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Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of misogyny, gender roles, gender switching. We’re starting a new series of watching films made by female directors discussing Sally Potter’s 1992 art-house hit, Orlando. Tilda Swinton gives a tour-de-force performance as the Count Orlando, living eternally through hundreds of years of English history, first as a man, and then as a wo...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of violence, violent masculinity, sex scenes, mention of a homophobic line used in the film. We're closing out our Summer of Swayze with quite possibly the single greatest bad movie ever made. Nine total bar fights, two smoking hot male leads, a monster truck crashing through a building, introspective male bonding and speeches…this mo...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of abortion, class issues, misogyny. This episode is a huge, epic celebration with guests Jen and Micah from I Never Saw That because a) it's David's 32nd birthday, b) it's our movie's 32nd birthday, and c) this is Jen and Micah's Patreon pick for us to watch. Oh, and this film is possibly still the best dance movie ever made. Some of...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon MAJOR CONTENT WARNING: This episode was recorded prior to the recent wave of shootings in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton, and the ensuing wave of white nationalist violence. Our discussion touches on issues of white nationalism and armed insurgency, which may be harmful to some listeners. Please stay safe and avoid this episode if you need to. This week's movie is…c...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CW: Discussion of war, violence, intense stress and mental breakdown, racism. As a tie-in to our review of the documentary Hearts of Darkness, Macintosh makes Maud watch 1979's war epic/living nightmare, Apocalypse Now. We gush over Martin Sheen and Robert Duvall, agree that Marlon Brando is an overrated asshole, get a crash course on the history of the Vietnam W...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CW: Murder, child abuse, severe burning, children in distress, bullying. We’re kicking off a huge series, the Summer of Swayze, with Patrick’s first big role alongside the first breakout performances for some of the biggest names in acting from the 80’s and 90’s: Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez, Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, and Ralph Macchio. F...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CW: Violence including violence against women, casual sexism, sexual harassment. This week we say farewell to, officially, the horniest James Bond, Sir Roger Moore. And what an incredibly bland sendoff it is. Roger Moore was 57 years old when this movie was made, and despite his ever-present charm and wit, Moore's missing the spark and energy that was desperately...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CW: Violence including violence against women, casual sexism, sexual harassment This one was a little weird. Roger Moore’s definitely too old for this role, but he’s also in good shape and has some good twinkle in his eyes. We get to spend a lengthy chunk of time in India, but also in East Berlin, and then also we’re kind of in both? In a movie where James Freaki...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CW: Violence including violence against women, casual sexism, sexual harassment, murder, public outing of transgender people Full disclosure - this movie was so boring at spots that at least one of us was falling asleep in the climactic scene. I mean, there’s good action and a darker, tougher James Bond, but there’s something so inescapably mediocre about this ve...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CW: Violence including violence against women, casual sexism, and sexual harassment, murder, mild mention of genocide. This used to be one of David’s favorite Bond movies. We emphasize the used to, because after the real promise of The Spy Who Loved Me, this movie…is a total dud. It’s almost a remake of its much better predecessor, and after watching about half t...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CW: Violence including violence against women, casual sexism, and sexual harassment. Roger Moore…in a good Bond film? Who knew? Well, most Bond experts, but also Macintosh & Maud Haven’t Seen What?!, now that we’ve seen this arguably classic spy film. There’s giant boats and nuclear submarines, a car that goes underwater, a gorgeous KGB agent and THE HORNIEST...

harassment. This week, Macintosh & Maud Haven’t Seen What?! returns to the relatively safe harbor of mediocre Bond films. ‘Cause let’s be honest, anything would have been an upgrade from the garbage pile we witnessed last week. Roger Moore is really making his own space as Bond, and Christopher Lee really sells Scaramanga as a classic villain of the franchise, third nipple and all. On the othe...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CW: Racism and frank discussions of race. Like A LOT. Plus violence, some discussion of diseases, casual sexism, and sexual harassment. It's time to get back to Bond, and that's great, right? Like, it's James Bond, he's always fun and we get a new Bond to talk about. Oh, except that whole issue of "we the super white producers of this British spy thought it'd be...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CW: Gaslighting, rape, casual misogyny, brief mention of incels, emotional abuse. We’re in between series right now, and as we reached for our grab bag, our listener Bill reached out and suggested this fairly fantastic John Cusack double feature! We’re here to swoon over the awkward, scruffy stray puppy charm of Lloyd Dobler and rip his evil, misogynist twin Rob...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CW: War, Death, Abuse, Military, Suicide, Murder, Sex Work, Vietnamese and Asian stereotypes, harsh language, Fatphobia. Full Metal Jacket is a staggering portrayal of the inhumanity of war that was completely overshadowed by Oliver Stone’s war masterpiece Platoon. The production was legendarily lengthy, and by the time it was complete, the audience just didn’t s...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CW: Child abandonment, adoption. We took a break for a month after the Oscars, but we certainly didn’t stop going to see movies! Here’s a quick bonus episode this week to catch up on all the movies we saw in between seasons: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Isn't It Romantic? The Beach Bum Captain Marvel Us (2019) Shazam! Macintosh & Maud have started a Patr...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon MAJOR CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains frank discussions of sexual violence, abuse, torture and rape, and contains sound clips from the film that suggest similar themes. It also deals with possible gaslighting and manipulation on set. If any of these subjects make you uncomfortable or are triggering in any way, we recommend not listening until you feel safe...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon Space has never felt so epic, so real, and so vast as in Kubrick’s 1968 masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey. The sheer scope and magnitude of the movie makes it one of film’s finest achievements, but does it hold up as a good science fiction movie? This week, we discuss the powder-colored spaceships of the future, Stanley Kubrick’s merits as a screenwriter, and ju...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon We’re back for our 3rd season of movies, and we’re kicking off the year by going through the works of legendary director Stanley Kubrick. For our first entry, David has Diana watch the 1964 Cold War satire Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. This was David’s first foray into a life-long love of Kubrick, but as we quickly learn,...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon In a crossover with The DoghouseZ, we share our mini-review of the new movie Five Feet Apart, which stars Haley Lu Richardson and Jughead himself, Cole Sprouse. We got access to a sneak preview and…well, let’s just say we’re glad we didn’t spend money on a full-price ticket. There’s some good acting, and competent direction and production, but the script is possi...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon We watched the Oscars, and everything was going so well. There were some awesome wins for Black Panther’s design, a best short documentary win for a movie about menstrual rights, and the first Academy Award for Spike Lee. There were some great song performances and, hey, maybe a hostless Oscars is actually pretty great! And then Green Book won Best Picture. And t...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon We’ve got our ballots, we’ve seen the Best Picture nominees, and we’re ready to make our final Oscar predictions. The Favourite, Roma and A Star is Born are all in the running for the biggest awards, but the competition is tough this year. Will the front-runners take the prize, or will we have dark horse winners across the board? It’s going to be a fascinating Os...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon We’re here with a quick bonus episode to discuss the Oscar nominees for Best Original Song! We pretty much nailed it last year, but we had so much fun talking through the songs we’re bringing this back by popular request! The nominees this year are: “All the Stars” performed by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, written by Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Sounwave and Al Shux. ℗ Top Da...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CW: Tragic death. We’ve watched a lot of movies this Oscar series, but none have the charm, wit and sheer good vibes of Moonstruck. Between Cher’s Oscar-winning, understated, and grounded performance and Nicolas Cage’s wild, untamed portrayal of a man perpetually on the edge, this movie is that rarest of media that just makes you feel good when you watch it. John...

Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon CW: Frank discussions of racial prejudice, microaggressions and interracial relationships, swearing. Green Book was one of the absolute worst movies we’ve ever endured. And it’s still got an outside shot at multiple Academy Awards. So this week, we decided to watch a movie that’s endured as a cinema classic because of just how well it deals with issues of race an...