Movies imo

In episode twenty of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Ryan Coogler’s groundbreaking superhero film BLACK PANTHER, and how his sensibilities as a director in FRUITVALE STATION and CREED mesh with or against the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Everyone feels wildly different about the film but all can agree on two points: (1) Michael B. Jordan is sad, beautiful, and the fi...

In episode nineteen of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about the climactic, free association finale of the greatest comedy franchise of all time: FIFTY SHADES FREED. Afterwards they love-tackle a handful of Hollywood psychosexual thrillers from the 1980s and 90s and explore how they relate (or don’t) to the splashy sex-positive saga of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey...

In episode eighteen of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film - this year’s slate of nominees, historical oversights and canon classics in the category, and what all those titles say about the taste of this Academy branch over the years. In what appears to be an agreeable year on the surface, your fav film f*gz dig in to vigorously...

In episode seventeen of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Jordan Peele’s surrealist horror flick (and directorial debut) GET OUT, as well as the films of Luis Buñuel that earlier carved such a surprising space for social critique. Unquestionably the movie of the moment, Peele’s tone-hopping take on American race relations has dominated the cultural conversation since...

In Episode 16 of movies imo, Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about the 90th annual Academy Award nominations. Together they get to the bottom of the announcement's most pressing questions: Did Gary Oldman motorboat his way into the Best Actor field? Should the Academy compress Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing into a single category? Even with its surprise Best Picture and Bes...

In Episode 15 of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other but, more importantly, *at* contemporary film culture in regards to their personal picks for the top twenty-five motion pictures of the Year of our Lord Saoirse 2017. Additionally, they reveal the official Moneyball-ed film fagz top ten list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 14 of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about the exquisite new picture by wunderkind daddy Paul Thomas Anderson, PHANTOM THREAD, an irresponsibly elegant, impossibly funny romance in the key of breakfast kink. While sniffing the film's intoxicating fumes (sandalwood, lemon juice, not strawberry) and staring deep into Cyril's smize, your fav film fagz leave plen...

In Episode 13 of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Steven Spielberg's THE POST, a hot-off-the-free-presses pop history polemic that gives two thumbs up to women in the workplace and a big middle finger to the fascist in the White House. Between impressions of Jennifer Jason Leigh, Barkhad Abdi, and Old Hollywood studio executives, Ben slanders a beloved Best Picture...

In episode 12 of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Margot Robbie's I, TONYA (technically directed by someone else) and other movies that want to f*** GOODFELLAS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode XI of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about the latest (and greatest?) Star War yet, Rian Johnson's STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI. Handily outgunning the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special by a half dozen parsecs, we push the Falcon to hyperspeed and track the universe for the faith-shaken gradients of Luke Skywalker's middle age, the unbreakable tenacity of General Le...

In episode 10 of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Guillermo Del Toro's THE SHAPE OF WATER and other movies that want to f*** Classical Hollywood Cinema Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 9 of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Dee Rees' MUDBOUND and then get into post-critics group Oscar predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 8 of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Luca Guadagnino's CALL ME BY YOUR NAME. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode seven of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Martin McDonagh's THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI and discuss the Academy Awards' history of rarely giving Best Actress to the Best Picture winner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode six of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Greta Gerwig's LADY BIRD and connect it to her work as a writer and actress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode five of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Robin Campillo's BPM (BEATS PER MINUTE) and connect it to other activism films. They also briefly discuss Ruben Östlund's THE SQUARE and the first trailer for Steven Spielberg's THE POST. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on movies imo. we yell over each other about WONDERSTRUCK (but mostly CAROL)and the oeuvre of Todd Haynes (...but mostly CAROL) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on movies imo. we yell over each other about THE FLORIDA PROJECT and movies about children for adults. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode two, we discuss the new Agnes Varda film FACES PLACES in relation to stories about working women, by working women. Beware spoilers for: FACES PLACES THE GLEANERS & I JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first episode of movies imo. we get together to discuss BLADE RUNNER 2049 in conjunction with the contemporary film reboot culture. SPOILERS abound for BLADE RUNNER 2049 and MOTHER! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.