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CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of pogrom, antisemitism, Holocaust, ethnic cleansing, genocide. Our bestieKristin Devine from Dice Up Games and Christmastide, Ohio returns to the show this week for one of the greatest movies ever made. No joke. I mean, yes, that kind of spoils the episode a little bit, but let’s be honest here - this movie transcends into...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of rwar, trauma, heartbreak, mention of bulimia and self-harm during discussion of Spencer. The Lady Dame returns to the show this week to watch one of the greatest musicals ever made, specifically because it’s an anti-musical. Of course, a film that wins a Palme d’Or doesn’t really need us to gush over it, but upon first s...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of racism, brownface, abuse, knives, injury, dance injuries. Klaudia Amenábar of RuPalp’s Podrace and Mystery Spotcast joins us this week to discuss one of the most iconic films of all time. It’s a 10-time Oscar winner with a soundtrack that might have outsold the Beatles and has spurned hundreds of performances in revivals...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of sexism, mind games, manipulation. AJ Ganaros of Christmastide, Ohio and Shattered Worlds RPG joins us this week to talk about a weird movie. This time, it’s not the script (which is outstanding, funny, and thoughtful) or the directing (bold, energetic, gorgeous). For once, it’s the cast that just doesn’t make any sense,...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of alcoholism, suicide, drug abuse, workplace abuse, workplace mistreatment, financial ruin, drowning, death in car accident, racism, sexism. This week, we’re tackling a double feature for a story that’s almost as old as Hollywood itself. This movie’s such a Hollywood tragedy, it’s been made 4 different times in this title,...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of underage romance, sexism, war, trauma. We continue our musical series with a movie that some consider the worst Best Picture winner of all time. And while we might not go that far, the fact that this beat out A Place in the Sun and A Streetcar Named Desire for top honors in both production AND writing at the Oscars is ne...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of sexism, workplace abuse, homophobia, sexual harassment, slut-shaming, misogyny. This week we’re joined by Newt Schottelkotte (Where the Stars Fell! Inkwyrm!) to discuss the wildest ride of a musical we’ve ever seen. I mean, there’s a lot going on in this movie, mostly fun, sometimes boring, and sometimes beyond cringewor...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of sexism, workplace abuse, homophobia, sexual harassment, slut-shaming, misogyny. We’ve got a new series this week to talk about the spectacle and grandeur of the movie musical! And we’re starting with the movie that saved the entire genre, and one that’s refreshing and surprising. Tied for the oldest film we’ve watched fo...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of the f-slur, homophobia, sex, immigration, war, fascism. It’s rare that a movie comes along and surprises us so much that we can’t help but swoon, but Wes Anderson really hit us with this movie. I mean where else are you going to see the grand sweeping design of 1930’s Eastern Europe with a rakish Ralph Fiennes, a delight...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of alcoholism, drinking fuel, military, war, isolation, mental illness, murder, sexual addiction, sexual obsession, violence, incest, cults, Scientology, manipulation. We were so excited for this week. A film we’d had built up in our heads from the trailers, the mystery, the Scientology connections. So it was a major bummer...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of childhood neglect, child romance, infidelity, running away from home, social services, orphanages. We’re traveling back in time to New Penzance this week as we’re meeting up with Wes Anderson again, this time in a tale of childhood romance, confusion, and hope set among some incredibly dysfunctional adults. While it’s cl...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of murder, suicide, assault, grief, cancer, loss of a loved one, child molestation, anxiety, depression, police, power in relationships, sexism, seduction science, misogyny, death, drug abuse, child neglect, child abuse, trauma. This week brings perhaps the most polarizing movie in our series - you either love this movie, f...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: mental illness, robbery, gunplay, violence. This week, we’re actually going back a year earlier to the feature debut of a director who was clearly figuring some things out still. Wes Anderson was a University of Texas graduate with a short film that did well enough at a Dallas film festival to get noticed by, of all people, James L. B...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of a murder-suicide, cocaine use, assault, verbal abuse, pornography, sex, genitalia, custody battles, addiction, violence, sexual assault. misogyny. We’re back after a little time away, and we’re diving into two directors we both love but have a few films we need to catch up on. And they just so happen to have the same las...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Diabetes, divorce, small town gossip, grief, loss, death of loved ones. Jordan aka The Lady Dame joins us for a truly outstanding finale to this series, probably the single most “80’s Ladies” movie out of all the ones we’ve watched. After all, it stars 3 of the ladies we’ve already talked about, two we’ve talked about in other iconic...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Death of loved ones, brief mention of fictional pedophilia. No guest this week, which is probably for the best because, wow. If our review of Terms of Endearment was any indication, we’re not fond of movies that pander to our emotional response. And this week’s movie does literally nothing else. Well, OK, to be fair it also shoves Bet...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Sexism, switched at birth trope, tokenism. This week in our 80’s Ladies series, Fiona Howat (What Am I Rolling?, The DM's Book Club) joins us to talk about a movie only Diana seemed to know about before today. Not that it’s a bad thing - it’s just that this wasn’t one of those Saturday afternoon TV movies, cable classics, or movie sto...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Inappropriate romance, employer-employee romance, ethnic bigotry, slut-shaming. This week in our 80’s Ladies series, Eddie Louise (Tales of Sage & Savant) is here to talk about a movie that’s better known as “that movie that made Julia Roberts a movie star.” But that’s not nearly the whole story, and our conversation with our gues...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Tragic death, cancer, controlling parents, disapproving parents, gaslighting, infidelity, abandoning children, drunkenness, unwanted sexual advances, abuse of power. This week in our 80’s Ladies series our fantastic friend and frequent guest Kate Harlow (Christmastide, OH! Doctor Where the F*@$!) joins us to talk about one of the mess...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Sexism, sex work, small-town prejudice. This week in our 80’s Ladies series, the awesome Michael Porteus of The LaFresian Chronicles: Arsen joins us to talk about a movie that isn’t very good, and yet also an instant classic. Outside of Top Gun, this movie might be the most iconic take on the “military training” stories that pervaded...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Sexism, sex work, small-town prejudice. Hey, y’all, welcome back to 80’s Ladies! This week Vin LaBate (The Chimera, The Exquisite Lich) joins us for one of the most wholesome films ever made about sex work. Seriously, we kick off the movie with Jim Nabors, Gomer Pyle himself, and even his character isn’t a full on ridiculous caricatur...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER CONTENT WARNING: Sexism, workplace harassment, sexual harassment, sexual assault, stealing a dead body, poisoning, workplace abuse, kidnapping. It’s a new season, and a new series! AJ Ganaros (Straight Off the Top of My Headlines, Shattered Worlds RPG, Christmastide, OH) is here to kick it off, with the powerhouse female comedy that heralded so many f...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER The 2021 Oscars are over, and we’re here to break down our feelings on the ceremony, the winners, and the significant controversy that might, MIGHT just lead the Oscars to decide they need to rethink how they actually give out these awards. We’re wrapping up our season as we break down the 2021 Oscars on Macintosh & Maud! You can email us with fee...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER We’ve seen all the big contenders, we’ve got opinions, and we’re not afraid to share them. Plus, we break down each original song and let you know who we pick, which, uh, is a little bit tough this year. Welcome to our 2021 Oscar Predictions on Macintosh & Maud! You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with...

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER We did it! We watched all of these pretty uneven movies, and now we get to watch what was quite possibly one of the most bizarre ceremonies ever, not because of any shenanigans like streakers or political statements, but just because ABC made some incredibly odd choices in their first year broadcasting the Oscars. But while we raise eyebrows at the ce...