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 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

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

The Binge Review: Eight Observations About “The Hateful Eight”

cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Demián Bichir, Bruce Dern, Channing Tatum writer/director: Quentin Tarantino MPAA: Rated R for strong bloody violence, a scene of violent sexual content, language and some graphic nudity… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: Joy | Concussion | Mustang

This week on The Binge Movie Podcast, we focus on three movies about determined, resilient protagonists bucking up against systems designed to break them. Joy | cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Virginia Madsen, Bradley Cooper, Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd,… Continue Reading

The Binge Movie Podcast: The Best and Worst Movies of 2015

There’s still two weeks left to make things right this year before 2016 comes barreling in. However, since I’ve screened all remaining December releases (with the exception of The Hateful Eight, which hasn’t really been showing up on anyone’s list), it’s time… Continue Reading