Episodes
Sunday Dec 22, 2019
IDMB Episode 177 - Dans Paris
Sunday Dec 22, 2019
Sunday Dec 22, 2019
In this final episode of 2019, Jim talks a little bit about Dans Paris (not a fan), but mostly uses it to wax poetic about Christmas and how his life has changed, is changing, and will continue to change.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year to everyone!
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
IDMB Episode 176 - Rare Exports
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
It would be easy to assume that Rare Exports is just a dark and cynical twist on the Christmas symbolism of which many people have grown sick, but that wouldn't do justice to the fine line that writer/director Jalmari Helander straddles between satire and sincerity.
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
IDMB Episode 175 - A Christmas Tale
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale is a mix of emotions, personalities, soundtracks, powerful performances, and filmmaking tricks that masterfully encapsulates the cacophony that results from a reunion of so many people with so much baggage. Desplechin's aesthetic keeps the audience constantly unsettled, riding waves of emotions that whip the audience back and forth amongst relating with his characters and rejecting them from scene-to-scene. It's a fabulous work, but not one without its problems.
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
IDMB Episode 174 - Foreign Language Christmas Films (featuring Alonso Duralde)
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
'Tis the season to be jolly...and for Alonso Duralde to return to I Do Movies Badly! The author of "Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas" makes his annual appearance on the podcast to talk about all things Christmas from the why's and what's of the influx of original streaming content to who's the best cinematic Ebenezer Scrooge (the correct answer is Michael Caine). Yuletide recommendations abound in both some highlights from this year's streaming crop to the titles I'll be reviewing this month: Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale (2002), Jalmari Helander's Rare Exports (2010), and Christophe Honoré's Dans Paris (2006).
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
IDMB Episode 173 - Okja
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Okja may not have made me swear off meat, but its intimacy with an adorable albeit extremely large pig did provide an emotional and critical look at larger societal forces (corporations, police, extremist groups) that all contribute to the oppression and separation of innocent people.
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
IDMB Episode 172 - The Host
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
The exploration of class separation may be more subtext in The Host than it was text in Memories of Murder, but it still provides fertile ground for exploring the absurdity of authorities that perpetuate the separation of people. Also, go see Parasite!
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
IDMB Episode 171 - Memories of Murder
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Memories of Murder is a story that's relatively simple in concept, but complex in execution because of how Bong Joon-ho skillfully blends emotions together within his characters and his scenes.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
IDMB Episode 170 - Introduction to Bong Joon-ho (featuring Jim Mickle!)
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Writer/director Jim Mickle (Stake Land, We Are What We Are, In the Shadow of the Moon) graces I Do Movies Badly with his presence to talk about his journey to filmmaking, his penchant for genre, and - of course - Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho! The Jims talk about Joon-ho's tendency to change lanes and moods mid-film, how his films are always centered in heart, and why Snowpiercer is Mickle's least favorite of the filmmaker's output before getting on to the recommendations: Memories of a Murder (2003), The Host (2006), and Okja (2017).
Jim Mickle's latest film, In the Shadow of the Moon, is streaming now on Netflix!
Monday Sep 30, 2019
IDMB Episode 169 - Close-Up
Monday Sep 30, 2019
Monday Sep 30, 2019
I'm wrapping up September with unadulterated, unfiltered Abbas Kiarostami. Close-Up, the filmmaker's second feature-length film, radiates the visual and aesthetic ambition of a young filmmaker exploring cinematic conventions for the very first time.
Listen to the end for an exciting announcement about October's guest and theme!
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
IDMB Episode 168 - Certified Copy
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
After some big news - New podcast! New co-host! Coming next week! - I get to the discussion of Certified Copy, a film that I was fully on board with for...55 minutes.