Movies that Matter is the podcast going beyond basic film criticism to boldly explore a social issue affecting people's lives.
Gladiator II and the Cynical Cash Grab
Gladiator II (2024) · Dec 16, 2024
The Wild Robot and Unexpected Parenthood
The Wild Robot (2024) · Oct 25, 2024
I Saw The TV Glow and the Beauty of Allegory
I Saw the TV Glow (2024) · Jun 7, 2024
Flashback: The Farewell and Staying vs. Leaving for America
The Farewell (2019) · Jan 25, 2024
Flashback: Get Out and White Spaces
Get Out (2017) · Jan 11, 2024
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and How to Play the Hunger Games
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) · Nov 30, 2023
Rustin and Building a Protest
Rustin (2023) · Nov 16, 2023
The Exorcist: Believer and the Horror of Possession
The Exorcist: Believer (2023) · Oct 27, 2023
Dumb Money and the Trap of Individual Investing
Dumb Money (2023) · Sep 28, 2023
Barbie and The Patriarchy Part II
Barbie (2023) · Aug 24, 2023
Barbie and The Patriarchy Part I
Barbie (2023) · Aug 17, 2023
Oppenheimer and Mutually Assured Destruction
Oppenheimer (2023) · Aug 3, 2023
Joy Ride and Korean Adoptees
Joy Ride (2001) · Jul 20, 2023
Elemental and The Immigrant Story
Elemental (2023) · Jun 29, 2023
Across the Spider-Verse and the Modern Superhero
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) · Jun 15, 2023
Scream VI and the Scream Franchise
Scream VI (2023) · Mar 23, 2023
Cocaine Bear and the War on Drugs
Cocaine Bear (2023) · Mar 10, 2023
M3GAN and the Dangers of A.I. Companions
M3GAN (2022) · Jan 23, 2023
Babylon and Auteurism
Babylon (2022) · Jan 9, 2023
Empire of Light and the Magic of Film
Empire of Light (2022) · Dec 29, 2022
She Said and #metoo
She Said (2022) · Dec 12, 2022
Triangle of Sadness and Anti-Capitalism
Triangle of Sadness (2022) · Nov 17, 2022
Nope and Voyeurism
Nope (2022) · Aug 11, 2022
Elvis and Shady Music Managers
Elvis (2022) · Jul 27, 2022
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and Sex Work
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) · Jul 7, 2022
Fire Island and Gay Hierarchy
Fire Island (2022) · Jun 24, 2022
Sound of Metal and Being Deaf
Sound of Metal (2020) · Dec 11, 2020
The Hunt and the Current Pandemic
The Hunt (2020) · Mar 26, 2020
Dolittle and the Human Animal Connection
Dolittle (2020) · Jan 30, 2020
Like A Boss and Selling Beauty
Like a Boss (2020) · Jan 16, 2020
1917 and War in Popular Culture
1917 (2019) · Jan 2, 2020
Queen & Slim and The Black Experience
Queen & Slim (2019) · Dec 25, 2019
Knives Out and Inherited Wealth
Knives Out (2019) · Dec 19, 2019
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and Parental Estrangement
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) · Dec 5, 2019
Judy and Gay Icons
Judy (2019) · Oct 10, 2019
Hustlers and Exploitation
Hustlers (2019) · Sep 26, 2019
Brittany Runs A Marathon and Body Positivity
Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019) · Sep 12, 2019
Where'd You Go Bernadette and Rediscovering Creativity
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) · Aug 29, 2019
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and Misogyny
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) · Aug 15, 2019
The Farewell and Staying vs. Leaving for America
The Farewell (2019) · Aug 1, 2019
Yesterday and The Music Industry
Yesterday (2019) · Jul 5, 2019
Late Night and Women in the Workplace
Late Night (2019) · Jun 20, 2019
Rocketman and Recovery
Rocketman (2019) · Jun 7, 2019
Poms and Female Friendship
Poms (2019) · May 23, 2019
Captive State and Complacency
Captive State (2019) · Mar 28, 2019
Captain Marvel and Disney Feminism
Captain Marvel (2019) · Mar 14, 2019
Isn't It Romantic and Romantic Comedy Myths
Isn't It Romantic (2019) · Feb 28, 2019
What Men Want and the Boy's Club
The Boys Club (1996) · Feb 14, 2019
Serenity and Getting Domestic Violence Wrong
Serenity (2005) · Jan 31, 2019
Escape Room and PTSD
Escape Room (2019) · Jan 17, 2019
Vice and the Bush Administration
Vice (2018) · Jan 3, 2019
Boy Erased and Gay Conversion Therapy
Boy Erased (2018) · Nov 22, 2018
A Star is Born and Defining Talent
A Star Is Born (2018) · Nov 8, 2018
White Boy Rick and the War on Drugs
White Boy Rick (2018) · Sep 27, 2018
Crazy Rich Asians and Asian American Stereotypes
Crazy Rich Asians (2018) · Aug 30, 2018
Christopher Robin and Too Much Work
Christopher Robin (2018) · Aug 16, 2018
Eighth Grade and How to Write Young Women
Eighth Grade (2018) · Aug 2, 2018
Sorry to Bother You and Labor Rights
Sorry to Bother You (2018) · Jul 19, 2018
Incredibles 2 and Mainstreaming the Culture
Incredibles 2 (2018) · Jul 5, 2018
Coco and Immigration in America
Coco (2017) · Jun 7, 2018
Le Redoutable/Godard Mon Amour and The Genius Man
Godard Mon Amour (2017) · May 24, 2018
Tully and Domestic Work
Tully (2018) · May 10, 2018
A Quiet Place and the Noise of Social Media
A Quiet Place (2018) · Apr 26, 2018
Blockers and Affirmative Consent
Blockers (2018) · Apr 12, 2018
A Wrinkle in Time and Underestimating Children
A Wrinkle in Time (2018) · Mar 29, 2018
Annihilation and the Fate of the Mid-Budget Movie
Annihilation (2018) · Mar 15, 2018
Hostiles and War Atrocities
Hostiles (2017) · Feb 15, 2018
The Post and Fake News
The Post (2017) · Feb 1, 2018
Molly's Game and Naming Names
Molly's Game (2017) · Jan 18, 2018
Downsizing and Inequality
Downsizing (2017) · Jan 4, 2018
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Male Loneliness
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) · Dec 14, 2017
Murder on the Orient Express and Vengeance
Murder on the Orient Express (2017) · Nov 16, 2017
Only the Brave and Work-Life Balance
Only the Brave (2017) · Nov 2, 2017
Blade Runner 2049 and the Nature of Consciousness
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) · Oct 19, 2017
Logan Lucky and Southern Culture
Logan Lucky (2017) · Sep 21, 2017
Ingrid Goes West and Social Media
Ingrid Goes West (2017) · Sep 7, 2017
Detroit and Riots
Detroit (2017) · Aug 24, 2017
The Big Sick and Choosing a Mate
The Big Sick (2017) · Aug 10, 2017
The Book of Henry and Domestic Abuse
The Book of Henry (2017) · Jul 6, 2017
Snatched and Stereotyping Other Countries
Snatched (2017) · Jun 8, 2017
The Circle and Privacy Erosion
The Circle (2017) · May 25, 2017
Colossal and Toxic Masculinity
Colossal (2017) · May 11, 2017
Gifted and the Class Divide in Education
Gifted (2017) · Apr 27, 2017
T2: Trainspotting and Choose Life
T2 Trainspotting (2017) · Apr 13, 2017
The Founder and McDonald's Legacy
The Founder (2016) · Feb 16, 2017
Hidden Figures and Women in Male-Dominated Workplaces
Hidden Figures (2016) · Feb 2, 2017
20th Century Women and Masculinity
20th Century Women (2016) · Jan 19, 2017
Miss Sloane and Lobbying
Miss Sloane (2016) · Dec 22, 2016
Moonlight and Hypermasculine Culture
Moonlight (2016) · Nov 17, 2016
War Dogs and War Profiteering
War Dogs (2016) · Sep 2, 2016
Tickled and Online Harassment
Tickled (2016) · Aug 11, 2016
Ghostbusters and the Backlash Against Women
Ghostbusters (1984) · Jul 29, 2016
Legend of Tarzan and the White Savior
The Legend of Tarzan (2016) · Jul 14, 2016
Independence Day: Resurgence and the Optimism of the 90s
Independence Day (1996) · Jun 30, 2016
Independence Day: Resurgence and the Optimism of the 90s
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) · Jun 30, 2016
The Lobster and Being Single
The Lobster (2015) · Jun 7, 2016
Hello My Name is Doris and Ageism
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015) · May 8, 2016