Citizen Dame
Episodes
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 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 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 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).
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Episode 275: Kinuyo Tanaka - The Dame Has Risen
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
The Dames welcome guest Nannina Gilder to talk about the films of Kinuyo Tanaka, a director who carved out a space for herself in Japan's male-dominated film industry with feminist masterworks such as Love Letter, The Moon Has Risen, and Girls of the Night.
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Episode 273: Raunchy Lady Comedies - Damesmaids
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
This week, the raunchy ladies are talking raunchy ladies doing raunchy lady things, like failing to go to Vegas, starting female fight clubs, and learning about the importance of female friendships. Spoilers abound for Bridesmaids, Joy Ride, and Bottoms, but we're pretty cool about it.
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Episode 271: Female-Directed Best Picture Nominees - Past Dames
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
We get a little excited this week talking about current (and past) Best Picture nominees directed by women. While we're focusing on three films this year (Barbie, Anatomy of a Fall, and Past Lives), we also remind everyone that female directors have been around since the creation of cinema. Come for the trenchant critical commentary, stay for the statistics!
Some of our past Oscars episodes, with bonus statistics!, can be found here: Oscar and the Dame
Best Supporting Dame
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Episode 267: Sundance 2024 - Hit Dames
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
We're back, and we have a special guest! Karen returns from the Sundance Film Festival with Cortland Jacoby of Punch Drunk Critics in tow. Join us for a discussion of the best parts of the festival this year, why Netflix is snapping up all the films, and how Lauren shouldn't be left alone for so long...
You can read all of Karen's Sundance reviews here: https://citizendamepod.com/
And Cortland's here: https://punchdrunkcritics.com/category/reviews/cortland/
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Episode 265: Happy Dame Year!
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
We're back to discuss some of our favorite films (new and old) of 2023, including Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, and, uh, Love Birds?
Happy New Year! We're looking forward to bringing you a lot more fun stuff in 2024!
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Episode 264: Holiday Rom-Coms - The Dame Around the Corner
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
For our last episode of 2023, we chat about some holiday rom-coms (or not-quite-rom-coms) that give us all the feels: The Shop Around the Corner, The Holiday, and the unfairly maligned Last Christmas.
Happy holidays and we'll see you all in 2024!
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Episode 263 — Holiday Horror: Dame Exports
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
This week, the Dames welcome our very special guest, Shannon McGrew of Creepy Kingdom to chat about holiday horror — or more specifically, movies about the darker side of Christmas magic. Join us as we discuss Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010), Krampus (2015), and Violent Night (2022).
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Episode 261: Billy Wilder - Double In-dame-nity
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Just us for the last Noirvember episode of the year! The Dames are talking all things Billy Wilder this week, focusing on Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, and Witness for the Prosecution. Just promise not to tell anyone the ending.
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Episode 259: Barbara Stanwyck - Sorry, Wrong Dame
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
The Dames kick off Noirvember by discussing fast-talking, fast-living dame Barbara Stanwyck in three iconic roles: Baby Face, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, and Sorry, Wrong Number. No man stands a chance.
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 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 Oct 04, 2023
Episode 254: High School Horror - Massacre at Dame High
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
This week the Dames are finishing out Back to School Month and welcoming Spooky Movie Season with the perfect combination: high school horror movies. We're talking Massacre at Central High (1976), The Craft (1996), and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Episode 253: Kindergarten Dames
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
We carry on with our back-to-school discussing some movies set in kindergarten, including Kindergarten Cop and Little Monsters.
Plus, some more Garbage People we hope we don't have to talk about again:
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/16/russell-brand-accused-of-sexual-assault-and-emotional-abuse
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkaqvn/tim-ballards-departure-from-operation-underground-railroad-followed-sexual-misconduct-investigation
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Episode 251: Amy Heckerling - Fast Dames at Ridgemont High
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
We're back this week to discuss the back-to-school films of Amy Heckerling! Heckerling is responsible for some generation-defining movies: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless, and Loser.
Plus: Danny Masterson is going to jail for a long, long time.
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 Aug 09, 2023
Episode 247: Dames of Future Past
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
Wednesday Aug 09, 2023
The Dames talk older films set in the future...that is now the past! It makes sense when you hear it. This week we cover the iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey, the neon-tinted recent past of Back to the Future Part II, and dire environmental predictions in Soylent Green.