Target Audience

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes film critic and film festival programmer  Katie Carter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Katie is targeted by Damien Chazelle's 2022 historical film epic  Babylon . Join us as we discuss the excess, the music, the varying degrees of performances, and the little film Easter eggs. Katie on Twitter Katie's website ( Katie at the Movies ) Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes film critic  Matt St. Clair ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Matt is targeted by Jamie Babbit's 1999 LGBTQ+ comedy  But I'm A Cheerleader . Join us as we discuss the horrors of conversion camps, the stacked cast before they were famous, and drooling over Eddie Cibrian. Matt on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ Matt's Substack Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes film, television, and video game critic  Shaurya Chawla ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Shaurya is targeted by Christopher Nolan's 2012 superhero sequel  The Dark Knight Rises . Join us as we discuss sequel expectations, audio non-issues, and viewing a film for what it is rather than what it isn't. Shawla on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ Shawla's YouTube Page⁠⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twit...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes filmmaker, critic, and podcaster  Joey Gentile  (Academy Queens Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Joey is targeted by Behn Zeitlin's 2012 fantasy drama  Beasts of the Southern Wild . Join us as we discuss the incredible Louisiana setting, living through child eyes, non-actors as actors, and earned cinematic emotion. Joey on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ Academy Queens Podcast⁠⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes film critic and podcaster  Eoin Daly. ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Eoin is targeted by Baz Luhrman's 2001 romance musical  Moulin Rouge! . Join us as we discuss movie star Nicole Kidman, Baz's beautiful excess, jukebox musicals, and the screwed up Best Original Song Oscar category. Eoin on ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ Eoin on Letterboxd Eoin's Film Blog ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Ben on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes film critic and podcaster  Morgan Roberts  (⁠Untitled Cinema Gals Podcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ). Morgan is targeted by Paul Mazursky's 1978 romantic drama  An Unmarried Woman . Join us as we discuss talk Jill Clayburgh supremacy, chemistry between actors, non-annoying New York movies, and the best films about women directed by straight men. Morgan on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes critic and podcaster  Juan Carlos Ojano  (The One-Inch Barrier ⁠ ). Juan is targeted by Sarah Polley's 2022 female drama  Women Talking . Join us as we discuss film as therapy, the exceptional ensemble, Polley's directing career, and using the film to reconcile your politics. Juan Carlos on ⁠Twitter⁠ Juan Carlos on ⁠Letterboxd⁠ The One-Inch Barrie...

This episode of  Target Audience  welcomes podcaster  Chelsea Eichholz  ( Untitled Cinema Gals Podcast⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ , And A Rewatch Podcast ). Chelsea is targeted by Nancy Meyers' 1998 romantic comedy  The Parent Trap . Join us as we discuss Lindsey Lohan's performance, being sad watching Natasha Richards, Nancy Meyers house porn, realizing Dennis Quaid is probably dumb, and gay icon Meredith Blak...

This episode of Target Audience welcomes podcaster Manish Mathur ( It Pod to Be You ⁠ ). Manish is targeted by Mary Harron's 2000 thriller satire American Psycho . Join us as we discuss the film through female eyes, Christian Bale's towering performance, viewing the film as a comedy, and finding a queer narrative in the film. Manish on ⁠ Twitter⁠ Manish on ⁠Letterboxd⁠ It Pod to Be You Pod...

This episode of Target Audience welcomes composer and podcaster David Rosen ( ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Piecing It Together⁠). David is targeted by the Wes Anderson's 2018 stop-motion comedy Isle of Dogs . Join us as we discuss the fun exuberance of canines, the Wes Anderson pastiche, stop-motion as a genre, and the surprising adult nature of Anderson's films. David on ⁠Twitter⁠ David on ⁠Letterboxd⁠ Piecing I...

This episode of Target Audience welcomes writer and podcaster Zita Short (InSession Film, The 300 Passions Podcast). Zita is targeted by 1985's Plenty starring Meryl Streep. Join us as we discuss the narrative of the unlikeable woman, the legacy of Streep, post-WWII England, and a bevy of great character actors. Zita on ⁠Twitter⁠ Zita on ⁠Letterboxd⁠ Zita at InSession Film The 300 Passions Pod...

This episode of Target Audience welcomes podcaster Daniel Brilliant ( ⁠ The Gayvourites ). Daniel is targeted by the 2023 LGBTQ+ animated adventure Nimona . Join us as we discuss representation in animation, excellent voice actors, reading between the lines, and the villains controlling the media narrative. Daniel on Twitter Daniel on Letterboxd Ben on Twitter Ben on Letterboxd Ben on Instagram Ic...

This is the trailer for the  Target Audience  podcast. Hosted by straight, white, American male critic and podcaster Ben Miller, he welcomes a guest who is not like him to discuss a film that is specifically targeted to them. This is a podcast about empathy, through film. Ben on ⁠Twitter⁠ Ben on ⁠Letterboxd⁠ Ben on ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠IceCream4Freaks⁠ Opening/Closing Song - "Pull Me Through" by...