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Movies imo
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Movies imo is a pop culture podcast where Daniel Crooke, Ben Empey, and Brandon Kirby talk about film, television, literature, music, and fruity miscellanea.
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Actually Heathcliff and Cathy are brother and sister
Mar 1201:55:09Tap to summarizeWhat on earth is going on in St. Louis and who exactly is DTF in HBO’s newest original series? Why is this boorish gynecologist addressing the birds and the bees to a rowdy bunch of boys during the decline of the American midcentury? Did Heathcliff and Cathy go up to those Crags to fish? All these pressing matters - and more! - will be addressed by the talent: a murder of homosexual crows known as “movies imo” in this, their latest installment of talking to each other on microphones about the fruity miscellanea in film and teevee that caught their eyes this week. Here’s what the guys brought to chat about:Ben: The Plentiful Versions of Wuthering Heights on the Big Screen (1939 and 2011 edition)Daniel: Remembering Frederick Wiseman with two of his early ones: High School (1968) and Hospital (1970)[editor's note: Ben was right that the titular high school was in a predominantly Jewish area, despite the muted reaction from Brandon and Daniel]Moving forward, in an attempt to simplify the scope of “content” in a given episode, each film faguette will take a week off from bringing a topic to the table; this week Brandon gets to exhale now (Simon). Regardless of the shorter syllabus, they still had a whale of a time breaking the culture wide open and hope you do too.
Transcribe →Jean Renoir: Nepo Baby
Feb 2601:50:41Tap to summarizeIs every character on Industry bisexual? Which track off “Horses” is least likely to keep the party going til sunrise? And who is that creepy gay guy in the Bergdorf scarf standing outside the local high school in Holcomb, Kansas? All these questions and more will be answered in this, the latest cri de coeur from the noted trio of resurrected film faguettes known in some quarters as “movies imo” but known to each other, simply, as friends. This week the boys bring the following to discuss amongst themselves:Ben: Patti Smith's first album after the deaths of husband Fred "Sonic" Smith and best friend Robert Mapplethorpe: Gone AgainBrandon: Finally Gay! Watching Josie and the Pussycats (2001) for the first timeDaniel: Weighing the merits of Catherine Keener's Academy Award-nominated performance as Nell Harper Lee in Bennett Miller's Capote, 20 years laterOh what a fun time they had digging into these topics, finding treasured insights and a few laughs along the way. Alvin, get your pants on - they’re here!
Transcribe →Be Italian!
Feb 1202:11:53Tap to summarizeWho was the all-star stage-to screen adaptation of Nine even for? Can a Golden Age of Hollywood producer secure revenge by winning Best Picture? Which cast member of The Phoenician Scheme deserves the undying love and loyalty of an audience every day of the year no matter how “big” their other performances may get? All these questions and more will be answered across this week’s edition of the movies imo encore. This week the fellas bring the following to discuss:Ben: William Wyler’s The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)Daniel: Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest (2025)Brandon: The Mystery of Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue (2025); How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days (2003); Almost Famous (2000); The Skeleton Key (2005); Le Divorce (2003); Nine (2009); others)They love to laugh and love to chat and love to have you around for a listen. This podcast rebooting season… Be Italian!
Transcribe →I wish you well.
Jan 2901:39:42Tap to summarizeWhat is Quills? Is the reigning Emmy winner for Best Drama Series actually good? Who was on the SAG (“Actor”) Awards nominating committee and why don’t they trust the Scandinavian ability to let life imitate art? All these answers and more will be revealed in the second episode of the movies imo encore… and so will the new show format! After digging into this year’s Oscar nominations, the boys bring the following topics to the table:• Ben! The Golden Age of Gwyneth Paltrow (1995–2005)• Brandon! The Pitt (2024 — )• Daniel! Hiroshi Teshigahara’s The Face of Another (1966)They have a really awesome time doing it and hope you have a really awesome time listening to it.
Transcribe →Blessings... I mean it
Jan 1501:33:52Tap to summarizeSomehow Ben, Brandon, and Daniel returned. And they’re old now! With an even looser and less ambitious format than ever before, we kick off the first edition of our movies imo encore by pledging allegiance to the state in which we were born and raised. Yes, you read that correctly, it's (for all intents and purposes) the Ella McCay episode - but after this we're burying the new movie-of-the-week podcast structure of the past and embracing something even more scattered and amorphous with an eye towards the future. But rest assured: like James L. Brooks, the cross-talk is back. But everything else is different this time. Friendship reigns supreme. Long Live Agnès Varda.
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Live! From Quar Brain
May 6, 202002:05:54Tap to summarizeDesperate 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Best Films of 2019 – Part 2
Jan 10, 202003:12:34Tap to summarizeThey say film fagz don’t belong in hot air balloons, and yet here they are flying high and yelling over each other for part two of their special year-end review of the top twenty movies of 2019. Ben mourns the inevitable death coming for us all, Daniel brandishes bourgeois objects in class warfare, and Brandon survives a miserable hangover to celebrate the bliss of watching a movie four times without becoming immune to it charms. The end! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Best Films of 2019 – Part 1
Jan 8, 202002:13:09Tap to summarizeThe dead speak! In part one of a special year-end review episode of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about their collective twenty favorite movies of 2019. But first they discuss abstention from the internet, cinematic shames of the decade, and how it feels to see each other for the very first time since the podcast’s cancellation. Ben cries from the soul while celebrating two late auteur masterpieces, Daniel celebrates a great moment of onscreen con artistry, and Brandon takes the film fagz to school on his favorite directorial debut of the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Films We Should Have Seen By Now
Sep 9, 201902:23:06Tap to summarizeIn episode one hundred of movies imo, Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about three movies they’d wished they’d had the chance to discuss on the podcast: Ben offers up Lars von Trier’s devastating death penalty musical DANCER IN THE DARK, Brandon brings Steven Spielberg’s bleak dystopian fantasia AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE to the table, and Daniel serves to the group Alan J. Pakula’s paranoid thriller/podcast outro feature KLUTE. On this final episode of the podcast, they also list their ten individual favorite new-to-me films discussed while on the mic. Ben makes the case for Jane Fonda as one of the ten best Best Actress winners in Academy history, Daniel celebrates the seemingly askew coverage of Björk’s dance numbers, and Brandon debuts (and edits) his Spielberg ranking live on the air. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for listening - and we looking forward to meeting you all at 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Bruxelles for an ice cold Anchor Steam! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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