Citizen Dame

For this month's Bonus Episode, we are talking all about Barry Sonnenfeld's 1993 Halloween classic, Addams Family Values!
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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 

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."

For this bonus episode, we dive into the 1998 cult favorite high school alien invasion meta horror movie, The Faculty.

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. 

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. 

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/

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.

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/ 

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

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/

This week the Dames are celebrating Alfred Hitchcock's birthday with some favorite films and recommendations. Plus a few added topics, including:
The tragic passing of Anne Heche and the need for compassion
Warner Bros just keeps doubling down on the Flash movie
The new Armie Hammer + family doc and just why?
And to keep up with the movies we're talking about each week, check out our ongoing Letterboxd list.

We're back! The Dames return to discuss all the important film news of the day, including
Johnny Depp is a POS and his fans gave us proof: 
https://jezebel.com/celebrities-are-unliking-johnny-depp-s-post-trial-insta-1849377565
https://twitter.com/cocainecross/status/1553506807766663169?t=-IAWSVCoexhNRuge-f9FmA&s=19
Just what is going on with HBOMax?
https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/4/23291037/hbo-max-warner-bros-discovery-merger-david-zaslav-chip-joanna-gaines
Why the studio system declined and fell
Plus: What We've Been Watching!

It's the episode we've ALL been waiting for! This week, in honor of his 60th birthday, we dive into the filmography of Tom Cruise. He ran onto the screen in 1981 with Endless Love and hasn't stopped running since. From his star-making work in Risky Business and Top Gun to his Oscar movies, the Mission: Impossible franchise, and his unforgettable role in Tropic Thunder, we're talking six decades of filmmaking excellence.

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

From the "Gay Best Friend" to the "Ideal Man," this week the Dames are talking about some common tropes in contemporary film and television, and some of the ways representation has gotten better - or not. We also discuss Lightyear and Disney's decision not to release the film in markets demanding the removal of LGBTQ+ characters. Plus Lauren gives us dispatches from Tribeca and Karen (finally) sees RRR on Netflix!

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.

It's Pride Month and we're celebrating! Listen as we talk about some of our favorite LGBTQIA+ films to watch and watch again. We're also over the moon with the renewal news for Our Flag Means Death AND What We Do in the Shadows.
Also, we're finishing up our Depp v Heard conversation and talking about Neve Campbell's decision to walk away from Scream 6.

This week, the Dames discuss a multitude of angry-making subject, including:
Is Cannes the worst or just the worst?
https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/cannes-canceled-stars-scandal-spacey-franco-besson-baldwin-1357049/
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kevin-spacey-charged-4-counts-163455991.html
https://variety.com/2022/film/global/cannes-moccasins-red-carpet-high-heels-1235280023/
Violence in film and how some media treats children as plot devices:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/27/23144654/stranger-things-season-4-content-warning-uvalde-shooting
https://tyburrswatchlist.substack.com/p/tom-cruise-and-19-dead-children?s=r

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