Her Story
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché by Hope Madden Do you know Alice Guy-Blaché? Documentarian Pamela B. Green thinks you should. She is clearly right. Guy-Blaché’s groundbreaking career…read more →
Madd at the Movies
Woman’s Woman
Darlin’ by Hope Madden In 2011, filmmaker Lucky McKee unleashed the subversive, feminist horror jewel The Woman to a lot of boos at Sundance. It’s tough viewing, no doubt—the screener…read more →
Dearly Beloved
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am by Hope Madden Before Toni Morrison was old enough to understand the F-word her mother had her washing off the sidewalk, she understood the…read more →
I Don’t Want to Go Out—Week of July 8
Not a terrible week in home entertainment, actually. And also not a bad week to avoid the oppressive weather, sit on the couch with a chilly beverage and enjoy. Click…read more →
Screening Room: Spider-Man, Midsommar & Year’s Best So Far
Today we talk through movies that do not make European trips seem wise. We also talk through the ten best films of the first half of 2019 and what’s new…read more →
Teen Titan
Spider-Man: Far From Home by Hope Madden and George Wolf Spider-Man: Far From Home has more than a webshooter up its sleeve. One part reflection on the state of MCU,…read more →
Fright Club: Best First Half of 2019
Is it really that time already? Yes, 2019 is half over and that means taking a gander backward to appreciate the horror we’ve witnessed thus far. Two first film filmmakers…read more →
Field of Nightmares
Midsommar by Hope Madden and George Wolf Just two features into filmmaker Ari Aster’s genre takeover and already you can detect a pattern. First, he introduces a near-unfathomable amount of…read more →
Screening Room: Yesterday, Annabelle Comes Home, Ophelia, Echo in the Canyon
In today’s podcast, George considers doing the whole show with a fake British accent and Hope says no. Also, we cover Yesterday, Annabelle Comes Home, Ophelia and Echo in the…read more →
Need a Lift?
Luz by Hope Madden Fast, brave and baffling, Tilman Singer’s experimental demon thriller Luz enters hot, exits quickly and leaves you puzzled. In a good way. The film begins with…read more →