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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:

Live! From Quar Brain May 06, 2020

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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. Ben takes the celestial escalator down to Earth in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, Daniel rides the Eurostar through purgatory in Chantal Akerman’s THE MEETINGS OF ANNA, and Brandon cuts a rug with Ingrid Bergman at a groovy nightclub in Gene Sak’s CACTUS FLOWER. Together, they enjoy friendship and film f*ggotry from a safe distance apart.

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High Flying Bird Feb 18, 2019

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In episode seventy-two of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Steven Soderbergh’s NBA iPhone movie HIGH FLYING BIRD before moving on to discuss two other sports pictures that changed the game around the game, MONEYBALL and JERRY MAGUIRE. Ben goes to bat for Brad Pitt’s sadness, Daniel rails against Amazon’s frame botching, and Brandon brings Plainview to the playing field.

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The Favourite Dec 03, 2018

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In episode sixty-one of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Yorgos Lanthimos’ cruel and unusual new film THE FAVOURITE before discussing Sofia Coppola’s MARIE ANTOINETTE and Stanley Kubrick’s BARRY LYNDON, two other auteur-driven period pieces that a subversive look at love, betrayal, and power in the royal court. Ben sings Olivia Colman’s praises as a performer at the peak of her powers, Daniel walks the long and winding road of existence with Barney Lipton, and Brandon (softly) comes to terms with having a new favorite Coppola film. note from the film f*gz: sorry about our audio malfunction...can you ever forgive us?

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A Star Is Born Oct 15, 2018

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In episode fifty-four of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Cradley Booper’s A STAR IS BORN starring Lady Gaga while comparing and contrasting the fifth iteration of the classic boom-and-bust Tinseltown tale with its older sisters: WHAT PRICE, HOLLYWOOD? (1932) with Constance Bennett, A STAR IS BORN (1937) with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, A STAR IS BORN (1954) with Judy Garland and James Mason, and A STAR IS BORN (1976) with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. Ben breaks down the rising energy and ecstasy of “Shallow” shot-by-shot, Daniel gushes over Booper’s open emotional borders as a filmmaker, and Brandon wonders how Babs both built her adobe desert mansion in a single night and channeled COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER in the process.

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The Old Man & the Gun Oct 08, 2018

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In episode fifty-three of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about David Lowery’s THE OLD MAN & THE GUN before jumping into a sassy Sissy Spacek retrospective with discussions around IN THE BEDROOM, COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER, 3 WOMEN, CARRIE, and BADLANDS. Ben gets a thrill from watching Sissy think, Daniel struggles to keep the train on the tracks after Spacek enthusiasm derails into Spacek ecstasy, and Brandon loves nothing more than the way Sissy Spacek describes the passage of time.

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Mission: Impossible - Fallout Aug 06, 2018

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In episode forty-four of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about stunt queen Ethan Hunt’s latest installment of globetrotting daredevilry, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT. While discussing the critical action-adventure darling they also pick apart the other five films in the franchise and determine what it is that makes for a perfect impossible mission at the movies. Ben exalts a new star in our midst of whom he’ll never have enough, Daniel dismisses the notion of plot completely when it comes to hanging off the sides of planes, and Brandon breaks down the triangulation between good and evil in which Tom Cruise stands in the middle.

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Eighth Grade Jul 23, 2018

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In episode forty-two of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Bo Burnham’s EIGHTH GRADE, and then they yell some more. Afterwards they move on to discussing other stories about adolescent growing pains in the lives of teenage girls, namely Marielle Heller’s THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL, Kelly Fremon Craig’s THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN, and Catherine Breillat’s FAT GIRL. Ben cackles over axe murder, Daniel breaks down mentally while defending his love of Elsie Fisher, and Brandon disagrees with a fundamental direction where Burnham takes his protagonist.

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Incredibles 2 Jun 25, 2018

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In episode thirty-eight of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Brad Bird’s return to Pixar in INCREDIBLES 2, as well as their favorite films animated by the studio. Ben decries the director’s Baby Boomerness while simultaneously relating to bouncing id baby Jack-Jack, Daniel appreciates the way Bird furthers his narrative through action but wonders whether he’s fully grappled with the insinuations of his story, and Brandon gets lit off the trumpet line from Michael Giacchino’s ramped-up score.

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2018 Oscar Predictions Mar 02, 2018

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In a Very Special episode twenty-one of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each about their extremely informed, unbiased, and frankly spectacular predictions for the 90th Academy Awards. Together your fav film f*gz tackle the most pressing questions around this year’s ceremony: Why was there only one nominee this year in Best Adapted Screenplay? Will Adam Rippon put Agnès Varda’s Oscar chances on ice? What happens if Gary Oldman accepts his award in full make-up only to be rolled off the stage by a team of Oompa-Loompas? Ben thinks them BILLBOARDS may indeed win fair and square, Daniel suspects the true SHAPE OF WATER may be in the form of a gold statuette, and Brandon believes future Best Picture winner GET OUT will have enough widespread passion to win the evening’s top prize.

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Get Out Feb 05, 2018

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In episode seventeen of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about Jordan Peele’s surrealist horror flick (and directorial debut) GET OUT, as well as the films of Luis Buñuel that earlier carved such a surprising space for social critique. Unquestionably the movie of the moment, Peele’s tone-hopping take on American race relations has dominated the cultural conversation since last February, culminating in four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Director, so your fav film f*gz take the opportunity to weigh in with their own enthusiasm for his masterful genre exploration and sharp satirical critique. Daniel won’t shut up about the first act, Brandon stands for the twists and turns of the second, and Ben wonders how he could’ve elevated the third.

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