Movies imo

Why is Marilyn Monroe not the main character in the movie Niagara when she’s so clearly the best thing in it? Is the va-va-voom sound effect that’s made every time Marilyn enters a film actually diegetic? And what did Ben say that led to being [redacted] by [redacted] by suggesting that Marilyn was [redacted] by [redacted]? Well, nobody’s perfect. And who sums up these immortal lines better than t...

If one faget sees a baby perched at the end of a bed, but there are no other fagets paying close attention to the frame to see it, does the baby actually exist? Why do the immensely pleasurable late career films of French New Wave filmmakers go down so smoothly? Was this episode sponsored by Ambien? All these questions and more will be answered in this, France Week! On the once dead and now alive...

Who invented the phrase “rodent boyfriend” for the internet? From which canonical auteurs did George Clooney lift the most inspiration in his directorial debut? Is it appropriate to debate a Palme d’Or winner from an ocean away when you not only haven’t seen the film, but haven’t seen any of the other films in Competition? Who is Fjord and what did he do to you? The answers to all these questions...

In order to jumpstart your small business, at what point do you bully your husband into kidnapping a local child? How does Jessica Lange? And where do the eels go? All these questions and more will fly to alpine Europe and check into a local sanitarium — also known as movies imo encore — until they become answers. This week your (callback!) fav film f*gz tackle the following issues of the day: Ben...

Had the Pope recently seen Lav Diaz’s latest picture before he formally blessed the art of slow cinema? What are EelPods? On a scale from one to ten, how homophobic was the real Ferdinand Magellan? How much misogyny can Charlize Theron overcome in order to successfully run her girlboss safe-cracking company? All these pressing questions (and more!) will be blasted wide open in this, another instal...

How did they ever make a movie of revolutionary journalists falling in love amidst the whirlwind American communist movement of the 1910s? Why is Betty Buckley our greatest living vocal talent? Can you make a compelling drama without conflict? Will Sepideh Moafi win an Emmy for her indelible performance as the intrepid AI warrior-turned-valiant ER hero Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi? What is there left to e...

Why is Steven Spielberg so protective — much to Elaine May’s chagrin — of the franchising rights around that little alien they call E.T.? When you’re at the movie theater, how do you tell the difference between an actual ghost and just a plain old Laemmle matinee senior? And at what point must you stop cruising your fellow audience members and simply enjoy the film playing up there on that big scr...

Have the most recent Academy Awards been so dissected to death that there’s anything left to pore over fagnostically? Which episodes of Lena Dunham’s Girls most stick in the brain, got stuck in the craw, and do or do not remain Brandon’s favorite episode of the series? Is it ever a good idea to fall in love if you’re a character in the Golden Age of Film Noir? What is a bee in a bonnet? All these...

What on earth is going on in St. Louis and who exactly is DTF in HBO’s newest original series? Why is this boorish gynecologist addressing the birds and the bees to a rowdy bunch of boys during the decline of the American midcentury? Did Heathcliff and Cathy go up to those Crags to fish? All these pressing matters - and more! - will be addressed by the talent: a murder of homosexual crows known as...

Is every character on Industry bisexual? Which track off “Horses” is least likely to keep the party going til sunrise? And who is that creepy gay guy in the Bergdorf scarf standing outside the local high school in Holcomb, Kansas? All these questions and more will be answered in this, the latest cri de coeur from the noted trio of resurrected film faguettes known in some quarters as “movies imo” b...

Who was the all-star stage-to screen adaptation of Nine even for? Can a Golden Age of Hollywood producer secure revenge by winning Best Picture? Which cast member of The Phoenician Scheme deserves the undying love and loyalty of an audience every day of the year no matter how “big” their other performances may get? All these questions and more will be answered across this week’s edition of the mov...

What is Quills? Is the reigning Emmy winner for Best Drama Series actually good? Who was on the SAG (“Actor”) Awards nominating committee and why don’t they trust the Scandinavian ability to let life imitate art? All these answers and more will be revealed in the second episode of the movies imo encore… and so will the new show format! After digging into this year’s Oscar nominations, the boys bri...

Somehow Ben, Brandon, and Daniel returned. And they’re old now! With an even looser and less ambitious format than ever before, we kick off the first edition of our movies imo encore by pledging allegiance to the state in which we were born and raised. Yes, you read that correctly, it's (for all intents and purposes) the Ella McCay episode - but after this we're burying the new movie-of-the-week p...

Desperate times call for even more desperate measures, and your three fav film f*gz needed an excuse to catch up on a Z**m call! In this Very Special Quarantine Edition of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel get together virtually to share and discuss three of their favorite films watched while sheltering in place amidst the global pandemic, and maybe share a few laughs while they’re on the line...

They say film fagz don’t belong in hot air balloons, and yet here they are flying high and yelling over each other for part two of their special year-end review of the top twenty movies of 2019. Ben mourns the inevitable death coming for us all, Daniel brandishes bourgeois objects in class warfare, and Brandon survives a miserable hangover to celebrate the bliss of watching a movie four times with...

The dead speak! In part one of a special year-end review episode of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about their collective twenty favorite movies of 2019. But first they discuss abstention from the internet, cinematic shames of the decade, and how it feels to see each other for the very first time since the podcast’s cancellation. Ben cries from the soul while celebratin...

In episode one hundred of movies imo, Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about three movies they’d wished they’d had the chance to discuss on the podcast: Ben offers up Lars von Trier’s devastating death penalty musical DANCER IN THE DARK, Brandon brings Steven Spielberg’s bleak dystopian fantasia AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE to the table, and Daniel serves to the group Alan J. Pakula’s...

In episode ninety-nine of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s sublime comedy series FLEABAG. Ben swiftly denounces the cast and crew of THE SQUID AND THE WHALE between analysis of the show’s sly visual scheme, Daniel makes a declarative statement about YOU CAN COUNT ON ME while appreciating Waller-Bridge’s structure around psychology, and Brandon...

In episode ninety-eight of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Richard Linklater’s Cate Blanchett-led adaptation of the bestselling novel WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE? before discussing two other Linklater comedies with a magnetic movie star lead: SCHOOL OF ROCK and BERNIE, both starring Jack Black. Ben finds much to relate to in Blanchett’s breakdown of creative depriva...

In episode ninety-seven of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Lynn Shelton’s provocative new comedy SWORD OF TRUST before going on to discuss three more of her signature films: HUMPDAY, YOUR SISTER’S SISTER, and OUTSIDE IN. Ben believes Jay Duplass to be one of the finest actors of his generation, Daniel celebrates Marc Maron being born in a trunk, and Brandon shares...

In episode ninety-six of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Quentin Tarantino’s penultimate feature film ONCE UPON A TIME IN... HOLLYWOOD before discussing three of their other favorite QT films: PULP FICTION, JACKIE BROWN, and KILL BILL VOL. 1. Ben seconds his teenage Livejournal opinions regarding Uma Thurman’s Bride in the pantheon of great performances, Daniel rew...

In episode ninety-five of movies imo., fellow film f*g Cameron Scheetz (@cameronscheetz) steps into Daniel's seat while he's toiling away at the Outfest Los Angeles Film Festival to discuss Jon Favreau’s THE LION KING with Ben and Brandon. They also yell over each other about Beyoncé’s music video SPIRIT and the original 1994 THE LION KING. Ben makes a case for why Caleb Deschanel will certainly w...

In episode ninety-four of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Lulu Wang’s fake wedding and looming funeral family dramedy THE FAREWELL. They also discuss two other matriarch-near-death films with Michael Haneke’s AMOUR and Chris Colombus’ STEPMOM. Ben delivers a keynote address on the incongruous yet deeply felt ridges of STEPMOM’s emotional landscape, Daniel stans som...

In episode ninety-three of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Ari Aster’s pagan group therapy retreat MIDSOMMAR before discussing two other cult-based horror films with an emphasis on divine authority in Robin Hardy’s THE WICKER MAN and Ingmar Bergman’s THE VIRGIN SPRING. Ben draws a parallel between Aster and the music of celebrated conductor Harold Hill, Daniel opin...

In episode ninety-two of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other - in the shadow of July 4th - about movies that have fireworks in the background (of the shot). Ben brings Kenneth Anger’s FIREWORKS back to the conversation while celebrating the fairground firecrackers in F. W. Murnau’s SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS, Daniel hears the perfect scream in the background of Brian De P...