Movie Reviews

Episode 249: Dame-bolique - A Grab Bag Episode

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.

Episode 241: Vincent Price - The Dame and the Pendulum

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.

Episode 237: Erotic Thriller - The Dame Seduction

The Dames return to discuss the totally not controversial and complicated subgenre of Erotic Thrillers. Films include Body Heat, The Last Seduction, and Jade, so be sure to watch these first if you don't want them spoiled! 
Plus:
Some updates on the David Choe problem: https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/beef-stars-defend-david-choe-casting-internet-reaction-is-not-great
Jonathan Majors's issues go from bad to very bad: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/jonathan-majors-more-alleged-abuse-victims-cooperate-with-da-office-assault-1235588870/

Episode 235: Italian Romances - Much Ado About Dames

The Dames are back to talk about people gettin' sexy in Italy, with discussions of A Room with a View, Much Ado About Nothing (1993), and Only You. 
Plus! Karen gives us her backstage impressions of this year's Oscars!

Episode 233: Dames Talking

Happy International Women's Day! The Dames discuss female screenwriters, sexism, and the Oscars, focusing on The Piano, Sense and Sensibility, and Women Talking. Plus! Karen gives us her thoughts on a bear that does cocaine. 

Bonus Episode (excerpt): Heathers

With Karen at Sundance this year, we decided to discuss a film that premiered at Sundance back in 1989: the seminal teen comedy Heathers! First twenty minutes is available to all; join our Patreon to listen to the full discussion!

Episode 227: And Then There Were Dame

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! 

Minisode: Glass Onion

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.

Episode 225: We Wish You A Merry Dame-mas

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. 

Episode 223: Dame Tierney

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. 

Episode 215: Dames of Power

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/

Episode 214: Dame - Love and Thunder

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.

Episode 213: Suspicious Dames

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/ 

Episode 212: A Dame of Their Own

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

Episode 211: The Dame Phone

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/

Episode 207: Dames Who Love Dames

The Dames close out Pride month discussing queer female representation in film and TV! Including
The history of lesbian/queer representation in film
Queerbaiting and fetishization
Positive representations in films from Bound to Booksmart to Hearts Beat Loud

Episode 205: Every Dame Everywhere All At Once

The Dames return to discuss queer-coded characters of Classical Hollywood, including:
Rock Hudson's camp aesthetic
All the gay villains
Limited queer female representation
And how Louis Renault is a bi icon
Plus! We discuss Ezra Miller's disappearance in the wake of grooming accusations, and review Lightyear, Hustle, and Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Minisode 6: The Northman

In this minisode, the Dames review Robert Eggers' most ambitious film yet — The Northman.
 
*The Northman film clip courtesy of Focus Features

Episode 202: Of Dames and Men

This week, the Dames are talking:
The endless Depp v Heard trial, why you can't get all your news from a meme, and why you should believe victims
Has #metoo failed or is it too soon to tell the long-term success?
Adele Haenel quits acting forever and we are very sad about this
Why Karen doesn't like Men
Listener questions!
And what we've been watching
Supplemental reading:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/05/modern-celebrity-fandom-johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial/629887
https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/adele-haenel-stops-making-movies-industry-racist-patriarchal-1234724862/

Episode 196: Dame on the Nile

The Dames catch up on all the Oscar celebrations (Jane Campion! Ariana DeBose! Troy Kotsur! Questlove!) and drama (obviously). And we review Kenneth Branagh's surprisingly deep Death on the Nile.