Flix It
Summary: Flix It is a weekly podcast that deep dives into movies you might not know are currently available for streaming on Netflix. Hosts Ellie Bufkin and David Marcus discuss one movie each episode, carefully reviewing the history of the movie, it's current watchability, and it's historic and lasting effect on pop culture. Ellie's experience as a film critic coupled with David's background as a working actor provide rich, detailed, and thought provoking insight into your Netflix selections. Spoilers are abundant.
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David and Ellie discuss this easily overlooked heist comedy, and find it has more to love than they expected. The hosts also discuss the changing world of streaming services, and whether some movies might be better off skipping theatrical releases altogether.
David and Ellie discuss Marvel's global hit, Black Panther. The hosts ponder the idea of using directors like Ryan Coogler to help bring superhero movies back down to earth, and world class cast that made Black Panther one of the most fun movies of the year.
Dave and Ellie discuss the movie that finally shines a lot on the victim of the tragedy on Martha's Vineyard 50 years ago, Mary Jo Kopechne. They ponder whether things would be different for the Kennedys in 2018, and give praise to a movie with great performances by all involved.
The very beginning of the Adam Sandler legacy, and Norm Macdonald's first movie. David and Ellie take another look at one of the goofiest comedies of the nineties, and discuss the best and worst of Saturday Night Live. The hosts also weigh in on the current problems facing New York City's public transportation system, and why Queens makes no sense.
In this episode, the hosts discuss the 2005 film version of Douglas Adam's beloved tale of mostly harmless, intergalactic travel. The movie sets its sights high, but does the magic of the radio show translate well on the big screen? David and Ellie discuss how to best enjoy the movie, and remind you to always bring your towel.
After a week's hiatus, Ellie and David are back to discuss Clint Eastwood's revisionist western, "Unforgiven" from 1992. The hosts discuss the evolution of western films over the century, and how identity politics have changed in movies from 1992 until today. Clint Eastwood's grizzled cowboy act doesn't seem to have David fooled, but Ellie feels that movie does more than stand up to the test of time.
This was the best of the Brat Pack, and a movie that defined teenage life in the 1980's. David and Ellie explore how important the year 1985 was for teen movies, Molly Ringwald's take on #MeToo, and the bonkers lunches the kids in the movie brought to detention.
Ellie and David discuss the 2001 French Romance/Comedy/Fantasy film, its unforgettable soundtrack, and whether or not “charming” and “magical” are adjectives that describe a good movie. The hosts discover that they don’t always agree, and that the Coen brothers don’t always hire Roger Deakins.
David and Ellie revisit the 1994 black and white film, and discuss the brilliance of Kevin Smith when limited to a $30,000 budget. The hosts also explore what might have been if that WTF original ending had stayed in the movie.
In the premiere episode of "Flix It,"David and Ellie discuss the Coen brother's Neo-Western 10 years after it won the Best Picture Oscar, Woody Harrelson's unlikely link to the story, and what happens when you hide cash in an air duct.
