
Runtime
75 minutes
Show Contents
0:00 Introduction
3:01 Know Your Enemy with guest Traci Thomas
21:36 The Feature Attraction : Books to Films
Links Mentioned on Episode 373:
Sarah Churchwell’s book about CONE WITH THE WIND, “The Wrath to Come”
Traci’s Instagram can be found here, and her Substack can be found here.
The Matinee’s BlueSky can be found here and Letterboxd can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome and thank you very much for listening.
Enjoy!
Jul 27
1 hr 15 min

Runtime
109 minutes
Show Contents
0:00 Introduction
3:47 Know Your Enemy with guest Marya E. Gates
21:26 The New Slang : THE INVITE
1:24:04 The Other Side : Marya and Ryan talk further reading after Olivia Wilde’s new film
Links Mentioned on Episode 372:
Marya’s post about MINIONS AND MONSTERS
Marya’s Letterboxd list about Rural Life Done Right
Kevin Kline going all “Avanti!” in WILD WILD WEST
Marya’s interview with Olivia Wilde on Ebert.com
Marya’s interview with THE INVITE production designer Jade Healy for Indiewire.
Trailer for THE BREAK-UP (2006)
Matineecast special lockdown episode on Certified Copy
Marya’s Letterboxd can be found here, and her BlueSky can be found here. The Matinee’s BlueSky can be found here and Letterboxd can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome and thank you very much for listening.
Enjoy!
Jul 13
1 hr 49 min

Runtime
115 minutes
Show Contents
0:00 Introduction
1:43 Know Your Enemy with guest Corey Atad
28:38 The New Slang : DISCLOSURE DAY
1:19:04 The Other Side : Corey and Ryan talk further reading after Steven Spielberg’s new film
Links Mentioned on Episode 371:
The Lumiere Brothers’ “Train Coming Into a Station” :
The scene in Martin Scorsese’s HUGO where you see Ben Kingsley as George Mellies and the rest of the gathered crowd react to this new technology (at 1:29) :
Ron Chernow’s biography of Mark Twain
Corey’s interview with SOUTHLAND TALES director Richard Kelly for GQ
Corey’s homepage where all of his lovely writing is collected
The soundtrack to The Farrelys’ DUMB AND DUMBER
Corey’s Letterboxd can be found here, and his BlueSky can be found here. The Matinee’s BlueSky can be found here and Letterboxd can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome and thank you very much for listening.
Enjoy!
Jun 29
1 hr 55 min

Runtime
88 minutes
Show Contents
0:00 Introduction
4:23 Know Your Enemy with guest Andrew Robinson
31:34 The New Slang : I LOVE BOOSTERS
62:54 The Other Side : Andrew and Ryan talk further reading after Boots Riley’s new film
Links Mentioned on Episode 370:
Matineecast 369 where we discussed MOULIN ROUGE! during “Know Your Enemy”
Boots Riley’s interview on The Daily Show:
Portal bookends:
Matineecast 271 where we talked about THE FRENCH DISPATCH OF THE LIBERTY KANSAS EVENING SUN … wow, how has it already been 100 episodes since then?
Andrew’s Letterboxd can be found here. The Matinee’s BlueSky can be found here and Letterboxd can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome and thank you very much for listening.
Enjoy!
Jun 8
1 hr 28 min

Runtime
84 minutes
Show Contents
0:00 Introduction
3:17 Know Your Enemy with guest Kaite Hogan
30:41 The New Slang : SOME LIKE IT HOT
66:53 The Other Side : Katie and Ryan talk further reading after Billy Wilder’s classic film
Links Mentioned on Episode 369:
Episode 200 of The Matineecast live in Lindon
Film Hounds, where Katie is an editor
Katie’s TikTok about Edinburgh Film Fest and LIBRARY SUICIDES:
@shelikesmovies2 Taking you back to Edinburgh Film Festival 2016 with TheLibrarySuicides film. ♬ original sound – SheLikesMovies
Marilyn’s iconic dress in SOME LIKE IT HOT:
The Broadway adaptation of the soundtrack for Moulin Rouge! :
The Matinee’s BlueSky can be found here and Letterboxd can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome and thank you very much for listening.
Enjoy!
May 25
1 hr 24 min

Runtime
84 minutes
Show Contents
0:00 Introduction
4:04 Know Your Enemy with guest Keisha Howerth
27:28 The New Slang : MOTHER MARY
59:44 The Other Side : Keisha and Ryan talk further reading after David Lowry’s new film
Links Mentioned on Episode 368:
Trailer for the HBO Docmentary about Rock Hudson, ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED:
Keisha’s post about crushing on Rock for the Reel Stars, Reel Crushes blog-a-thon
The Erotic 90’s episode of You Must Remember This where the gang discusses Ken Russell’s 90’s thriller, WHORE
The trailer for WHORE:
Keisha’s Letterboxd can be found here. The Matinee’s BlueSky can be found here and Letterboxd can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome and thank you very much for listening.
Enjoy!
May 11
1 hr 24 min

Runtime
92 minutes
Show Contents
0:00 Introduction
2:04 Know Your Enemy with guest Bob Turnbull
28:21 The New Slang : THE CHRISTOPHERS
1:10:25 The Other Side : Bob and Ryan talk further reading after Steven Soderbergh’s new film
Links Mentioned on Episode 367:
Correction – During conversation of LEE in The Other Side, I identified the magazine Lee Miller worked for as LIFE magazine. Lee, in fact, worked for British Vogue.
The Matineecast Letterboxd List – and you can peruse the stats page here
Episode 78 where we talked about SIDE EFFECTS.
The botched restoration of Ecce Homo by Cecilia Giménez:
Lee Miller’s photographic portfolio
Bob’s BlueSky can be found here and his Letterboxd can be found here. The Matinee’s BlueSky can be found here and Letterboxd can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome and thank you very much for listening.
Enjoy!
Apr 27
1 hr 32 min

Runtime
80 Minutes
Show Contents
0:00 Introduction with guest, Brian J Roan
4:13 The New Slang: THE DRAMA
38:12 Spoiler Section for THE DRAMA
58:02 The Other Side: Brian and Ryan talk further reading after Kristoffer Borgli’s new film
Links Mentioned on Episode 366:
Schmidt Spirits where Brian peddles his delicious hooch.
Episode 352 where Brian & I discussed EDDINGTON
James Lasdun’s book “The Horned Man”
Opening scene of ENDURING LOVE – Warning: Graphic Imagery at the 7 minute mark
Episode 200 where we talk about empathetic films, including DEAD MAN WALKING
Brian’s Twitter can be found here.
The Matinee’s BlueSky can be found here and Letterboxd can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome and thank you very much for listening.
Enjoy!
Apr 13
1 hr 20 min

Runtime
91 Minutes
Show Contents
0:00 Introduction
3:23 Know Your Enemy with guest, Courtney Small
25:18 The New Slang: NIRVANNA: THE BAND, THE SHOW, THE MOVIE
1:10:25 The Other Side: Courtney and Ryan talk further reading after Matthew Johnson’s new film
Links Mentioned on Episode 365:
Episode 245 where Courtney and I discuss THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
Courtneys review of Miroirs no. 3 on Exclaim!
The Brave Shores song that features in NTBTSTM:
Courtney’s Twitter can be found here.
The Matinee’s BlueSky can be found here and Letterboxd can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome and thank you very much for listening.
Enjoy!
Mar 23
1 hr 31 min

Runtime
91 Minutes
Show Contents
0:00 Introduction
4:14 Know Your Enemy with guest, Heidy Morales
21:59 The New Slang: THE BRIDE!
1:07:50 The Other Side: Heidy and Ryan talk further reading after Maggie Gyllenhaal’s new film
Links Mentioned on Episode 364:
The show notes for Episode 242 where I wrote about not wanting to get drawn into a fleeting cinematic argument.
Episode 287 where we discuss CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
The visual of The Creature from The Black Lagoon swimming beneath Julie Adams, unawares
Mallory O’Meara’s book on the flim, “The Lady from The Black Lagoon”
MILENNIUM MAMBO’s listing on Letterboxd – the banner image is one Heidy found affecting.
Episode 363 where we discuss “WUTHERING HEIGHTS”
Gyllenhaal, Buckley, and Bale discuss with Letterboxd the films that inspired THE BRIDE! in the screening room.
Episode 197 where we discuss A QUIET PLACE (and Lola mentions “Bartleby the Scrivner” at some point)
“Bartleby the Scrivner” by Herman Melville
Maureen O’Hara’s monologue at the end of DANCE GIRL DANCE
Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival
Heidy’s writing on Oscar nominated short, THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS
Heidy can be followed at:
TikTok :: BlueSky :: Letterboxd :: YouTube :: Instagram
The Matinee’s BlueSky can be found here and Letterboxd can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome and thank you very much for listening.
Enjoy!
Mar 9
1 hr 31 min
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