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209. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with special guest Nikolas Romero Sep 22, 2023

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"To repress one's feelings only makes them stronger." We watched Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" with our friend Nikolas Romero this week and our backs hurt just watching these stunts. Suffice it to say that we've been obsessed with Michelle Yeoh for over two decades and this movie is a huge reason why. She's been having a moment with her Best Actress Oscar win, but we've been on board this whole time. Chow Yun-Fat may be playing the greatest swordsman in China but its Yeoh and Ziyi Zhang's characters who walk away with the entire movie. Jen (Zhang) and Shu Lien (Yeoh) are really schooling us on gender roles in traditional society and their fight scenes are some of best we've seen. We also live for Jen's scorned master Jade Fox (Pei Pei Cheng), flying in and out of fight scenes like a wicked witch. Martial Arts movies may traidionally be a male dominated genre, but Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon shows it doesn't have to be that way.

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208. Switchblade Sisters with special guest Ben Cheaves Sep 15, 2023

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"Hey, I lost my eye for this gang, remember?" We watched "Switchblade Sisters" (1975) with our friend Ben Cheaves and we're Jezebels - remember that name! All we can say is thank you to Quentin Tarantino for breathing new life into this girl-gang expoitation masterpiece. We can see how this one could have easily fallen into obscurity, but Tarantino's re-release in 1996 kickstarted its cult status. Lace (Robbie Lee) leads the Dagger Debs - the baddest girl gang in town (maybe L.A., maybe NY, we'll never know) - and her whole world gets thrown into dissaray with the arrival of Maggie (Joanne Nail) the tough girl from the other side of town. The ensuing events are truly Shakespearan with Lace's tough as nails second in command Patch (Monica Gayle) turning in an epic performance filled with jealosy and rage. Many of the actresses were plucked from X Rated and grindhouse movies and the average age of these "high school" characters makes the cast of "Grease" look age appropriate. It adds to the charm! If you listen to our Pod then you know we're going to spend a whole lot of time breaking down exactly where these locations were in the grimy, hollowed out Los Angeles of the 1970's, cause that's how we roll. Switchblade Sister's wasn't winning any Oscars (or any other awards) but it knows exactly what it's selling and it's delivering at all times.

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207. Women one the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown with special guest Jose Gallegos Sep 08, 2023

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"No lady is dangerous if you know how to handle her." It's the long awaited Pedro Almodóvar movie on the podcast, and there's no other place to start but with his breakout Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown from 1988. We welcome Jose Gallegos - expert in all things Almodóvar to discuss the intricacies of this icon of Spanish Cinema. The plot is almost too dense to water down into a description, but Almodóvar films are all about vibes - and this movie is a vibe. The color pallete is filled with signature bright primary colors and the set design is over the top and bordeline cartoonish - yet it's that artifice that gives this film its memorable aura. The comedy of errors and manners throughout becomes so manic that its quieter moments really spotlight the acting and the tightly written script. Frequent Almodóvar collaborator Carmen Maura delivers a memorable performance, but we can't get baby Antonio Banderas out of our heads. Don't worry, we didnt forget about Rossy de Palma serving face, fashion and attitude. From neurotic best friends, terrorist attacks, metnal institutions and spiked gazpacho - it's enough to make anyone have a nervous breakdown.

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206. Postcards From the Edge with special guest Joshua Clement Sep 01, 2023

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I did not lift my skirt, It TWIRLED Up! You only remember the bad stuff don't you?" We watched "Postcards from the Edge" with Friend of the Pod Joshua Clement and we could use a stiff drink. From the novel of the same name by Queen Carrie Fisher, this semi-autobiographical film tackles the drug and alcohol use of struggling actress Suzanne Vale (Meryl Streep) and her recovery via her actress mother from the Golden Age of Hollywood, Doris Mann (Shirley MacLaine). It was never a secret that these roles are thinly veiled allusions to their real life counterparts Carrie and her larger than life mother - the incomparable Debbie Reynolds. In a ultra-meta version of life imitating art, Miss Reynolds herself is said to have lobbied for the role of Doris Mann, but was told by director Mike Nichols she wasn't "right for the part." Iconic. Meryl Streep is wonderful as always as the ever-on-edge Suzanne but for our money, the stand-out here is really Shirley MacLaine. Give us the full length Doris Mann movie! This cast is so packed with heavy hitting cameos we can barely count (Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfus, Rob Reiner) but the supporting cast is pretty stellar. Annette Bening as a horny day player is super charming and Dennis Quaid as the philandering producer… I mean Dennis Quaid's abs in 1990 generate enough sexual energy to power a small nation. If you weren't already aware of Carrie Fisher's prowess as a writer, watch this movie. The sheer amount of sarcasm and wit packed into 100 minutes is a hint of the talent hiding in a teeny space princess. "What if you had a mother like Joan Crawford or Lana Turner? These are the options? You, Joan or Lana?"

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205. Freaky Friday with special guest Devin Lotfi Aug 25, 2023

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"Darling. Could you, like, chill for a sec?" We watched "Freaky Friday" (2003) with friend of the pod Devin Lotfi and we want to get a little ear-stud right... there. Man oh man, this movie is fun! Lindsay Lohan and Queen Jamie Lee Curtis are having a blast and it shows on screen - the two are at their best in scenes with each other. We spend some time talking about the 1976 original with Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris, and even the oft forgotten Disney Channel Original Movie (or DCOM if you're nasty) from 1995 with Shelley Long and Gabby Hoffman, but this Mark Waters classic is really the one that has aged like fine wine. Will we ever get a "re-quel" with Jamie Lee and Lindsay? We can only hope. Did Chad Michael Murray's career come to an all-too-abrupt halt? Maybe. Are the early-aughts fashions both great and terrible? Absolutely. Listen, Lindsay is showing that early promise everyone always talked about, Jamie Lee is swinging for the fences with her comedic choices and director Mark Waters would team up again with Linds the following year to give us the utterly homosexual classic "Mean Girls." You're welcome! Now excuse us, we have to apply a hydrating face mask - we look like the Crypt Keeper!!

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204. The First Wives Club with special guest Jack Fields Aug 17, 2023

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"It's the 90s, plastic surgery is like good grooming." More prophetic words were never uttered on screen. We watched "The First Wives Club" (1996) with our friend Jack Fields and you'll have to excuse us while we spontaneously burst out into a rousing rendition of "You Don't Own Me" while wearing our finest ivory pants suits. We still don't know how we let this '90s classic slip passed us all this time, but now that we've seen it you can trust and believe we are full fledged members of the club. It took us a minute to reconcile the fact that we may or may not be closer in age to Dianne, Bette and Goldie's characters than we're comfortable admitting, but once we got passed that little tidbit we were fully enthralled. Watching those three powerhouse comedic actresses let loose while sharing top billing is a sight we don't often get to see these days - and the rest of the cast is filled with MTMUG faves : Stockard Channing! Maggie Smith! SJP! Dan Hedaya! Elizabeth Berkley! Don't worry, we're adding this super quotable movie to our repertoire of daily non-sequitur film quotes! "You think that because I'm a movie star I don't have feelings. Well you're wrong. I'm an actress. I've got all of them!"

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203. Ever After with special guest Donovan Marcotte Aug 12, 2023

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"You, sir, are supposed to be charming." We watched "Ever After: A Cinderella Story" and we do NOT need to be rescued thank you very much! Drew Barrymore is having a bit of a career renaissance these days with her super charming, super viral (personal space anyone?) talk show, but we're taking it back with this one. Twenty Five Years to be exact! It was 1998 and Hollywood was still experiencing a contact high from Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet" and we wanted more retellings of the classics through a 90's lens! More young Hollywood It-Girls! More alternative rock songs in the trailer! But we'll be darned if this movie doesn't actually work. Drew is really giving it her all as Danielle, the soot-faced orphan doomed to live out her days serving her Wicked Stepmother and Stepsisters, but we need to talk about Anjelica Huston absolutely eating as The Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent - the Wicked Stepmother. Drew knew what a moment it would be for the Barrymore and Huston acting dynasties to be together for this one, so she called Anjelica herself begging her to take the role. And we as movie-goers are forever in her debt. We also get to see Melanie Lynskey (herself having a moment lately) in an early American film role and she's so adorable we can't even stand it. Listen, we all know the story of what could have been with Dougray Scott's (Prince Henry) career (google it) but in what could have been a thankless role, he really came to play and it shows he's having a good time. This movie is straight up fun - it's a Cinderalla story where historical Leonardo da Vinci plays the Fairy godmother. Honestly, work.

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202. Wild Things with special guest Samir Roy Aug 04, 2023

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"Jesus, where did she get those shoes? "Whores for less"?" We watched "Wild Things" with our friend Samir Roy, and we're just as scanadalized as we were in 1998. The fact that this movie is celebrating it's 25th anniversary may feel like a personal attack, but we're just thankful we got to live through an era where a Southern Gothic, "Florida Noir" movie was made at all. They don't make erotic thrillers like this anymore and if they are, they're certainly not filled with a cast like this. Hot off the heels of franchise-in-the-making "Scream", Neve Campell is serving 90's teen angst like no other and we're just happy to cast our gaze on up-and-comer Denise Richards and that once in a lifetime face of hers. And can we talk about Matt Dillon and Kevin Bacon? We'll always swoon for Matt, but Kevin Bacon blessed us all with the coveted full-male-frontal and gay boys across the land rejoiced. We'll keep it real - this script is insane, but in the best possible way - Theresa Russel as Denise Richards oversexed mother is serving high camp. An entire generation of kids will have memories of watching this at sleep overs and gossiping about the oh so risque sex scene with the girl from "Party of Five" and that other girl from "Starship Troopers." The schemes in this script are so convoluted we can't keep track of who is triple crossing who, but the end is result is a classic.

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201. Barbie with special guest Justin Allison Jul 28, 2023

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"Do you guys ever think about dying?" We watched Barbie with our friend and collector Justin Allison this week. It's the most recent movie ever talked about on the pod, but Greta Gerwig's long awaited film being the culturally phenomenon that it is, it seemed like important ground to cover. Prepare yourself for a no holds Barb-ed review while it's still at the top of the box office. Barbie is an extravaganza from beginning to end, and filled with interesting story and character nuances that sets it apart from just being "a movie based on a toy". It's the roles that Margot Robbie, and Ryan Gosling were born to play. We discuss the doll's long path to the big screen. Break out our favorite Barbies we've collected over the years like we're on an episode of HSN. Discuss the flipped gender politics of Barbieland that's almost straight out of a Twilight Zone, and America Ferrera's empowering monologue that has audiences moved. Don't worry we also get into the Barbenheimer of it all, and do a mini review of Christopher Nolan's historical drama that has moviegoers equally excited. Put on your plastic pumps and Dance the Night Away as we get into this unexpectedly deep film that asks questions of what it means to be alive.

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Episode 200: 9 to 5 with Special Guest Helen Ellis Jul 21, 2023

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Take a hit of that Maui Wowie, and pour yourself a cup on ambition, because we made it to 200! We invited over author Helen Ellis (American Housewife, Kiss Me In the Coral Lounge) to celebrate the occasion, and watched 9-5! Staring the dynmatic trio Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton it's one of the most beloved feminst texts of cinema history. Delivering major laughs, and biting social commentary, these three ladies are our Avengers of the 1980s. We talk about the pussy bow situation on Jane, Lily's pitch perfect comedic timing, and how Dolly knocks this debut performance out of the park. Seriously, some of Dolly's lines still have us cackling. Dolly saying, "Could you come back her for a second?", or her hog tying Dabney Coleman, are chef's kiss perfection. We talk about the incredibly satisfying set ups and pay offs of Patrica Resnick and Colin Higgins's script, and what has and hasn't changed about this tale of workplace revenge. Are your work bestie really your true besties unless they co-conspire with you to hide the body?

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