Citizen Dame
The podcast for feminists who love film, brought to you by two female critics who want to broaden the conversation.
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Episode 297: Deep Red (Profondo Rosso)
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Spooky season is upon us, which means SPOOKY MOVIES! We kick off this season with a legendary giallo: Dario Argento's 1975 film Deep Red, starring David Hemmings and the remarkable Daria Nicolodi. Murder has never been so weird.
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
296 - Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
This week, the Dames wrap up Fall Festival season with Taika Waititi's Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit. From (Fox) Searchlight, the film was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture. With so much humor and heart, we explore the brilliance of this World War II film told through the perspective of a 10-year-old Nazi.
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
Episode 295: The Shape of Water
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
The Dames go deep (hehe) on Guillermo del Toro's glorious magical realist fable (and Best Picture winner) The Shape of Water, and its deceptively simple narrative that combines fairy tale, biblical allegory, and transcendental love into something that is truly unique. Is this just the "fish-fucking movie" or is it so much more?
Next week, we'll be discussing Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit, so get ready for that!
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
294: Gone Girl (2014)
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
This week, the Dames dive into the twisted thriller, Gone Girl. Gillian Flynn adapted her own novel into the screenplay of one of David Fincher's most popular and debated movies. In this episode, we're talking all about everything that is so good and so wrong about this movie, from Rosamund Pike's Oscar-nominated performance to Ben Affleck refusing to wear a Yankees cap. Join us!
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Episode 293: Brokeback Mountain
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
We kick off fall festival season with a lineup of major films that had their premieres at festivals past. This week we begin with Ang Lee's seminal queer western Brokeback Mountain (2005). How far we've come (and how far we still have to go).
Next week will be David Fincher's Gone Girl!
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
292 — Rope (1948)
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
This week, the Dames discuss another Hitchcock masterpiece, the 1948 thriller Rope. Starring Farley Granger and John Dall, this single-location technical experiment also marks the first time Alfred Hitchcock worked with star James Stewart.
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Episode 291: Vertigo
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
We continue with our Hitchcock month with one of the more controversial movies in his oeuvre: Vertigo, widely considered to be Hitchcock's masterpiece. But is there really a reason for that? What makes this film stand out? Why does everyone love Vertigo so much—and the most important question...do we?
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
290: Shadow of a Doubt
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
Welcome back, friends! After a very short break, the Dames return to celebrate the Master, Alfred Hitchcock's 125th birthday with his 1943 film, Shadow of a Doubt. Theresa Wright and Joseph Cotten star in this twisty, suspenseful tale set in California's wine country.
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Episode 289: Shelley Duvall - 3 Dames
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
In honor of the great Shelley Duvall, the Dames discuss three films she made with Robert Altman: Nashville (1975), 3 Women (1977), and Popeye (1980). We maybe didn't know exactly what some of these meant, but man were they fascinating!
Our Criterion giveaway is still running, so let us know what one Criterion disc you would love to own! We'll pick a winner on July 25!
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
288: Criterion Blindspots - Dames of a Summer Night
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Hello, again! This week the Dames are celebrating Criterion with something extra fun: cinematic blindspots. Our chat includes a look at Targets (1968), Thelma and Louise (1991), and Smiles of a Summer Night (1955).
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Episode 287: Tom Cruise Part Deux - A Few Good Dames
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
We're back with a second part of our ongoing series "Karen Loves Tom Cruise (and Lauren Thinks He's Neat)"! This time, we're chatting about three very different thrillers from three very different directors, all starring Mr. Cruise: A Few Good Men (1992), Minority Report (2002), and Collateral (2004). How many of these should Tom have won an Oscar for? The answer may surprise you.
Next week, we'll be chatting about some Criterion Channel films that one or both of us have overlooked: Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), Targets (1968), and Thelma and Louise (1991).
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
286: Harold, They're Lesbians!
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
The Dames wrap up Pride Month with a look at three great films about lesbians. First, it's the very sexy Bound (1996) from the Wachowskis. Then we chat about Rafiki, Wanuri Kahiu's 2018 coming-of-age story that was banned in her home country of Kenya. And finally, Rose Glass's newest film, Love Lies Bleeding (2024), starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian.
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Episode 285: Rock Hudson/Douglas Sirk Melodramas - Written on the Dame
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
As Pride Month continues, the Dames go into the career of Rock Hudson, one of the most famous closeted actors of classic Hollywood. In this episode, we focus on three of Hudson's melodramas with Douglas Sirk, and how Hudson's star persona and undercurrents of queerness inform the films: Magnificent Obsession (1954), All that Heaven Allows (1955), and Written on the Wind (1956).
Next week, we'll be chatting about lesbian films: Bound, Rafiki, and Love Lies Bleeding.
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
284: Pride Month Is for Dames
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
It's Pride Month and this week we are talking about a pair of essential documentaries. With 1990's Paris Is Burning, director Jennie Livingston spent 7 years examining the drag scene in New York in the 1980s, leading to a groundbreaking film that is still discussed today. And in 2020, director Sam Feder brought Disclosure to Netflix, chronicling the experience of trans filmmakers and actors in today's Hollywood.
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Episode 283: Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho - Dame Motel
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
The Dames go in-depth on Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece, Psycho. Spoilers abound, with discussions of the film's performances, twists and turns, how Hitchcock connects emotionally with his audience, and why the sequels and prequel fail to live up to the original!
Wednesday May 29, 2024
282: A Tribute to Roger Corman
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
This week, the Dames pay tribute to Roger Corman, who passed away May 9, 2024 at the age of 98. We share our thoughts about the prolific director and producer, and then dive into three of his films: A Bucket of Blood (1959), Premature Burial (1962), and The Masque of the Red Death (1964).
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Episode 281: Harrison Ford - Air Force Dame
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
The Dames are back this week to talk more about summer blockbusters and super American films from a super American actor: Harrison Ford. Topics include the grumpy-man love story of The Fugitive (1993), presidents punching terrorists in Air Force One (1997), and haunted happenings in What Lies Beneath (2000).
Thursday May 16, 2024
280: Steven Spielberg - Jurassic Dame
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
It's summer blockbuster season and what better way to kick things off than with an episode all about Steven Spielberg! This week, we're talking Jaws (1975), E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Jurassic Park (1993).
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Thursday May 02, 2024
Episode 279: Essential Criterion Films - Citizen...Dame?
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
The Dames finally cover the film that gave us our name as we discuss some incredibly essential films from the Criterion Collection (and why they're so important): Citizen Kane (1941), Seven Samurai (1954), and The Graduate (1967).
So...what do you think about the significance of Rosebud?
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Episode 278: Movies for 420 - The Dame Lebowski
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
This week the Dames are celebrating 4/20 with a lively chat about three very different movies with one important thing in common. From 1998, we talk the Coen brothers' The Big Lebowski and Terry Gilliam's Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas. And then we wrap things up with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's 2014 surprisingly successful sequel 22 Jump Street.