Four Favorites: Mia Vicino on Elaine May, Ewan McGregor, stoner movies and Kill Bill

Scriptwriter and film columnist Mia Vicino (aka Brat) joins hosts Gemma and Slim to discuss her four Letterboxd favorites: Mikey and Nicky, Down with Love, Smiley Face, Kill Bill Volume 1. Mia also talks about reality vs perception in being a high-profile Letterboxd member, and her role as a co-host of our new weekly show, Weekend Watchlist.

Plus: Elaine May’s Hollywood battles, everybody’s crush on Ewan McGregor, our severe screwball rom-com drought, stoner movies, handheld ’90s camcorder vibes, being gay and doing crime, Adam Brody with dreadlocks, getting a contact high from watching movies, feminist buzzkill vibes, ‘She Did That’ and ‘Good For Her’ cinema, and our pent-up excitement for The Northman.

Links:
The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode, episode transcripts

Letterboxd lists mentioned:
guys being dudes, Hate to Love, b-movies for the GIRLS, Films about people who don’t have their shit together, comedies that are ahead of their time.

Reviews mentioned:
Gemma’s review of The Batman, reviews of Mikey and Nicky by Branson, Chaim, Katherine Krueger; Down with Love review by Doinkdedoink, Smiley Face review by Maggie, Kill Bill Vol.1 reviews by kayla, nadia.

Credits:
This episode was recorded in Auckland, Los Angeles and Pennsylvania, and edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Booker: Linda Moulton. Transcript by Sophie Shin. Theme: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque’ by Moniker.