Double Feature Movie Club

Cade Thomas
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A weekly movie review show with a retro vibe. Two movies. Three hosts. One rambling conversation. We often review indie movies that it's our first time watching. We often go off-topic. Watch the two weekly movies. Be a part of the conversation. Join our club!

  1. DFMC #55: 20th Century Women & Phantom Thread

    01/01/2024

    DFMC #55: 20th Century Women & Phantom Thread

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

    1h 56m
  2. DFMC #54: Sideways & The Holdovers

    12/11/2023

    DFMC #54: Sideways & The Holdovers

    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.

    1h 48m
  3. DFMC #53: First Cow & Certain Women

    12/04/2023

    DFMC #53: First Cow & Certain Women

    Cade and Diane discuss two films directed by Kelly Reichardt: First Cow (2019) and Certain Women (2016). 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. First Cow is a 2019 American drama film directed by Kelly Reichardt, from a screenplay by Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond based on Raymond's 2004 novel The Half-Life. It stars John Magaro, Orion Lee, Toby Jones, Ewen Bremner, Scott Shepherd, Gary Farmer, Stephen Malkmus, Alia Shawkat, and Lily Gladstone. Certain Women is a 2016 American drama film edited, written, and directed by Kelly Reichardt. Based on "Native Sandstone", "Travis, B." and "Tome"—three short stories from Maile Meloy's collections Half in Love and Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It—it stars Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams, Lily Gladstone, James Le Gros, and Jared Harris.

    1h 54m
  4. DFMC #52: Take Shelter & Melancholia

    11/27/2023

    DFMC #52: Take Shelter & Melancholia

    Cade and Diane discuss two films featuring apocolyptic visions: Take Shelter (2011) and Melancholia (2011). 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. Take Shelter is a 2011 American psychological thriller film, written and directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. The plot follows a young husband and father (Shannon) who is plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, and questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself and his increasing worries over having paranoid schizophrenia. Melancholia is a 2011 apocalyptic psychological drama thriller art film written and directed by Lars von Trier and starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Kiefer Sutherland, with Alexander Skarsgård, Brady Corbet, Cameron Spurr, Charlotte Rampling, Jesper Christensen, John Hurt, Stellan Skarsgård, and Udo Kier in supporting roles. The film's story revolves around two sisters, one of whom marries just before a rogue planet is about to collide with Earth.

    1h 41m
  5. DFMC #51: Frank & The Killer

    11/20/2023

    DFMC #51: Frank & The Killer

    Cade and Diane discuss two Michael Fassbender films: Frank (2014) and The Killer (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. Frank is a 2014 independent black comedy film directed by Lenny Abrahamson, produced by David Barron, Ed Guiney and Stevie Lee and written by Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan. It stars Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy, and François Civil. The Killer is a 2023 American action thriller film directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker. It is based on the French graphic novel series The Killer written by Alexis "Matz" Nolent and illustrated by Luc Jacamon. The film stars Michael Fassbender in the title role, alongside Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Kerry O'Malley, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte, and Tilda Swinton in supporting roles.

    1h 34m
  6. DFMC #50: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee & Priscilla

    11/13/2023

    DFMC #50: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee & Priscilla

    Cade and Diane celebrate 50 episodes and discuss two films: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) and Priscilla (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. The Private Lives of Pippa Lee is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Rebecca Miller. The screenplay is based on her novel of the same name. It features an ensemble cast including Robin Wright, Alan Arkin, Maria Bello, Monica Bellucci, Blake Lively, Julianne Moore, Keanu Reeves, and Winona Ryder. Priscilla is a 2023 American biographical drama film written, directed, and produced by Sofia Coppola, based on the 1985 memoir Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley (who serves as an executive producer) and Sandra Harmon. It follows the life of Presley (played by Cailee Spaeny) and her relationship with Elvis Presley (Jacob Elordi).

    1h 59m
  7. DFMC #49: Annette & While We're Young

    11/06/2023

    DFMC #49: Annette & While We're Young

    Cade, Diane, and Sam Carrico of The Film Fanclub Show discuss two films starring Adam Driver: Annette (2021) and While We're Young (2014). Watch the video version at: ⁠⁠YouTube.com/@CadeThomas/streams⁠⁠ Check out Sam's YouTube channel here: ⁠YouTube.com/@TheFilmFanclub⁠ 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. Annette is a 2021 musical romantic drama film directed by Leos Carax in his English-language directorial debut. The film's story and music were written by Ron Mael, Russell Mael, and Leos Carax, with lyrics co-written by Leos Carax. The film, which has been described as a rock opera, follows a stand-up comedian (Adam Driver) and his opera singer wife (Marion Cotillard), and how their lives are changed when they have their first child. Simon Helberg and Devyn McDowell also appear. While We're Young is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Noah Baumbach. The film stars Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, and Amanda Seyfried; its plot centers on a New York–based documentary filmmaker and his wife, a couple in their 40s, who develop a friendship with a couple in their 20s.

    2h 8m
  8. DFMC #48: Rubber & The Love Witch

    10/30/2023

    DFMC #48: Rubber & The Love Witch

    Cade, Diane, and Jennifer discuss two offbeat horror films: Rubber (2010) and The Love Witch (2016). 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. Rubber is a 2010 English-language French independent horror comedy film written and directed by Quentin Dupieux. The film is about a tire that comes to life and kills people with psychokinetic powers. The Love Witch is a 2016 American comedy horror film written, edited, directed, produced, and scored by Anna Biller. The film stars Samantha Robinson as Elaine Parks, a modern-day witch who uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her with disastrous results.

    1h 28m
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A weekly movie review show with a retro vibe. Two movies. Three hosts. One rambling conversation. We often review indie movies that it's our first time watching. We often go off-topic. Watch the two weekly movies. Be a part of the conversation. Join our club!

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  • Creator
    Cade Thomas
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Cade Thomas
  • Show Website
    Double Feature Movie Club