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 .