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THE FIXATE & BINGE PODCAST, with Host, Joe Curdy: Deep dives into cinema and storytelling with voices who create it

Welcome to The Fixate & Binge Podcast, where host Joe Curdy dives deep into the world of film and television — exploring the stories that move us and the creators who bring them to life.Each week, Joe sits down with filmmakers, writers, actors, and producers from around the globe to unpack the art, craft, and cultural impact of movies and TV. From indie gems to major releases, every conversation blends thoughtful analysis with candid, down-to-earth storytelling.Whether you’re a passionate

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44:47

What Presidential Election? Let's watch some Vintage...

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2024/11/05

Send us a textIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times --Need a break from all the divisive politics during this contentious US election?Me too.Let's discuss kung fu movies from the 1970s. Here's a list of my 10 favorite films!THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN (1978)FIVE DEADLY VENOMS (1978)ONE-ARMED BOXER (1972)MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE (1976)CRIPPLED AVENGERS (1978)THE INVINCIBLE ARMOUR (1977)DRUNKEN MASTER (1978)SNAKE IN THE EAGLE'S SHADOW (1978) EXECUTIONERS FROM SHAOLIN ...

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29:51

Happy 25th Birthday, ROTTEN TOMATOES: RT critics...

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2024/10/29

Send us a textIn celebration of Rotten Tomatoes' 25-year anniversary (1999 to 2024), top critics were recently approached by the site to put together a list of the TOP 25 FILMS.While their list was commendable, there were several critical omissions that in my opinion invalidate it. (No films were selected between the years 2002 to 2005; and only one female director's work was selected out of the 25 film directors of which some director's work was listed more than once!). Are we really ju...

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77:32

England vs America: A Special Relationship of Terror...

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2024/10/22

Send us a textWelcome to a special episode of The Fixate & Binge Podcast -- with my special guest, Jeanette Flannery from the United Kingdom who has selected her three favorite American Horror films to discuss. Not to be outdone, Joe has in turn selected his favorite three British Horror films of his own for discussion!So tune in -- if you DARE -- to hear about:THE WICKER MAN (1973) Starring Edward Woodard, Christopher Guest, Diane Client, Britt Ekland, Ingrid PittSILENCE OF THE LAMBS (19...

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60:49

10 out of 10! Five Underappreciated Films (part x of...

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2024/10/15

Send us a textWelcome back to The Fixate & Binge Podcast, for the final episode of a new 10-part series on underappreciated films.Spanning over 55 -years of forgotten Hollywood gems, this is the last part of the 10-part series hosted by Joe where he discusses in depth his selection of five films that are worth rewatching or even viewing for the first time!Part 10 of this 10-part series the following films are reviewed:SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS (2012) Starring Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Sam R...

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58:36

Reactions to Netflix's MR. McMAHON, APARTMENT 7A, &...

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2024/10/08

Send us a textWelcome back to The Fixate & Binge Podcast, for the penultimate episode of a new 10-part series on underappreciated films.Spanning over 55 -years of forgotten Hollywood gems, join Joe for every episode as he discusses in depth his selection of five films that are worth rewatching or even viewing for the first time!Part 9 of this 10-part series the following films are reviewed:SHOOT 'EM UP (2007) Starring Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica BellucciROCKNROLLA (2008) Starring Ge...

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56:51

Deconstructing the meaning behind Yorgos Lanthimos'...

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2024/10/01

Send us a textWelcome back to The Fixate & Binge Podcast, for the seventh episode of a new 10-part series on underappreciated films.Spanning over 55 -years of forgotten Hollywood gems, join Joe for every episode as he discusses in depth his selection of five films that are worth rewatching or even viewing for the first time!Part 8 of this 10-part series the following films are reviewed:CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND (2002) Starring Sam Rockwell, Julia Roberts, George ClooneyTHE BLIND SWO...

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63:47

Dear Emmys, Stop Calling THE BEAR a Comedy! & Five...

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2024/09/24

Send us a textWelcome back to The Fixate & Binge Podcast, for the seventh episode of a new 10-part series on underappreciated films.Spanning over 55 -years of forgotten Hollywood gems, join Joe for every episode as he discusses in depth his selection of five films that are worth rewatching or even viewing for the first time!Part 7 of this 10-part series the following films are reviewed:NARC (2002) Starring Ray Liotta, Jason Patric, Busta RhymesDEATH TO SMOOCHY (2002) Starring Robin Willia...

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53:11

1st Reactions for Speak No Evil, Slow Horses, Bad...

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2024/09/17

Send us a textWelcome back to The Fixate & Binge Podcast, for the sixth episode of a new 10-part series on underappreciated films.Spanning over 55 -years of forgotten Hollywood gems, join Joe for every episode as he discusses in depth his selection of five films that are worth rewatching or even viewing for the first time!Part 6 of this 10-part series the following films are reviewed:THE 13TH WARRIOR (1999) Starring Antonio Banderas, Omar SharifDANCER IN THE DARK (2000) Starring Björk, Ca...

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69:34

Spoiler-Free reviews for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,...

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2024/09/10

Send us a textWelcome back to The Fixate & Binge Podcast, for the fifth episode of a new 10-part series on underappreciated films.Spanning over 55 -years of forgotten Hollywood gems, join Joe for every episode as he discusses in depth his selection of five films that are worth rewatching or even viewing for the first time!Part 5 of this 10-part series the following films are reviewed:THE GAME (1997) Starring Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara UngerFESTEN (or, THE CELEBRATION) (1998)...

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59:59

1st Reactions for Batman: Caped Crusader, Thelma, &...

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2024/09/03

Send us a textWelcome back to The Fixate & Binge Podcast, for the fourth episode of a new 10-part series on underappreciated films.Spanning over 55 -years of forgotten Hollywood gems, join Joe for every episode as he discusses in depth his selection of five films that are worth rewatching or even viewing for the first time!Part 4 of this 10-part series the following films are reviewed:The Madness of King George (1994) Starring Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, Rupert EverettThe Lon...

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59:16

1st reaction to Strange Darling & Five...

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2024/08/27

Send us a Text Message.Welcome back to The Fixate & Binge Podcast, for the second episode of a new 10-part series on underappreciated films.Spanning over 55 -years of forgotten Hollywood gems, join Joe as every episode he discusses in depth his selection of five films that are worth rewatching or even viewing for the first time!Part 3 of this 10-part series the following films are reviewed:THE QUIET EARTH (1985) Starring Bruno Lawrence, Alison RoutledgeENEMY MINE (1985) Starring Dennis Qu...

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62:33

1st Reaction for Alien: Romulus & Five...

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2024/08/20

Send us a Text Message.Welcome back to The Fixate & Binge Podcast, for the second episode of a new 10-part series on underappreciated films.Spanning over 55 -years of forgotten Hollywood gems, join Joe as every episode he discusses in depth his selection of five films that are worth rewatching or even viewing for the first time!Part 2 of this 10-part series the following films are reviewed:NEVER CRY WOLF (1983) Starring Charles Martin Smith, Brian DennehyTHE DEAD ZONE (1983) Starring Chri...

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41:26

Five Underappreciated Films (Part I of X): Where...

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2024/08/13

Send us a Text Message.Welcome back to The Fixate & Binge Podcast, for the first episode of a new 10-part series on underappreciated films. Spanning over 55-years of forgotten Hollywood gems, join Joe as every episode he discusses in depth his selection of five films that are worth rewatching or even viewing for the first time!Part 1 of this 10-part series the following films are reviewed:WHERE EAGLES DARE (1968) Starring Richard Burton, Clint EastwoodHAROLD & MAUDE (1971) Starr...

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44:25

85 All-Time GREATEST COMEDY Films from 1944 to 2024!

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2024/08/06

Send us a Text Message.Tighten up your straight jacket, exfoliate your funny bone, and get ready for the Ultimate List of Cinema's Greatest Comedies of the Last 80 years!Beginning in 1944 -- join Joe as he offers his very own list of classic comedies that have kept generations in stitches and find out which ones are destined to keep your kids and grandkids in stitches!From Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, Peter Sellers, Gene Kelly, Graham Chapman, John Belushi, Leslie Niel...

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35:34

A Deep-Dive Into Michael Mann's Neo-Noir Masterpiece:...

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2024/07/30

Send us a Text Message.A Venn Diagram of perfection, Michael Mann's HEAT presents a mid-1990s Los Angeles as a sprawling concrete jungle of conformity that neither the cops or the robbers want any part of. Three masters at the height of their careers -- Mann, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, converging to make this masterpiece is the stuff of cinephile dreams.Join Joe on this deep-dive into all things HEAT -- how the story came to be, what events inspired Mann to make this masterpiece, and where th...

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31:52

Spoiler-free Impressions on TWISTERS, VIKINGS:...

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2024/07/23

Send us a Text Message.Welcome back to the Fixate & Binge podcast -- and in this episode Joe is joined by the youngest guest in the podcast's history to offer their impressions on the latest big screen box office spectacle -- TWISTERS -- starring Glenn Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones!Joe also breaks down four shows currently streaming -- The Acolyte (Disney+), The Boys (Amazon Prime), Presumed Innocent (Apple TV) and Vikings: Valhalla (Netflix) with enthusiastic reasons why each of these sho...

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44:05

VENI, VIDI, VICI: The Greatest Warfare Films Ever...

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2024/07/16

Send us a Text Message.Dulce et Decorum est!Join Joe as he lays out the greatest warfare films (in his humble opinion) ever made! From Spielberg to Nolan to Ridley to Mel, listen in on which films made the coveted list -- and why. Also, Joe offers his spoiler-free reaction to this year's much-hyped LONGLEGS, starring Nicholas Cage and Maika Monroe. So if you're a fan of history, a student of historical battles, or an aficionado of battle reenactments, you won't want to miss this on...

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31:44

This Is NOT the Way: The Problem With Star Wars Are...

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2024/07/09

Send us a Text Message.There is a disturbance in the Force. Unseen, Sith-like powers operate in the shadows, fomenting hatred, misogyny, and racism targeting anything produced by the Star Wars franchise. As Disney+'s latest Star Wars content to hit the small screen -- The Acolyte -- winds down its first season, despite its glowing reviews from critics, the series has earned the unfortunate distinction of receiving the lowest viewer score in its 50-year franchise history. (And that's saying so...

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32:26

20 of the Most Anticipated TV Shows Next Seasons!

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2024/07/02

Send us a Text Message.Whoever said "patience is a virtue" never had to wait this long for the 2nd season of Apple TV's Severance! Join Joe as he lists a staggering 20 TV shows that he's still waiting to see the next season of! (I promise he has a life; no really, he does!) Joe also gives his spoiler-free impressions of A Quiet Place: Day One (now in theatres) and his thoughts on a recent low-budget horror film from 2021 The Deep House available on Amazon Prime.So tune in to hear what Joe has...

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38:01

Being the Butt of the Joke: Analyzing Season 4 of...

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2024/06/25

Send us a Text Message.Satire is one of the most effective tools for political and cultural commentary -- and one of the most cherished forms of comedic expression in Western societies. Used appropriately, satire can (as Shakespeare once said) "hold the mirror up to nature" -- and be a catalyst for greater discussion and broader understanding.Or it can make you mad. Really mad. Season 4 of Amazon Prime's breakout television show THE BOYS is finally being recognized by a certain demographic of...

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