The Fixate & Binge Podcast
Welcome to the Fixate & Binge Podcast, your one-stop destination that uses movies and television shows as a springboard to discuss life’s most important topics! Listen in to hear recommendations, reviews, and real-world applications on the meaning of the stories told through the medium of movies and television. Hosted by Joe Curdy, new episodes are released every Tuesday. Usually spanning 30-60 minutes each episode, you’ll come away with something to think about and a knowledge of which entertainment options are worth your time, and which are not.
Episodes
154 episodes
Shakespearean Roots: A Journey from the RSC to Today with Hannah Young
To commemorate Shakespeare's 461st Birthday, I am very happy to bring on to the Fixate & Binge Podcast, HANNAH YOUNG, a native of Stratford-on-Avon, the home of Shakespear...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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1:08:19
Why Binge-Watching HBO MAX's 2025 Medical Drama THE PITT is the Best Way to Experience the Show!
Welcome back to this week's episode of The Fixate & Binge Podcast!In this episode, I offer my defense of why binging is sometimes the BEST way to experience a show and there is no better opportunity than now to fully enjoy...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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30:33
HELL OF A SUMMER Horror Film is a Helluva Disappointment -- Reviews for THE BONDSMAN & NINE BODIES IN A MEXICAN MORGUE, Plus, the Podcast That Never Was
Welcome Back to this week's episode of the Fixate & Binge Podcast.In this episode, I explain the tremendously unfortunate podcast recording that was lost like tears in the rain due to faulty recording software that failed me at the w...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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29:30
It's Time for TV Commercials at the Cinema to Go, and Apple TV's THE STUDIO is a Comedy Gem!
Your time is money and watching commercials at the cinema for up to 30-minutes before your movie begins is incentivizing theatergoers to opt to stay home, avoid the ads, and just get on with their viewing experience!Cinema chains need to...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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33:46
Goodnight, 'Big' George Foreman, and the Three Best New TV Shows for 2025 That You Must Start Watching!
Family Statement on the passing of George Foreman:"With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman, Sr who peacefully departed ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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34:29
The Very Good, The Bad and the Ugly: Reviews for BLACK BAG, THE ELECTRIC STATE & Surprising No One at All: the Racists are Back to Target the New Harry Potter Series Casting
Welcome back to the Fixate & Binge Podcast -- in this latest episode, Joe discusses the ugly campaign picking up steam with the casting announcements for HBO's new Harry Potter series and discusses (with examples) why this is hypocrisy of t...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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32:52
Bong Joon-ho's MICKEY 17 Was Worth the Wait: the first great film of 2025!
Welcome back to our 8th episode of 2025! It's been delayed almost an entire year, but it's finally here -- Bong Joon-ho's MICKEY 17 -- the first ...
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34:56
A Post-97th Academy Awards Retrospective: What I got Wrong and What Surprised me!
Well, that's a wrap on the 97th Academy Awards for 2025 -- and boy did my predictions from the previous episode humble me!Tune in to hear what I got wrong and why -- and what surprised this year more than previous years. Also...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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49:01
2025 Academy Awards Predictions -- and the Best Films of 2024!
On Sunday, March 2, 2025, the 97th Academy Awards broadcast will anoint its winners in esteemed categories that have been coveted for nearly 100 years by producers, actors, screenwriters and directors since Tinseltown first conceived of the awa...
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39:07
Living the Dream: Discussing Apple TV's SEVERANCE with Film Producer, Writer & Director, Elizabeth Caddy -- Part 2
The discussion continues in this second part of this 2-part podcast interview with film producer and director, Elizabeth Caddy -- with a deep dive into the themes and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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57:10
Living the Dream: A Conversation with Film Producer, Writer & Director, Elizabeth Caddy on the Art of Making Film -- Part 1
Film producer and director, Elizabeth Caddy stops by the Fixate & Binge Podcast to discuss her love of making films and creating exciting, thought-provoking storie...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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40:08
Let's All Go to the Lobby with Special Guest Harry Marks: Discussing Classic and Old Hollywood Cinema!
Welcome to Season 3, Episode 3 of The Fixate & Binge Podcast!This week's episode, I was honored to have Harry Marks of Lobby Intros drop by to discuss
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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55:39
Three New Films to Stream Now, Why WOLF MAN is all Bark, No Bite, & Elon Musk's "Salute"
Welcome back!If you have Disney+/HULU and a AMC+/SHUDDER subscription -- you owe it to yourself to see the following films new to streaming:
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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25:11
AMERICAN PRIMEVAL is a Great Show, But...Letterboxd Review of EMILIA PERÉZ and Will the Dumbing Down of Netflix Content End the Golden Age of Television?
Welcome to 2025 and a brand new year of The Fixate & Binge Podcast!In this episode, Netflix's new hit show -- AMERICAN PRIMEVAL -- is revi...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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35:27
The Best of HBO/MAX in 2024, the Problem with Tyler Sheridan's LANDMAN, and a Spoiler-Free Letterboxd Review for Robert Egger's NOSFERATU
Welcome to a short series of the best from streaming in 2024! This week's episode, I discuss the best that HBO/MAX offered subscribers with:THE PENGUIN
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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43:07
The Best of HULU/FX in 2024, and Why the James Bond Franchise Has Stalled!
Welcome to a short series of the best from streaming in 2024! This week's episode, I discuss the best that HULU/FX offered subscribers with:SHōGUN<...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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32:08
The Best of Amazon Prime in 2024, and is Aaron Taylor Johnson's Bid to Play James Bond Doomed After KRAVEN THE HUNTER Bombed at the B.O.?
Welcome to a short series of the best from streaming in 2024! This week's episode, I discuss the best that Amazon Prime offered subscribers with:FALLOUT<...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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40:09
The Best of Netflix in 2024, from ARCANE to BLACK DOVES, and Some Candid Thoughts About the Health Insurance Industry in America
Welcome to a short series of the best from streaming in 2024! This week's episode, I discuss the best that Netflix offered subscribers with:BABY REINDEER...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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39:02
ARE WE ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE? 15 All-time Best Films About UFOs/UAPs!
Recent House Subcommittee Hearings and declassified footage in the past few years -- especially in the past two weeks -- seem to confirm what many have suspected for decades:WeAreNOTAlone!In celebrati...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:04:43
Welcoming Back Cinephile & Film Festival Patron -- Adam Kromachou, aka 'Sunset Loner Cinema' to discuss the best of 2024 in cinema, Gladiator 2, and how to act like an adult when you go to the movies!
A huge welcome back to former guest Adam Kromachou, aka, Sunset Loner Cinema to discuss the year in film (so far), and what to keep an eye on for the awards circuit!Joe & Adam also dive into the new release --
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:22:18
30 Essential Holiday Films to Get You Through the Yuletide Season!
Tired of the kids sitting around the house during the Thanksgiving & Christmas Break holidays? Fed up with extended family who have overstayed their welcomes? Bored with endless college and NFL football games? Cash-strapped after another Ch...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:01:50
Discussing the Genius of Taika Waititi's WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, with special guest Dr. Bob Beshere!
With our post-election hangovers bringing on a new winter of discontent, former graduate school colleague and all-around comedy raconteur, Dr. Bob Beshere stops by the podcast to express his love for Taika Waititi's brilliant and hilarious WHAT...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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54:30
What Presidential Election? Let's watch some Vintage 1970's Kung Fu Movies instead!
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times --Need a break from all the divisive politics during this contentious US election?Me too.Let's discuss kung fu movies from the 1970s. Here's a list of my...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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44:47
Happy 25th Birthday, ROTTEN TOMATOES: RT critics reveal the top 25 films of the past 25 years -- and embarrass themselves?
In celebration of Rotten Tomatoes' 25-year anniversary (1999 to 2024), top critics were recently approached by the site to put together a list of the
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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29:51
England vs America: A Special Relationship of Terror in Time for Halloween!
Welcome to a special episode of The Fixate & Binge Podcast -- with my special guest, Jeanette Flannery from the United Kingdom who has selected her three favorite American Horror films to discuss. Not to be outdone, Joe has in turn selected...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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