The Binge Movie Podcast: Oscar Predictions | Gods of Egypt | Embrace of the Serpent

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we talk about our final Oscar predictions before this year’s ceremony—check out our full ballot on The Binge’s Facebook page—plus we review two new releases that take vastly different approaches to telling stories… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: The Witch | The Club | A War

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we review three tense, intimate new releases about people making harrowing decisions in isolated settings. We’re also excited to welcome two special guests: horror filmmaker Joshua Grannell, a.k.a. cult movie queen Peaches Christ, and The Bloodlust contributor… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: Deadpool | Zoolander 2 | Where to Invade Next

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we review three new releases about self-satisfied male protagonists on journeys of awakening and adventure—and we’re joined by superhero consultant Scott Ward for the first segment! Deadpool | cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin,… Continue Reading

The Binge Interview: Dana Fox on “How to Be Single,” Rom-Com Sexism, and Voting with Your Dollars

Boasting such screenplay credits as The Wedding Date, What Happens in Vegas, and Couples Retreat (which she also produced), Dana Fox is among the reigning behind-the-scenes studio comedy queens. Whereas many female filmmakers understandably go the independent cinema route to bypass Hollywood’s entrenched sexism, the… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: The Choice | Hail, Caesar! | Misconduct

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we review three new releases about characters whose careers lead to calamity and crisis in their personal lives: The Choice | cast: Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Tom Wilkinson, Maggie Grace, Tom Welling, Alexandra… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: The Finest Hours | 45 Years | Naz & Maalik

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, I get a little drunk for a conversation about three movies with protagonists sucked into storms of literal, emotional, and political varieties. The Finest Hours | cast: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana,… Continue Reading

Yes, Sally Field Has Seen Amy Schumer’s “Last Fuckable Day”

“‘Last Fuckable Day.’ Go ahead and say it!” If you’re planning on asking Sally Field about her shoutout in last year’s milestone Inside Amy Schumer sketch “Last Fuckable Day,” it’s best to be direct about it. While that clip may be ancient history… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: The 5th Wave | The Lady in the Van | Mojave

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we give an update on the #OscarsStillSoWhite controversy and review three new releases about bougie white people whose lives are overtaken by stankness. The 5th Wave | cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Liev Schrieber,… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: Oscar Noms | 13 Hours | Son of Saul

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we offer a thorough—and thoroughly sassy—analysis of this week’s Oscar nominations, offering our take on the #OscarsStillSoWhite controversy and making early predictions for who will take home the gold. We also review two… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: The Forest | Anomalisa | The Revenant

Welcome to the first The Binge Movie Podcast of 2016! We’re kicking off the New Year with three movies about characters gripped by despair, attempting to navigate treacherous settings with life-or-death stakes both physical and spiritual. The Forest | cast:… Continue Reading