looking at the latest in pop culture including film, TV and music, as well as dissecting some very special topics of our choosing.
Episodes
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
woah nelly! things feel a little more normal again thanks to the return of cannes film festival aka 'the odyssey of spit' (2:40). we also take a little time to celebrate adam driver's burberry ad (12:15), the return of succession (15:51), the latest dune trailer (19:12) - hurrah!
next, apryl has to explain the concept of the mcu multiverse to steph AGAIN as we talk loki on disney+ (24:25). then we switch gears and traverse the bizarre cinematic experience of ben wheatley's in the earth (50:43).
last but not least, we take a trip to shadyside and talk over the perks, pitfalls and insane needle drops of leigh janiak's fear street trilogy (1:10:44). what did you think?
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Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
god, it's brutal out here!
halfway through 2021 and we're campaigning for a celebrity to do something INTERESTING soon. fortunately lorde has released new music to keep us going (3:50) and baffleck and jlo are out here PDAing like it's 2002 (10:58), for which we are grateful. plus, dc forced us into a very NSFW 'batman, does he or doesn't he?' debate (19:04).
next, we take a mammoth deep dive into one of our favourite tv shows of the year so far, hbo's 'mare of easttown' (25:16), before revisiting the abbott family in a quiet place 2 (56:44).
finally, we recommend up a few personal favourites in tv, film, music and books released this year that we haven't covered in the podcast already (01:20:15). and yes, one of us did recommend olivia rodrigo.
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Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
it's time for a celebrity monster deathmatch!!!
round one is some news highlights! we react to the winners and losers of the 93rd academy awards (4:00) and then make some predictions for what timothée chalamet might wear as host of the 2021 met gala *prays for cowboy boots and a wide-brimmed hat* (15:02). finally, we attempt to put into words our feelings about sebastian stan and lily james as tommy and pam for hulu's limited series (18:26).
for round two, we take some time to appreciate darius marder's sound of metal (24:33); a newly crowned academy-award winner which is now available to watch on amazon prime in the uk. next in the ring is a deep-dive into the world of disney's the falcon and the winter soldier (51:43), which we promise is more than just an ode to bucky barnes!
then on to the round three: we watched godzilla vs. kong (01:16:05)! yes, it's the monsterverse analysis from two clueless spectators that you've all been waiting for.
finally, the big fight: celebrity monster deathmatch (01:30:35)! the thing vs a xenomorph. the cenobites vs the deadites. king kong vs a giant shark. we pull no punches in our discussion of who would win if some of the greatest monsters in recent cinematic history entered the ring together.
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Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
it's awards season, baby! and things don't feel so awful (?). we kick things off with a look back at the grammys 2021 (3:19), complete with covid precautions, pop performances and an awkward meet and greet between exes! then its a look at the nominees for the 74th british academy films awards (24:04) where we saw a lot of love for some of our famous films and performances of the past few months.
then we take a little breather and recap our experiences watching the russo brothers' film adaptation of cherry (31:10), based on the novel by nico walker; followed by a trip back to high school with amy poehler's moxie for netflix (54:32).
finally, its time to place our bets on the winners and losers of the 93rd academy awards! (1:13:39) we unpack what we thought of this year's nominations, and who we think (or would like) to come out on top. go team chloé zhao!!
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Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
oops!...we did it again! we're back with a quick look at the vanity fair hollywood issue (2:41), the developing discussion around joss whedon (8:59) and we have our first - and last - dissection of kim and kanye's marriage...rip (17:39).
they want more? we'll give them more! this month we're looking at two netflix films on very opposite ends of the relationship spectrum. first is lara jean and peter in all the boys: always and forever(24:26), followed by malcom and marie in...er, malcom & marie (41:23).
& FINALLY - this is a story about a girl named britney. the new york times presents: framing britney spears arrived on UK streaming in late feb and we're here to unpick it all (01:01:20): her early rise to fame, her relationship with justin, paparazzi, fandom and (of course) the conservatorship that has everyone talking. have you watched? let us know your thoughts!
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Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
La!
folks, it's time we talk about ben affleck and mr duncan donuts (3:15). once apryl has that out of her system, we discuss how dapper and sinister rob pattinson would look in a top hat playing serial killer h.h. holmes (13:34) and mourn what michael bay has made jake gyllenhaal do to his hair *sob* (18:40).
then it's on to a discussion of two very different types of women: that is wonder woman 1984 (26:14) and emerald fennell's promising young woman - spoiler free we promise!(46:42) we also unpack 2021's most talked about show so far, russell t davies' it's a sin (1:01:18).
finally, and because we're wildly optimistic, we take a look at some of the big movie releases queued up for this year (1:19:08) and also lament that half of these are films we spoke about in january 2020... which films are you most excited for? let us know!
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Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
well, well, well 2020... you were a dumpster fire, weren't you? don't worry, we're here to shine a little light on these dark days by sharing our top picks from film, tv, music and books from the past 12 months. plus, we kept it as spoiler-free as possible so everyone can enjoy!
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Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
'finished normal people, now I'm sad and horny.'
what a busy time it's been! join us as we catch up with the latest pop culture shenanigans: THAT phoebe bridgers video with paul mescal (4:08), david lynch's mystery new netflix show (9:11) and playtime with harry styles (14:16).
then it's on to a discussion of our favourite show of the moment, luca guadagnino's coming of age drama we are who we are (33:54), followed by steph's first (and only) festive watch of 2020, happiest season (46:19). after that - brace yourselves - we give a rather acerbic review of ben wheatley's adaptation of rebecca (58:29).
and finally...inspired (or perhaps, not?) by the latest rendition of daphne du maurier's gothic masterpiece, we take you through some of our favourite book to film adaptations (1:08:51). what are yours? let us know!
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Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
it's that time again! unfortunately we couldn't attend this year's london film festival for *pandemic reasons* but we were instead fortunate to tune-in to some of this year's most anticipated films from the comfort of home.
stick around for our (mostly spoiler-free) reviews of the 2020 london film festival 'big hitters' including miranda july's 'kajillionaire' (6:53); regina king's directorial debut 'one night in miami' (15:50); thomas vinterberg's danish-swedish drama 'another round' (25:32); brandon cronenberg's stylish body horror 'possessor' (33:49); chloé zhao's 'nomadland' (48:04); francis lee's romantic drama 'ammonite' (57:37), and more!
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Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
we’re back with another episode- number forty four, in fact- and *much to think about*:
on the news front, we cover the trailer for denis villenueve’s ‘dune’ (3:55), the sad passing of chadwick boseman (12:20) and a quick look at netfix’s teaser for ‘rebecca’ (including armie hammer’s questionable accent) (18:00)
after that, we spend some time pontificating about charlie kaufman’s latest head scratcher, ‘i’m thinking of ending things’ (25:30), explain why we’re NOT covering ‘tenet’ (42:50) before sharing our thoughts on the first four episodes of HBOs ‘lovecraft country’ (45:40).
then for our main topic (1:04:55), we take inspiration from two pieces of shia labeouf’s work and talk about those actors whose films you’ll always watch (even if they’re bad). we consider the lows- the recently released ‘the tax collector’ (1:08)- and the career highs- last year’s critically acclaimed ‘honey boy’ (1:12:58)- before discussing a few other actors whose work we’ll always show up for, regardless of quality (1:30:00).
to end- as always- obsessions of the week! (1:41:21)
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