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Movies imo

Movies imo is a pop culture podcast where Daniel Crooke, Ben Empey, and Brandon Kirby talk about film, television, literature, music, and fruity miscellanea.

Latest Episodes:

91st Annual Academy Award Nominations OMG Jan 23, 2019

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In episode sixty-nine of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about the 91st annual Academy Award nominations. Ben rectifies the Oscars’ HAPPY AS LAZZARO erasure with his own set of personal nods, Daniel overslept through the nomination announcement, and Brandon celebrates the new Animated Feature frontrunner.

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Can You Ever Forgive Me? Oct 29, 2018

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In episode fifty-six of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Marielle Heller’s sublime CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? before jumping into the star-making films of its two fantastic lead actors, Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant, in BRIDESMAIDS and WITHNAIL & I, respectively; they also touch upon the new film directed by its screenwriter Nicole Holofcener (big fans), THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS (not big fans). Ben alludes to his own criminal past at Julius’ in Greenwich Village (was not forgiven), Daniel mentions his own unhygienic past while dealing with incontinent cats in a messy apartment (was not forgiven), and Brandon unveils his own promising future as a Jenny Slate on BIG MOUTH impressionist (not only forgiven, but celebrated).

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On the Run II Oct 01, 2018

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In episode fifty-two of movies imo., Brandon is out in the field shooting season three of his webseries I’M FINE which leaves Ben and Daniel free to head out towards Pasadener on a Saturday night to catch the On the Run II tour then yell over each other back in the studio, one-on-one, about the earth-shaking experience of seeing Beyoncé (and Jay-Z) live in concert at the Rose Bowl. They also discuss LEMONADE and Beyoncé’s commanding cinematic voice. Ben invokes Claire Denis to discuss Beyoncé’s ability to evoke ethereal atmosphere with concrete texture, Daniel laments the concessions line confusion for collecting drinks at the concert, and Brandon creates meaningful queer stories on set!

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Amy Adams Sep 24, 2018

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In episode fifty-one of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about the Academy Award-nominated works of Great American Actress Amy Adams. Ben champions ARRIVAL as a singularly stunning performance around parental grief, Daniel loves her grit and regret in THE FIGHTER, and Brandon heralds the birth of a star in JUNEBUG.

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Mini-sode: Ben's TIFF18 Diary Sep 13, 2018

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A special mini-sode featuring Ben's reactions to the films he saw at #TIFF18!

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Lean on Pete Apr 30, 2018

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In episode thirty of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Andrew Haigh’s boy-and-his-horse odyssey through rural white America, LEAN ON PETE - but all they really want to talk about is Steven Spielberg’s WWI picaresque equine picture WAR HORSE. Ben argues passionately that its unabashed emotionality and striking images make it Spielberg’s best in years, Daniel sends its cocktail of sentimentality and harsh brutality back to the bar, and Brandon declares himself the Switzerland of the argument.

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Fifty Shades Freed Feb 19, 2018

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In episode nineteen of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about the climactic, free association finale of the greatest comedy franchise of all time: FIFTY SHADES FREED. Afterwards they love-tackle a handful of Hollywood psychosexual thrillers from the 1980s and 90s and explore how they relate (or don’t) to the splashy sex-positive saga of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey. Ben suffers from Jamie Dornan face blindness, Daniel wonders how Anastasia manages to keep her job as the fiction editor of a Seattle-based book publisher, and Brandon performs a dramatic reading of a popsicle-themed passage from the original E.L. James, P.G.A. novel.

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I, Tonya Jan 01, 2018

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In episode 12 of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Margot Robbie's I, TONYA (technically directed by someone else) and other movies that want to f*** GOODFELLAS

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The Shape Of Water Dec 18, 2017

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In episode 10 of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Guillermo Del Toro's THE SHAPE OF WATER and other movies that want to f*** Classical Hollywood Cinema

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Mudbound Dec 11, 2017

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In episode 9 of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Dee Rees' MUDBOUND and then get into post-critics group Oscar predictions.

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