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Fast Cast Part 4: ‘Furious 7’ vs. ‘The Fate of the Furious’ with Allegra Ringo Jun 12, 2020

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Vroom vroom! The Rock. Screeech! Butt cleavage. BANG BANG! Vin Diesel. clack clack clack! Family. BOOM! Paul Walker. Zooooooom! Corona.

Staff Picks:
Ify – Ong-Bak
Drea – This Teacher
Alonso – I’m No Longer Here
Allegra – LA 92

With Ify Nwadiwe, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, and Allegra Ringo

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

Fast Cast Part 3: ‘Fast Five’ vs. 'Fast & Furious 6' with Jon Gabrus Jun 05, 2020

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At the beginning of this episode, we take a few minutes to address the growing civil unrest in our country, to reconfirm our mission to promote diverse voices in film and criticism, and to show our support for Black Lives Matter. After that, we discuss both Fast Five and Fast & Furious 6 with the always hilarious Jon Gabrus.

Staff Picks:
Ify – Drive
Drea – Teddy Bear
Alonso – Watch Alonso discuss LGBTQ themes in film on TCM June 12th!
Jon – Bad Education

With Ify Nwadiwe, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, and Jon Gabrus

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

Fast Cast Part 2: ‘The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift’ vs. ‘Fast & Furious’ with Matt Apodaca May 29, 2020

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Much like the Fast and Furious franchise, we’re swapping in some new members of “The Family.” This week we’ve got the certified Triple F (Fast & Furious Freak) Matt Apodaca on the program to discuss Tokyo Drift and Fast & Furious. Ify, once again, gets heated about some car stuff that no one else understands. Everyone drools over Han. And, of course, several overtly homosexual interactions are scrutinized. Throw out your speedometer, folks… cuz there’s no speed limit on this one.

Staff Picks:
Ify – The Turbo-Charged Prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious
Drea – Better Luck Tomorrow
Alonso – Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
Matt- Green Room

With Ify Nwadiwe, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, and Matt Apodaca

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

Fast Cast Part 1: ‘The Fast and the Furious’ and ‘2 Fast 2 Furious’ with MST3K’s Mary Jo Pehl May 22, 2020

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Vrroom vrroom, baby! It’s the first episode of the ‘Fast Cast,’ and we start things off with a bang. Our guest this week is MST3K’s Mary Jo Pehl, and we’ve enlisted her to discuss not just the first ‘Fast and Furious’ film, but the second one as well. That’s right, we cover both The Fast and the Furious and 2 Fast 2 Furious in one episode. People said it couldn’t be done, but we lived to tell the tale. The only warning we can give you before listening to this episode is…buckle up.

Staff Picks:
Ify – She’s All That
Drea – Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
Alonso – D.E.B.S.
Mary Jo – Safe Spaces

With Ify Nwadiwe, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, and Mary Jo Pehl

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

‘Driveways’ and Movies We Saw WAY Too Young with Myq Kaplan May 15, 2020

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What a delightful little episode we have for you today! We are joined by the effervescent comedian Myq Kaplan to discuss Andrew Ahn’s wonderful new film, Driveways. Myq writes a Guns N’ Roses parody song for Drea in honor of her niece’s birthday. Ify gets exposed for analyzing the video game ‘Panty Party’ on another podcast. Drea reveals her love for USA Network’s ‘Up All Night.’ And Alonso gets a new toothbrush. Plus, we chat about the movies we saw way too young. And, as always, we’ve got staff picks.

In news, Rob Liefeld says Marvel is not going to make any new Deadpool movies and Robert Pattinson reveals why he has gone back to big budget movies.

Staff Picks:
Ify – Uncut Gems
Drea – Spaceship Earth
Alonso – Celine and Julie Go Boating
Myq – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

With Ify Nwadiwe, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, and Myq Kaplan

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

'How to Build a Girl' and One Location Films with Elizabeth Laime May 08, 2020

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This episode is not lame. It’s Laime. We’ve got the wonderful writer and podcaster Elizabeth Laime on the show to talk about Beanie Feldstein in How to Build a Girl. In the final installment of ‘This Is Your Movie Life,’ we reveal the movies that meant the most to us in our early thirties. We also answer a question from the ‘Who Shotline’ asking about the best movies set in one location. And, as always, we’ve got them tasty ‘Staff Picks.’

Staff Picks:
Ify – John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Drea – The Florida Project
Alonso – Space Station 76
Elizabeth – Secretary

With Ify Nwadiwe, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, and Elizabeth Laime

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Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

‘The Half of It’ and Quarantine Roommate Draft May 01, 2020

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Well what a nice little surprise – a brand new Who Shot Ya? episode! This week we discuss Alice Wu’s long awaited second film, the “Cyrano de Bergerac-esque” high school rom-com, The Half of It. Plus we reveal the movies that meant the most to us during our mid-twenties for ‘This Is Your Movie Life.’ We also hold a movie character ‘Quarantine Roommate Draft.’ Who does Ify want to be holed up with during this time? You’ll have to listen to find out!

Staff Picks:
Ify – Akira
Drea – Juliet, Naked
Alonso – A White, White Day

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

'Your Name' and Anime Culture with Dani Fernandez Apr 24, 2020

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This one goes out to all the weebs and anime fans out there! We are joined by the effervescent Dani Fernandez to discuss 2016’s Your Name – the first anime film we’ve ever discussed on the show! She and Ify break down the positive and negative aspects of anime culture. We also reveal the movies that meant the most to us during our “college years” in ‘This Is Your Movie Life!’ Plus, we answer a question from the Who Shotline about the character from an isolation film we most relate to. And, to round things out, we end with ‘Staff Picks.’

Staff Picks:
Ify – Promare
Drea – Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Alonso – My Brother’s Husband
Dani – I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

‘Tigertail’ and Contentious Film Recommendations Apr 17, 2020

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The hits just keep on coming! This week we’re discussing the beautiful new film on Netflix from Master of None co-creator Alan Yang called Tigertail. Alonso and Ify share their own personal stories of being the children of immigrant parents. We also discuss the movies that most influenced us during high school in the segment ‘This Is Your Movie Life!’ We answer a question from the Who Shotline regarding contentious movie recommendations. And, as always, we’ve got staff picks.

Staff Picks:
Ify – Rush Hour
Drea – Straight Up
Alonso – Sorry We Missed You and Four Weddings and a Funeral

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

'Never Rarely Sometimes Always' with 'Call Your Girlfriend' Host Ann Friedman Apr 10, 2020

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This week we’re joined by one of the hosts of the wonderful podcast ‘Call Your Girlfriend’, writer and editor Ann Friedman. She joins us to discuss the Sundance hit, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, about a Pennsylvania teen having to travel to New York City with her cousin to get an abortion. The conversation that follows is truly engrossing and thoughtful. Two of the people on the podcast even get choked up talking about it. Plus, we reveal the films that affected us most during our Middle School Years for our ‘This Is Your Movie Life!’ segment. We recommend some readily available streaming classic films. And, as always, we’ve got ‘Staff Picks.’

Staff Picks:

Ify – Maria Full of Grace
Drea – Free Fire
Alonso – Their Finest
Ann – Romancing the Stone

With Ify Nwadiwe, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, and Ann Friedman.

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher