Moody Movie Club

Moody Movies: The Amusement Park (1975), David Byrne's American Utopia (2020), Basquiat (1996), and The Devil's Bath (2024).Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott feel that more movies should be bookended by PSAs, get their feet tappin', marvel at a stacked cast, and see a movie that feels so bad but looks so good.Follow along onInstagram: @moodymovie.clubLetterboxd: kylieburton Letterboxd: ElliottKuss

Moody Movies: Gladiator (2000) and Gladiator II (2024)Welcome back to Mini Mood: a bite-sized episode that focuses on a movie at the top of the zeitgeist. For this episode, Kylie and Elliott start thinking about the Roman Empire. Along the way, they prepare to be entertained, consider who Gladiator is for (millennial dads? and their children?), like when the gladiators start gladiating, celebrate a big-brave-beautiful-blockbuster boy, and appreciate the queerness at the edges of the sequel. Follow along onInstagram: @moodymovie.clubLetterboxd: kylieburton Letterboxd: ElliottKuss

Moody Movies: Magnolia (1999), Alucarda (1977), Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara (2024), A Real Pain (2024), Elf (2003)Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott do not watch a movie that stars Daniel Day-Lewise, but they do continue to feel out the vibe of PTA, witness the glory of the 70s haze, reflect on the importance of boundaries in fan culture (with another edition of Music & Ky), unpack the layers of a title, and ask the question: when does Christmas start in your house?Read Lily Kazimiera's writing on Emilia Pérez. Follow along onInstagram: @moodymovie.clubLetterboxd: kylieburton Letterboxd: ElliottKuss

Moody Movies: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023), Heretic (2024), It Might Get Loud (2008), Wildhood (2021).Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott say "cowabunga" while envying animated pizza, acknowledge that they'll see almost any movie if invited by a pal, revisit the movie that almost broke them up fifteen years ago, and fall in love with a "Kylie-coded" movie. Follow along onInstagram: @moodymovie.clubLetterboxd: kylieburton Letterboxd: ElliottKuss

Moody Movies: Young Frankenstein (1974), A Different Man (2024), Seeds (2024), Inside Out 2 (2024), Double Indemnity (1944).Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott reflect on the spectrum of silliness, scratch an itch in their brains that they didn't know needed scratching, respect the representation of CanCon cat content, finally watch a not-a-kid's-movie kid's movie that has been on the watchlist, and get educated in the Hays Code and nuzzle-cinema. Follow along onInstagram: @moodymovie.clubLetterboxd: kylieburton Letterboxd: ElliottKuss

Moody Movies: The Conjuring (2013), May (2003), The Haunted Mask (1996), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Blade (1998).Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott revisit a movie they find genuinely scary, experience squirm-worthy discomfort, enjoy childhood horror that seeps into your bones, try to love a movie that isn't the television show it became, and like it best when vampires get dusted (especially at the blood rave). Follow along onInstagram: @moodymovie.clubLetterboxd: kylieburton Letterboxd: ElliottKuss

Welcome to The Rad Wrap: a series on series, where Kylie and Elliott explore films with a common thread. In this episode, they get their horror on at North West Fear Fest 2024. Along the way, they should've known better to see a sequel when they didn't like the original, see an all-time favourite (horror) movie in the theatre, experience an exclusive cut of a Flanagan fave, witness pure shenanigans with a budget, and have one of the most profound theatregoing experiences for a new all-time favourite cult classic. The Moody Movies are: Smile 2 (2024), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Hush (2016), Critters (1986) and Phantom of the Paradise (1974).Follow along onInstagram: @moodymovie.clubLetterboxd: kylieburton Letterboxd: ElliottKuss

Moody Movies: House of the Devil (2009), The Others (2001), Corpse Bride (2005), Frankie Freako (2024), Cat People (1942), Ravenous (1999). Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! In this episode, Kylie and Elliott feel the romanticism of 35mm screenings, become captivated by gothic horror brilliance, deal with the grief of death via an animated movie about a corpse, find a new catchphrase, reaffirm that cats rule while dudes drool, and consider some considerable gore in a cannibal flick. Follow along onInstagram: @moodymovie.clubLetterboxd: kylieburton Letterboxd: ElliottKuss

Welcome to The Rad Wrap: a series on series, where Kylie and Elliott explore films with a common thread. In this episode, they dive into a series they have been apprehensive about: Damien Leone's Terrifier films. Along the way, pitch an Art the Clown miniseries, uplift filmmaking green flags, find a character to care about, and revel in equal opportunity terror on the big screen.The Moody Movies are: All Hallow's Eve (2013), Terrifier (2016), Terrifier 2 (2022), and Terrifier 3 (2024). Follow along onInstagram: @moodymovie.clubLetterboxd: kylieburton Letterboxd: ElliottKuss