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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion with Tranna Wintour Dec 02, 2021

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Look out Tucson, here we come! The inimitable comedian and elusive chantuese Tranna Wintour is here to talk about 1997’s Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, written by Robin Schiff and directed by David Mirkin. We go deep on this 90s classic featuring an incredible cast that includes Mira Sorvino (hot on the heels of her Oscar win), Lisa Kudrow, Janeane Garofalo, Alan Cumming, Justin Theroux and Camryn Manheim.

Adventures in Babysitting with Naomi Fry Nov 25, 2021

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New Yorker staff writer and prolific Twitter user Naomi Fry is here to talk about Adventures in Babysitting, Elvis crapping to death, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Matthew Modine, and why young people looked so old in the 80s.

To Die For with Bayne Gibby Nov 18, 2021

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To Die For (1995) is not just this week’s movie, it’s how I’d describe my guest. The wonderful Bayne Gibby (The Comeback, Enlightened, Ladybird) is on the podcast this week to gush with me about Nicole Kidman in Gus Van Sant’s "black comedy-drama crime film.”

White Chicks with Hubert Davis Nov 11, 2021

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White Chicks is a fever dream of a movie and I'm a huge fan. My guest, Oscar and Emmy-nominated director Hubert Davis is also a fan. Directed, written, and produced by Keenen Ivory Wayans, this perfect movie stars the incredible Shawn and Marlon Wayans, B*sy Ph*l*pps, Dexter's Sister, Terry Crews, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, and my high school crush Lochlyn Munro. Thanks.

Strangers in Good Company with John Early Nov 04, 2021

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Strangers in Good Company is my favourite Canadian film (full disclosure, I haven't seen the unauthorized Céline Dion biopic yet...so, that could change). I'm joined by actor, comedian, and fellow Stranger-head John Early (Search Party, I Think You Should Leave, and an IMDb STARmeter score of 13,959) to laugh and cry together about this fabulous gang of eight women who get stranded in the middle of nowhere in Québec.
Watch the movie in Canada for FREE on the NFB YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKGw1wCWP1g
Watch the movie on Amazon Prime in America here: https://www.amazon.com/Strangers-Good-Company-Alice-Diabo/dp/B002YV5LMU

Misery with Craig Johnson Oct 28, 2021

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Director and writer Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins, Special, Gossip Girl) joins me to talk about Kathy Bates's introduction to the wider world in Rob Reiner and William Goldman's adaptation of Stephen King's Misery (1990).

Se7en with Lara Marie Schoenhals Oct 21, 2021

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Don't watch this movie.
The unmatchable Lara Marie Schoenhals joins me to talk about this huge bummer of a movie that we both love and hate. David Fincher. Gwyneth Paltrow. Morgan Freeman. Brad Pitt. Kevin Spacey.

Beetlejuice with Liza Dye Oct 13, 2021

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Beetlejuice is a magic trick of a movie and nobody knows that better than my guest, comedian and writer Liza Dye.

The Craft with David Wilson Oct 07, 2021

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Hail to the Guardians of the Watchtowers of the Notties! It's October so I guess it's time to catch up with "The Bitches of Eastwick." Grammy nominated music video and short film director David Wilson (Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, M83, Tame Impala, Metronomy) hops on the pod to talk with me about Andrew Fleming's teen witch drama The Craft. The movie was released in 1996 and stars Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, Skeet Ulrich, and Christine Taylor.

Cruel Intentions with Nancy Jo Sales Sep 30, 2021

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It was the ass that launched a thousand gays. Nancy Jo Sales (journalist, writer of The Bling Ring, director of Swiped on HBO) joins me to talk about Roger Kumble's interpretation of Dangerous Liaisons. We get into the good and the bad, the unparalleled soundtrack, the incredible performances of Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and of course...Ryan Phillippe's bu-bu-bu-butt.

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