Movie Cinema Film Club

This week we're shrinking down, getting all lubed up and taking a deep dive into Brit's pick: Talk to Her (Pedro Almodóvar). Then we're headed off to enjoy a little Spring break, stay tuned at the end of the episode to find out why! We love you! Episode GuideTalk to Her (Pedro Almodóvar)  discussion - 8:52Trivia - 51:00 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

We're off the rails and kickin' up dust this week as we say howdy to our friend Jeremy Stock and discuss his pick: Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone) Coming AttractionTalk to Her (Pedro Almodóvar) Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

We're tackling internet rumors, jumping off couches and lapping up every morsel that was plopped in our dog bowls this week as we discuss Beau's pick: Audition (Takashi Miike) Coming AttractionOnce Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone) Episode GuideAudition  discussion - 9:52Trivia - 45:50 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Secret lovers, sexy cars, stolen identities, smooth jazz and... somebody named DJ Queef all come in to play as we discuss Ian's pick: Elevator to the Gallows (Loius Malle) Coming AttractionAudition (Takashi Miike) Episode GuideElevator to the Gallows  discussion - 10:58Trivia - 38:14 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Some people have award shows that celebrate the best and brightest, but here at MCFC we celebrate the worst, wackiest, most cringeworthy and the completely made up! Welcome to The 2023 Grouchies! There may not be a red carpet in sight but we got all dressed up, poured some top shelf drinks and handed out ridiculous awards to films from the past year of Movie Cinema Film Club. Coming AttractionElevator to the Gallows (Loius Malle) Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

It's a rumble in the forest this week as we dish about twins, make a mess in the kitchen and have a (dare we say) clever conversation about Brit's pick: Petite Maman (Celine Sciamma) Coming AttractionThe 2023 Grouchie Awards Episode GuidePetite Maman  discussion - 9:48Trivia - 40:51 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Isn't every movie we watch in MCFC a way to be loved a little more? We get to the bottom of that, bar fights, old movie grudges and other romantic musings while discussing Beau's pick: Before Sunrise (Richard Linklater) Coming AttractionPetite Maman (Celine Sciamma) Episode GuideBefore Sunrise  discussion - 7:37Trivia - 37:38 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

This week MCFC remembers that we're mountain top water drops, but we also make a lot of snow angels. Things get confusing as we discuss Ian's pick: I'm Still Here (Casey Affleck) Coming AttractionBefore Sunrise (Richard Linklater) Episode GuideI'm Still Here  discussion - 7:42Trivia - 42:46 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

This week, we are family. We harvest. We ferment. We slaughter. We marinate. We liquify. We spherify. We gel. And we discuss Brit's pick: The Menu (Mark Mylod) Coming AttractionI'm Still Here (Casey Affleck) Episode GuideThe Menu  discussion - 6:00Trivia - 36:15 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Once you've washed the dishes, boiled the potatoes, scrubbed the tub, breaded the veal, folded the laundry and laid a towel down on the bed, we hope you'll join us in discussing Beau's pick: Jeanne Dielman (Chantal Akerman) Coming AttractionThe Menu (Mark Mylod) Episode GuideJeanne Dielman  discussion - 6:42Trivia - 43:03 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

We're each gyrating to the beat of our own bedazzled drums this week as we play a new kind of trivia and discuss Ian's pick: Cabaret (Bob Fosse) Coming AttractionJeanne Dielman (Chantal Akerman) Episode GuideCabaret  discussion - 5:26Trivia - 33:04 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

This week we prove once and for all that the limb is mightier than the thumb, and things get a little screwy as we discuss Brit's pick: It Happened One Night (Frank Capra) Coming AttractionCabaret (Bob Fosse) Episode GuideIt Happened One Night  discussion - 6:42Trivia - 40:57 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

We hope you're hungry because we're kicking the year off with a pick from Beau that gives us all a lot to chew on: Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg) Coming AttractionIt Happened One Night (Frank Capra) Episode GuideCrimes of the Future  discussion - 12:30Trivia - 45:58 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

It's a good thing we have a holiday break coming up because we may need a moment to settle into Ian's pick: Period of Adjustment (George Roy Hill) Coming AttractionIt Happened One Night (Frank Capra) Episode GuidePeriod of Adjustment discussion - 8:00Trivia - 40:00 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Ho ho ho! This week we're keeping things merry and bright as we stumble down the parade route with Brit's pick: Miracle on 34th Street (George Seaton) Coming AttractionPeriod of Adjustment (George Roy Hill) Episode GuideMiracle on 34th Street discussion - 6:39Trivia - 32:30 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

It's the holiday season, so hoop-de-do and dickory dock, Beau just pulled this pick from his sock! The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch) Coming AttractionMiracle on 34th Street (George Seaton) Episode GuideThe Shop Around the Corner discussion - 9:26Trivia - 41:20 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

MCFC is on an express elevator to hell and goin down with Ian's pick: Aliens (James Cameron). We're taking a little break for Thanksgiving but we'll be back in December with some holiday picks!  Coming AttractionThe Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch) Episode GuideAliens discussion - 8:38Trivia - 39:20 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

This week we're serving our sequel shaken, not stirred as we shoot our way through Brit's pick: From Russia with Love (Terence Young) Coming AttractionAliens (James Cameron) Episode GuideFrom Russia with Love discussion - 10:34Trivia - 39:00 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Beau kicks off our month of sequels with a warm hug, a marmalade sandwich, and one of the most enthusiastically loved movies of all time: Paddington 2 (Paul King) Coming AttractionFrom Russia with Love (Terence Young) Episode GuidePaddington 2 discussion - 5:34Trivia - 35:55 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

This week Beau lets us tell him what he thinks, Brit learns how to pronounce Duquesne, and Ian brings us our final spooky film for October: Night of the Living Dead (George Romero). Coming AttractionPaddington 2 (Paul King) Episode GuideNight of the Living Dead discussion - 7:56Trivia - 44:45 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

This week we're bringing you a special concoction of snips and snails and puppy dog's tails - oh and Brit's pick: Rosemary's Baby (Roman Polanski) Coming AttractionNight of the Living Dead (George Romero) Episode GuideRosemary's Baby discussion - 7:31Trivia - 46:51 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

MCFC is slashing its way through spooky season with classic horror picks! This week Beau kicks it off with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper) and we all learn some important lessons about hitchhikers, home decor and sweet sweet BBQ. Coming AttractionRosemary's Baby (Roman Polanski) Episode GuideThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre discussion - 7:57Trivia - 54:41 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Life is brief, so withdraw a large sum of money from your bank account, pour some nice sake, and join us in watching and discussing Ian's pick: Ikiru (Akira Kurosawa) Coming AttractionThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper) Episode GuideIkiru discussion - 9:15Trivia - 36:25 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

This week we're serving emulsified locally sourced movie discussion encased in a flash-frozen bonus game, on a bed of foraged trivia, all bathed in the smoke from Brit's pick: Pig (Michael Sarnoski). Coming AttractionIkiru (Akira Kurosawa) Episode GuidePig discussion - 10:30Trivia - 36:10 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

This week we lay off the candy bars and the hooch, but we'd like to try a sample of the chili while we discuss Beau's pick: Touch of Evil (Orson Welles).   Coming AttractionPig (Michael Sarnoski) Episode GuideTouch of Evil discussion - 13:00Trivia - 45:50 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

We all ignored our right to remain silent this week! Somebody better call a goddamn paramedic because this episode gets messier than a warehouse shootout as we chat about Ian's pick: Robocop (Paul Verhoeven). Coming AttractionTouch of Evil (Orson Welles) Episode GuideRobocop discussion - 7:02Trivia - 36:19 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

This week Beau gives a thumbs down to the rating system, Ian embraces his inner Commodus, and Brit gets vexed while we discuss her pick: Gladiator (Ridley Scott). Coming AttractionRobocop (Paul Verhoeven) Episode GuideGladiator discussion - 6:28Trivia - 28:25 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Season 2 is comin' in hot with some high octane popcorn chompin' movie picks! Beau kicks things off with They Live (John Carpenter) and we record in the same room, seconds after watching the movie together. Dreams really do come true! Coming AttractionGladiator (Ridley Scott) Episode GuideThey Live discussion - 5:30Trivia - 36:45 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Ian takes us deep into the sweaty South this week with his pick: In the Heat of the Night (Norman Jewison). This brings us to the end of season 1 of MCFC! Thanks for hanging with us - we can't wait to share what we have in store for season 2!  Episode GuideIn the Heat of the Night discussion - 5:12Trivia - 33:47 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Are you tired of the Man trying to keep you down? Ready to take matters into your own hands? Or maybe some other body part? Well Beau has just the pick for you: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (Dir. Melvin Van Peebles). Coming AttractionIn the Heat of the Night (Norman Jewison) Episode GuideSweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song discussion - 8:37Trivia - 44:11 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

This week marks an MCFC first - we wrangled a guest to round out our month of movie road trip madness! IN SPACE! Please welcome our good friend Greg and his pick: Sunshine (Danny Boyle) Coming AttractionSweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (Dir. Melvin Van Peebles) Episode GuideSunshine discussion - 9:12Trivia - 42:14 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

The gang is back on the streets as we continue our month of travel and adventure! This week Ian picked The Motorcycle Diaries (Walter Salles), and the discussion ranges from Gael Garcia Bernal's face, to some other stuff, and back to his wonderful face. ¡Vamos! Coming AttractionSunshine (Danny Boyle) Episode GuideThe Motorcycle Diaries discussion - 7:36Trivia - 36:08 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Ian never drinks a second cup of coffee at home... but you may think we've all had a few too many as we discuss his pick: Airplane! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker) Coming AttractionThe Motorcycle Diaries (Walter Salles) Episode GuideAirplane! discussion - 7:30Trivia - 34:54 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Bogart! Hepburn! So. Many. Bugs! We're feeling as wild as the rapids this week about Brit's pick: The African Queen (John Huston). Coming AttractionAirplane! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker) Episode GuideThe African Queen discussion - 8:42Trivia - 30:40 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

2 out of the 3 of us would make a Beatles joke here, but since it's Beau's week we'll just say: we really hope you watch Drive My Car (Dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi). But for real. Watch it before you listen; it's better that way!  Coming AttractionThe African Queen (John Huston) Episode GuideDrive My Car discussion - 8:38Trivia - 40:27 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

You know, for us, the movies are the juice. Load your weapons and start up that getaway car, Ian's pick this week is the 1995 classic: Heat (Dir. Michael Mann). Coming AttractionDrive My Car (Dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi) Episode GuideHeat discussion - 9:40Trivia - 49:10 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

You know what this podcast needs? More movies about open relationships in 1932! Join us as we toast to Brit's pick this week: Merrily We Go to Hell (Dir. Dorothy Arzner) Coming AttractionHeat (Dir. Michael Mann) Episode GuideMerrily We Go to Hell discussion - 7:58Trivia - 29:35 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

"Dune is a movie, it takes place in the sand." If Beau's synopsis for his pick this week doesn't convince you to watch it, maybe this will: Zendaya!! Join us as we collectively drool and discuss Dune (Dir. Denis Villeneuve). Coming AttractionMerrily We Go to Hell (Dir. Dorothy Arzner) Episode GuideDune discussion - 6:45Trivia - 37:00 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Ian brings us all some much needed levity with a remarkably unique pick this week: Playtime (Dir. Jacques Tati) Coming AttractionDune (Dir. Denis Villeneuve) Episode GuidePlaytime discussion - 7:42Trivia - 45:25 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

There's plenty of old timey snarkiness to go around with Brit's pick this week: All About Eve (Dir. Joseph Mankiewicz).  Episode GuideAll About Eve discussion - 8:47Trivia - 39:30 Coming AttractionPlaytime (Dir. Jacques Tati) Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Beau kicks off our new format this week with his pick: The Color Purple (Dir. Steven Spielberg). Will half the movies equal twice the ridiculousness? You'll have to tune in to find out! (But like yeah, probably.) Episode GuideColor Purple discussion - 9:32Trivia - 36:30 Coming AttractionAll About Eve (Dir. Joseph Mankiewicz) Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Strap in friends because we have a hell of a lot to say in this episode! It's fitting since this is the last time we'll discuss two films (new format next week!) and you know, it's Ian's week. Join us as we go full Shia with Peanut Butter Falcon (Dir. Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz) and Honey Boy (Dir. Alma Har'el). Episode GuidePeanut Butter Falcon discussion - 10:10Trivia - 36:54Honey Boy discussion - 43:32 Coming AttractionThe Color Purple (Dir. Steven Spielberg) Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Bizarre pairing? 100%! But this week Brit crosses two movies off the list that have been eluding her for far too long: Moonstruck (Dir. Norman Jewison) and Boyz N the Hood (Dir. John Singleton). Coming AttractionsPeanut Butter Falcon (Dir. Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz), Honey Boy (Dir. Alma Har'el) Episode GuideMoonstruck discussion - 8:30Trivia - 30:45Boyz N the Hood discussion - 36:00 Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Did that wild moment at The Oscars not fill your toxic masculinity bingo card for the week? Don't worry, Beau's picks are oozing with it! Join us as we discuss The Power of the Dog (Dir. Jane Campion) and The French Connection (Dir. William Friedkin). Episode GuideThe Power of the Dog discussion - 7:56Trivia - 27:58The French Connection discussion - 32:18 Coming AttractionsMoonstruck (Dir. Norman Jewison), Boyz N the Hood (Dir. John Singleton) Join the Club!LetterboxdInstagramMCFC Film Spreadsheet

Forget about that annual snoozefest they call The Oscars. At MCFC, we celebrate the year in film with a sharper tongue and a few more cocktails. Join us this week as we celebrate the ups, the downs, and the gravity defying moments that made up the past year of Movie Cinema Film Club. We love you!

You know that feeling when you start the day in 1960s Paris and end up in the American West? Oh, is that just us? Well, join us on that journey with Brit's picks this week: Masculine Feminine (Dir. Jean-Luc Godard) and The Harder They Fall (Dir. Jeymes Samuel).Episode GuideMasculine Feminine discussion - 10:05Trivia - 29:45The Harder They Fall discussion - 34:25Coming AttractionThe 2022 Grouchie Awards

As if our shared hangover wasn't enough, Beau's picks have us feeling... a little uneasy this week as we discuss Eraserhead (Dir. David Lynch) and Mommie Dearest (Dir. Frank Perry). Episode GuideEraserhead discussion - 4:22Trivia - 20:06Mommie Dearest discussion - 23:32 Coming AttractionsThe Harder They Fall (Dir. Jeymes Samuel), Masculine Feminine (Dir. Jean-Luc Godard)

Grab your beret and pour a nice glass of Bordeaux to enjoy with Ian's French themed picks this week: Jules and Jim (Dir. Francois Truffaut) and The Alpinist (Dir. Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen). Episode GuideJules and Jim discussion - 8:41Trivia - 36:16The Alpinist - 40:36 Coming AttractionsEraserhead (Dir. David Lynch), Mommie Dearest (Dir. Frank Perry)

Brittany gives the guys a lot to chew on with her picks this week: My Dinner with Andre (Dir.Louis Malle), Cinema Paradiso (Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore). Mangia!Episode GuideMy Dinner with Andre discussion - 9:00Trivia - 35:00Cinema Paradiso discussion - 40:48Coming AttractionsJules and Jim (Dir. Francois Truffaut), The Alpinist (Dir. Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen)

Beau's at the wheel this week, and while some of us swoon over Sabrina (Dir. Billy Wilder), we're all bursting at the seams to talk about Titane (Dir. Julia Ducournau). Episode GuideSabrina discussion - 8:10Trivia - 24:14Titane discussion - 29:07 Coming AttractionsMy Dinner with Andre (Dir.Louis Malle), Cinema Paradiso (Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore)

Brace yourselves friends! This week we experience a groundbreaking MCFC first while discussing Ian's picks: M (Dir. Fritz Lang), and Killing of a Sacred Deer (Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos) Episode GuideM discussion - 7:02Trivia - 31:45Killing of a Sacred Deer discussion - 36:04 Coming attractionsSabrina (Dir. Billy Wilder), Titane (Dir. Julia Ducournau)