1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Welcome back to movie Mike's Movie Podcast, where all I'm 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: trying to do on this podcast is be your movie guy. 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: That's what we do every single week, just talking about movies. 4 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: And today is International Women's Day, so we are celebrating 5 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: badass women in film. And I'm joined by my co 6 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: host and fiance Kelsey. How are you? I'm great? You 7 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: ready to get into this topic today? I am, so 8 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: let's just get into it. Here we go in a 9 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: world where everyone and their mother has a podcast. One 10 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: man stands to infiltrate the ears of listeners like never 11 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: before in a movie podcast, a man with so much 12 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: movie knowledge piece basically like a walking Audien TV, which 13 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: classes from the Nashville podcast Networking movie mis movie Podcast. 14 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: So what do I want to talk about? First? Is 15 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: the question I put out all over Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. 16 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: If you don't follow me there, it's just at Mike 17 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: Distro simply enough, what is your favorite movie with a 18 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: strong female lead? Kelsey? I want to go to you 19 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: first for your pick Aaron Brockovich, and I think across 20 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: the board this was like a number one response I got. 21 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: So what is it about this movie that makes it 22 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: one of your favorites. Well, like we said, she's a badass, Um, 23 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 1: she's great. I think I relate to as well, like 24 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: that she's a single mom. My mom was a single 25 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: mom for a while and went back to finish school 26 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: while she had me. And I think just watching um 27 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: in this movie, Aaron like just raise her kids and 28 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: also end up winning this huge environmental lawsuit. Um, she 29 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: just is really powerful. So was it that you saw 30 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: kind of your story play out in a movie for 31 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: the very first time? I think so that's I mean, 32 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 1: I can only imagine that, and I think about it now, 33 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: that does kind of echo a lot of your childhood 34 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 1: and how you grew up. Did you kind of identify 35 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: with the kids in this movie? I did, Um, And 36 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: I just think she was doing her best, Like she 37 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: showed she could be a single mom and provide for 38 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: her kids but also have a career and make a 39 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: name for herself. And I think I also just loved 40 00:01:57,880 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: the story too. And I think maybe like being a 41 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: public health watching this movie again the last night and 42 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: seeing you kind of like, oh, that's my stuff right there, 43 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: Like that was kind of cool to see that. I 44 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: was like, is this what started my love of that 45 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: it's responsible for my career path. Maybe Is this also 46 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: one of your mom's favorite movies for that same reason? Yeah, 47 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: I mean, I think that's the great thing about this 48 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: movie is it kind of shows how she just was 49 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: like owning it, Like she's going to go out and 50 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 1: do what she wants to do and provide for her family, 51 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: and she really has no like filter on her and 52 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: she just like her from the way that she dresses, 53 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: from the way that she approaches situations. She's gonna do it. 54 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: She's gonna get it done. And I think that's amazing, 55 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: and it's like Julia Roberts top of her game. I 56 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: think it also tackles to the idea that, like, women 57 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: are kind of expected to balance motherhood and a career, 58 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: and I don't think balance is ever possible. Like I 59 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: think there are times when one is pulling you in 60 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: that direction more so than the other. But like her 61 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: kids knew that she loved them, but there were times 62 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: when her job required her to go, yeah, be away 63 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: from them. I think the part that was kind of 64 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: like gripping to me was how little she had in 65 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: her bank account at one point, and how she was 66 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: still trying to go out and just find a way 67 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: to earn money and just seeing like simple things at 68 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: the house, Like that's that's a tough thing to go through. 69 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: What was that like for you growing up with a 70 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: single mom? I mean we I look back and I'm like, 71 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: I probably never knew, like how hard my mom had 72 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: to work to finished school and be a mom and 73 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: do her job. Like I looking back and realized, I'm 74 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: so lucky that my mom she just provided always, and 75 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: she was always there to pick me up from school. 76 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: She always read to me at night. And then now 77 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: like even as I'm in grad school and we don't 78 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: have kids, like I can barely function some days to 79 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: be an adult. It's that's crazy to think about. I know, 80 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: you bring it up from time to time of like 81 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: at this point in your mom's life, she had already 82 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: had you and been going your school and all that stuff, 83 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: like and we have trouble remembering too. I don't know, 84 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: set an appointment on our calendars to get something done, 85 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: but to have another human being you have to take 86 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: care of, like it's a big thing. And it's crazy 87 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: to see you go back and your mom going to 88 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,359 Speaker 1: school and taking care of you. Yeah, my mom's about us. 89 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: So Mom, if you're listening to So, I think that's 90 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: why it was everybody's number one that they sent, and 91 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: it's just seeing somebody like that accomplished something so great. 92 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: And again, this movie has been out for over twenty years, 93 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:31,159 Speaker 1: so it's fine to spoil. It's also based on our 94 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: true story, but at the very end gets that two 95 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: million dollar paycheck and it's like just that feeling that 96 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: you had in the movie, like, holy grab, that's amazing. 97 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: It's also just a crazy true story. I won't go 98 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: down that rabbit hole, but it's wild. Yeah, I couldn't 99 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 1: believe this is a true story. Yeah, that's a really 100 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: good one. I think if there's one movie you're gonna 101 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: watch right now to go see somebody as a strong female, 102 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: you gotta go watch this one. So I think that's 103 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: why it was everybody's favorite. For me. Now, I kind 104 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: of realized later in life how important and important it 105 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:07,359 Speaker 1: is to see yourself represented in a movie. And I 106 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: am Mexican Americans, so that's kind of where I come from, 107 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: like wanting to see somebody look like me. But I 108 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: also get that I was a young boy and I 109 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: could always see some kind of cool male figure in 110 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: a movie that was always just normal to me, from 111 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: superheroes to action movies, like I was always represented in 112 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 1: that way. But the first time I really kind of 113 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 1: was older and kind of started to realize, like, man, like, 114 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 1: young girls don't have a whole lot of people in 115 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 1: movies that they can just look up to and see 116 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: somebody badass. And it was when the Hunger Games camp 117 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: came out that I kind of got it a little bit. 118 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: And I love the Hunger Games. I read all the 119 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: books and watched all the movies, and it was seeing 120 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: Jennifer Lawrence as Catanists Everdeen that was like, holy crap, 121 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: Like this is somebody inspiring who's a strong kind of 122 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: presence and also just somebody that like a young girl 123 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: could look at it be like, oh, that's somebody cool 124 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 1: in an action movie being the biggest role in this movie, 125 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 1: like not just a Sidecaracter's not somebody who needs to 126 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 1: be rescued, not somebody playing by the roles of somebody 127 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: else in the movie. It was her being awesome, And 128 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: I think that was always cool for me to see 129 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: and finally kind of get it, like, oh, like, I know, 130 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: I haven't seen myself in certain roles, but like, I mean, 131 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: that's a whole like like girls not being able to 132 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: see somebody like them. So I really like The Hunger 133 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: Games and I think that's an important whole franchise to 134 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: go and dive into. And I think that's probably why 135 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: I was one of my favorites. Do you like the 136 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 1: Hunger Games? Love the Hunger Games? Now? Are you a 137 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: enjoy the book more than the movie type person? I 138 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: feel like that's usually the norm, Like you get more 139 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: out of the books. Yes, I am. Typically, I would 140 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: say in big franchises like Harry Potter, Hungering Iams, just 141 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: you get more detail, you get more backstory. You I 142 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: feel like you don't just get the like highlights, like 143 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: you get kind of all of the in between. Yeah. 144 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 1: I think that was the first time I felt like 145 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: I didn't get enough in the movies, Like the first 146 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: one felt so quick, and I felt there's so much 147 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: detail in this book. Like the thing they actually don't 148 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: kind of pick apart and showcase in the movies is 149 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 1: the actual hunger in the Hunger Games, of how like 150 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: frail she actually was in the books, and how hard 151 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: she had to fight just to get something to eat. 152 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: I think that was kind of not really the theme 153 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:23,559 Speaker 1: in the movie at all when it's called The Hunger Games. 154 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: That was the only thing I kind of wanted to 155 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: see more, But everything else later down in the franchise 156 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: I think was done pretty well, So I really like 157 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: those movies. Also on the list, I wanted to include 158 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: Harley Quinn. Now I always get torn up for liking 159 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: any DC movie, but I find they're pretty enjoyable. I 160 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: know they're not the best movies and people like to 161 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: rag on them because they're not Marvel, and they're not. 162 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: I guess they're a little bit more cheesy, and overall 163 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: the storylines aren't the best. But I really annoy the 164 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: Harley Quinn movie, and I think gets so cool that 165 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: how kind of different a character Harley Quinn is, how 166 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: great Margot Robbie is at portraying her, and how just 167 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: badash she is. Like that's what I like about that movie, 168 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: Like she is so kind of twisted and different, and 169 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: she plays that part so well that I think she 170 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: kind of is better than any other those DC like movies, 171 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: Like on her own, I think she could carry an 172 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: entire franchise on that. And I'm upset that that movie 173 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: didn't do as well as I was hoping, and it 174 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: kind of I don't know if it kind of takes 175 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: away from what they're also they're doing in the DC universe. 176 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:40,079 Speaker 1: But I just think it's a great movie and I 177 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: would defend it for as long as I need to 178 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: because I think it's great. That's the last movie I 179 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: saw in theaters. It was the last movie over a 180 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: year ago. Yep, I saw an Alamo Drafthouse. Alamo Drafthouse, 181 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: don't get me started on them. I'm pretty sad about that. 182 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: If you don't know Alamo Drafthouse, it's a place where 183 00:08:58,000 --> 00:08:59,599 Speaker 1: you can go watch a movie, eat dinner. One of 184 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: those type of place is based in Austin, Texas. They 185 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:05,959 Speaker 1: have locations but there that's where they're Yes, yeah, that's 186 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,959 Speaker 1: where they're based in. And it just filed for bankruptcy. Yes, 187 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: but they're not closing all of their locations. They're not 188 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: they closed like the main one. Well, we're I lived 189 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: in Austin, Texas for seven years year from there, so 190 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: we have a deep connection Austin. We actually have a 191 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: lot of listeners in Austin, Texas, and I think that's 192 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: why it was so hard to see they're filing for bankruptcy. 193 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:28,199 Speaker 1: They did close one downtown on six Streets, so that's it, 194 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: and I love that location. It only has two screens, 195 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: it's very small. But they do a lot of their 196 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: like interactive movies there. So I've been to like an 197 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: Elf quote along probably seven times there, and then in college, 198 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: my best friend and I would go to what they 199 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: call like sing alongs. We paid like twenty dollars a 200 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: ticket to go watch like Rihanna music videos and sing 201 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 1: along with a bunch of other people. That is very fun. 202 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: That is a great thing about Alamo is they have experiences, 203 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: which I think is really what's going to make movie 204 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: theaters later down the line still be a thing to 205 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: make them more interactive. Him an event, it's not just 206 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: going to watch a movie. It's going to watch a 207 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: movie in a different way, and it's so fun, like 208 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: you just get to go, like I guess now, like 209 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: I missed being around other people. Yeah, they had a 210 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,079 Speaker 1: Bridesmaid's quote along one time. I got shushed at that one. 211 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: Why would you get shushed at a quote along? Because 212 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: I knew every word? Oh you do know every single 213 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: one of that movie? That's for and I knew every word, 214 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,199 Speaker 1: and I think people got a little annoyed, but it's 215 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 1: at a long I was just quoting along. That's what 216 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,599 Speaker 1: you're supposed to do. It's like going to karaoke and 217 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 1: getting mad at somebody for singing all the time. Shushed, 218 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: that's rude. Also on the list, I put Molana solid 219 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: choice and I loved it. Took me a minute to 220 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 1: like that movie. I think I find myself taking a 221 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:50,079 Speaker 1: minute to get into musicals, and it's hard to get 222 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 1: into because when everybody just kind of burst into song, 223 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: it takes a little bit away from the experience to me. 224 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 1: But after I watched it like a second time, I 225 00:10:58,360 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: was like, oh, way, this movie is great and I 226 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: get it now. And I think it took Disney a 227 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 1: minute to kind of come around to having strong female 228 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: leads that aren't just princesses. That to say we finally 229 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 1: got away from the damsel in distress. Yeah, I think 230 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: Frozen kind of broke the barrier on that a lot. 231 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: But I just think we wanted to get kind of 232 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 1: a step further and just made it a totally different movie. 233 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: It really almost doesn't even feel like a Disney movie 234 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: at times, So I think that's a great one. To 235 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: Another one I put on my list was Kill Bill 236 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: Quentin Tarantino with Uma Thurman, a really full on action 237 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: movie with a lot of violence with a female lead 238 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: just kicking ass. Another one I put on there was 239 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: Wonder Woman again defending the DC universe. To get some 240 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: pushback for that one, I feel like the first one 241 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: who was universally loved it was when I actually liked 242 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: Wonder Woman eighty four that everybody was like, this is 243 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: a terrible movie, and there was nothing bad. I didn't 244 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: really find about that movie. Even looking back and thinking 245 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: of that movie, I stand by my review. We'll go 246 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: over now to some of the ones that you listening 247 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: sent in. I think I from Aaron Brockovich. Number two 248 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: was Captain Marvel, a great one. Also l on the 249 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: original one. I would recommend that one over the remake. 250 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 1: And then when I found interesting that a lot of 251 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: people sit in was from Star Wars. They sit in 252 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: Princess Leia and Ray. While they're not the full on 253 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: lead in those movies, I think they're really important presence 254 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: in those movies. Well, Ray is the lead in the 255 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 1: new Star Wars movies, and I loved her in those movies, 256 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: and I think she made those Star Wars movies really 257 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: have a breath of fresh air and be something completely 258 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 1: different and made me interested in watching those movies. And 259 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: then Princess Leiah like an iconic character, and without her, 260 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 1: I think those movies wouldn't have been the same. So 261 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 1: I would agree with those along those same lines. A 262 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: bunch of people sitting in her money from Harry Potter. 263 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: How do you feel about that? Would you say she's 264 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: your favorite in those movies? She's so smart, I love her, 265 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: She's just great. Did you also feel like you were 266 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:59,559 Speaker 1: her money in class? Maybe a little bit? Wow? Are 267 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: we started get some parallels here? This is my therapy? 268 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:07,319 Speaker 1: So what because you like her? What? Studied a lot? Yeah? 269 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: Knew all the answers to all the questions. I think 270 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: we're starting to find some of the reasons you're behind 271 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,559 Speaker 1: some of your favorite characters. Alright, So we'll take a 272 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 1: quick break and we'll come back and talk about some 273 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: badass female directors. All right, all right, I have five 274 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: female directors and their best movie that you should go 275 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: check out. Starting first with number five, I went with 276 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 1: Sophia Coppola, who she is also an actress, you may 277 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 1: have seen her in The Godfather Part three, but she's 278 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: also a really great director, and she did a movie 279 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: last year called On the Rocks with Bill Murray and 280 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,599 Speaker 1: Rashida Jones, a movie I just really loved. It's a 281 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:50,760 Speaker 1: kind of a slow paced comedy but stylistically checked all 282 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: the boxes to what I like in a comedy. So 283 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 1: I think you should go check that movie out. It's 284 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: on Apple Plus. And then also before that, she did 285 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: Lost in Translation, another Bill Murray movie, so that's kind 286 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 1: of her thing, so go check her out. Maybe he's 287 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: just not interested in anymore impossible a woman? Is that 288 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 1: her most beautiful between the ages? During nine great so 289 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: I haven't many months left. At number four, I put 290 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: Olivia Wilde and you should go watch Books Mart great movie. 291 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: I mean, it's funny, and it's also telling the story 292 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: of young women in a way I really haven't seen 293 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: done before, and I think that's why I liked it 294 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: so much. It's kind of like a female super Bad 295 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: placed in the last five years, so I think that's 296 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: why it did so well. And Olivia Wilde is also 297 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: doing some really great things. She's doing another movie now 298 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:47,120 Speaker 1: called Don't Worry Darling. Which is how she's kind of 299 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: with Harry Styles now he's in that movie, and then 300 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: she's also working on a secret Marvel project movie in 301 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 1: the works. They haven't said anything else other than she's 302 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: attached to it. But I think Olivia Wilde probably in 303 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: the next five years will just be like a really 304 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: established badass director. So go check out Book Smart and 305 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: then go make plans to see her new movies. We 306 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: haven't done anything. We haven't broken any rules. Okay, we've 307 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: broken a lot of rules. One with Big I d 308 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: s they College I D. So we can get into 309 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: their twenty for our library. Name one person whose life 310 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: was so much better because they broke a couple of 311 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: rules that he broke art rules. The name a person 312 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: who broke a real rus Anthony damn it. At number three, 313 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: I have Alma Horrell, which she did honey Boy, a 314 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 1: really great movie, and I think she's a really great director. 315 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 1: I really like the way that movie was done stylistically, 316 00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: had some really a heart wrenching moments that she did 317 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: a great job. Recommend that one think it through. Play 318 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: the taketof what's your movie? Got a job for huh? 319 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: In case you fail? In case you don't work out. Yes, man, 320 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: she's filling your hat full of fear. I don't never 321 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: do that, do I. I'm your cheerleader, honey boy, you 322 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: trust me? Okay. At number two I have Chloe Jowl, 323 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:00,080 Speaker 1: who just did No Man Land, which I review on 324 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: the podcast last week. She also has an upcoming movie 325 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: with the Marvel University Eternals, which will be out soon hopefully. 326 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 1: And she also just made history. She was the first 327 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: ever Asian woman and the only second woman in history 328 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: to win a Golden Globees for Best Director for No Manland. 329 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: I think this movie is gonna win a lot more awards, 330 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 1: So if you haven't seen it yet, I would go 331 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: watch it now. Definitely a best picture contenders. My dad 332 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: used to say, what's remembered lives? I maybe spent too 333 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: much of my life just remembering. And then at number 334 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: one I put Greta Gerwig. Her best movie, I would say, 335 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: is Ladybird. She also did Little Women, and she's only 336 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: thirty seven years old. Like that's crazy to me to 337 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: feel like there's somebody like only eight years or so 338 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: older than me, like already making these badass movies. And 339 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say badass, so much in this episode. But 340 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: that's just how I feel. My name is lady Bird. 341 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:04,120 Speaker 1: Actually it's not, and it's ridiculing me. Just you should 342 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: just go to city college, you know, with your work ethic. 343 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 1: Just go to city college and then to jail and 344 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 1: then back to city college, and then maybe you'd learn 345 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:13,199 Speaker 1: to pull yourself up and not expect everybody take everyone 346 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 1: all right, And speaking of female directors, we're going to 347 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: get into a movie review of a movie directed by 348 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 1: Amy Poehler, So we're gonna be talking about the movie 349 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: Moxie just came out on Netflix. Before we get into 350 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: our spoiler free review, here's just a little bit of Moxie. 351 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 1: Whoever wrote Moxie is a badass, and that's messed up. 352 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 1: I got some hope for wearing a tanktop. Meanwhile, Jason 353 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: is constantly shirtless. People refuse to call me by my 354 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 1: new names. I don't like being voted best. Ask so's 355 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,159 Speaker 1: to draw hearts and stars on your hands to show support. 356 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: That's uh. I would love to know who started Moxie 357 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: and who will they go after next. This seems like 358 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: a women's issue and I'm going to stay out of it. 359 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 1: If you're doing nothing, then you're part of the problem, 360 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: noticing someone filming right now and we have to go 361 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 1: to the bathrooms so bad. So what this movie is about. 362 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: It's basically a fed up, shy sixteen year old who 363 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: was kind of tired of the toxic environment of her 364 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:13,880 Speaker 1: high school, right the way the girls get treated differently 365 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:17,399 Speaker 1: over the boys. And she goes and kind of dives 366 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: into her mom's past and kind of finds this old 367 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:22,879 Speaker 1: kind of rebellious thing that she went through and takes 368 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: that and creates like her own kind of fan zine 369 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 1: of just kind of what her mom did back in 370 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: the day, played by Amy Poehler, And now she kind 371 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,920 Speaker 1: of does that and does it anonymously. So what did 372 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: you think about this movie? I thought it was good. 373 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna say. I thought it was great. It 374 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 1: kept my attention, it was entertaining. I thought the plotline 375 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 1: was good. I think they just tried to cram too 376 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: much into an hour and fifty minutes. I did feel 377 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 1: I felt like the movie didn't have time to breathe. 378 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: And I think her character development goes really kind of quick, 379 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: from being this shy sixteen year old to out of 380 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,880 Speaker 1: all of a sudden kind of being the anonymous head 381 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 1: of this kind of feminist movement, like really quick. And 382 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: I get that as being just for me being a 383 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: shy person in high school, Like it would take a 384 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 1: lot for me to kind of go from that level 385 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 1: to that level she did in the movie, But I 386 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 1: get it, and they got to move at a fast pace. 387 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: I just thought that was kind of quick, and when 388 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 1: you're trying to get to know her as the shy teenager, 389 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:24,120 Speaker 1: it kind of has a quick turn. But how did 390 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 1: you feel about the subject matter of this movie, because 391 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: I think that's what I saw a lot of people 392 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 1: online just kind of relating to. Yeah, I thought it 393 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: was really relatable. Like I think one of the things 394 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: they touched on was like dress codes for girls in 395 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: high school, which I feel like every girl we'll remember, 396 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 1: like any high school was like your shorts have to 397 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 1: be longer than your fingertips when your arms are down 398 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: by your side, or your tank tops need to be 399 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: three finger with wide Yeah. I think. I mean in 400 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 1: the movie, I won't ruin anything about it, but there 401 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: is one scene in particular where a girl gets called 402 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 1: out for what she's wearing, and it's because it's showing 403 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:05,400 Speaker 1: her shoulders. And there's another girl in the exact same 404 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:07,639 Speaker 1: classroom wearing pretty much the exact same thing as her, 405 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: but she's not getting called out for it. I think 406 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:12,120 Speaker 1: that was a great example of like the double standard 407 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:16,439 Speaker 1: of not just of how it's different for guys in 408 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 1: high school and the things you as women have to face, 409 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: you know, just by the way you dress. So you 410 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: felt kind of relatable to that. Yeah, I thought every 411 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 1: every girl will watch it and just be like, oh, yeah, 412 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:32,199 Speaker 1: I remember like making sure everything was like appropriate for 413 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: the dress code. Yeah. I think that's why this is 414 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 1: a movie that younger girls are gonna watch and kind 415 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: of feel like, hey, this is something that's going on 416 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: in my high school right now. I think for me, it's, um, 417 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:49,640 Speaker 1: it's weird for me to start to like watch high 418 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:52,919 Speaker 1: school movies now to know how different high school is 419 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: in one than it was when I was in high school, 420 00:20:56,200 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: and how at the same time things are the same 421 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:04,679 Speaker 1: but they're also so much different. And watching this movie 422 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: had made me realize like how big in an impact 423 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: that social media has now, because when I was in 424 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:12,920 Speaker 1: high school, it was still fairly like I was still 425 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 1: on my Space. Facebook was later when I was in 426 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: college so to see the effects ass on them, like 427 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 1: when there's a list that gets sent out, and just 428 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: to know how like how much social media now affects 429 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: my brain seeing that every day, seeing negative comments as 430 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 1: an adult, I can only imagine how that is as 431 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: a teenager now. So I think that's the whole other 432 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:37,199 Speaker 1: side of this movie. But I did feel it was 433 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:41,919 Speaker 1: a little rushed. Um. I felt like it could have 434 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 1: been Maybe I don't want to ever say that a 435 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 1: movie could have been longer, but I just felt they 436 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 1: could have spent more time in certain parts of the movie, 437 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 1: and other parts just kind of like quickly, all right, 438 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: there we go, and even we won't give away the ending, 439 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: but there's something else that kind of gets tacked. One 440 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 1: that was weird. I will say to that. I did 441 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: like then, like Marcia gay Harden's character as the principle. 442 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 1: I just thought that like in the age of like 443 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: the me Too movement and like the women's movements of 444 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:14,399 Speaker 1: the past few years, like just her character, it didn't 445 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: she stuck. Yeah, there's just certain aspects of this movie 446 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: that don't line up with everything. And I get there 447 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: trying to create that friction between the kids in the 448 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: school and authority. So I get why they did that, 449 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,160 Speaker 1: but there's certain parts just it's frustrating to watch. It's 450 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:29,679 Speaker 1: hard to watch the way her character behaved like you 451 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: would have expected them more from like a male character. Honestly, Yeah, 452 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:36,120 Speaker 1: that's what I was thinking. I think the only thing 453 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:39,159 Speaker 1: I kind of wanted a little bit more was it 454 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:40,879 Speaker 1: wasn't as funny as I thought it was going to be. 455 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: Direct being directed by Amy Poehler, who is in a 456 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: lot of funny movies, I just thought it was gonna 457 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: have a little bit more humor to it to kind 458 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: of balance out the seriousness that it does take on. 459 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: I felt if it would have had a little bit 460 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: more of that, it would have kind of balanced out 461 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 1: the movie a little more and maybe kind of gave 462 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: some I don't know, lightness and so in parts. So 463 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 1: I think that's all I wanted more out of it. 464 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 1: What about you? I would agree, Yeah, it wasn't like 465 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:10,399 Speaker 1: L O L funny. Yeah, funny, there were some funny parts. 466 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 1: It's not a comedy, yeah, not a comedy. So what 467 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 1: would you rate it? Three and a half out of 468 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 1: five tank tops? Yeah, I would give it three out 469 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: of five zones. I think just a little more of 470 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 1: like the funny I think I would have liked to see, 471 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: and then maybe just a little bit more character development 472 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: what is what I was looking for? But I think 473 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: the movie has a great message. It makes me want 474 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:34,679 Speaker 1: to go draw hearts and stars on my hand today. 475 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: So that is what we think about Moxie. I think 476 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: we have another movie review to do. We actually just 477 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 1: watch Manari and it's a movie I've been waiting to 478 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 1: watch for a while now and it finally came out 479 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 1: on demand. You will have to pay twenty bucks right 480 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:50,200 Speaker 1: now to watch it. But it's from which is from 481 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:54,200 Speaker 1: one of my favorite movie studios, and I really liked 482 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: this movie. It's about a Korean family moving to pretty 483 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 1: much nowhere in Arkansas, like slightly outside a little rock 484 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 1: and they're living in a trailer on this land and 485 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 1: the dad is just trying to build a farm and 486 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 1: provide for his family. And it's a really simple story 487 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 1: of just kind of a family trying to live the 488 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:19,879 Speaker 1: American dream. And I think I kind of saw a 489 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:21,680 Speaker 1: lot of my life a little bit in this movie. 490 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: First of all, when they first pull up to the trailer, 491 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:26,399 Speaker 1: I was like, that's kind of what I lived in 492 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,360 Speaker 1: as a kid, like to see a house on wheels 493 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 1: just reminded me of my trailer park days. And I 494 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: would say in this movie, the trailer is even a 495 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: little bit nicer than the one we lived in, and 496 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:42,439 Speaker 1: I just kind of like seeing that represented of somebody 497 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 1: kind of going out, coming from nothing and really just 498 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 1: trying to make it in this world, which I think 499 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 1: is why I kind of like this movie a lot. 500 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 1: And to see their dad kind of just struggle with 501 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: the idea of wanting to do the right thing and 502 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:57,119 Speaker 1: just being kind of consumed with his work, with the 503 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,399 Speaker 1: idea of just having enough to provide for his family 504 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: kind of reminded me and my dad, and seeing them 505 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,879 Speaker 1: go from there, you know, Korean culture to assimilate to 506 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: American culture. It was a lot of the struggles that 507 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:11,880 Speaker 1: we had. My parents came here from Mexico. They didn't 508 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 1: speak English when they came here, so it was very 509 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 1: tough for them to kind of break in and it 510 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: was kind of those early trailer park days where we 511 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 1: learned a lot of this. And from seeing the kids 512 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: in this movie, you know, it's based in the eighties, 513 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: which is when you know, my older brothers were my 514 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:30,439 Speaker 1: brother and sister were young, so a lot of this 515 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:33,679 Speaker 1: kind of felt like a little bit of my story 516 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:36,399 Speaker 1: and my family story in there. And overall, I just 517 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,160 Speaker 1: thought it was a really good movie. There's nothing really 518 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 1: over the top or spectacular about it. I think it's 519 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 1: just such a simple story about a family trying to 520 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:48,199 Speaker 1: make it would make this movie kind of great. What 521 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: do you think about it? I thought it was really good. 522 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 1: There's no yeah, there's no like profound moments. I don't 523 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: feel like, but it's it's the way the story is told. 524 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 1: It's really well done. Yeah, it's co p of you 525 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 1: don't really feel bored. It's just a very simple story, 526 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,199 Speaker 1: but well done. Yeah. And I think sometimes that's a 527 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: hard movie to recommend because I like to you know, 528 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,679 Speaker 1: when I recommend a movie to somebody, sometimes they think like, oh, 529 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 1: it's gonna be it's gonna blow me away if somebody's 530 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: telling me to watch this. But I think it's just 531 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: the simple movie and you're gonna take something away later 532 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: that it's worth to watch. You're not going to go 533 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,160 Speaker 1: into this and thing like, oh, this is the best 534 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: movie I've ever seen. But I think it's an important 535 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:30,199 Speaker 1: movie to watch, and it has so much kind of 536 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 1: oscar buzz around. It's getting a lot of nominations for 537 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: other things, so I think it's worth to watch. And 538 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:38,359 Speaker 1: the kid in it is adorable. The kid is so cute, 539 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,640 Speaker 1: Like that was my favorite part of the movie. The 540 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,439 Speaker 1: kid David, which you learned about in the movie, his 541 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:47,439 Speaker 1: medical problems, and he's just so cute in it. It 542 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 1: was so adorable. And he's funny too. Yeah. I think 543 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: that's the other thing is that while it is kind 544 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:56,880 Speaker 1: of a family drama, there's also some it's like subtle comedy. 545 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:58,879 Speaker 1: It's not like full on like somebody's slipping on a 546 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,919 Speaker 1: banana appeal, but it just has like some funny moments 547 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,439 Speaker 1: that kind of remind me of like my family too. 548 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 1: So I would give it a solid four out of 549 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 1: five bottles of mountain dew. I would give it four 550 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: out of five chickens. Oh, four to five chicken Oh 551 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: that's a whole other part of the movie. Yeah, yeah, 552 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 1: that's the whole thing in that. So yeah, a wild 553 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:21,879 Speaker 1: career I never knew existing. Yeah, it's a it's a 554 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 1: good movie. So I would suggest going to watch that one. 555 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: Let's get into some movie news now. I wanted to 556 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 1: talk about Paramount Plus, and I subscribed for it mainly 557 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:34,679 Speaker 1: so I could watch a new SpongeBob movie, which I 558 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 1: did and which was about what I was expecting. I 559 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: have just loved SpongeBob since I was a kid, and 560 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:44,479 Speaker 1: I remember seeing the trailer for this. It was supposed 561 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 1: to come out in theaters last year, been delayed, came 562 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: out in Canada, and now I just kind of rolled 563 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 1: out on Paramount Plus. So after about having this service 564 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:56,479 Speaker 1: for less than five days, I would say it's not 565 00:27:56,520 --> 00:28:01,719 Speaker 1: there for movies yet. It's really great if you like CBS, MTV, 566 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:05,160 Speaker 1: Comedy Central TV shows. I don't think it's quite there 567 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 1: for movies yet because later, like movies like A Quiet 568 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:12,199 Speaker 1: Place Too, will be on this streaming service, So I 569 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:14,480 Speaker 1: think I kind of got in early, so I already 570 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 1: have when those movies come out, and I'm not trying 571 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 1: to side up later. The only bad part about Paramount 572 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:22,159 Speaker 1: Plus the way they're doing movies is it's not at 573 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 1: the same time in theaters that they're on the same 574 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 1: time on the streaming service. It's like forty five days later. 575 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: So it will be nice to have them on there, 576 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:35,159 Speaker 1: but I really don't see them having a lot of 577 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 1: original movie content yet, but I'm there. I'll be there 578 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:41,960 Speaker 1: when they are. And speaking of movies coming out in theaters, 579 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: Fast and Furious nine has been delayed again by a month. 580 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: It was supposed to come out on Memorial Day and 581 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 1: now it's coming out on June, which is my birthday, 582 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: my thirtieth birthday. And I was supposed to get the 583 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 1: new Batman movie on my birthday, but now that's delayed. 584 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 1: Now I get is nine. Here's a great consolation prize. 585 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 1: Also a fact check on that. On last week's episode, 586 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:07,560 Speaker 1: on the ending song to Fasten the Furious, I said 587 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: it was on six, and it's actually on seven. So 588 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:13,720 Speaker 1: those movies kind of start to blend together to me, 589 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 1: so I apologize for that, and basically the same movie. 590 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 1: I don't know what happens in like any of them. 591 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:22,480 Speaker 1: I've seen a few, but I couldn't tell you the 592 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: different plot lines. I really couldn't. I know there's Too Fast, 593 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,920 Speaker 1: Too Furious, and there's one in Tokyo Tokyo Drift. There 594 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: we go. That's all I got. I kind of blurred 595 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 1: the lines from four to six. Those all kind of 596 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:37,080 Speaker 1: get confusing, and now that they're on nine, I couldn't 597 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 1: tell you what happened in the last two. They're basically 598 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 1: the same movie every time. It's just fast cars and 599 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 1: Vin Diesel. Yeah, there you go. That's every movie. So 600 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 1: apologize for getting the number wrong, but that is the 601 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 1: correction here. Also got to do the listeners shout out 602 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: of the week. You can get this simply by sending 603 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: me a d M on Instagram, a tweet at Mike 604 00:29:56,800 --> 00:30:00,120 Speaker 1: Destro or over on my Facebook page just Facebook dot 605 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 1: com slast Mike Destro and then I always have the 606 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 1: email open movie Mike d at gmail dot com. And 607 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 1: this one comes to us from at Music, not Matt. 608 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 1: He said. Interview with Lou Diamond Phillips was excellent. Great job, 609 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 1: towed the line between fanboy questions and true journalistic stuff. 610 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 1: Enjoyed every second of it. I appreciate that all the 611 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:22,680 Speaker 1: love on the Lou Diamond Phillips interview, which was amazing 612 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: to get. Like when he came on the phone, I 613 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 1: instantly got a little bit nervous just because hearing his voice, 614 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 1: I know the old crap. So I'm glad that everybody 615 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 1: enjoyed that interview. If you missed that, just go back 616 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 1: one episode. We got into La Bamba. We talked about 617 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: Standing Deliver, so if you want to go learn about him, 618 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: go check out that episode. All Right, that's gonna do 619 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 1: it for us for this week. Anything else you want 620 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 1: to say, Kelsey, I don't think so. All right, well, 621 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: we'll talk to you next Monday here on Movie Mix 622 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:50,840 Speaker 1: Movie Podcast, and until then later