Excuses to Watch Movies

2025 Summer Break Intermission

Frederick and Angela are taking a short break. But the feature presentation will continue soon. Stay connected, recommend movies, buy a cup of coffee, or just say hello below:
 
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The Grand Budapest Hotel

Angela and Frederick get lost in a whimsical and incredibly colorful European adventure to protect a painting that will be cherished forever - err or maybe sold by the end of the week? This week’s movie - Wes Anderson’s 2014 comedy-adventure, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Did you just throw my cat out of the window?
 
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour
 
14:35 - Movie Intro/Back of the Box
18:59 - Background/Making of
40:58 - Preamble/Part One - “M. Gustave”
49:51 - Part Two - Madame C.V.D.u.T.
1:01:31 - Part Three - Checkpoint 19 Criminal Internment Camp
1:20:30 - Part Four - Society of the Crossed Keys [entering the spoiler box]
1:28:10 - Part Five - The Second Copy of the Second Will
1:38:03 - Post Discussion
1:46:00 - Post Discussion [exiting the spoiler box]
1:51:49 - Ratings and Closing

Do the Right Thing

Angela and Frederick sit down on the hottest day of the year in Bedstuy, Brooklyn to see what happens when you turn a melting pot's heat to high, as we watch Spike Lee's legendary 1989 comedy-drama, Do the Right Thing. Ay yo! Throw some mozzarella on it!
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour
 
Chapters:
9:48 - Movie Intro/Back of the Box
12:59 - Background/Making of
32:19 - Act One
51:10 - Act Two
1:00:55 - Act Three [entering the spoiler box]
1:13:30 - Post Discussion
1:45:00 - Ratings and Closing [exiting the spoiler box]

Val Kilmer: A conversation

Angela and Frederick look back at a few movies from the true legend of cool Val Kilmer. RIP Huckleberry.

Anora

Brighton Beach accents represent! Angela and Frederick watch a young (powerhouse) exotic dancer try to precariously juggle the possibility of getting that oligarchy money in Sean Baker's 2024 comedy-drama, Anora. You might need an IV-recovery drip after this one.
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour
 
Chapters:
6:40 - Movie Intro/Back of the Box
9:09 - Background/Making of
24:45 - Act One
47:24 - Act Two
1:17:17 - Act Three [entering the spoiler box]
1:36:00 Post Discussion
1:53:37 - Post Discussion [exiting the spoiler box]
2:21:40 - Ratings and Closing
 
Sources:
FIlmmaker Magazine: “There’s Only One Life, and I Believe in Tarantino’s Idea of a Strong, Solid Filmography”: Sean Baker on His Oscar-Winning Anora
Variety: Sean Baker Makes Movies About Sex Workers in Hopes of ‘Helping Remove the Stigma’ — and He’s ‘Already Talking About the Next One’
Vanity Fair: Mikey Madison’s Life Hasn’t Changed Yet—but When the World Sees Anora, It Will
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anora
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Anora
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28607951/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm

Tangerine

Following some of the most colorful and fiercest women on the block, we explode across East Hollywood and grab a donut in Sean Baker's 2015 intersectional sex-working comedy-revenge tale, Tangerine. Think twice about cheating with real fish.
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour
Chapters:
6:00 - Movie intro/back of the box
13:16 - Background/Making of
26:20 - Act One
38:35 - Act Two
53:20 - Act Three [Entering the spoiler box]
1:07:46 - Post Discussion
1:11:10 - Post Discussion [Exiting the spoiler box]
1:35:49 - Ratings and Closing
 
Sources:
Sean Baker, James Ransone and Mya Taylor on "Tangerine"
iPhone Filmmaking Advice by TANGERINE Filmmaker Sean Baker
Tangerine: Sean Baker, Kitana Kiki Rodriguez & Mya Taylor Exclusive Interview | ScreenSlam
Academy Museum: The iPhone From "Tangerine"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_(film)
Cinemacy: Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor on ‘Tangerine’
Cosmopolitan: Mya Taylor and the Trans Actress's Dream of Going to the Oscars
gcn: A look at groundbreaking film Tangerine and its history-making trans representation

Jojo Rabbit

What do a pair of red shoes, a face like a damn street map, and Hitler as your imaginary BFF all have in common? They all are very important to one accident-prone little boy in Taika Waititi's 2019 comedy-drama-war film, Jojo Rabbit. 
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour

Into the West

This week, for St. Patrick's Day (we record in the past), we explore one of Angela's childhood favorites, Mike Newell's 1992 ULTIMATE horse movie, Into the West. I mean Ireland's entire army goes after this horse. How is it not the greatest horse movie of all time?
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour

In the Mood for Love

Angela and Frederick cannot agree on who is getting with who in Wong Kar-wai's 2000 Hong Kong romance, In the Mood for Love. Is it a straightforward steamy romance, or is it actually...a detective story? 
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour

Selma

*Warning Listeners: This episode contains not the best audio*
In our INAUGURAL episode, we are covering Ava DuVernay's 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. biopic, Selma. We laughed (not really), we cried (more than once), and we learned a lot along the way watching this incredible film.
Hosted and Produced by Angela and Frederick Patterson
Music by Scott Poe aka skcreate aka Sour