THE FIXATE & BINGE PODCAST, with Host, Joe Curdy: Deep dives into cinema and storytelling with voices who create it · Joe Curdy

🎬Rewind 2025: 18 Conversations That Defined THE FIXATE & BINGE PODCAST w/ Joe Curdy🎙️

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Jennifer Levinson says a long take in Trust was written from her grandfather’s funeral and took 17 takes.

1. THE FIXATE & BINGE PODCAST uses this 2025 rewind episode to revisit 18 conversations that Joe Curdy says defined the year. 2. Joe Curdy hosts the episode as a one-man operation, and he names guests like Mike Ferguson, Daniel Purgatorio, JL Flannery, Jennifer Levinson, Cedric Cabrera, Heston Horwin, Michael De Liberty, Johnny Simmons, Gigi Hawkins, and Madison Lannacy as the people who matter to the year’s rundown. 3. The episode exists to show what 50 weekly episodes, 30 guests, 123 Letterboxd reviews, and more than 12,000 downloads looked like in practice. 4. Joe Curdy opens with a head cold, jokes about his kids as “little incubators,” and says he is not trying to sound like “a phone sex operator.” 5. He then pivots to Razzie predictions for Jared Leto, The Weeknd, and Ice Cube’s War of the Worlds, naming Tron 3 and Hurry Up Tomorrow as part of the setup. 6. The episode frames 2025 as a year of guest-driven conversations rather than solo commentary, and Joe says the guests made the show “brilliant.” 7. Mike Ferguson comes up as “The Hardest Working Man in Hollywood,” with Joe citing more than 155 IMDb credits and 38 projects in pre-production. 8. Ferguson talks about Night Carnage, a vampire fight, a werewolf fight, and a line about being “powered by God and 12 beers.” 9. Daniel Purgatorio and producer Todd Freeman discuss Marshmallow, a summer-camp horror film that depends on believability, camp details, and authentic child performances. 10. Purgatorio says he drove home after filming and then dropped his own kids at summer camp three days later, seeing the setting with fresh eyes. 11. JL Flannery discusses Trouble in Atlantic City, and Joe asks her what she would order in a 1927 speakeasy. 12. Flannery answers with a champagne cocktail, while Joe mentions the Leo meme from The Great Gatsby and suggests a gimlet as another 1920s option. 13. Jennifer Levinson talks about Trust as a deeply personal film and explains that a long take was written as a “wonder” after her grandfather’s funeral. 14. Levinson says the scene required a full morning of rehearsal, a floor marked in many colors, and 17 takes before the team got it right. 15. Cedric Cabrera describes his acting path as a series of “pinballing moments” and says the universe kept pushing him toward the work. 16. Cabrera also recalls Freaky Tales, Pedro Pascal, and the moment he learned Tom Hanks would appear as the video store clerk. 17. Joe Curdy and guests repeatedly emphasize craft, whether they are talking about horror restraint in The Twin or tone control in I Really Love My Husband. 18. Gigi Hawkins says she had to pull the cast “into the same playing field” and keep the comedy grounded while Madison Lannacy discusses Teresa as a brave character. 19. Listeners who like indie film craft, actor stories, and behind-the-scenes process will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting a single movie review or a tightly focused deep dive may skip the recap format.

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A conversational year-end recap that ties horror craft, emotional resonance, and a few surprise standouts together.

Rewind 2025 finds The Fixate and Binge Podcast taking stock of a run of films and performances with Joe Curdy's familiar opinionated energy. The conversation gives real weight to horror craft, especially restraint, fear, and the moments when a choice finally lands.

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Press play for a chatty Fixate and Binge episode that moves from movies and TV into horror, mental health, and a year-end reset.

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