First Timers Movie Club
The podcast for movie lovers, by movie makers. Award winning indie filmmakers and self proclaimed movie buffs Patrick Poe & Lolo Loren have seen a lot of movies - but they haven't seen 'em all. Join them as they try to watch all the movies that everyone thinks they "should" have seen by now. In each episode they will discus why and how they have avoided seeing a specific famous film, and why that film has a special place in cinema history. They will watch the film and give you, the listener, their honest and immediate reaction to the film as...
Million Dollar Baby
Join us as we discuss the Academy Award winning film, Million Dollar Baby on this episode of First Timers Movie Club!
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The Philadelphia Story
Lolo shows Patrick the acclaimed 1940s rom-dramedy, The Philadelphia Story on this week's episode of First Timers Movie Club. With an all star cast and a history of rave reviews, what will Patrick think of this "boring old movie"? Will this be the first one on which he doesn't eat his words?
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How to Train Your Dragon
Who hasn't seen the original "How to Train Your Dragon"?! One of us, apparently! Listen now to learn if it's Patrick or Lolo's first time, and to learn all about the making of this franchise-launching animated film, that now has a live action re-make!
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Metropolis
This episode, Patrick and Lolo sit down and finally do the filmmaker homework of watching Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS! Join us in watching this great-great-great-grandfather film of films and the foundation of science fiction as we know it, the 1927 masterpiece (we have no idea how he did some of the effects)!
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Mission: Impossible with guest Amber Joy
In anticipation of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, this week we show resident young person Amber Joy the very first Mission: Impossible. (The first movie, that is.)
Listen now to hear her thoughts on finally experiencing this franchise, and take a deep dive behind the scenes of this heavily noir-inspired action movie!
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Real Genius with guest Lindsay Roland
Lolo spoils season two of White Lotus on this episode, just so you know. It's around the 30 minute mark. If you skip to 32 from 30 you should be good.
On this episode, in addition to spoiling White Lotus, Lolo shows special guest Lindsay Roland one of Val Kilmer's first-ever movies, REAL GENIUS, and extensive discussions of popcorn ensue.
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The Outsiders
Somehow, despite having read the book, AND knowing who the director is, AND knowing who most of the cast are, Lolo has never actually gotten around to watching the film "The Outsiders". We fix that on this week's episode of First Timers Movie Club!
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Cocoon
This week, Lolo shows Patrick "Cocoon" for the first time - a film that is somehow a whimsical comedy, a tear-inducing drama, a grounded story about a retirement home and a wild sci-fi adventure - about death?
If you aren't sold yet, it's also half the length of our last episode.
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Robocop
In one of our longest episodes to date, we dive even DEEPER than usual into the making of the 1987, almost-X-rated film, ROBOCOP!
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Apollo 13
This week, Lolo shows Patrick a film she has seen many times, and he has seen exactly never - Apollo 13.
Listen now as we deep dive into this thrilling and beautifully shot film by Ron Howard, about the true story of the successful failure that was the Apollo 13 mission.
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I'm Not There
Excited for the Oscars this year? Did ya watch "A Complete Unknown" yet? Well we haven't either but we did decide to watch another interesting film about Bob Dylan "I'm Not There". Listen now as Patrick shows Lolo "I'm Not There", a film where 6 people all play the same character even though they all play characters with different names. Does that makes sense? Find out by listening!
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Out of Africa
This week, Lolo shows Patrick the critically acclaimed epic, Out of Africa.
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Eraserhead
Patrick and Lolo finally watch a Lynch film on this week's episode of First Timers Movie Club.
We had some technical difficulties while recording this episode, and lost the audio for the first half of the podcast - we made the decision to still release the podcast this week, using the audio from the camera mic for the first half. So please forgive the lower audio quality - it's back to the good mics for the second half!
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The Goonies
Lolo has no idea what The Goonies is. Are? Literally none. It’s kind of surprising. But she’s excited to watch it for the first time! Come learn all about the making of this film on the FIRST First Timers Movie Club episode of 2025!
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Elf with guest Amber Joy
Happy holidays! Join us in showing guest Amber Joy the feel-good holiday movie ELF for the first time, and learn all about how it was made.
This is our last episode of 2024, and what a great year it's been - thank you for being a listener, and we'll see you back in 2025 for another year of great movie deep dives!
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
IT'S FINALLY HERE! On this episode, Patrick shows Lolo the 2000 Jim Carrey version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" for the first time!
It's been a minute since we got an episode out, but we are back on track with not one but two Christmas movie episodes - stay tuned for the second one, coming soon!
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The Nightmare Before Christmas with guest Amber Joy
This week we watched a different kind of nightmare from last episode - it's time for the film appropriate for MULTIPLE holidays, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS!
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Get ready to learn how dreams (well, nightmares) became reality thanks to some cool practical filmmaking techniques in the 1984 classic A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET! Neither Patrick nor Lolo have seen this one, and they are excited (but terrified?) to be terrified!
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Final Destination
This week Patrick shows Lolo a movie she knows very little about, besides the fact that there is a plane involved somehow - FINAL DESTINATION! Take a deep dive with us into this origins and making of this film that launched a franchise!
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An American in Paris
This week we're going overseas with AN AMERICAN IN PARIS! Patrick has never seen this classic piece of musical history - Lolo has seen it easily a dozen times. Traverse the streets of Paris with us (really, the MGM backlot, but we can pretend) in this week's episode of First Timers Movie Club!
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Joker
Join us this week as Patrick shows Lolo the academy award winning film JOKER for the first time (just Joker, not THE Joker. We say it wrong many times in this episode). Patrick and Lolo are a little bit of Batman fans - all three of their cats are named after Batman characters - but will Lolo like or hate this movie? Who is the inventor of the website Shotdeck? Listen now wherever podcasts are heard (or watch, by becoming a patron) to learn the answer to both these questions!
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Beetlejuice with guest Amber Joy
Join us this week as we show resident young person Amber Joy Tim Burton's BEETLEJUICE for the first time, and learn what moments in cinmea have scared Amber the most - it won't be what you'd expect! Listen now wherever podcasts are heard (or watch, if you’re a patron)! This video episode of the podcast featuring even more Cat Cameos than usual.
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Gladiator
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?! Lolo thinks she doesn’t like sword and sandal movies – a genre you get to see her learn the name of in this podcast – but Patrick thinks she’s wrong…? Listen now to our episode on Ridley Scott’s GLADIATOR (or watch, if you’re a patron)!
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Alien
This week we make everyone's favorite resident young person Amber Joy sit down and watch a movie she doesn't want to - ALIEN! Will she like it? Only one way to find out! Listen now to this week's episode of First Timers Movie Club!
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Twister
In preparation for the new film TWISTERS, we got back to when there was just one - TWISTER! Join us as Patrick and Lolo BOTH watch these tornadoes for the first time!
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Beverly Hills Cop
We are back again to the year we have done more than any other on the podcast – 1984! This time with a film neither Patrick nor Lolo have seen – BEVERLY HILLS COP! Join us as we dive into the life of director Martin Brest, the making of this film, and Patrick and Lolo’s impression after seeing it for the first time! Please click all the buttons – like, share, follow, and leave a review or a comment of films you’d like to hear us deep dive on the podcast!
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The Graduate
This week, Lolo once again hosts (Patrick's been busy, plus today is his birthday, so I guess he can do whatever he wants) showing Patrick acclaimed director Mike Nichol's second feature film (that was almost his first) - THE GRADUATE!
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The Abyss
The movie that gave you photoshop – THE ABYSS! Join us as we deep dive into this deep dive, director James Cameron’s fourth feature film.
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Blood Simple.
SORRY! We've had more freelance film work the past couple weeks and thought we could get the podcast out a couple days late, then there was a crazy storm here in KC that knocked out our power for over 24hrs pushing us even more behind. But here it is the newest episode of the podcast! Now every other Friday starting today. (It's always been every other Friday it's just different Fridays now.) In this episode we go back to 1984 the year we have talked about the most on the podcast! This time we look at it in a different perspective...
Batman Begins with guest Amber Joy
Resident Young Person and one of our regular guests, Amber Joy, has not seen very many Batman movies – and there are a lot of them! So in today’s episode, we begin on our mission to remedy this, with a deep dive into the first film in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy – BATMAN BEGINS! So settle in, and learn about how this film was made, and hear what Amber thinks – is Robert Pattinson still her Batman? Or will she be swayed by Christian Bale?
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Empire Records
What is Rex Manning day? Lolo has no idea, but she's about to learn! Take a dive back into the world of 90s cinema and music stores with us as Patrick shows Lolo the cult classic comedy, Empire Records!
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Seven Samurai
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Road House
“The dancing’s over. Now it gets dirty.” Get ready for this month’s episode – the 1989 cult classic, ROAD HOUSE! Brush up on the original before watching the 2024 remake, releasing this weekend on streaming! Patrick has never seen it, Lolo already loves it – join us for a deep dive into this Patrick Swayze masterpiece of over-the-top action fun!
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The Grand Budapest Hotel with guest Amber Joy
Today we show special guest Amber Joy her first (live action) Wes Anderson movie – The Grand Budapest Hotel! Listen now as we dive into the making of this movie, the stellar cast, Wes Anderson’s reputation – and hear Amber’s reaction to watching it for the first time!
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An Affair to Remember
Happy Valentines Day! In honor of the holiday, on this week’s episode Lolo shows Patrick one of the most-referenced romance movies of all time – AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr!
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Donnie Darko
There’s always some kind of first time on this podcast – that’s kind of the whole point – but on this episode we have an unusual first time, that winds up requiring a second. What are we talking about? You’ll just have to listen to find out, as we watch the 2001 cult classic Donnie Darko!
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Strangers on a Train
Join us for a deep dive into the Hitchcock classic film “Strangers on a Train”, based on the debut novel of Patricia Highsmith. Patrick has never seen this film before, but assumes it’s just ‘Horrible Bosses” meets “Murder on the Orient Express”. He’s not that far off. Listen now to hear his reaction to seeing this film for the first time, and hear fun behind-the-scenes trivia about it’s making and the year it was released from Lolo!
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory with guest Amber Joy
Will she love it? Will she hate it? We honestly have no idea, but today we are showing special guest Amber Joy the 1971 cult classic, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory! Join us for a bunch of fun (and alarming) behind-the-scenes trivia, an in-depth discussion of the last line of the film, and Amber’s reaction to seeing this wild piece of cinema history for the first time.
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1917 with guest Samuel Tady
On this week’s episode we show special guest Samuel Tady a film we are certain he’s going to love, and amazed he hasn’t seen – 1917! Join us for a bunch of fun behind-the-scenes trivia, a story from Patrick and Lolo about seeing cinematographer Roger Deakins in person, and Sam’s thoughts on the film!
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Rebel Without a Cause
On this week’s episode, Lolo shows Patrick the 1955 James Dean classic, Rebel Without a Cause! Listen now to hear what he thinks of it, and take a trip behind the scenes!
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PARALLAX, directed by John McGrath and Todd Norris
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