Movie Friends

Seth Vargas & Michelle Rubinstein
Movie Friends
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  • Movie Friends

    But I'm a Cheerleader

    2026/06/22 | 1h 27 mins.
    For this month's Patron voted episode we discuss Jamie Babit's 1999 queer classic, But I'm a Cheerleader! We discuss drag, critiquing queer humor too harshly, why the intimate moments highlight the horrors of conversion therapy, Rupaul, Natasha Lyonne's hair journey and why this film deserves it's place in the coming-of-age canon. Also: Sun Chips! Oreo kisses! The Governor! Check it out!
    Ad-free versions of all of our episodes are available on our Patreon
    When you sign up you also get access to our bonus shows, Discord server, shout out on the show AND you get to vote on monthly episodes and themes and a 25% discount in our merch store. That's a lot for only $5 a month! For more info and to sign up visit us on Patreon
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    Backrooms w/ Rolo Tony

    2026/06/15 | 1h 35 mins.
    Grab your lore-laden piece of driveway as we head deep into Kane Parsons smash hit, Backrooms! Seth is joined by Liam aka Rolo Tony to discuss the youtuber to hollywood pipeline, why science fiction and surrrealism are not the same thing, what is gained and lost when something is copied multiple times, the backside of a Christmas tree and how anger manifests itself on a long enough timeline. Also: Tourist Trap! Horror as movement! Check it out! 
    Follow Liam on Twitter and Letterboxd
    Ad-free versions of all of our episodes are available on our Patreon
    When you sign up you also get access to our bonus shows, Discord server, shout out on the show AND you get to vote on monthly episodes and themes and a 25% discount in our merch store. That's a lot for only $5 a month! For more info and to sign up visit us on Patreon
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    Moulin Rouge!

    2026/06/08 | 1h 24 mins.
    Take a shot of absinthe and join us for our journey into Baz Luhrmanns Moulin Rouge! We discuss the burden of naive romanticism, the tortured artist triple feature, why the film is hard to share with the unimpressed, the incredible Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor and the transformative performance by Richard Roxburgh as The Duke. Also: Scorsese! Collage! Roxanne! Check it out!
    Ad-free versions of all of our episodes are available on our Patreon
    When you sign up you also get access to our bonus shows, Discord server, shout out on the show AND you get to vote on monthly episodes and themes and a 25% discount in our merch store. That's a lot for only $5 a month! For more info and to sign up visit us on Patreon
    You can also give a Movie Friends subscription here: Gift a Movie Friends Subscription!
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    Citizen Kane

    2026/06/01 | 1h 34 mins.
    For our 300th(!!) episode we finally become respectable movie podcasters and sit down with Orson Welles' celebrated film Citizen Kane! We discuss the film's legacy and spot on movie ranking lists, why movie ranking lists are obsolete, the life and lie of Orson Welles, how coming from radio impacted the style of Citizen Kane and what we would whisper on our death beds. Also: nuts! small men with straw hats! Old man makeup! Check it out!
    Ad-free versions of all of our episodes are available on our Patreon
    When you sign up you also get access to our bonus shows, Discord server, shout out on the show AND you get to vote on monthly episodes and themes and a 25% discount in our merch store. That's a lot for only $5 a month! For more info and to sign up visit us on Patreon
    You can also give a Movie Friends subscription here: Gift a Movie Friends Subscription!
    Visit our website
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    eXistenZ w/ Felicia

    2026/05/25 | 1h 39 mins.
    Our podcast host won't let eXistenZ post without a capital E, our apologies. Anywho.. Grab your game pod and plug in to your bio port for a trip with us into the unknown with eXistenZ! Hey, it's our first David Cronenberg film on the show so we needed to pull in the big guns: Felicia Maroni from the Seeing Faces in Movies podcast joins us to talk Canadian Jude Law, crinkle cut haired Jennifer Jason Leigh, the dog with a gun blanket and everyone's favorite freak, Gas (played by Willem Dafoe for half a second). Also: Would you get a bio port? What's your life movie? Did you just lose "the game"? Check it out!
    Follow Felicia on Twitter and check out the website for Seeing Faces in Movies
    Ad-free versions of all of our episodes are available on our Patreon
    When you sign up you also get access to our bonus shows, Discord server, shout out on the show AND you get to vote on monthly episodes and themes and a 25% discount in our merch store. That's a lot for only $5 a month! For more info and to sign up visit us on Patreon
    You can also give a Movie Friends subscription here: Gift a Movie Friends Subscription!
    Visit our website
    Check out our merch store
    Send us an email!
    Follow us on Twitter and Instagram
    Fill out our listener survey
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About Movie Friends
Join Michelle & Seth on a curated tour through film history. Seth has seen it, Michelle hasn't. We want to be your Movie Friends!
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