Citizen Dame
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Episode 258: Haunted Houses — Polter-Dames
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
The Dames are wrapping up Spooky Movie Season with a chat about haunted houses. This week we dive into The Changeling (1980), Poltergeist (1982), and The Others (2001).
We also get a wee bit emotional over the end of Our Flag Means Death season 2.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Episode 257: Gothic Horror - Crimson Dames
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
The Dames carry on with Spooky Season and discuss Gothic horror, where the ghosts are metaphors and the horror is for love. Deborah Kerr goes mad in The Innocents, Vincent Price has an unhealthy attachment to his dead wife in The Tomb of Ligeia, and nothing is OK at Crimson Peak.
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Episode 256: Urban Horror - The Lost Dames
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Join us this week as we dive into urban horror and urban legends with The Lost Boys (1987), Candyman (1992), and Urban Legend (1998).
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Episode 255: Witch Movies - The Dames of Eastwick
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
This week, the Dames fill a podcast blindspot and talk all about witches, focusing on Haxan, The Witches of Eastwick, and The Witch. These films encompass feminism, patriarchal fears, justifiable homicide, cool curses, and Jack Nicholson's tiny tiny ponytail.
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Episode 249: Dame-bolique - A Grab Bag Episode
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
The Dames take some time to catch up on all the things we've been watching, including:
Dracula Boat! Or: The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Diabolique
Dial M For Murder
What We Do in the Shadows
Good Omens 2
Blue Beetle
And many more!
Come for the trenchant commentary, stay for the correct pronunciation of Demeter.
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Episode 242: Stephen King - The Dame-ing
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
For this week's episode, we're commemorating the release of The Boogeyman with a chat about Stephen King adaptations. Specifically, Carrie (1976) and The Shining (1980), with a healthy dose of both versions of IT, and why is Christine (1983) so dumb?
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Episode 241: Vincent Price - The Dame and the Pendulum
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
We have many things to say about birthday boy Vincent Price, including discussions of his life, career, amazing voice, and a few of our favorite horror movie performances.
Plus! We chat about Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret and women getting to tell their own coming-of-age stories.
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Episode 224: Damelins
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
This week, the Dames are discussing Joe Dante's holiday classics Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Plus, we have some thoughts on Sight & Sound's Great Films of All Time list!
https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/revealed-results-2022-sight-sound-greatest-films-all-time-poll
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Minisode: Barbarian (2022)
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
For this special mini-episode, the Dames discuss Zach Cregger's horror flick, Barbarian, which is now streaming on HBO Max.
Clip from BARBARIAN courtesy of 20th Century Studios
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Episode 220: The Dame’s Backbone
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
This week we are so excited to dive into the filmography of Guillermo del Toro! From Cronos to the Cabinet of Curiosities, we take a look at del Toro's work both as director and producer. Plus we dive into all eight episodes of his new Netflix anthology series.
*Clip from a Conversation with Guillermo del Toro and Mike Flanagan. Check out the full video here: https://youtu.be/kGoJaZ-zksI
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Bonus: Addams Family Values
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
For this month's Bonus Episode, we are talking all about Barry Sonnenfeld's 1993 Halloween classic, Addams Family Values!
To hear the complete episode, visit patreon.com/citizendame and become a subscriber today!
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Episode 219: Happy Dame-o-ween!
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
The Dames discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly, from Karen's amazing Middleburg experience, to Bill Murray being trash, to our favorite Halloween movies.
https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_are_better_than_you/the-bill-murray-myth-has-finally-begun-to-crumble.php
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Episode 218: The Invisible Dame
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
This episode is all about horror master James Whale. Even though he only directed four horror films, his influence is still felt in the genre today.
We're also talking a bit about the Brad Pitt drama and whatever was happening with the Great British Bake-Off and their "Mexican Week."
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Bonus: The Faculty
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
For this bonus episode, we dive into the 1998 cult favorite high school alien invasion meta horror movie, The Faculty.
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Episode 217: The Damening Universe
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
The Dames kick off Spooky Season with The Conjuring Universe films, discussing everything from why The Nun is more fun than it should be, how women and mothers fare across the franchise, and which films are just mean.
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Episode 212: A Dame of Their Own
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
This week we're diving into the fantastic new Prime Video series A League of Their Own, plus a few other new releases including Glorious and Watcher. We also discuss the he said/she said story that is Wilde v. LaBeouf, and why "having the receipts" doesn't always tell the whole (or accurate) story.
*Clip from Watcher courtesy of IFC Films
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Episode 211: The Dame Phone
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
The Dames discuss the latest in the Ezra Miller saga, critics dismissing films that aren't "for them," why "problematic art" is still important art, and Scott Derrickson's latest horror film The Black Phone.
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/11/1116932907/ezra-miller-scandals
https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-90s-movies/
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Episode 187: The Wicker Dame
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
The Dames go deep on folk horror, the new Shudder documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, and why inclusivity and diverse perspectives are so important. Plus! We answer some overdue listener questions about villains, heroes, and Spencer.
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Episode 178: A Nightmare on Dame Street
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
This week! The Dames are talking all about the films of Wes Craven! From The Hills Have Eyes to Scream 4, the horror master has given us some of the genre's most iconic characters, with a few other gems thrown in.
Also, in memory of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, her husband and the American Film Institute have created a scholarship fund to help pave the way for future cinematographers. If you would like to donate, please click this link.
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Episode 177: Dame Stoker‘s Dracula
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
As Spooky Season continues, the Dames discuss all things vampiric, including:
A brief history of sexy scary monsters
Transgressive sexuality, Freudian nightmares, and rapacious aristocrats
Why Bela Lugosi is the best Dracula
Twilight's de-fanging of the vampire
Why Coppola's Dracula is really problematic
Plus! The Last Duel kerfuffle and why a medieval epic about rape might not be such a big hit right now.
For more sexy/scary vampires, check out our Letterboxd list: https://letterboxd.com/citizendame/list/sexy-scary-sexy-vampire-movies/