Citizen Dame
Episodes
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Episode 231: Screwy Dames
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
The Dames have an in-depth discussion about screwball comedy, sexual politics, and if snakes are necessary, focusing on It Happened One Night, His Girl Friday, and The Lady Eve. Plus:
Phil Lord doesn't understand context: https://twitter.com/philiplord/status/1626391261749055490?t=OIu4aQ54pmZaoK7TWx1O0w&s=19
Andrea Riseborough has thoughts on her Oscar nod: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/andrea-riseborough-interview-oscars-nomination-to-leslie-1235325509/
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Episode 229: Sundance 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Hello! We are back with all the scoop from Sundance 2023! Karen is fresh off the mountains of Park City to share all the details of the best movies coming out of Sundance and into your theaters. We're also chatting a bit about the Oscar nominations, particularly that who Andrea situation.
Supplemental Reading:
From Clayton Davis at Variety: https://variety.com/2023/awards/awards/black-women-andrea-riseborough-grassroots-campaign-oscars-1235510862/
From Robert Daniels at the LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2023-01-25/oscars-nominations-2023-academy-awards-season-black-women-commentary
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Episode 228: The Movies that Made the Dames
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
This week we're sharing the movies that made us! Everyone has those particular movies that sparked something in them. Whether it was your love of movies, a new outlook on the world, or some other passion, movies can have a profound impact on the people we are. Here are (some of) the movies that made us.
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Episode 227: And Then There Were Dame
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Happy 2023! The Dames return this year to talk about whodunits, with spoilery analyses of And Then There Were None (1945), The Last of Sheila, and Clue!
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Minisode: Glass Onion
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
As we close out 2022, the Dames dive into Rian Johnson's newest film, GLASS ONION. This episode goes into all the details, so consider yourself alerted to the spoilers. Proceed with caution.
Clip from GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY courtesy of Netflix.
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Episode 226: The Way of Dame
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
As we reach the end of 2022, the Dames take another look at some of their favorite films of the year, and some of the biggest surprises. We also discuss Avatar: The Way of Water, and have, once again, a brief chat about why art can't be measured objectively.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Episode 225: We Wish You A Merry Dame-mas
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
The Dames welcome the wonderful Jazz Tangcay back to the show for a Christmas movie draft! We discuss our fave Christmas and holiday films to come out with definitive lists that cannot possibly be debated.
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Minisode: TÁR
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
For this special minisode, the Dames discuss Todd Field's new film, TÁR, starring Cate Blanchett. We do talk about this film in detail, including spoilers.
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Episode 223: Dame Tierney
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
This week, the Dames close out Noirvember with Gene Tierney and her iconic film noir roles, including deep dives on the nature of perception and the femme fatale in Laura and Leave Her To Heaven.
Plus, Karen talks Disney's Strange World and Lauren has feelings about Cate Blanchett in Tar.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Episode 221: Sweet Dame of Success
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
The Dames plunge into Noirvember with discussions of Detour, The Blue Dahlia, and Sweet Smell of Success. Plus, what the hell is happening on Twitter?
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
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 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 Sep 28, 2022
Episode 216: Earth Dames Are Easy
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Welcome back! This week, the Dames are talking all about S-E-X. From pre-code depictions to post-code innuendo, how porn influenced aesthetic, and the positive and negative representation of both hetero and same-sex relationships on screen.
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Episode 215: Dames of Power
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
The Dames discuss issues of race, gender, and historical representation in The Little Mermaid and Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power. Plus! Karen reviews Pearl and Lauren talks Official Competition.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/09/lord-of-the-rings-rings-of-power-fantasy-sci-fi-racist-criticism/671421/
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/lord-of-the-rings-rings-of-power-racist-backlash-1235211341/
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Episode 214: Dame - Love and Thunder
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
One of the Dames has been struck by The Plague, so this week we are talking about our favorite comfort movies and TV shows. Plus we dive into chats about Thor: Love and Thunder (now on Disney+) and Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (now on Peacock).
Check out our ongoing Letterboxd list to see what movies we're talking about each week.
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Episode 213: Suspicious Dames
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
On this episode of Citizen Dame, Karen takes a moment to discuss her experience of what went down with the Hollywood Critics Association. Plus:
Shia LaBeouf is an abusive liar https://people.com/movies/shia-labeouf-honey-boy-depiction-dad-abusive-was-nonsense/
Tiffany Haddish has been accused of child abuse https://www.thedailybeast.com/comedians-tiffany-haddish-and-aries-spears-accused-of-child-sexual-abuse
Criticism cannot be whittled down to statistics https://twitter.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1564014563229515776
And the Dames debate the pros and cons of Baz Luhrmann's Elvis and Jordan Peele's Nope.
Here is The Hollywood Reporter's full rundown of the HCA allegations: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/hollywood-critics-association-resignations-scandal-1235203418/
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/