Movies That Matter
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Movies That Matter
Movies that Matter is the podcast going beyond basic film criticism to boldly explore a social issue affecting people's lives.
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Movies That Matter Says Goodbye
Stacy, Adam, Garret, Lexy, Justin and Nicole give a final send-off to the podcast. The hosts reflect on making the podcast, memorable moments on mic a...
Wicked and the Quest for Popularity
Lexy, Garret, and Nicole discuss Wicked and how much of society still operates like status in high school. We rave about the movie from the performanc...
Gladiator II and the Cynical Cash Grab
Stacy, Lexy, Adam, Justin and Nicole discuss the Gladiator sequel and its cynical cash grab. Everyone disliked the movie although most were entertaine...
Conclave and How We Choose Our Leaders
Lexy, Garret, and Nicole discuss Conclave and election and how we decide what our future should be. We praise the craft of the movie from the lighting...
The Wild Robot and Unexpected Parenthood
Justin, Stacy, and Lexy discuss The Wild Robot and the trope of unexpected parenthood. We praise the movie's animation and emotional beats. We also di...
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and the Nostalgia Play: Part II
Nicole, Adam, Garret, Justin, and Lexy discuss Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and the trend of capitalizing on nostalgia in movies. In part II, we discuss wh...
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and the Nostalgia Play: Part I
Nicole, Adam, Garret, Justin, and Lexy discuss Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and the trend of capitalizing on nostalgia in movies. In part I, we discuss the...
IF and Coping Through Imagination
Garret and Nicole discuss IF and how imaginary friends, and imagination in general, can help get us through the dark times. Unlike most critics, we bo...
I Saw The TV Glow and the Beauty of Allegory
Stacy and Nicole discuss I Saw The TV Glow and the beauty of using allegory to tell a trans story. Stacy relates to the suffocation of suburbia where...
Challengers and Bringing Sexy Back
Lexy and Nicole discuss Challengers and the dearth of fun sexiness in movies and tv. We disagree on the craft and entertaiment value of the film. We t...
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and the Rules of War
Justin and Nicole discuss The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and how we think about the morality of war. We find the movie entertaining but technic...
Civil War and Photojournalism
Adam and Nicole discuss Civil War and the movie's meditation on war photojournalism. We appreciated all the technical aspects of the movie, editing, c...
2024 Oscar Show: Design and Animated Awards
Nicole, Lexy, and Stacy tackle the Oscars covering costume, production design, song and animated films. We share our thoughts on the nominees and the...
2024 Oscar Show: Performances
Nicole, Lexy, Justin, and Stacy tackles the Oscars covering the best performances-- supporting actor/actress and leading actor/actress. We share our t...
2024 Oscar Show: Best Overall Awards
Nicole, Lexy, Justin, and Stacy tackles the Oscars covering Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Director and Best Picture. We share our thought...
Flashback: The Farewell and Staying vs. Leaving for America
Christopher and Nicole with special guest, Dan, discuss The Farewell and the issues that come along with generational conflicts that cross internation...
Flashback: Get Out and White Spaces
Nicole and Stacy talk with Sari about Get Out, the fear of being black in white spaces, white fragility, and horror movie tropes. Mentioned in the epi...
Wonka and Pure Imagination
Garret and Nicole gush over Wonka and the movie's whimisical and joyful pure imagination. We love the cast, the costumes, the sets, and the world the...
Napoleon and War Movies
Adam and Nicole discuss Napoleon and what makes for a good war movie. We don't know what this movie was about and found it a failure of a narrative. B...
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and How to Play the Hunger Games
Garret, Stacy, and Nicole discuss the Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes after also reading the book. As fans of the Hunger Games, we all en...
Rustin and Building a Protest
Justin and Nicole discuss Rustin and the intricacies of putting together social moviements. We highly enjoyed the performances, particularly Colman Do...
Killers of the Flower Moon and Centering American Indians
Justin and Nicole with special guest Rosebud Sioux tribe member Marietta discuss Killers of the Flower Moon and American Indian stories that aren't ge...
The Exorcist: Believer and the Horror of Possession
Adam and Lexy discuss The Exorcist: Believer and whether being possessed by the devil still carries the same scare factor as it did when the original...
Dumb Money and the Trap of Individual Investing
Lexy and Nicole discuss Dumb Money and the difficulties most of us face running our investments. Lexy liked the movie better than Nicole who could not...
Barbie and The Patriarchy Part II
Picking up where they left in the discussion of the male backlash again Barbie, Stacy and Nicole talk about how the movie stays away from using the wo...
Barbie and The Patriarchy Part I
Stacy and Nicole discuss Barbie and the movie's message about The Patriarchy. The first of a two part episode, we praise the movie for its sets, costu...
Oppenheimer and Mutually Assured Destruction
Justin and Nicole discuss Oppenheimer and the issues around nuclear proliferation. We disagree on how much we liked the movie. We enjoyed the parts ab...
Joy Ride and Korean Adoptees
Lexy, Nicole, and special guest Monique discuss Joy Ride and the unique experience of Korean adoptees growing up in white families. We disagree on the...
The Dial of Destiny and a Review of Indiana Jones
Adam and Nicole talk Indiana Jones, reviewing Dial of Destiny and the franchise as a whole. We give our definitive rankings on the five films and talk...
Elemental and The Immigrant Story
Lexy and Nicole discuss Elemental and the stereotypical immigrant story. Lexy liked the movie better than Nicole despite agreeing the plot and writing...
Across the Spider-Verse and the Modern Superhero
Justin, Stacy, and Nicole discuss the Miles Morales Spider-Verse and Spider-Man's introduction in the 1960s as the first modern superhero. We are blow...
The Little Mermaid in Queer Canon
Garret and Nicole discuss The Little Mermaid and the story's place in the queer canon. We both enjoyed the film, while not necessarily agreeing on the...
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret and Enforced Religion
Garret and Nicole discuss Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret the film adaptation of Judy Blume's beloved novel. We praise the movie for its heartfel...
Renfield and the Legacy of Dracula
Justin, Adam, and Nicole discuss Renfield and the enduring legacy of Dracula. We enjoyed the movie's fresh take on Dracula, one of fiction's most endu...
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Role-Playing Games
Garret and Nicole review Duneons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and the importance of role-playing games. We were both delighted by the movie, parti...
Scream VI and the Scream Franchise
Adam and Nicole talk all things Scream. We give our rankings for the six released movie and discuss the franchise's endurance and it's ability to shif...
Cocaine Bear and the War on Drugs
Justin and Nicole discuss Cocaine Bear and America's War on Drugs. We both enjoyed the B movieness of it all, the diversity of the cast, and its 80s a...
M3GAN and the Dangers of A.I. Companions
Lexy and Nicole discuss M3GAN and the costs of relying on A.I. for companionship, particularly on childhood development. We were surprised how much we...
Babylon and Auteurism
Adam and Nicole discuss Babylon and the sacrifices they have to make for MtM listeners. The movie is a joyless, scatalogical slog excepting the scenes...
Empire of Light and the Magic of Film
Stacy and Nicole discuss Empire of Light and how movie theaters help make the world more bearable. We find the movie beautifully crafted and acted, bu...