343 episódios
We Love the Love We Love the Love
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Will is a ginger. Marc is gay. Together, they embark on an intense investigation to determine whether there has ever been a believable romance depicted in film. (Formerly Heart of Podness)
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Something Borrowed
We're kicking off the summer with a look at a would-be rom-com franchise, 2011's Something Borrowed!
Join in as we discuss other failed sequel teases, drunk badminton, John Krasinski's film career, and Kate Hudson's movie-breaking performance.
Plus: Does Rachel know how to cook? What is Claire's endgame with Ethan? Who actually called off the wedding? And, most importantly, should they have skipped this one and just made Something Blue?
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Next week: Mississippi Masala (1991) - Part one of #Denzelathon2024!
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The Witches of Eastwick
In honor of his new movie Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, we're looking at the romance of George Miller's 1987 supernatural comedy The Witches of Eastwick!
Join in as we discuss cinematic devils, Miller's struggles in Hollywood, tense casting dynamics with Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer, and the movie's changes from the John Updike novel it's based on.
Plus: How successfully feminist is the movie? Has Jack Nicholson ever looked worse? Why couldn't they shoot in Rhode Island where it's set? And, most importantly, what's the market for fertility goddess statues in small New England towns?
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Next week: Something Borrowed (2011)
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Shakespeare in Love
We're headed to 1998 for one of the most contentious Best Picture wins in Oscar history, John Madden's Shakespeare in Love!
Join in as we discuss the movie's long development process, the groundbreaking Oscar campaign against Saving Private Ryan, the MTV Movie Awards, and our first exposures to the story of Romeo and Juliet.
Plus: Whom did onetime lead Julia Roberts want to star as Shakespeare? When did Shakespeare start seeing a shrink? Why does Queen Elizabeth "disguise" herself in full regalia? And, most importantly, what exactly is Essex's Virginia plan?
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Next week: The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
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Unfrosted
As promised, we're here to talk about the romance of Jerry Seinfeld's directorial debut: the brand-new Netflix release Unfrosted, telling a mostly made-up story about the origin of the Pop Tart.
Join in as we discuss the best Pop Tart flavors, the Seinfeld joke that the movie is based on, the real history of Kellogg's and Post, and, for some reason, torture by cow.
Plus: What jokes actually worked for us? Why are so many plots abandoned midway through? Who gave the best performance out of the ensemble cast? And, most perplexingly, is this movie somehow too short?
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Next week: Shakespeare in Love (1998)
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The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
This week's movie, Elaine May's 1972 comedy classic The Heartbreak Kid, is available to watch for free on YouTube! You should check it out!
Then join in as we discuss hard-to-see movies, star Charles Grodin, proper sunburn care, and the Arthur Backstreet Boys special.
Plus: Why is this movie so hard to see? Why are Lenny's lies so complicated? What changes did they make in the 2007 remake starring Ben Stiller? And, most importantly, why aren't Nick and Nora Charles regular stock characters in film?
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Next week: Unfrosted (2024) - on Netflix this Friday, 5/3!
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Some Like It Hot
We're looking at one of Hollywood's most famous comedies for some very strange romances in Billy Wilder's 1959 classic Some Like It Hot!
Join in as we discuss gangster movies, Marilyn Monroe, Joe E. Brown's impossibly round mouth, and spats.
Plus: Why isn't the film in color? Why did Wilder say he wouldn't work with Marilyn again? Where does it fit in the AFI movie lists? And, most importantly, are any of the stories truly resolved?
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Next week: The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
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