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Support us on Patreon.com/filmsuck for bonus episodes and more perks! A weekly podcast hosted by Eileen Jones, film critic at Jacobin magazine and recovering academic, and Dolores McElroy, diva enthusiast and lecturer in film and media at UC Berkeley. In this podcast for the people, we bring you the truth about the rotten state of cinema, its often odious or ham-fisted relationship to politics, an... more

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Co-hosts Eileen and Dolores praise the complex and ultimately harrowing Susannah Herbert documentary NATCHEZ, currently streaming on YouTube and Apple TV+ and soon to arrive at PBS. It focuses on the engine driving this Mississippi River port town's ... more

Co-hosts Eileen and Dolores express their admiration and affection for comedian Chris Fleming and his hilarious new HBO special CHRIS FLEMING: LIVE AT THE PALACE. Highly recommended!

You may know Fleming from his dazzling comic flights on YouTube an... more

Co-hosts Eileen and Dolores resisted seeing HAMNET, so they both marvel at the emotional impact it achieves by the poignant ending, when almost everyone in theater audiences dissolves into tears. HAMNET is a period tragedy by Chloe Zhao (NOMADLAND) t... more

Co-hosts Eileen and Dolores agree that the title character in writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s THE BRIDE!, played by Jessie Buckley (who also portrays the wry, raddled spirit of author Mary Shelley) is terrific. She has a brilliantly disheveled lo... more

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Recent Guests

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Episode: Straying into Documentaries
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Co-host of Movie Night Extravaganza and former video producer for Jacobin Magazine and the Michael Brooks Show.
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Episode: JOHN WICK and BALLERINA: Seeking Rough Justice
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Episode: Meet Your Heroes Part Deux: Interviewing Todd Haynes
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Hosts

Eileen Jones
Co-host and host of critical film discussions; film critic and theorist.
Dolores McElroy
Co-host and lecturer; film and media scholar with a media/arts focus.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 81 ratings
  • Hamnet bummer

    I was happy to discover this pod because I love movie talk. I was then so surprised to find that in the discussion about Hamnet the reviewers revealed the ending in great detail. I don’t know if they always do this but if you come here to hear talk about a film you haven’t seen yet, you might want to come back later after you’ve seen it

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    3
    FilmFan109
    United States3 months ago
  • OMG...it just ain’t that funny girls!

    Although the reviews and topics are helpful, these girls need serious help when it comes to their absurd behavior of LAUGHING at every sentence spoken by either party. PLEASE STOP CONTINUING GIGGLES AND NERVOUS LAUGHTERS. JUST…STOP IT, I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!

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    1
    Zippy2shoez
    United States2 years ago
  • Awesome

    Love to find a great film podcast! There’s a lot of bad ones out there but I always look forward to new episodes of filmsuck

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Checkyalaterslater
    United States3 years ago
  • If only

    I really appreciate Eileen’s views on film, culture and politics. However, she has this way of speaking as though she’s constantly being interrupted — rushed and overemphatic — when she has all the time in the world on her own podcast, and ironically she ends up talking over her cohost. Makes it a hard listen.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Alek M
    Canada3 years ago
  • Just so good love it!

    Very good

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sunflowerjennysup
    United States3 years ago

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POOR THINGS: Is It a GreatThing?
Q: What did you think about the film overall?
Dolores loves the film for its optimistic portrayal and visual delights, while Eileen finds it lacking in conflict and societal critique.
Faye Dunaway: Don't Fuck with Me, Fellas!
Q: How do you feel about Faye as a diva?
There's definitely a new fascination with divas and a growing understanding of the challenges they face.
Faye Dunaway: Don't Fuck with Me, Fellas!
Q: What are your thoughts on Faye Dunaway's documentary?
It's better than having no Faye Dunaway documentary, but it's not great and leaves much to be desired.

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