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The Muppet Movie (with BenDavid Grabinski)

While Amy's away, Paul welcomes writer-director BenDavid Grabinski for a Critics’ Choice celebrating The Muppet Movie. Together they revisit Jim Henson’s big-screen breakthrough, exploring how its blend of heartfelt storytelling, meta Hollywood satire, groundbreaking puppetry, an ... Show More

1h 34m

Jul 2

Gremlins

Paul and Amy unwrap Gremlins, Joe Dante’s delightfully chaotic holiday classic that proved cute can turn catastrophic in the blink of an eye. They trace the film’s journey from Chris Columbus’s much darker original script to Spielberg’s Amblin-produced crowd-pleaser, and unpack t ... Show More

1h 11m

Jun 25

Nope

Paul and Amy continue their alien-movie streak alive with Nope, Jordan Peele’s ambitious sci-fi spectacle. They revisit the Haywood siblings’ quest to capture the impossible on camera, celebrate Keke Palmer’s star-making performance, and unpack the unforgettable menace of Jean Ja ... Show More

1h 23m

May 2018

The Family Dynamics of Call Me By Your Name

The movie we breakdown in episode 4 is, "Call Me by Your Name". This movie gives the audience the pleasure of watching two people fall in love in the beautiful setting of 1983 Northern Italy. It is adapted from the book by the same name and won an Oscar for the screenplay. Listen ... Show More

1h 17m

Aug 2023

103. The (Allegedly) Not So Nice Timothée Chalamet

This week Troy and Kelli take on a very young A-list actor with a French-sounding name! That's right, the pride of NYU, Timothée Chalamet. He hasn't been famous for too long but he does have a blind item life that we can't wait to see flourish as the years go on. But for now, you ... Show More

1h 13m

May 2024

Zendaya Plays Doubles

On this week’s show, the hosts begin by discussing Challengers, Luca Guadagnino’s sexy tennis flick in which Zendaya stars as Tashi Duncan, the muse and lover of two male players, Art (Mike Faist) and Patrick (Josh O’Connor). It’s a smart but silly movie, one that paints a beauti ... Show More

58m 20s

Oct 2016

#235: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mads Mikkelsen

This week, we welcome two actors, each with interesting and challenging CVs, and each with interesting and challenging-to-spell names. Plus, we discuss our favourite scream queens. More from the Empire Podcast: http://www.empireonline.com/tags/empire-podcast/

1h 26m

Mar 2022

Series Sunday ~ Your Name Engraved Herein

<p>We're going a little deeper this week with one of the most beautiful Taiwanese films we've ever seen. We love a good throwback and Your Name Engraved Herein does not disappoint. There's a lot to unpack here - from that shower scene to Jia Han's mom not believing in love. Plus, ... Show More

40m 45s

Mar 2024

‘Dune: Part Two’ and Denis Villeneuve’s World Building. Plus, Mailbag Questions

Chris and Andy give their reactions to ‘Dune: Part Two’ (1:00) and talk about whether or not the movie cemented the next generation of stars in Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, and Florence Pugh (30:38). Then they talk about some other things they are watching like Rich ... Show More

1h 12m

Mar 2020

Portrait of a Lady on Fire & Call Me By Your Name

This week, contributor Matt returns and we discuss two of the 21st centuries most iconic queer stories, 2019's Portrait of a Lady on Fire and 2017's Call Me By Your Name. Two epic, beautifully shot tales of couples falling in love, seemingly in exile from the outside world. Quest ... Show More

1h 7m

Jan 2017

Your Name – Overly Animated Podcast #301

Dylan Hysen, Sam Quattro, and Ally Martin discuss the 2016 Makoto Shinkai film, “Your Name” (Kimi no Na wa).

51m 4s

Dec 2023

#594 — Timothée Chalamet & Keegan-Michael Key, Jeff Rowe

On this week's Empire Podcast, Timmy Two Meats returns, only this time he's... Timmy Two Sweets? Yes, Timothée Chalamet, the star of Paul King's wonderful Wonka, is back on the pod, and this time he's brought his co-star, the wickedly talented Keegan-Michael Key, with him. Togeth ... Show More

1h 40m