Double A Matinee: Recent Episodes
Alyssa Waldron
A weekly podcast featuring two friends that love movies--albeit with totally different styles! Listen as they give weekly reviews of films they normally wouldn't choose for themselves.
Fortunately, no one gets a frying pan to the back of the head this week as the ladies discuss the 1982 dark comedy, "Eating Raoul".
Amanda and Alyssa resist the Temptation to take another week off by bringing you this episode...
PSA: No one was chopped in half with a machete during the recording of this podcast.
WARNING The film discussed in this episode contains graphic depictions of rape and sexual violence, and these plot points are talked about in this episode. Please watch at your own discretion. This week's pick comes from Alyssa, the 1973 animated art house film, "Belladonna of Sadness".
On this week's episode, Amanda's star-filled pick stirs controversy...will Alyssa ever like Brad Pitt or Julia Roberts??
On this week's episode. Amanda and Alyssa savor the delectable sights and sounds of French film, "Delicatessen". (Disclaimer: no humans were butchered in the making of this podcast).
On this week's episode, the 1990 film, "Joe Versus the Volcano" takes the spotlight. Amanda raves about Tom Hanks, while Alyssa...doesn't.
On this week's episode, both A's sing high praises for Agnes Varda's 1977 feminist musical about friendship, love, and life changes. This episode contains some mention of tricky topics such as abortion and suicide, so listen at your discretion.
Amanda and Alyssa are our names, and bringing you a solid discussion about movies is our game! Tune in as we talk about the 2019 Netflix Original, "Dolemite is My Name," starring Eddie Murphy as real-life comedian and actor, Rudy Ray Moore.
Alyssa and Amanda get spooky this week while discussing the 1998 film, "Ringu"--the J-Horror film that sparked a phenomenon of ghostly tales of technology (spoiler: Amanda survived!) You're in luck! No VCR required to listen to this episode.
On this week's episode, Amanda drools over Kevin Costner, while Alyssa drools over Susan Sarandon.
On this episode, the gals delve into the 1974 Blaxploitation Western "Thomasine and Bushrod," directed by Gordon Parks Jr. Alyssa talks a lot about the Criterion Channel (what else is new), and Amanda provides a controversial pick for next week's episode...
Amanda and Alyssa are an "unstoppable" force as they delve into this 2010 Tony Scott classic. Alyssa rags on Chris Pine for being an average white guy while Amanda swoons over his eyebrows...or something like that.
This week, we dive into master filmmaker Pedro Almodovar's 1989 dark comedy about the perils (and triumphs) of relationships. If you love Antonio Banderas as much as we do, you're in luck.
DISCLAIMER: This episode has mentions of stockholm syndrome, as the plot involves a kidnapping. A prominent sex scene involves two consenting adults (buuuuut, is the result of aforementioned kidnapping so...).
On this week's episode, the Double A Babes take a nose dive into the 2007 Frank Oz comedy, "Death at a Funeral". Put on your Sunday best and saddle up, this is one wild family gathering!
This week, our lady ladies are skydiving into the 1969 cult comedy/ horror/ musical known as both "Cult of the Damned" and "Angel, Angel, Down We Go". Float up to your ceiling and tune in for some sexed-up psychedelia!
The Double A Matinee is a podcast brought to you by two friends (Amanda & Alyssa) with very different tastes, but a shared love of film. On this episode, the gals discuss Amanda's recommendation, Rob Reiner's 1995 film, "The American President".