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Moody Movie Club

Kylie and Elliott love movies and they love talking to each other about movies. They believe in the magic of film as a lens to help navigate this complicated and beautiful world we live in. They also believe in the importance of being moody. Join the club every Thursday as they reflect on how the movies they watch make them think and feel, as they help you find movies that match your moods. (The podcast formerly known as Bad Dad Rad Dad.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

tv & film film reviews

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59:47

Rocko’s Modern Life, But Make It Emotionally Devastating

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/07/04

Moody Movies: Am I OK? (2022), Robot Dreams (2023), Peeping Tom (1960), Kinds of Kindness (2024).Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! Kylie and Elliott, as always, talk about how the movies they watched made them think and feel. Along the way, they discover a love for the "elevated" rom-com, relate to a dog and a robot, love an arthouse slasher, and discover that you can Dunst-Plemons, but you can't Plemons-Dunst. Watch I Live in Your House The short film from Patrick McDonaldFollow along

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55:12

Dakota Fanning, Let's Be Gender Studies Buddies!

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/06/27

Moody Movies: The Watchers (2024), Steel Magnolias (1989), Heavenly Creatures (1994), Demons (1985), This is Spinal Tap (1984).Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! Kylie and Elliott, as always, talk about how the movies they watched made them think and feel. Along the way, they gladly ride the Night Shyamalan nepo-train, watch the funniest movie to make them cry, see a mystery movie at the theatre, extend their love for Italian horror, and land another white whale of (mockumentary) cinema. Despite

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34:46

Mini Mood: Mad Max Fury Road & Furiosa

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2024/06/24

Moody Movies: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024).Welcome to the first Mini Mood: a bit-sized episode that follows the format of our weekly episodes but focuses on a movie (or two) at the top of the zeitgeist. For this episode, we take a snapshot of the newest Mad Max movies. Along the way, Kylie & Elliott admire the Trojan Horse brilliance of Fury Road and reminisce about the all-timer experience of seeing it in the theatre. Then, they turn to Furiosa, where they give

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1:05:24

Jon Heder, We've Seen You Boogie (And It's Pretty Sweet)

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/06/20

Moody Movies: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), The Virgin Suicides (1999), After Life (1998), Napoleon Dynamite (2004), The Sweet Hereafter (1997). Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! Kylie and Elliott, as always, talk about how the movies they watched made them think and feel. Along the way, they adore a movie with the lowest highest stakes, get hypnotized by the vibes in a 35mm viewing, consider the beauty in the shortness of life, rediscover their love for an overquoted junior high

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1:02:51

The Ol' Dunst-Plemons Two-For-One

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/06/13

Moody Movies of the Week: Godzilla (1954), Pretty In Pink (1986), The Witch (2015), Meek's Cutoff (2010)Welcome to the Moody Movie Club! Kylie and Elliott, as always, talk about how the movies they watched made them think and feel. Along the way, they join the fun of Kaijune, discuss what it means to grow up in a John Hughes house, notice that they love movies with yucky vibes, and name the necessity of reflecting on the violence inherent in their colonial ancestry. Follow along

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59:59

Always Be Chasing Your Great Valley

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/06/06

On this fond farewell to Bad Dad Rad Dad (before becoming Moody Movie Club) Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watched this week and share the cinematic dads they found. Along the way, they reminisce about celebratory film recommendations, find a new drag name, crush over a crumpled little boyfriend, and consider the abject in an impressively mucky horror rewatch. Happy Pride! Godzilla is the raddest dad of all in the sweetest queer short film: Coming Out.This week’s movies are: The Host

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1:10:28

Jason Lee Is Doing Kickflips In Our Hearts

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/05/30

Welcome to Bad Dad Rad Dad, where Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watch each week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they continue their unabashed Kevin Smith love, appreciate the changes in a remake, reflect on how complicated it is to be human, cry through a truly perfect movie, and try to understand the nostalgia love for a film that just doesn't do it for them. This week’s movies are: Mallrats (1995), Night of the Living Dead (1990), Evil Does Not Exist

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1:46:40

The Rad Wrap: Planet of the Apes

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/05/27

Welcome to The Rad Wrap: a series on series, where Kylie and Elliott explore films with a common thread. In this episode, they cover a series that is important to them (and that they feel more people should love!). Along the way, they gush about one of their favourite cinema moments, know that good people can do bad things, raise up one of their favourite cinematic characters of all time (despite the bleak journey), and wonder if every movie should just be a five out of five.The films are: Rise of

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1:09:26

We So Badly Want A Kevin Smith Hug

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/05/23

Welcome to Bad Dad Rad Dad, where Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watch each week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they fall in love with an all-time on-screen friendship, debate high octane vs. pew pew pew, reflect on the complicated clumsy charm of an old favourite, and feel grateful for an incredible documentary that helps with the complex feelings about the previous film. This week’s movies are: Drylongso (1998), Aliens (1986), Chasing Amy (1997), and

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1:02:50

It's May and It's Time For Spider-Man!

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/05/16

Welcome to Bad Dad Rad Dad, where Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watch each week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they think about how much they love animals, fall in love with Ripley, reflect on the meaning of spaces, and revisit some cringey (but amazing) nostalgia. This week’s movies are: Chicken Run (2000), Alien (1979), The Wolf House (2018), and Spider-Man (2002).Follow along onInstagram:@baddad.raddadLetterboxd:kylieburtonLetterboxd:ElliottKuss Hosted on

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56:55

Daddy Deep Dive: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse...

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/05/13

Welcome back to Daddy Deep Dive: a spoiler-filled unpacking of the most special films. This time, Kylie and Elliott revisit one of the most formative films in their personal cinematic journeys: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl. Along the way, they discuss when a movie becomes your whole identity, having grace for still loving the things we now feel complicated about, the inherent gender fuckery of the franchise, and how to mutiny your bad dads. Follow along onInstagram +

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1:13:05

We Need The Horny, Bi-Panic Pickleball Movie ASAP

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/05/09

Welcome to Bad Dad Rad Dad, where Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watch each week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they see a sexy movie, need a palette cleanser after a tough watch, hear Palestinean women tell their stories, wonder what mall they'd spend the zombie apocalypse in, catch Elliott's favourite biopic in the theatre, and reflect on what kind of silly is the kind of silly for them. This week’s movies are: Challengers (2024), Femme (2023), Stitching

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1:11:14

115 - A Pretty Powerful Punk Protected By Parody

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/05/02

Welcome to Bad Dad Rad Dad, where Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watch each week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they thank their local indie for curating their lives, come into their love of 50s movies, raise a fist alongside film anarchy, laugh the hardest they have in recent memory, and do a double feature of a new and an old horror flick. Also, Kylie hears her dead dad's voice for the first time in thirteen years (and Elliott hears his voice for the first

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1:02:08

114 - We Drove Six Hours To See The TV Glow

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/04/25

Welcome to Bad Dad Rad Dad, where Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watch each week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they feel complicated about a big budget A24 film, celebrate National Canadian Film Day, see the Canadian premiere of their most anticipated movie of the year, experience the uncanniness of seeing their own city on screen, and watch a film that just isn't for them (even if it is for other people). This week’s movies are: Civil War (2024), I Used To

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1:49:39

The Rad Wrap: Slowed Down Sundays 2024

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/04/22

Welcome to The Rad Wrap: a series on series, where Kylie and Elliott explore films with a common thread. In this episode, they are joined by their friend and fellow educator Thomas Wishloff. They reflect on Thomas's Metro Cinema series Slowed Down Sundays and the four films in this year's curation. Along the way, they ask what it means to have faith in things, discuss a movie worth writing a master's thesis on, wish for cinema debrief spaces, and think about what lens to watch a film through. The

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1:07:24

113 - Dev Patel Makes Me Want To Get Into Kiss-Boxing

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/04/18

Welcome to Bad Dad Rad Dad, where Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watch each week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they see their favourite 2024 movie (that is way too good for Netflix), laugh at Richard "Girl Talk" Kind, reflect on why horror's ability to tap into the zeitgeist is so important, love two prequels (despite property fatigue), and find nepo babies everywhere.This week’s movies are: Monkey Man (2024), A Serious Man (2009), First Omen (2024), Wonka

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1:05:30

112 - No Amount Of Mario Kart Or Bake-Off Cleanses...

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/04/11

Welcome to Bad Dad Rad Dad, where Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watch each week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they dust off their expectations of old movies, question their previous tough-guy personas, and meet a deadline for watching a horror classic for the first time.This week’s movies are: About Dry Grasses (2023), Rebel Without A Cause (1955), Martyrs (2008), Piaffe (2022), and The Omen (1976).Follow along

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1:38:02

The Rad Wrap: Twin Peaks

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/04/08

Welcome to The Rad Wrap: a series on series, where Kylie and Elliott explore films with a common thread. In this very special episode, they reflect on one of their favourite pieces of art: Twin Peaks. Along the way, they hold no garmonbozia back while they reflect on the nature of duality, insist that trying to capture Twin Peaks in a genre is pointless, admire the radical act of showing the reality of Laura Palmer, and feel eternally grateful for Kyle MacLachlan and The Return. The pieces in the

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1:11:59

111 - Con Air: A Landmark In Diabetes Cinema

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/04/04

Welcome to Bad Dad Rad Dad, where Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watch each week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they reflect on how to speak about art that doesn't connect to them, appreciate the weekday matinee, admire the willing snack-sharers, and parse out synopsis code phrases for "gay." This week’s movies are: Dune: Part One and Two (2021, 2024), Sexy Beast (2000), Con Air (1997), and Good Manners (2017). Read Michel's Dune: Part Two writing on

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56:04

110 - They Gave You Baaaad Pants, David Bowie

Moody Movie Club ·

2024/03/28

Welcome to Bad Dad Rad Dad, where Kylie and Elliott talk about the movies they watch each week while searching for better cinematic dads. Along the way, they marvel at the intimacy of 16mm; revisit an important film on their political and cinematic journeys; insist that Labyrinth and Twin Peaks are in the same universe; and feel grateful for the ever-present power of a fifty-six-year-old film at 3:15 PM on a Saturday afternoon in 2024. This week’s movies are: Earth Mama (2023), V For Vendetta

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