Moody Movie Club

Moody Movies: High School (1969), Noroi: The Curse (2005), The Rugrats Movie (1998), Coming Home (2024), Clueless (1995) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott confirm that high schools really are that loud, find that rare instance where a shittier presentation would enhance the experience, explore grief through some babies in diapies, celebrate queer & trans joy...

Moody Movies: Hospital (1970), From Ground Zero (2024), Clearcut (1991), Arrival (2016), Sinners (2025) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott don't eat snacks while watching a documentary, spend time with humans rather than headlines, celebrate National Canadian Film Day with a Graham Greene banger, explore the boundaries of language, and are reminded why movie theat...

Moody Movies: Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Who's That Girl (1987), The Brutalist (2024), Candyman (2021) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, watch a movie they think they like more than they do, replace manic pixie dream girls with feisty free-spirited females, consider their fondness for historical drama epics, and insist that a certain horror sequel deserves more love than it has r...

Moody Movies: Seagrass (2023), Candyman (1992), No Other Land (2024), A Taxi Driver (2017) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott recount their Dreamboat New York trip, reflect on how band-aids cannot heal major wounds, honour Tony Todd in NYC, witness a vital film, and revisit that darn biopic problem. Watch the video on NYC's Film Forum. Watch (or listen, wherever y...

Moody Movies: Your Monster (2024), Riddle of Fire (2023), Morgiana(1972), Fast Color (2018), Fangs (1981) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott are joined by their Letterboxd bestie, Michel, to watch five of his picks. Along the way, they feel deep affection for fairytales, watch a film kind of like Wes Anderson (but in a different, better font), indulge in dark deca...

Moody Movies: Toute une nuit (1982), Rats! (2024), Fallen Leaves (2023), Funny Games (1997), Smiley Face (2007) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott love a vignette, see a particular movie for particular people, fall in love with industrial chic, consider the impact of celebrity on a film's realism, and get whiplashed by a double feature. Check out the Metro Cinema...

Moody Movies: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985), Hard Truths (2024), Paying For It (2024), Pi (1998), The Living End (1992) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott reflect on what it means to stifle a part of yourself, witness a uniquely heavy movie, take pride in Canadian art, attend a viewing seventeen years in the making, and get irresponsible with Gregg Araki...

Moody Movies: Bergman Island (2021), Cure (1997), Mickey 17 (2025), Shortbus (2006), Conclave (2024) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott ride the waves on the ocean of a beautiful film, become lulled by dread in a perfect 35mm screening, feel the deserved bigness of a new release on the IMAX screen, long for the days of video rental stores, and answer the age old q...

Moody Movies: Hyenas (1992), Abigail (2024), Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), I'm Still Here (2024) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott do their homework (or at least Kylie does), are satiated by the movie equivalent of grabbing a burger and fries, feel sleepy for a movie that deserves total attention, and get their tear ducts wringed out. Listen to Colin Meloy's song Drac...

Moody Movies: Hellraiser (1987), I Am Not A Witch (2017), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), The Monkey (2025) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, they dream about the perfect backyard movies, are impacted by the final shot of a vital film, mutually hate a mystery pick, and think about how absurd death is with their first 2025 watch of the year. Watch Osgood Perkin's tribute to David Lynch...

Moody Movies: Strike! (1998), As Good As It Gets (1997), The Room Next Door (2024), We Live In Time (2024), Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, they revisit one of the best teen comedies that no one has seen, wish the rom had been taken out of the com, ask how it is possible to sit beside death, get temporarily tricked by a hollow gimmick, and feel the...

Moody Movies: Universal Language (2024), Dark Water (2002), Hercules (1997), The Future (2011) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, they find hope somewhere between Winnipeg and Tehran, become terrified by bad building maintenance, ask who puts the glad in Gladiator (Paul Mes-Cal!), and get emotionally kyrptonited by a cat narrator. Follow along on Instagram:  @moodymovie.club L...

Moody Movies: Presence (2024), Woman of the Hour (2024), The Wild Robot (2024), Pulse (2001), Days of Heaven (1978) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, they love the craft while hating the story, respect an icky story that has something to say, watch a big bongo boy birthday pick, feel terror on a primal level, and witness a truly Albertan Texas in their first Malick flick. Follow a...

Moody Movies: Philosopher's Stone (2001), Chamber of Secrets (2002), Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Goblet of Fire (2005), Order of the Phoenix (2007), Half-Blood Prince (2009), Deathly Hallows Pt. 1 (2010), Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 (2011) Welcome witches, wizards, and non-binary magical folks. Accio some popcorn and butterbeer, as we board the Hogwarts Express and unpack all eight films in the Harry Po...

Moody Movies: Caddo Lake (2024), Strange Brew (1983), Ju-On: The Grudge (2002), Nickel Boys (2024), How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, they would have liked a movie more if they hadn't seen a certain television show, discover an iconic new Canadian insult in a new all-time favourite comedy, reignite terror for little Elliott, witness...

Moody Movies: Something You Said Last Night (2022), Fallen Angels (1995), David Lynch: The Art Life (2017), Cinderella (1950) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, they see family dynamics complexly and lovingly depicted on screen, witness a night truly full of weirdos, reflect on the passing of David Lynch (and his art legacy), and help their niblings prep for Disneyland. Follow alon...

Moody Movies: Winter Light (1963), Dune (1984), American Movie (1999), Ikiru (1952), The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, feel the chill of cinema, watch their final feature film from a favourite director's filmography, reflect on the inaccessibility of a career in the movies, celebrate how far ahead Japanese cinema was from the rest of us, and get a lil'...

Moody Movies: Bona (1980), Strange Darling (2024), Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Pump Up the Volume (1990) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, witness a jaw-dropping ending, reflect on a new movie that would have been an all-time favourite when they were teenagers, revisit a classic for Ky, discover the beginnings of New Hollywood Cinema, and realize they are...

Moody Movies: White Christmas (1954), Wicked (2024), Babygirl (2024), Excision (2012) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott admire when kindness prevails, celebrate Olivia Hussey with a very special Christmas double feature, question the capitalistic impulse of splitting a movie into parts, change their minds about what movie to see on Christmas night, and revisit th...

Moody Movie: Nosferatu (2024) 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 hack an ideal cinema experience, get hypnotized by the aesthetic, consider the question of adaptation, and wonder about historical accuracy. Follow along on Instagram:  @moodymovie.club Letterboxd:  kylieburton   Lette...

Moody Movies: Queer (2024), God's Creatures (2022), Monsters Inc. (2001), Krampus (2015), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott consider age gaps in film romance, ask if a person has truly watched a movie if they were on their phone the whole time, complete a mutual crush's (current) filmography, embrace the chaos, and have a theatre experience...

Moody Movies: Sunset Boulevard (1950), What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962), Cabaret (1972), and Paris Is Burning (1990) Welcome to The Rad Wrap: a series on series, where Kylie (not a doctor) and Elliott (not a doctor) explore films with a common thread. In this episode, they are joined by K.D. Burton (a doctor), a professor of history, to discuss their curated series: Queering The Culture. Al...

Moody Movies: Totally F***cked Up (1994), Zodiac (2007), You've Got Mail (1998), The Girl With the Needle (2024) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott fall into ennui with James Duval, consider the dangers of obsession, reflect on how the internet has changed since the 90s, and see a gorgeously rendered film that makes them feel awful (in a good way). Follow along on...

Moody Movies: Klaus (2019), My Old Ass (2024), His Three Daughters (2024), Faces (1968) Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott weep at an animated Christmas film, consider how targeted audience frames a film, become hollowed out by a brilliant film, and lose all sense of time with Cassavetes and crew. Follow along on Instagram:  @moodymovie.club Letterboxd: ...

Moody Movies: Foe (2023), Memoir of a Snail (2024), Us (2019), Tig (2019), Dead Poet's Society (1989), The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015). Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott refuse to leave their wife with a robot, question when trauma is "too much", reflect on the trickiness of expectations, discuss what makes a documentary truly great, and feel the English teacher...