This week, we’re stepping away from the cinema and turning our attention to the world of music videos.

Joined by returning guest and producer Sonja Mereu, we dive into nine standout videos that span genres, decades, and styles—each one iconic in its own right and packed with amazing visual storytelling.

Check out the lineup:

• Take On Me by A-ha
• Express Yourself by Madonna
• Telephone by Lady Gaga ft. Beyoncé
• Doin’ Time (cover) by Lana Del Rey
• Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-Lot
• California Love by 2Pac, Roger, & Dr. Dre
• November Rain by Guns N’ Roses
• Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden
• Locket by Crumb

In this episode, Sonja shares her love for Madonna, Nick unpacks the dark story behind November Rain, and Bella introduces the crew to the groovy—and underappreciated—psychedelic rock band, Crumb.

❗️SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE ❗️

Support the show

Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive Bonus Content.

Follow the podcast on Instagram @gimmethreepodcast

You can keep up with Bella on Instagram @portraitofacinephile or Letterboxd
You can keep up with Nick: on Instagram @nicholasybarra, on Twitter (X) @nicholaspybarra, or on Letterboxd

Shout out to contributor and producer Sonja Mereu. A special thanks to Anselm Kennedy for creating Gimme Three's theme music. And another special thanks to Zoe Baumann for creating our exceptional cover art.

It’s summer! And for the cinephile community, that means it’s blockbuster season. In this episode, we tip our hat to the godfather of the summer blockbuster, Mr. Steven Spielberg. To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the industry-changing classic, Jaws, we highlight three of Spielberg’s most iconic blockbusters.

• We start with 1975’s Jaws, the summer blockbuster that started it all.
• Second, Spielberg warms hearts and sparks imaginations with his sci-fi family classic, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.
• Finally, another industry-altering picture in the innovative thrill-ride, Jurassic Park.

These just scratch the surface of Spielberg’s summer blockbusters, but they are quintessential, not only to his career, not only to the term blockbuster, but to cinematic history itself.

❗️SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE ❗️

Support the show

Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive Bonus Content.

Follow the podcast on Instagram @gimmethreepodcast

You can keep up with Bella on Instagram @portraitofacinephile or Letterboxd
You can keep up with Nick: on Instagram @nicholasybarra, on Twitter (X) @nicholaspybarra, or on Letterboxd

Shout out to contributor and producer Sonja Mereu. A special thanks to Anselm Kennedy for creating Gimme Three's theme music. And another special thanks to Zoe Baumann for creating our exceptional cover art.

This week, in a really fun compilation episode, we travel back to 1995! Thirty years ago! Nick and Bella (and a friend or two along the way) chat about the magical year of ’95 and some of the blockbuster movies that accompanied it.

On the list today:

• From our Pixar Films episode, guest Max Sopkin and the gang discuss the OG Pixar movie, Toy Story.
• From our Val Kilmer Tribute episode, we revisit the highest-grossing film of 1995, Batman Forever.
• Finally, from our Holiday Romances episode, we bring it home with a lovely rom-com, While You Were Sleeping.

We also revisit our very first episode of the Gimme Three Podcast for Sonja’s Movie Minute, where she discusses the Film That Defines Her (also happens to be from 1995).

❗️SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE ❗️

Support the show

Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive Bonus Content.

Follow the podcast on Instagram @gimmethreepodcast

You can keep up with Bella on Instagram @portraitofacinephile or Letterboxd
You can keep up with Nick: on Instagram @nicholasybarra, on Twitter (X) @nicholaspybarra, or on Letterboxd

Shout out to contributor and producer Sonja Mereu. A special thanks to Anselm Kennedy for creating Gimme Three's theme music. And another special thanks to Zoe Baumann for creating our exceptional cover art.

We’re keeping the Pride celebration going this week with an episode all about the history of drag!

Bella Efstratis is joined by a very special returning guest, Bailey Katler, to break down three essential documentaries that celebrate the art, power, and evolution of drag culture.

• First up: The Queen, which takes us inside the 1967 Miss All-America Camp Beauty Contest in New York City.
• Then, it’s Paris Is Burning — the iconic deep dive into the underground drag ball scene of the late ’80s.
• And finally, we close with the ultimate showstopper: I Am Divine, chronicling the life and legacy of one of the most legendary drag queens of all time.

Together, these films explore different eras and subcultures of drag — from ballroom competitions and voguing to Divine’s rule-breaking rise to stardom — and unpack the legacy, beauty, and stories that still resonate today.

If you love the art of drag and queer history, these are must-watch films — and this is a conversation you won’t want to miss!

❗️SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE ❗️

Support the show

Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive Bonus Content.

Follow the podcast on Instagram @gimmethreepodcast

You can keep up with Bella on Instagram @portraitofacinephile or Letterboxd
You can keep up with Nick: on Instagram @nicholasybarra, on Twitter (X) @nicholaspybarra, or on Letterboxd

Shout out to contributor and producer Sonja Mereu. A special thanks to Anselm Kennedy for creating Gimme Three's theme music. And another special thanks to Zoe Baumann for creating our exceptional cover art.

This week, Bella is joined by special guests Melia and Henry Chendo to celebrate Pride with a look at Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy:

• Totally F***ed Up (1993)
• The Doom Generation (1995)
• Nowhere (1997)

A trailblazer of New Queer Cinema, Araki captured the chaos of queer youth in the ’90s like no one else. These films are loud, sexy, surreal, and devastating — soaked in color, contradiction, and emotion.

In this episode, we talk about his portrayal of the queer experience through his signature thematic and aesthetic style — how he balances camp comedy with emotional darkness, and how sex, love, drugs, violence, and warped reality all collide in his stories.

There’s a constant tension in these films between disconnection and desire, between the feeling of being completely lost and the desperate need to be seen. Araki doesn’t offer clean resolutions or easy answers — his stories unravel in fragments, in bursts of color and chaos. Still, somewhere in the wreckage, he makes room for vulnerability, longing, and the aching need to be understood.

Happy Pride! 🌈

❗️SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE ❗️

Support the show

Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive Bonus Content.

Follow the podcast on Instagram @gimmethreepodcast

You can keep up with Bella on Instagram @portraitofacinephile or Letterboxd
You can keep up with Nick: on Instagram @nicholasybarra, on Twitter (X) @nicholaspybarra, or on Letterboxd

Shout out to contributor and producer Sonja Mereu. A special thanks to Anselm Kennedy for creating Gimme Three's theme music. And another special thanks to Zoe Baumann for creating our exceptional cover art.

To celebrate the re-release of Dogma (which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary), Bella and Nick took a field trip to see the Kevin Smith classic on the big screen. We were joined by our good friend and returning guest, Max Sopkin.

The trio discusses their theater experience and does a deep dive on Kevin Smith’s early career work.

• First up, we explore the industry-shaking “little movie that could: " the foul-mouthed and wildly hilarious cult classic Clerks.
• Second, we explore the deeper recesses of Kevin Smith’s romantic side in the unique romantic comedy Chasing Amy.
• Lastly, it’s Dogma: Resurrected! Max and Nick discuss how formative this movie was for them growing up, and Bella reviews her thoughts seeing the film for the first time.

Let us know what you think of these films and your favorite Kevin Smith picture.

❗️SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE ❗️

Support the show

Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive Bonus Content.

Follow the podcast on Instagram @gimmethreepodcast

You can keep up with Bella on Instagram @portraitofacinephile or Letterboxd
You can keep up with Nick: on Instagram @nicholasybarra, on Twitter (X) @nicholaspybarra, or on Letterboxd

Shout out to contributor and producer Sonja Mereu. A special thanks to Anselm Kennedy for creating Gimme Three's theme music. And another special thanks to Zoe Baumann for creating our exceptional cover art.

This week, we’re heading to the shore—but not for the sunshine. Returning guest Michel Eljaiek joins co-host Bella Efstratis to explore the darker side of paradise through three beach-set thrillers that reveal just how quickly bliss can turn into terror.

• First up is Old (2021), M. Night Shyamalan’s eerie tale of a secluded beach where visitors age rapidly, confronting the horror of time and mortality.
• Then it’s The Beach (2000), Danny Boyle’s cult favorite starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a backpacker who discovers an idyllic island commune that slowly unravels into something far more sinister.
• And finally, there’s the low-budget hidden gem The Sand (2015), where a group of spring breakers wake up to find the beach itself has turned against them—thanks to a flesh-eating organism lurking just beneath the surface.

From body horror to environmental dread, we dive into how each film uses the beach to explore humanity’s desire to escape pain, chase pleasure, and preserve a state of bliss—no matter the cost. These movies may look like vacation films on the surface, but dig a little deeper, and you’ll find something far more disturbing.

❗️SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE ❗️

Support the show

Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive Bonus Content.

Follow the podcast on Instagram @gimmethreepodcast

You can keep up with Bella on Instagram @portraitofacinephile or Letterboxd
You can keep up with Nick: on Instagram @nicholasybarra, on Twitter (X) @nicholaspybarra, or on Letterboxd

Shout out to contributor and producer Sonja Mereu. A special thanks to Anselm Kennedy for creating Gimme Three's theme music. And another special thanks to Zoe Baumann for creating our exceptional cover art.

This week, we’re celebrating the release of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, which highlights three films with the biggest stunts, highest stakes, and most pulse-pounding, applaud-worthy finishes of the Mission: Impossible franchise.

• We start at the beginning, with Brian De Palma’s now legendary spy thriller. 1996’s Mission: Impossible.
• Second, we jump to the franchise’s fourth installment. Tom Cruise scales the highest building in the world in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.
• Finally, we deep-dive into one of the series' most emotionally satisfying films, Mission: Impossible - Fallout.

In addition to talking about the films themselves, Nick, Bella, and producer Sonja Mereu discuss their favorite stunts, characters, and, of course, their favorite Tom Cruise hairstyles.

Let us know what your favorites are!

❗️SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE ❗️

Support the show

Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive Bonus Content.

Follow the podcast on Instagram @gimmethreepodcast

You can keep up with Bella on Instagram @portraitofacinephile or Letterboxd
You can keep up with Nick: on Instagram @nicholasybarra, on Twitter (X) @nicholaspybarra, or on Letterboxd

Shout out to contributor and producer Sonja Mereu. A special thanks to Anselm Kennedy for creating Gimme Three's theme music. And another special thanks to Zoe Baumann for creating our exceptional cover art.