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PODCAST

The Binge Movie Podcast

Chatty movie reviews brought to you by queer SoCal pals with inescapable Ohio roots: writer Jason LeRoy (lifelong devotee, Lilith Fair) and producer Rebecca Olarte (lifetime subscriber, Cat Fancy).

tv & film

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01:23:06

Below Her Mouth | Citizen Jane: Battle for the City |...

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2017/04/28

We welcome showbiz journalist Andrew Hampp to review the steamy yet undercooked Canadian lesbian erotica of BELOW HER MOUTH, the enlightening and inspiring activist documentary CITIZEN JANE: BATTLE FOR THE CITY, and the revealing glimpse into a great director's creative process offered by DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE.

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01:21:22

Their Finest | Graduation | Colossal | Unforgettable

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2017/04/21

In which we praise the buoyant British ode to filmmaking THEIR FINEST, dig into the ethical quandaries of the Romanian drama GRADUATION, then give you all the spoilers you could ever want for the Anne Hathaway monster movie misfire COLOSSAL and the mediocre Fatal Attraction rehash UNFORGETTABLE.

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01:01:59

The Fate of the Furious

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2017/04/14

In which we see what happens when we dive into THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS with no prior knowledge of the franchise, then name our favorite movie sequels of all time.

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00:55:01

Binge It: The Assignment (Guest: Joshua Grannell)

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2017/04/05

In this special episode, Rebecca and Jason are joined by guest Joshua Grannell, aka drag icon Peaches Christ, for a deep dive into one of the most amazingly bad movies any of them have ever seen: the mind-boggling misbegotten film noir pastiche THE ASSIGNMENT. And despite its awfulness, they want you to watch it immediately.

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00:55:07

Ghost in the Shell | The Zookeeper’s Wife | The Boss...

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2017/03/31

Rebecca praises GHOST IN THE SHELL’s jaw-dropping visuals while wishing it had retained the philosophical core of the original. Then, Jason chronicles the animal carnage of THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE to Rebecca’s horror and celebrates THE BOSS BABY as a feature-length animated 30 ROCK spinoff.

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00:55:54

T2 Trainspotting | Life | Wilson

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2017/03/24

In which Rebecca and Jason compare T2 TRAINSPOTTING to its groundbreaking original, look for signs of life in the derivative sci-fi horror of LIFE, and lament a botched adaptation of Daniel Clowes' WILSON.

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01:04:06

Beauty and the Beast | Raw | Personal Shopper

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2017/03/17

After picking three favorite movies from each of their birth years, Rebecca and Jason praise three wonderful but very different female-driven new releases: the live-action musical BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the French coming-of-age cannibal allegory RAW, and the enigmatic supernatural thriller PERSONAL SHOPPER.

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00:51:10

Kong: Skull Island | The Last Word | Donald Cried

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2017/03/10

In which Rebecca and Jason praise the high-minded thrills of KONG: SKULL ISLAND, celebrate the great Shirley MacLaine in THE LAST WORD while taking serious issue with its other performances, and dive deep into the familiar but effective character study of DONALD CRIED.

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01:12:06

Logan | Before I Fall | Table 19

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2017/03/03

After an impassioned postmortem of this year's Oscars, Rebecca and Jason bid a not-so-fond farewell to Wolverine in LOGAN, talk teen nostalgia in BEFORE I FALL, and bemoan the botched potential of TABLE 19.

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01:02:05

Get Out | Kiki | The Girl with All the Gifts

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2017/02/24

In which Rebecca goes into ecstasy over the socially aware horror of GET OUT, then Jason praises KIKI's essential portrait of trans people of color and the brilliant young actress playing a conflicted zombie in THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS.

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01:23:39

XX | Fist Fight | A Cure for Wellness (Guest: George...

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2017/02/17

In this very special episode, The Binge is joined by screenwriter George Northy (G.B.F.) for a critical appreciation of the female-directed horror anthology XX (11:20). He then sits in with Rebecca as she solicits Jason's views on future in-flight comedy fix FIST FIGHT (30:37), as well as the latest edition of "Spoil That Sh*t!" in which Jason gives away the convoluted ending of A CURE FOR WELLNESS (44:06).

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01:01:10

Fifty Shades Darker | John Wick: Chapter 2 | The Lego...

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2017/02/10

We're back! For Jason and Rebecca's first episode of the Trump presidency, we review three sequels that all work non-terribly: the tastefully trashy thrills of FIFTY SHADES DARKER (9:45); JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2's (28:58) nonstop head-shot action; and THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE's (45:43) deliciously referential hilarity.

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01:04:06

20th Century Women | Patriots Day | Live by Night

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2017/01/13

We kneel at the alter of Annette Bening's exquisite performance in Mike Mills' lovely 20TH CENTURY WOMEN, take PATRIOTS DAY to task for its questionable taste and irresponsibility, and bemoan the sorry state of Ben Affleck's ambitious misfire LIVE BY NIGHT.

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01:04:45

A Monster Calls | Paterson | Julieta

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2017/01/06

We ring in the New Year with three awards season titles making their San Francisco debuts: the mixed-bag grief parable A MONSTER CALLS, Jim Jarmusch's PATERSON with its redeeming lead performance by Adam Driver, and Pedro Almodóvar's sumptuously melodramatic return to form JULIETA.

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01:46:04

The Binge Countdown: Best of 2016

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2016/12/29

It's The Binge Year in Review! Listen to Jason and Rebecca count down their 13 collective favorite films of this very bad year. As a holiday gift to you all, Jason ends the show by spoiling COLLATERAL BEAUTY for Rebecca live on the air. You're welcome.

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01:18:37

Fences | Hidden Figures | Silence | Passengers

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2016/12/22

We debate whether FENCES is an ideal holiday movie, celebrate the vital history lesson wrapped in the shiny upbeat package of HIDDEN FIGURES, debate who exactly is the right audience for SILENCE, and spoil the terrible ending of the terrible movie PASSENGERS.

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01:02:43

La La Land | Collateral Beauty | Girls Lost

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2016/12/16

Jason and Rebecca perform a soft-shoe of praise for the incandescent musical LA LA LAND, pull a 180 to to denounce COLLATERAL BEAUTY as one of the year’s worst films, and celebrate the importance and imagination of the Swedish trans-teen allegory GIRLS LOST.

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00:44:57

Lion | Miss Sloane | Office Christmas Party

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2016/12/09

Rebecca grills Jason on the Upworthy-worthiness of LION, his thoughts on MISS SLOANE as a known Chastainiac, and whether OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY works as holiday escapism.

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01:16:27

Moana | Jackie | Things to Come

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2016/12/02

In which Jason and Rebecca fall in love with three movies about female protagonists finding their identities in the face of loss and upheaval: the inspiring Disney princess of MOANA, Natalie Portman's astounding performance as JACKIE, and Isabelle Huppert's second brilliant lead turn this fall in THINGS TO COME.

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01:09:50

Nocturnal Animals | Elle | Manchester by the Sea |...

The Binge Movie Podcast ·

2016/11/18

For the first time ever, Jason and Rebecca give all four movies their highest rating! First, they tackle two audacious new releases about the darkest parts of humanity, told through a prism of different genres and tones: Tom Ford’s NOCTURNAL ANIMALS and Paul Verhoeven’s ELLE. After celebrating Kenneth Lonergan's nuanced character-driven genius in MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, they close out with the refreshingly quick-witted and thoughtful teen comedy THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN.

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