A very special episode in which Charlene & Jackie fully commit to incorporating the themes of impermanence and incompetence in Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind, which premiered at Cannes, into their own podcast practice. Follow us @ticketssecuredpod on IG, Ticketssecured on Letterboxd, @tickets.secured.p on TikTokEmail us at ticketssecuredpodcast@gmail.com In lieu of proper time stamped notes, please enjoy the sources of some ruminations on The Heist Genre and Kelly Reichardt that we...

Autumn has fallen in New York and Charlene and Jackie celebrate by tumbling down the stairs of the Angelika straight into Oliver Hermanus’s Palme D’Or nominated The History of Sound. A WWI (?), gay, heart wrenching movie starring mischievous scamp Josh O’Connor and former Phantom of the Opera Paul Mescal. Listen in as they discuss period filmmaking on a budget, the possible litigious wrath of Hanya Yanagihara, and what all this had to do with the Stomp Clap Hey music of Barack Obama’s first t...

Charlene and Jackie see The Sparrow in The Chimney at BAM and there’s a lot to talk about: so many animals, so many kids, so many scenes where we had to cover our eyes. Plus: Experiences with wild west Q&A Culture, why the English Patient actually rocks, and a harsh referendum on the New Yorker’s fall movie preview. Follow us @ticketssecuredpod on IG, Ticketssecured on Letterboxd, @tickets.secured.p on TikTok Email us at ticketssecuredpodcast@gmail.com TIME STAMPED NOTES:&...

Charlene and Jackie go in and go off on Sorry, Baby, Eva Victor’s Cannes playing, Sundance Award winning debut. This episode has everything: wild speculation about A24’s business decision making process, Emerald Fennell haterade, thoughtful reflections on the use of time and trauma in storytelling, and of course, strong opinions about the Alamo Drafthouse’s popcorn. Follow us @ticketssecuredpod on IG, Ticketssecured on Letterboxd, @tickets.secured.p on TikTokEmail us at ticketssec...

Charlene and Jackie dive into the JACU (Jane Austen Cinematic Universe) to discuss Laura Piani’s debut feature Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, which premiered at TIFF last fall. Topics covered include writers writing about writing, the cinematic equivalent of click bait, best book stores in NYC, and what happens when a rom com lacks com. Follow us @ticketssecuredpod on IG, Ticketssecured on Letterboxd @tickets.secured.p on TikTokEmail us at ticketssecuredpodcast@gmail.com1:15 The fine Italian ca...

Charlene and Jackie discuss Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet, a 2025 update of Ang Lee’s celebrated 1993 film starring Lily Gladstone and Bowen Yang. Topics discussed include our favorite book to movie adaptations, how to retell a 1990s gay love story in 2025, Ang Lee being a repressed king, fake movie jobs, and how well placed plants can make a film more believable. Follow us @ticketssecuredpod on IG, Ticketssecured on Letterboxd, @tickets.secured.p on TikTokEmail us at ticketsse...

Charlene and Jackie debrief on Opus, the A24 pop star multi murder thriller/comedy (?) starring Ayo Adebiri and John Malkovich, a movie that shot straight from Sundance 2025 to the common multiplex in a mere two months. Topics discussed include tracing the trope of cults in 21st century indie film, unhinged behavior at Williamsburg Cinemas, celebrity profiles where the journalist gets lost in the sauce, would Lady Gaga ever commit serial murder?, and how a film can suffer from use of th...

We discuss On Becoming a Guinea Fowl by Rungano Nyoni, a film that premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Time Stamped Notes: 1:22 I Am Not A Witch (Rungano Nyoni’s first film, premiered at Cannes 2017) 3:24 AMC Class Action Lawsuit of which Charlene was a benefitee 5:30 Eileen (2023, dir. by William Oldroyd) 5:40 Mean Girls The Musical (2024, dir. by Samantha Jayne & Arturo Perez Jr.) 9:57 Joy Ride (2023, dir. by Adele Lim) 10:06 Brigsby Bear (2017, dir. by Dave Mc...

The pod's maiden voyage discussing Universal Language by Matthew Rankin, Ila Firouzabadi, and Pirouz Nemati. Follow us @ticketssecuredpod on instagram, @TicketsSecured on Letterboxd, @tickets.secured.p on TikTokEmail us ticketssecuredpodcast@gmail.comTime Stamped Notes: 3:22 - The Twentieth Century 5:13 - High Maintenance 7:00 - The Grand Budapest Hotel 8:00 - Asteroid City, The Royal Tenenbaums and the precocious children and signage of Wes Anderson 10:23 - Brechtian Theater and drawin...