Double Feature Movie Club – Details, episodes & analysis

In the Season 4 finale — Cade and Diane discuss two films about vampires: 20th Century Women (2016) and Phantom Thread (2017).

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Double Feature Movie Club is a weekly movie review show with a retro vibe.

Two movies. Three people. One rambling conversation.

Each film is our first time watching them. We often go off-topic.

20th Century Women is a 2016 American coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Mike Mills and starring Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann, and Billy Crudup. It is set in 1979 in Southern California and partly inspired by Mills's childhood. Phantom Thread is a 2017 American historical drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville. Set in 1950s London, it stars Day-Lewis as couture dressmaker who takes a young waitress, played by Krieps, as his muse. It marked Day-Lewis's final film role to date.

Cade and Diane discuss two films starring Paul Giamatti and directed by Alexander Payne: Sideways (2004) and The Holdovers (2023). Watch the video version at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/@CadeThomas/streams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Double Feature Movie Club is a weekly movie review show with a retro vibe.

Two movies. Two hosts. One rambling conversation.

Each film is our first time watching them. We often go off-topic.

Sideways is a 2004 American comedy-drama road film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Jim Taylor and Payne. A film adaptation of Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, Sideways follows two men in their forties, Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti), a depressed teacher and unsuccessful writer, and Jack Cole (Thomas Haden Church), a past-his-prime actor, who take a week-long road trip to Santa Barbara County wine country to celebrate Jack's upcoming wedding. Sandra Oh and Virginia Madsen also star as women they encounter during their trip. The Holdovers is a 2023 American comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne, written by David Hemingson, and starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa. Set in 1970, it follows a curmudgeonly history teacher at a New England boarding school who is forced to chaperone the handful of students with nowhere to go over Christmas break.

In a special bonus episode of Double Feature Movie Club — Cade, Diane, and Harrison discuss the double feature of the year: Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Oppenheimer is a 2023 biographical thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the film chronicles the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist who was pivotal in developing the first nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project, and thereby ushering in the Atomic Age. Cillian Murphy stars as Oppenheimer, with Emily Blunt as Oppenheimer's wife, Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer, Matt Damon as General Leslie Groves, Oppenheimer's military handler, and Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, a senior member of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. The ensemble cast includes Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh. Barbie is a 2023 American fantasy comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig and written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach.[6] Based on the Barbie fashion dolls by Mattel, it is the first live-action Barbie film after numerous computer-animated direct-to-video and streaming television films. The film stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, and follows the two on a journey of self-discovery following an existential crisis. The film also features an ensemble cast that includes America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Ariana Greenblatt, Simu Liu, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Helen Mirren, and Will Ferrell.

Cade and Diane rank their favorite and least favorite movies from the second season of Double Feature Movie Club!

Join us next week for a special episode: Barbenheimer!

In the Season 3 finale — Cade and Diane discuss two films about vampires: Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012).

Watch the video version at: YouTube.com/@CadeThomas/streams

Double Feature Movie Club is a weekly movie review show with a retro vibe.

Two movies. Three people. One rambling conversation.

Each film is our first time watching them. We often go off-topic.

Only Lovers Left Alive is a 2013 fantasy comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright, Slimane Dazi, and John Hurt. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and Germany, the film focuses on the romance between two vampires and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a 2012 American action horror film directed by Timur Bekmambetov and based on the novel of the same name by Seth Grahame-Smith, depicting a fictionalized history of the American Civil War with the eponymous 16th president of the United States reimagined as having a secret identity as a lifelong vampire hunter fighting against a caste of vampiric slave owners. Benjamin Walker stars as Abraham Lincoln with supporting roles by Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell, and Marton Csokas.

Cade and Diane are joined by the amazing Ava to discuss two films about icons from the 1960's: First Man (2018) and Love & Mercy (2014).

Watch the video version at: YouTube.com/@CadeThomas/streams

Double Feature Movie Club is a weekly movie review show with a retro vibe.

Two movies. Three people. One rambling conversation.

Each film is our first time watching them. We often go off-topic.

First Man is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Damien Chazelle from a screenplay by Josh Singer, based on the 2005 book of the same name by James R. Hansen. The film stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, alongside Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Christopher Abbott, and Ciarán Hinds, and follows the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969.

Love & Mercy is a 2014 American biographical drama film directed by Bill Pohlad about the Beach Boys' co-founder and leader Brian Wilson and his struggles with mental illness during the 1960s and 1980s. It stars Paul Dano and John Cusack as the young and middle-aged Wilson, respectively, with Elizabeth Banks as his second wife Melinda Ledbetter and Paul Giamatti as his psychologist Dr. Eugene Landy. The title comes from Wilson's 1988 song.

Cade and Harrison are joined by filmmaker Luca Silver to discuss two bizarre, offbeat horror films: In Fabric (2018) and The Greasy Strangler (2016).

Watch the video version at: YouTube.com/@CadeThomas/streams

Check out Luca's YouTube channel here: YouTube.com/@lucasilver2240

Double Feature Movie Club is a weekly movie review show with a retro vibe.

Two movies. Three people. One rambling conversation.

Each film is our first time watching them. We often go off-topic.

In Fabric is a 2018 British horror comedy film, written and directed by Peter Strickland. The film follows a haunted red dress as it torments various owners. It stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires, Leo Bill, and Gwendoline Christie.

The Greasy Strangler is a 2016 American black comedy horror film directed by Jim Hosking, and written by Hosking and Toby Harvard. The film stars Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar, Elizabeth De Razzo, Gil Gex, Abdoulaye NGom and Holland MacFallister.

Cade is joined by Alex Clair, co-host of Cade & Friends, to discuss two retro-themed films: Cold in July (2013) and Beyond the Gates (2018).

Watch the video version at: YouTube.com/@CadeThomas/streams

Double Feature Movie Club is a weekly movie review show with a retro vibe.

Two movies. Two people. One rambling conversation.

Each film is our first time watching them. We often go off-topic.

Cold in July is a 2014 American independent crime thriller film directed by Jim Mickle, written by Mickle and Nick Damici, and starring Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, and Don Johnson. The film takes place in 1980s Texas and is based on the novel Cold in July by author Joe R. Lansdale. Hall plays a man who kills a burglar, whose father (Shepard) subsequently seeks revenge. The plot is further complicated when a private investigator (Johnson) shows up.

Beyond the Gates is a 2016 American horror film directed by Jackson Stewart and starring Barbara Crampton. It premiered on June 2, 2016, at the Los Angeles Film Festival where it won the audience award in the festival's midnight section.

Cade and Diane are joined by podcast Josh Gammon to discuss two films starring Robert Redford: All is Lost (2013) and The Old Man & the Gun (2018).

Watch the video version at: YouTube.com/@CadeThomas/streams

Check out Josh's podcast So Many Sequels here: https://somanysequels.com

Double Feature Movie Club is a weekly movie review show with a retro vibe.

Two movies. Three people. One rambling conversation.

Each film is our first time watching them. We often go off-topic.

All Is Lost is a 2013 action drama film written and directed by J. C. Chandor. The film stars Robert Redford as a man lost at sea. Redford is the only cast member, and the film has 51 spoken English words. All Is Lost is Chandor's second feature film, following his 2011 debut Margin Call.

The Old Man & the Gun is a 2018 American biographical crime film written and directed by David Lowery, about Forrest Tucker, a career criminal and prison escape artist. The script is loosely based on David Grann's 2003 article in The New Yorker titled "The Old Man and the Gun", which was later collected in Grann's 2010 book The Devil and Sherlock Holmes. The film stars Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tika Sumpter, Tom Waits, and Sissy Spacek. Redford, then 82 years old, announced his intent to retire from acting after the completion of the film.

Cade and Diane are joined by filmmaker Abby Hoover to discuss two horror films: You're Next (2011) and Berberian Sound Studio (2012).

Watch the video version at: YouTube.com/@CadeThomas/streams

Double Feature Movie Club is a weekly movie review show with a retro vibe.

Two movies. Three people. One cinematic conversation.

Each film is our first time watching them. We often go off-topic.

You're Next is a 2011 American slasher film directed and edited by Adam Wingard, written by Simon Barrett and starring Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, A. J. Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Barbara Crampton and Rob Moran. The plot concerns an estranged family under attack by a group of masked assailants during a family reunion.

Berberian Sound Studio is a 2012 British psychological horror film. It is the second feature film by British director and screenwriter Peter Strickland. The film, which stars Toby Jones, is set in a 1970s Italian horror film studio.