Feb 22 2024
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS
This week, dearest listeners, we bring you cinematic delights from many lands: French drama, Spanish horror, American satire, and more!
Movies discussed:
The Bear (TV)
Jean de Florette
Manon of the Spring
The Passenger (La Pasajera)
American Fiction
Other things discussed:
“La Pasajera” by Taramela Band on YouTube and Apple Music
A Year with Frog and Toad (musical)
Feb 15 2024
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS
Happy Ides of February, dear listeners! Today, we bring you the weirdest Oscar nomination of 2024 and a peek at Mads Mikkelsen’s new film!
Movies discussed:
El Conde
The Promised Land
Other things discussed:
Agatha Christie books published by Dell
Secretariat (the drink, not the horse)
Feb 10 2024
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS
It’s good to be back, dearest listeners! Today we bring you tidings of our latest discoveries, plus a long discussion about the ever-expanding MCU and its associated fatigue.
Movies discussed:
The Thin Man
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
Thanksgiving
Marvels (and the MCU in general)
Other things discussed:
General praising/griping about various streaming services
The Marvelization of Cinema (video mentioned by Melissa during the episode)
It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
Book Nooks
Sarah J Maas books
Russian Doll (TV)
Dec 28 2023
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS
Happy belated holidays, dearest listeners! We bring to you news of our holiday movie watching, our gripes about streaming services, and our love of pie!
Movies discussed:
Rescuing Christmas
Hanukkah on Rye
It’s a Wonderful Knife
Babette’s Feast
Other things discussed:
The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story by Douglas Preston
Chocolate Cream Pie
Die Hard advent calendars
Christmas skeletons
Dec 20 2023
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS
Happy holidays, dearest listeners! We bring you gifts of cutlery and smashery and opery and history!
Movies discussed:
It’s a Wonderful Knife
Godzilla Minus One
Other things discussed:
Fathom Events running Broadway shows and the Met Opera
“Ancient Mesopotamia” by Mr. Nicky
