Moody Movie Club

Mini Mood: Sorry, Baby (2025)  Kylie & Elliott finally get to see one of their most anticipated movies of the year. Along the way, they appreciate a perfectly crafted balance of drama and comedy, cheer for positive cat representation, and, ultimately, fall in love with a first feature film.  Read  Eva Victor’s note on Sorry, Baby.  Follow along on Instagram:  @moodymov...

Moody Movies: Ran (1985), Vertigo (1958), Cloud (2024), The Fast and the Furious (2001), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983), Hot Spring Shark Attack (2024) Kylie & Elliott go to a double feature on a birthday, see a film they’ve waited to see in the theatre, have one of the worst audience experiences ever, and use a Good Mythical Morning analogy to rethink movies after having already seen...

Moody Movie: Together (2025) Kylie & Elliott go out to another mystery movie that they just wanted  more  of. Along the way, they have a good enough time, feel icky about a lawsuit, and insist on the importance of entry-level horror. Follow along on Instagram:  @moodymovie.club Letterboxd:  kylieburton   Letterboxd:  ElliottKuss Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Moody Movies: Flowers of Shanghai (1998), Y Tu Mamá También (2001), The Phoenician Scheme (2025), Vagabond (1985), His Motorbike, Her Island (1986) Kylie & Elliott have a slowed down Sunday, discuss the concept of mastery, discover a secret nepo baby, and get real silly at the cinema. Follow along on Instagram:  @moodymovie.club Letterboxd:  kylieburton   Letterboxd:  Ellio...

Moody Movie: Superman (2025) Welcome back to Mini Mood: a bite-sized episode that focuses on a movie at the top of the zeitgeist. In this episode, Kylie & Elliott find hope in an unexpected superhero movie, despite not initially wanting to see it. Along the way, they fall in love with earnestness, get excited about DC, and wonder how the hell John Williams does it.  Check out  the st...

Moody Movies: Scare Me (2020), The Nice Guys (2016), Thesis (1996), Do Revenge (2022), Dogtooth (2009) Kylie & Elliott feel proud of Dropout and Smosh alum, find themselves uncomfortably fascinated, and see the strangest double feature they’ve ever seen. Follow along on Instagram:  @moodymovie.club Letterboxd:  kylieburton   Letterboxd:  ElliottKuss Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Kylie & Elliott are joined by their friend—filmmaker and Metro Cinema board member—Sylvia Douglas to unpack a horror classic. In this spoiler-filled episode, they admire how the movie gets into your bones, offer empathy to the character of Leatherface, and find meaning in how the film shifts meaning personally and politically through the years.  Find Sylvia on their website and instagram...

Moody Movies: The Blob (1988), Handling the Undead (2024), Ponyo (2008), M3GAN 2.0 (2025), Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) Kylie & Elliott fall in love with ooey practical effects, interrogate when genre labels lead viewers astray, smile at the cutest lil’ goldfish they’ve ever seen, have a blast with friends (even if Elliott misses part of the movie), and bring a classic comedy...

Moody Movies: The Odd Couple (1968), Crossroads (2002), The Wedding Singer (1998), Under the Shadow (2016) Kylie & Elliott find the origin of their love for a particular oddball pairing, consider the painful reality that films made by/about/for the girlies are often critically denigrated, find sweetness (and a banging soundtrack) in an old favourite, and get the piss scared out of them with pa...

Moody Movies: Re-Creation (2025), Horsegirls (2025), People and Meat (2025), A Second Life (2025), The End of Quiet (2025), Deep Cover (2025), A Tree Fell in the Woods (2025), Dog of God (2025) Welcome to The Rad Wrap: a series on series, exploring films with a common thread. In this episode, Kylie & Elliott, press darlings!, feel ethically icky about their first film, admire the aesthetics of...

Moody Movie: Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) Welcome back to Mini Mood: a bite-sized episode that focuses on a movie at the top of the zeitgeist. In this episode, Kylie & Elliott continue to love looking at big dinos on a big screen, insist that sometimes low expectations bring more fun, and wonder what an auteur Jurassic World movie might be like.  To understand the brilliance of the 1990s...

Moody Movies: Dog Day Afternoon (1975), The Parent Trap (1998), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Forbidden Planet (1956) Kylie & Elliott have their expectations overturned with a 1970s banger, fall in love with a 90s classic, revisit a movie twenty years later, and see Anne Francis in Forbidden Planet (wah-ah-ah-oh-oh). Watch the Mike Mills directed music video for Talking Heads' Psycho Killer. Foll...

Moody Movie: 28 Years Later (2025) Welcome back to Mini Mood: a bite-sized episode that focuses on a movie at the top of the zeitgeist. In this episode, Kylie & Elliott manage the expectations of an unexpected sequel, feel tonal whiplash, and discuss the difference between watching a movie and what it feels like after it’s done. Follow along on Instagram:  @moodymovie.club Letterboxd:&nbs...

Moody Movies: Exhibition (2013), The War of the Worlds (1953), Friendship (2025), Endless Cookie (2025), It Came from Outer Space (1953) Kylie & Elliott feel seen by the dynamic in a film (for better or worse), fall in love with technicolour, see the film of one of their all-time new favourite movie trailers, become enamoured with animation and storytelling, and recognize the singularity of a...

Moody Movie: Materialists (2025) Welcome back to Mini Mood: a bite-sized episode that focuses on a movie at the top of the zeitgeist. In this episode, Kylie & Elliott feel nervous for a new release, consider the tension between genre reclamation and subversion, and get the vapours for three babely babes. Follow along on Instagram:  @moodymovie.club Letterboxd:  kylieburton   Let...

Moody Movies: Synecdoche, New York (2008), The Worst Person in the World (2021), I Saw the TV Glow (2024) Kylie & Elliott are joined by Elli McDine to discuss three movies that explore identity and what it means to live an authentic life. Along the way, they think about what it means to build a life in a burning house, insist on the necessity of play and curiosity, feel the...

Moody Movies: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), The Long Walk (2019), The Red Balloon (1956), The Tree of Life (2011) Kylie & Elliott find the origins of a favourite sci-fi subgenre, dive into the layers of time and space that a contemplative ghost movie creates, marvel at the most beautiful balloons in all of cinema, insist that even the shortest of films deserve thought and discussion, a...

Moody Movie: The Life of Chuck (2025) Welcome back to Mini Mood: a bite-sized episode that focuses on a movie at the top of the zeitgeist. In this episode, Kylie & Elliott appreciate the beauty of an ephemeral life, reflect on the perfect adaptation pairing, and contain multitudes. Follow along on Instagram:  @moodymovie.club Letterboxd:  kylieburton   Letterboxd:  ElliottK...

Moody Movies: Gaslight (1944), Cinema Paradiso (1988), Working Girls (1986), Rumble in the Bronx (1995) Kylie & Elliott dig into the origins of an idiom, find necessity in honouring places and the people associated with them, appreciate the radicalness of a film portraying boredom at work, and fall (further) in love with silly bananas action movies. Follow along on Instagram:  @moodymovie...

Moody Movies: Encino Man (1992), The Eyes of My Mother (2016), Primal Rage (1988), A Nice Indian Boy (2024) Kylie & Elliott reminisce about watching films recorded off TV and onto VHS tapes, are swept up in a bleakly beautiful indie horror film, have a horror movie blast while admiring some next-level mask work, and watch the sweet balm of a romantic comedy. Follow along on Instagram:  @m...

Moody Movie: Bring Her Back (2025) Welcome back to Mini Mood: a bite-sized episode that focuses on a movie at the top of the zeitgeist. For this episode, Kylie and Elliott see an anticipated mystery movie with friends, viscerally react to some gnarly effects, and wish for more (thematically speaking). Follow along on Instagram:  @moodymovie.club Letterboxd:  kylieburton   Letterboxd...

Moody Movies: Lilo & Stitch (2002), T Blockers (2023), Chain Reactions (2024), Almost Famous (2000) Kylie and Elliott feel the butterflies for some animated sweeties, get inspired by the punk badassery of a DIY horror film, reflect on a beloved film by listening curiously to people talk about it, and revisit a personally important teen favourite to re-think its place in their lives now. Listen...

Moody Movies: Final Destination (2000), Final Destination 2 (2003), Final Destination 3 (2006), The Final Destination (2009), Final Destination 5 (2011), Final Destination Bloodlines (2025) Let’s hop aboard Flight 180 and prepare ourselves to never look at logging trucks on the highway the same way again, as we unpack all six films in the Final Destination series. Welcome to The Rad Wrap: a series...

Moody Movies: Taipei Story (1985), You Were Never Really Here (2017), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Cujo (1983) Kylie and Elliott feel a movie (even if they don’t fully get it), appreciate a necessary paradox, swing through nostalgia, and worry about them doggies. Watch Alfred Molina's touching vulnerability when talking about his dad and career. Follow along on Instagram:  @moodymovie.club Letterboxd...

Moody Movies: Welfare (1975), Lost in Translation (2003), The Ugly Stepsister (2025), Secret Mall Apartment (2024) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott feel necessarily exhausted, struggle to connect with a 2000s film, get real wormy with a body horror blast, and feel inspired to make guerilla art (and forts!). Follow along on Instagram:  @moodymovie.club Lette...