Citizen Dame

It's a brand new week and we're talking about some of the same old folks, plus a few new ones! Garbage men! Harvey Weinstein’s life is ruined! Kevin Spacey’s second accuser has died, whatshisface got fired from SNL for being racist and this leads to a chat about Cancel Culture. Streaming wars - https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1174061375825432576 GLOW gets a final season: https://www.holl...

 This week, we welcome a very special guest, Nannina Gilder, to discuss: Venice rewards Polanski, Joker Festival embargoes and White Male Privilege: https://www.firstshowing.net/2019/an-open-letter-about-the-harmfulness-of-embargoes-at-film-festivals/ Ehrlich and David Ayer argue on Twitter: what do critics owe to filmmakers? https://twitter.com/DavidAyerMovies/status/1172662993282224129   Histori...

We're back! This week, the Dames discuss: The truth about box office draws https://twitter.com/rosstmiller/status/1169238383937445889?s=19 Some of our favorite female filmmakers Adele Lim exiting Crazy Rich Asians 2 over pay disparity https://twitter.com/THR/status/1169252555446280193?s=19   And why Scarlett Johansson should stop talking: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/scarlett-johanss...

In this episode, the Dames are chatting about: D23 and the Disney-fication of the market Eva Longoria's next directorial effort is Flamin' Hot, which ties right into... The Annenberg Study unveils unsurprising but depressingly terrible truths about Latinx representation onscreen Richard Linklater will be back with his new movie...in twenty years... The Irishman and long movie runtimes A listener q...

The Dames are back in action with Very Special Dame Kimberly Pierce! On this episode, we discuss: Venice just keeps getting worse: https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/rape-rows-risk-taking-sheen-off-starry-venice-020154001.html?__twitter_impression=true This convo about how to approach films made by horrible directors: https://twitter.com/DirectorRB3/status/1163247484325380097 Spiderman is leaving the...

Welcome back! This week, Lauren and Karen are chatting about: The analysis of dialogue in Quentin Tarantino's films  https://time.com/5645347/quentin-tarantino-women-dialogue/ That creepy Dora review (and why publications allow these reviews to happen) https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/dora-explorer-movie-sexist-review/ Critical responses to The Nightingale The strange case of  The Kitchen and War...

This week, the Dames are joined by a Very Special Guest to discuss: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's medieval rape drama That weird Scorsese/Schoonmaker debate on Film Twitter How the CATS trailer brought about the reign of Cthulha Visionistickal director Taika Waititi's anti-hate satire Jojo Rabbit Plus Comic Con round-up Fantasia Festival summation Top Gun: Maverick trailer and  Quentin Tarantino's...

Welcome back! This week, the Dames are discussing: R Kelly's latest legal troubles HBO's Big Little Lie to director Andrea Arnold Peter Farrelly's new "suicide comedy" Aziz Ansari, apologies, and revisiting problematic elements in TV and film without cancelling them Plus Lauren chats about Fantasia Fest And Karen reviews The Lion King  Plus: Go see The Farewell! Enjoy the show? Be sure to rate, re...

Join us this week as we discuss: More Kevin Spacey garbage Halle Bailey is our new Little Mermaid and racists are mad The New York Times talks about the future of cinema Is horror a male-centric genre? Listener questions! The trailer for Knives Out Plus we review Annabelle Comes Home, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Stranger Things 3 Like what you hear? Rate! Review! Subscribe! Share! And follow: T...

Here's what the Dames are talking about this week: Max Landis is terrible, as if you needed reminding Jill Solloway replaces Bryan Singer on Red Sonja POP TV saves One Day at a Time Paul Rudd joins the Ghostbusters sequel and Lauren can't wait The Dames discuss their favorite films of 2019 (so far) Listener questions Reviews of The Farewell, Annabelle Comes Home, Toy Story 4, and Midsommar Don't f...

This week the Dames discuss: The (misplaced?) hype surrounding Ari Aster's Midsommar Max Landis is back i n the news Tom Cruise vs. Justin Bieber Cuba Gooding Jr. gets arrested for groping a woman Director Franco Zeffirelli died We answer listener questions about wiping films from our brains, favorite musicals, and makeup effects We give our thoughts on the first trailer for Doctor Sleep Karen rev...

On this week's episode, the Dames discuss: BOOKSMART “backlash” discussion and issues around MA - what we expect from films and directors in terms of representation, and do we hold female/minority directors to higher standards? The Wonder Woman 1984 poster Your questions! Lauren talks The Farewell, Scorsese, and the Berkshire International Film Festival The Dames review Always Be My Maybe and... R...

On this week's all new episode: Jason Mitchell dropped by manager, fired from Showtime's The Chi and Netflix movie. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jason-mitchell-dropped-chi-netflix-film-misconduct-claims-1212454 Blue Is the Warmest Color director Abdellatif Kechiche is back at Cannes with Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo and really likes getting his actors drunk and making them do stuff. Is i...

On this week's show: Cannes head thinks that having too many women would show a lack of respect   A Rainy Day in New York gets a release Disney takes control of Hulu - what does this mean for the future of cinema?  Robert Pattinson is Batman  Plus, Lulu Wang's The Farewell has a trailer And reviews: John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum The Sun is Also A Star Ask for Jane Aladdin

The Dames are back and have a lot on their mind: Constance Wu and the nature of "difficult women" Anjelica Huston had some very complicated things to say about male directors Joe Carnahan went on a Twitter rampage because critics are the enemy! Chris Hemsworth and Tiffany Haddish are making a movie together A brief Endgame rant Listener questions! Our thoughts on the It: Chapter Two trailer Movie...

The Dames sit down to discuss: Olivia Munn fights the Fug Girls and makes us question the role of a critic versus a publicist Joe Russo claims the MCU has given us an openly gay character but we have doubts We answer your listener questions and name our guilty pleasure films Karen rants against Game of Thrones Karen and Kristen dive into a spoiler-heavy review of Avengers: Endgame We're also givin...

In this episode, the Dames discuss:  Roman Polanski (siiiiiiigh)  Quentin Tarantino (siiiiiiiiiiiiiigh)... as well as the fact that Karen and Lauren really don’t care about ‘Little Women’ (gasp!)  Kristen rails against the horrendous animated reboot of ‘The Addams Family’.  Oh yeah, and Kristen talks to legendary, fantabulous director Catherine Hardwicke about all things ‘Lost Boys’ and ‘Miss Bala...

The Dames sit down to discuss: Film bros are upset over thirst tweets The Justice Department is upset that the Academy wants to ban Netflix from the Oscars The Dames are still upset over Jason Reitman's Ghostbusters but they're fine with the cast And people on Twitter are upset that art is political We talk The Joker trailer Listener questions Reviews of Shazam! and Pet Sematary (2019) We're also...

The Dames spend some time shouting about: Jordan Peele's Us and the prevalence of critics hyperbolizing films The continuing saga of Jussie Smollett  Zack Snyder’s Batman comments Netflix and Brie Larson responding to trolls The passing of Agnes Varda Plus Listener Questions and Lauren's brief review of Us! And follow: Twitter: @CitizenDamePod Facebook: facebook.com/CitizenDame Email: CitizenDameP...

This week we're honored to have Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus of The Bechdel Cast as our special guest talking up all manner of stuff! Babra Streisand makes some terrible comments she shouldn't have said The sequel to To All the Boys I've Loved Before gets Hardwicked (no, not that guy!) The studio doesn't want us to know Elton John was gay and cuddled with men Fox lays off a bunch of people bec...

We're back together after Kristen and Karen braved SXSW and we have quite a show.  Netflix cancelled One Day at a Time and we're pissed about it. Operation Varsity Blues aka the stupidest crime we all knew about Your listener questions Karen and Kristen lightly touch on the perils of SXSW and share their favorite films We talk about Triple Frontier and its basicness We also find time to share our...

As Karen and Kristen wing their way to Austin, Texas for SXSW we're helping you get through March Madness by sharing our formerly Patreon-exclusive Ultimate Boyfriend Draft.    We created an ultimate boyfriend bracket and fight it out for nearly two hours. Only 1 man can be the Citizen Dames' Ultimate Boyfriend!      Get access to these episodes once they drop by supporting us via Patreon !

Welcome to Citizen Dame! This week, the Dames are talking about: Emma Thompson quits film of Lasseter hire John Wayne is cancelled again The Oscars were bad. Or were they? The Dames dive deep into Amazon's new Lorena Bobbitt documentary We answer your listener questions! And follow: Twitter: @CitizenDamePod Facebook: facebook.com/CitizenDame Email: CitizenDamePod@gmail.com Website: CitizenDamePod....

The Dames are taking a week off but wanted to give you something to listen to. Hear's our formerly Patreon-exclusive look at all things Star Wars that we recorded in honor of Solo: A Star Wars Story (remember that?).    We discuss our background with the series up to now, our thoughts on Kathleen Kennedy's continued reluctance to let a female direct, share conspiracy theories, express thirst, play...

Welcome to Citizen Dame! This week, the Dames are talking about: Ryan Adams makes his garbage person debut R. Kelly might actually go to jail The Academy says they'll present four categories during commercial breaks. Oh, wait, just kidding! Mexican actresses want to block Yalitza Aparicio from another nomination We give our thoughts on the trailers for The Hustle and Ma The Dames review Period. En...