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Claire and Gavia review the much-hyped queer thriller Love Lies Bleeding, starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brien. Plus a multi-genre selection of highlights from this year's Glasgow Film Festival, including indie hits La Chimera and The Beast, and some excellent upcoming horror movies.
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Claire and Gavia dig into the blockbuster event of the year, discussing Dune: Part Two's astonishing production design and all-star cast, along with thornier topics like Dune's messy political worldbuilding and director Denis Villeneuve's adaptational changes to the original novel.
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Claire and Gavia delve into Steven Spielberg's acclaimed 2021 adaptation of West Side Story, a musical about two young lovers caught in a turf war between rival gangs.
Among other topics we discuss Spielberg's unique technical expertise, West Side Story's complicated political legacy, the lost art of movie-musical filmmaking... and Claire's passionate love for Mike Faist, who earned widespread praise for playing the charismatic gang leader Riff.
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Gavia and Steffan review Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things, a bold sci-fi comedy starring Emma Stone as a woman created through a Frankenstein-like experiment. Nominated for eleven Oscars, Poor Things is critically acclaimed but divisive - particularly regarding its depiction of female sexuality.
Among other topics, we discuss the film’s dubious politics, its role as a literary adaptation, and its supporting cast including Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo.
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It's finally here: Overinvested’s ranking of the top 10 films of the year!
Our respective lists run the gamut from blockbusters and A-list awards contenders (May December; The Boy and the Heron; Killers of the Flower Moon) to queer indie hits, low-budget horror and hidden gems (Passages; Birth/Rebirth), showcasing a ton of recommendations as awards season heats up.
Gavia and Steffan (a diehard Doctor Who expert!) review 2023's trilogy of special episodes starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate, discussing the return of showrunner Russell T. Davies, the arrival of Ncuti Gatwa as the wildly charismatic new Doctor, and various behind-the-scenes details including the show's quasi-reboot status and new partnership with Disney.
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Claire and Gav delve into the beloved 1992 figure skating romcom The Cutting Edge, directed by Paul Michael Glaser (The Running Man) and written by Tony Gilroy (Andor, The Bourne Identity). Harking back to the spiky banter of the 1930s screwball era, sparks fly when a spoiled figure skater and a macho hockey player form an unlikely creative partnership.
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Gavia and Steffan review the new Hunger Games prequel movie, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Among other topics, they delve into its unexpected narrative structure, its political worldbuilding, its relationship with the other Hunger Games movies, and the complicated task of creating a successful prequel.
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Claire and Gavia discuss Ira Sachs’ acclaimed new romantic drama Passages, starring Franz Rogowski and Ben Whishaw as a married couple who become embroiled in a love triangle with a young woman (Adele Exarchopoulos).
We delve into the film's refreshing attitude to queer identity, its best-of-the-year costume design, its thoughtfully choreographed sex scenes, and more.
As always, Overinvested is available on all major podcast platforms! Find the show notes here.
Gavia and Steffan delve into the iconic 1973 movie The Exorcist, discussing its lasting impact on the horror genre, its fantastic craftsmanship as an example of gritty New Hollywood cinema, and its clever blend of medical and religious horror.
We also explore the film's chaotic and often dangerous creative process with director William Friedkin, which fed in to The Exorcist's reputation as a "cursed" movie.
As always, Overinvested is available on all major podcast platforms!
(P.S. Over on Patreon, Morgan & Gav's next episodes will be on Saltburn and season 2 of Our Flag Means Death!)
Claire and Gavia discuss the Pre-Code classic Shanghai Express (1932), starring Marlene Dietrich and Anna May Wong. Directed by Josef von Sternberg, this atmospheric drama follows a group of international train passengers who are taken hostage during the Chinese Civil War.
Among other topics, this episode covers Dietrich and von Sternberg’s tumultuous creative partnership, Anna May Wong’s unique career, and the film’s mature Pre-Code themes.
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Claire and Gavia delve into Oppenheimer, discussing the film's relationship with "great man" biopics, its divisive political narrative, its epic ensemble cast of Familiar Guys, its technical complexity, and Christopher Nolan's underappreciated levels of corniness.
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PSA for Oppenheimer fans and haters: our Oppie pod IS on the way, but Gav hasn't finished editing it yet because she's been busy with an illness in the family.
Gav and Morgan are recording a listener Q&A episode for Patreon subscribers this week! If you have any questions, drop them in the post linked above.
Ep. 282: The Piano Teacher
Gavia is joined by Claire Biddles to discuss Michael Haneke’s 2001 erotic psychodrama The Piano Teacher, starring Isabelle Huppert as a Viennese piano teacher who embarks on a toxic sadomasochistic affair with one of her students.
We delve into Huppert’s performance, the film’s costuming and music choices, the depiction of poorly-negotiated kink, and Haneke’s unique brand of intense drama.
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Links
"Michael Haneke talks about THE PIANO TEACHER," Karin Schiefer, Austrian Films
Ep. 283: Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
Gavia and Steffan review the latest (and possibly greatest) Mission Impossible movie, covering the film's depiction of AI, Tom Cruise's complicated star power, the incredible charisma of Hayley Atwell and Pom Klementieff, and how the stunts draw inspiration from vintage slapstick comedy.
(As always, we're available on all major podcast platforms!)
Links
"Christopher McQuarrie Breaks Down the Making of 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’," Tamera Jones, Collider
"Latest Mission: Impossible shows the ‘silent Asian’ stereotype is alive and well," Ann Lee, the Guardian
Previous episodes: Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Top Gun: Maverick
Gavia is joined by guest-host Steffan Alun to discuss (among other things!), this film's innovative visual artistry, its self-aware take on the concept of canon, its flawed political storytelling, and its relationship to other Marvel adaptations.
As always, Overinvested is available on all major podcast platforms!
Previous episodes: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
