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The Juiciest Bits

Mandy Elliott and Charlie Barber

In this biweekly podcast, Mandy Elliott and Charlie Barber choose a movie to watch, discuss, make fun of, and fight about. They talk a lot about issues of race, gender, and sexuality and their conversations are intellectual, yet refreshingly irreverent.

tv & film film reviews

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01:32:02

Basement Mommy Dearest: Barbarian (Cregger 2022)

The Juiciest Bits ·

2023/02/25

In this episode we talk about Zach Cregger's 2022 horror film Barbarian and talk about why it's best to stay away from creepy basements and maybe book a hotel instead. This movie stars Georgina Campbell as a tired woman (relatable) who finds herself having to clean up all kinds of man-messes just to get a moment's peace. Bill Skarsgård shows up as someone who may or may not be a murderer, so that's fun, and Justin Long plays a toxic and sometimes literal man-baby. Besides serving up general

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01:23:34

The Apartment (or, The Free Fran Fanclub) (Wilder 1960)

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2023/02/11

In this episode we talk about a movie we both love and also find problematic in many ways. The Apartment (Wilder 1960) stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine and follows Lemmon's C.C. Baxter up the corporate ladder, which he climbs in exchange for reluctantly letting his higher-ups use his apartment for sexual dalliances. But, of course, we're more interested in how this affects MacLaine's Fran Kubelik, who has to deal with patriarchy and misappropriated power at her workplace (sound familiar,

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01:36:14

The Wooden Balls of Justice: Minority Report...

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2023/01/28

Hi everyone! This week, we dig into Minority Report (Spielberg 2002) and talk about problematic policing (is there another kind?), the film's weird elision of policing and religion, and how silly and boring depictions of futuristic cars are. Also, full disclosure: because Mandy's computer betrayed us, this is our second time recording this episode and we are both in a mood. Enjoy!

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01:25:55

She's a Newspaper Man: His Girl Friday (Hawks 1940)

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2023/01/14

This week, we're fanning out about a movie beloved to both of us: His Girl Friday (Hawks 1940). Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant star in this fast-talking screwball comedy that is close to our hearts and that we discover something new from every time we watch it. It's smart, it's funny, and it's full of Cary Grant being handsome and Rosalind Russell wearing amazing hats (as well as more critical things, which we also talk about). It also features Ralph Bellamy as a soggy cherub and mother's special

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01:16:08

Some Irish Assassins Take a Holiday: In Bruges...

The Juiciest Bits ·

2022/12/31

In this episode we discuss In Bruges (McDonagh 2008), starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Clémence Poésy, and Ralph Fiennes. It's a violent and incredibly offensive movie about honour, goodness, and a generally non-toxic friendship between two Irish assassins (I know, we're really selling it), but it's also tender and brings up some important stuff about what it means to be a decent human. It's also a holiday movie! Huge content warning here: there are depictions of child death, suicide, and

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01:17:43

A Christmas Scrooge: Scrooge (Hurst 1951)

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2022/12/17

Happy Holidays, everyone! In this episode, Charlie and Mandy talk about Scrooge (Hurst, 1951), the adaptation of A Christmas Carol that was probably on in the background at your grandparents' house. It stars Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, absolute cherub of a man Mervyn Johns as Bob Cratchit, and Hermione Baddeley as Mrs. Cratchit (apart from being a dutiful wife, she also has a first name not mentioned in the movie, and it's Emily). Join us as we talk about issues of morality, poverty,

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01:18:57

Cat People (and also people who are not cats)...

The Juiciest Bits ·

2022/12/04

In this episode, we talk about Cat People (Tourneur, 1942) and its depiction of women, sexual hangups, immigrants, and, of course, cats. The film follows Oliver (Kent Smith) and Irena (Simone Simon) as they navigate sex (or rather, no sex), marriage, and the fallout of war-induced witchcraft. It's a delightful example of a classical Hollywood B-movie, and we hope you enjoy it!

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01:27:14

The R. Pattsman: The Batman (Reeves 2022)

The Juiciest Bits ·

2022/11/20

Hey folks! Today we're talking about Matt Reeves' 2022 iteration of the dark knight, The Batman. Starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, and Paul Dano (who plays The "more-than-sufficiently-creepy" Riddler, this version of Batman brings darkness and ennui, but, like, a different kind of darkness and ennui than the other movies about a wealthy white man who dresses up as a bat to stop crimes and brood about how difficult his life is. Enjoy!

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01:12:13

Panic! In the Streets (Kazan 1950)

The Juiciest Bits ·

2022/11/05

In this episode, we discuss Elia Kazan's Panic in the Streets (1950), starring Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, and Barbara Bel Geddes. Big surprise, we talk about gender issues, but we also talk about other things, like race and immigration! While probably more of you have seen Kazan's more famous banger, On the Waterfront (1954), Kazan really liked this one, and so do we. It's also Jack Palance's first feature film, which is wild because it seems like he has just always been a rugged and creepy old

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01:43:27

Parasite (Bong 2019) is Metaphorical!

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2022/10/22

Today we're talking about Bong Joon Ho's Parasite (2019) and how much we love it. With a cast featuring Song Kang-ho, Choi Woo-sik, Park So-dam, Jang Hye-jin, and Cho Yeo-jeong, the movie is a dramatic thriller about class and choice and a master class in con artistry. Listen as we talk about the film's depictions of class, family, performance, and enjoy Charlie shaming Mandy for never having seen Spy Kids (Rodriguez, 2001). P.s. This episode doesn't cut immediately when it's over, and there's about

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01:09:15

RoboCop (Verhoeven 1987) Eats Due Process for Breakfast

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2022/10/08

Robots! Explosive violence! Problematic policing! Today we're talking about RoboCop (Verhoeven, 1987), starring Peter Weller and Nancy Allen. We meander into conversations about satire, queerness, discomfort with cop culture and police violence, and we also spend way too much time talking about phallic substitutes (as if that's even possible)!

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00:56:11

Havin' a Wild Mountain Thyme (Shanley 2020)

The Juiciest Bits ·

2022/09/24

In this second (or is it first) episode of TJB, we gab about Wild Mountain Thyme (2020), a John Patrick Shanley film starring Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, and Jon Hamm, and Christopher Walken's attempt at an Irish accent (it's worth watching for that alone)!

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