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Movie Friends

Seth Vargas & Michelle Rubinstein

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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  • Avg 1 hr 27 min
  • English

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  • August 28 · 1 hr 21 min

    The OC 20: The End is HERE!

    Seth does NOT have a case of the franks, but he does truly believe that there is magic in the OC. Him and Michelle wrap up the series with discussing episodes 13-16. We have fortune telling! an earthquake! blood brothers! The end is here. New episodes drop every Friday in August, so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out. Check out Seasons 1, 2 & 3 of The OC 20 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, decoder ring, shout out on the show AND you get to vote on monthly episodes and themes. 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

  • August 21 · 1 hr 39 min

    The OC 20: Peaches, Proposals and Spirit Animals

    Is there magic in season 4?! Seth thinks so! Him and Michelle discuss episodes 9-12. Taylor's french ex husband makes an appearance, Frank Atwood fakes cancer and proposals are being made. Also: Chris Brown!? Groundhogs?! We've lost the plot. New episodes drop every Friday in August, so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out. Check out Seasons 1, 2 & 3 of The OC 20 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, decoder ring, shout out on the show AND you get to vote on monthly episodes and themes. 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

  • S4 · E43
    August 19 · 1 hr 16 min

    The End of Oak Street w/ John

    Grab your sledgehammer and yellow suitcase because it's time for The End of Oak Street! Seth is joined by John from the Southern Accents podcast to discuss David Robert Mitchell's long awaited film, why Anne Hathaway in an action film rules, coming around on Ewan McGregor's performance, prehistoric snake terrors and why sometimes it's okay to have fun at the movies. 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 Check out our merch store Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Fill out our listener survey

  • S4 · E2
    August 14 · 1 hr 53 min

    The OC 20: Sleep Therapy, Comas, and Frank Atwood

    Michelle and Seth dig into episodes 5–8 of The OC's final season. Ryan's insomnia becomes Taylor's excuse to get closer to him. Kaitlin throws a party out of spite and Julie's secret business threatens her friendship with KiKi Also: alt-universes! Coma-lites! Frank Atwood! Seth's jaw is on the floor. New episodes drop every Friday in August, so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out. Check out Seasons 1, 2 & 3 of The OC 20 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, decoder ring, shout out on the show AND you get to vote on monthly episodes and themes. 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 Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Fill out our listener survey

  • S4 · E42
    August 10 · 1 hr 25 min

    The Phantom of the Paradise

    Put on your best helmet and pull out all your teeth because it's time for Brian de Palma's cult classic, The Phantom of the Paradise! We discuss what was in the air during this pre-punk era, discovering prejudices against short people in villainous roles, how Beef won our hearts (and our minds) and why sometimes the best thing a movie can be is costume party inspo. Also: Biopsy updates! Movie updates! Tofu updates! 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 Check out our merch store Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Fill out our listener survey

  • S4 · E1
    August 7 · 1 hr 35 min

    The OC 20: Welcome to Season 4!

    Welcome back to The OC 20! Michelle and Seth have reached the final season of their series rewatch and SETH GETS HEATED FAST. Is Julie and Ryan's team-up justified? Why are they trying to replace Marissa with Taylor? Also: Steve-O cameo, a surprising future Hollywood connection hiding in plain sight and Seth rants about Ryan's sunglasses. It's good to be back. New episodes drop every Friday in August, so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out Check out Seasons 1, 2 & 3 of The OC 20 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, decoder ring, shout out on the show AND you get to vote on monthly episodes and themes. 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 Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Fill out our listener survey

  • S4 · E41
    August 3 · 1 hr 25 min

    Interstellar

    We head to the stars and beyond with Christopher Nolan as our guide with Interstellar! We discuss going through a wormhole, what part of the performances work and don't work, the evil Matt Damon planet, being scared by the score, the last okra crop and we stumble through every scientific detail possible. Also: Matthew McConaughey! Anne Hathaway! Fuel cells! 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 Check out our merch store Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Fill out our listener survey

  • S4 · E40
    August 2 · 1 hr 10 min

    The Odyssey w/ Aaron

    Put down that puppy and grab a big bowl of stew because it's time for Christopher Nolan's latest epic, The Odyssey! Seth is joined by Aaron from Hit Factory podcast to discuss adaptations, Tom Holland, anachronisms on top of anachronisms, taking the personhood away from a cyclops, and struggling to connect with passion in the face of sterility. Also: Anne Hathaway! Lupita Nyong'o! Samantha Morton! 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 Check out our merch store Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Fill out our listener survey

  • S4 · E39
    July 27 · 1 hr 24 min

    Vertigo

    Grab your paintbrush and put on your best grey suit because it's time for Vertigo! We discuss the insanity of the plot behind the plot, why Hitchcock may not have been as self aware as we give him credit for, what we learned (and didn't learn) over the course of our series on Edith Head, Jimmy Stewart stops by and we demand justice and love for the real star of the film: Midge. Also: Michelle goes to Ireland! Seth gets his shoes shined..shoned. A whole lot of yelling! 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 Check out our merch store Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Fill out our listener survey

  • S4 · E38
    July 20 · 1 hr 29 min

    Funny Face w/ Schuyler

    S'Marvelous! Michelle is away this week so Seth enlisted Schuyler to help tackle Edith Head month with his pick, Funny Face! They discuss the insanity of the film's premise alongside it's star, the magic of musicals, legacy remakes, the incredible Think Pink number and why this movie gave Seth sympathy for a group of people he doesn't like. Also: Cancer! Descending stairs! Mickey Rooney, the monster! 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 Check out our merch store Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Fill out our listener survey

  • S4 · E37
    July 13 · 1 hr 22 min

    The Ladies Man (1961)

    Grab your giant bowl of milk and call your Ma, it's time for The Ladies Man! Seth's pick for Edith Head month brings us to the directorial work of Jerry Lewis, comedian, writer and all around not great guy! We discuss the insane and elaborate set, the Singin' in the Rain connections, what jokes work well and what don't and where this movie may surpass Hitchcock and Buster Keaton. Also: James! Getting locked in! Sound effects! 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 Check out our merch store Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Fill out our listener survey

  • S4 · E36
    July 6 · 1 hr 27 min

    Sunset Boulevard

    We are big. It's the podcasts that got small! July's theme was voted in by our patrons and we are covering films with costumes designed by the legendary Edith Heath! It's Head-ly! First up is Billy Wilder's tragic and painful look at Hollywood, Sunset Boulevard. We discuss Max, being addicted to riffing, why director's intent may or may not change how we view a finished product, and why Norma Desmond belongs in the pantheon of great characters alongside Dracula and The Invisible Man. Also: Seth the newsie! Michelle goes to Googie's! Hog-eye! 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 Check out our merch store Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Fill out our listener survey

  • S4 · E35
    June 29 · 1 hr 18 min

    The Birdcage

    Take off your shoes and don't forget the shrimp, it's time for The Birdcage! Michelle's June pick is one of her childhood favorites, and we discuss the play and French film that this version is based on, Nathan Lane's Albert as the heart of the film, Gene Hackman's incredibly repressed performance, our complicated feelings towards Val and what still works in the film 30 years later. Also: Everyone wants Robin Williams to be their dad! The wedding nobody wants! Christine Baranski! 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 Check out our merch store Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Fill out our listener survey

  • S4 · E34
    June 22 · 1 hr 27 min

    But I'm a Cheerleader

    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 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

  • S4 · E33
    June 15 · 1 hr 35 min

    Backrooms w/ Rolo Tony

    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 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

  • S4 · E32
    June 8 · 1 hr 24 min

    Moulin Rouge!

    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! Visit our website Check out our merch store Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Fill out our listener survey

  • S4 · E33
    June 1 · 1 hr 34 min

    Citizen Kane

    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 Check out our merch store Send us an email! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Fill out our listener survey

  • S4 · E32
    May 25 · 1 hr 39 min

    eXistenZ w/ Felicia

    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

  • S4 · E31
    May 24 · 1 hr 36 min

    Is God Is w/ Kazmo

    In this super sized episode of New Release Review Seth is joined by returning guest Kazmo to talk about Aleshea Harris's wild and weird revenge story, Is God Is! They discuss the twin performances of Kara Young and Mallori Johnson, why casting Vivica A. Fox is speaking Kazmo's language, how Sterling K. Brown nails his psychopath performance, and why a movie like Is God Is should always be available in theaters. Also: The Devil's shoes! The Wiz! The Soundtrack! Check it out! Follow Kazmo on Twitter unless you are a dockers wearing loser 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

  • S4 · E30
    May 21 · 1 hr

    Obsession (2025) w/ Cassandra

    Seth is joined by Cassandra aka The Movie Mermaid to discuss Curry Barker's new film, Obsession! They discuss the youtuber to filmmaker pipeline, dancing with the stars, the incredible performance by Inde Navarrette, who Michael Johnston reminded Seth of the entire film and of course the real star of the film: crystal shop clerk number one. Check it out! Follow Cassandra on TikTok or Twitter or even Instagram, if you are cool. 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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