episode 13: Sister Redacted (The Phantom Carriage)

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:00:20 GMT

The girls watch the spoooky Phantom Carriage from 1921 and learn about flashbacks, how to catch TB from a coat, and what it would be like if "The Shining" had made Jack the hero.

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Episode 12: Dare I Say, Kinda Woke? (Brute Force)

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 16:00:41 GMT

We watch "Brute Force" and notice acting, 1940s patois, and wonder if staring intently into the middle distance can be called a realistic performance. Here's lookin' at you, kids!

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Episode 11: All Moose Knuckle All the Time (M)

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:00:45 GMT

This week the girls learn that it is possible for a serial killer to bore you to death while learning about sound in 1931's M.

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Episode 10: A Management of Karens (Ali: Fear Eats the Soul)

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:00:56 GMT

We do a bit of diving straight into the void with Ali: Fear Eats the Soul and a deeply moving portrayal of the effect prejudice has on relationships and how little we've learned since 1974.

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Episode 9: B*tch, You Don't Know Him! (Monsieur Verdoux)

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:00:25 GMT

We do a bit of noticing about the business side of murder most foul and Chaplin's role as a literal ladykiller in his bleak comedy, Monsieur Verdoux.

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Episode 8: Jeremy Forever! (La Ceremonie)

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 16:00:37 GMT

Jeremy, the sun, the moon, the stars! We do a bit of not noticing off screen sound in La Ceremonie and definitely noticing the best character since little Ahmed.

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Episode 7: A Bit of a Dial Tone (The Rules of the Game)

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:00:33 GMT

Is great staging enough to make The Rules of the Game the 'greatest movie ever'? Nope! The girls discuss racism, sexism, uncertain tone, and issues of timing.

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Episode 6: Drink Every Time We Get a Name Wrong... (Three Colours Red)

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 16:00:48 GMT

Biz and Kirsty discuss names, beans, animals in film, and camera movement in Three Colours Red, while trying to answer the question: SciFi or French?

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Episode 5: Guillermo's Boner (The Spirit of the Beehive)

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:00:36 GMT

We do a bit of noticing about confounding plots, childhood perspectives in (and of) film, and where the blame really lies for Shape of Water through Victor Erice's The Spirit of the Beehive.

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Episode 4: Pescecane! (L'Avventura)

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 16:00:54 GMT

Biz and Kirsty learn about framing, staging, and how to say shark in Italian through the thirstiest movie yet: L'Avventura.

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Episode 3: Sour Cherries (Where is the Friend's House and Taste of Cherry)

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:00:30 GMT

We notice the peaks and valleys of using the landscape as character, and whether this cherry is worth eating, in Abbas Kiarostami's films "Where is the Friend's House" and "Taste of Cherry".

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2: The Best Villains Are Natty Dressers (Sanshiro Sugata)

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:23:59 GMT

Biz and Kirsty discuss the merits of editing technique and sartorial genius in Kurosawa's Sanshiro Sugata.

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1: Everything in Holland is a Tulip or a Windmill (Foreign Correspondent)

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 03:55:17 GMT

In this, the first episode of Showbiz, Biz and Kirsty delve into the importances of film score in Alfred Hitchcock's seminal (?) work "The Foreign Correspondent" from 1940.

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