Episodes
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Well, we've made it, the last episode of season 3. We know you will be lonely without our soothing voices so we wanted to leave you with this little movie that explores loneliness in our rapidly shrinking world: The Listener (2024). Tune in this week for a deep look into Elizabeth's psyche, primo COVID commentary from Alexandra, and the actor for season 4!
CW: sexual abuse, domestic abuse, forced prostitution, sexual assault, incarceration, COVID-19, suicide, PTSD, war, death, death of an animal, homelessness, revenge porn, injury, loss of limbs, sex work, drugs
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What a better way to celebrate the day after the 4th of July than with a beautiful film about racial construction of race in America! Join us this week for discussion of Tessa Thomspon's 2020 film Passing, based on the novel by Nella Larson. This is probably one of our more educational videos to date, and we are excited for you to listen!
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Have you ever made someone a mixtape? Stalked your crush on Spotify to see what they are listening to? Then this episode is for you! This week we are discussing Sylvie's Love, Tessa Thompson's 2020 movie following two music lovers who keep finding each other at the wrong time. This week we talk score, romance tropes, and more!
CW: cheating, sex, death of a parent, pregnancy
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While Alexandra adventures through Europe we are giving you guys a never before seen episode style -- interview! This week we interview one of our first listeners and fellow movie buff, Josh, about his experience watching every single Martin Scorsese movie. This is one of the episodes we have had the most fun recording and we are so thankful to Josh for coming on and letting us share this episode with you guys!
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Woah! Who let the dogs out? That's right this week we are covering Lady and the Tramp, the 2019 "live action" remake of the 1955 animated classic. But don't be fooled! Much like a scruffy street dog this episode is more than meets the eye! Tune in to hear about the controversy surrounding the original movie, our takes on Disney remakes, and some surprise special guests! This week's episode is coming in hot-- like a plate of spaghetti and meatballs.
CW: pregnancy, death of an animal, racism
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This episode is best enjoyed under a leaky pipe with too hot light and, of course, between two ferns. That's right this week we are covering the 2019 mockumentary, Between 2 Ferns: The Movie. This is not our usual genre of movie, but we like to spice it up every once in awhile for you guys. So buckle up and listen to us just quote this movie for 30 minutes.
CW: drowning, death (briefly), race
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This episode is for when our dads say "These episodes aren't fun! Why don't you guys do fun movies I have heard of?" We're covering Men in Black: International, more commonly known by your dad as, "the one with the girl." Strap in for a bumpy rise and pray your haven't been neutralized since the original franchise because we get down and dirty with the lore and discuss the ins and outs of intergalactic romance and the only thing sexier-- bureaucracy.
CW: gaslighting, death, sex
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Every once in awhile we find a real gem of a movie, a diamond in the rough, and this week is one of those weeks! This week we get to talk about Little Woods, a 2018 film starring Tessa Thompson that neither of us had heard of before, but were so impressed with! We hope we can convince you to give this movie a shot while we also banter and vamp for an hour. This week is your little treat for bearing with us *blows kiss*
CW: abortion, miscarriage, drugs, child illness, death of a parent
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We've all been there, you get a 36 hour furlough to visit your dying estranged mother and accidentally befriend the cop who's charge you have been put under. It's a classic story, and the plot of this week's movie, Furlough (2018). Though one of our shorter episodes this episode is chock full of laughs and bits. It's a good one and we can't wait for you to hear it!
CW: prison, death of a parent, death, sex, addiction, involuntary institutionalization
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The weirdest guy you know is having the best day ever. That's right-- this week we are covering Annihilation! Another 2018 movie with Tessa Thompson. As one letterbox review noted, this movie feels like a 5 Gum commercial made feature length. This is definitely one of the more complicated movies we have reviewed for the show so far, so follow along and help us decide if we loved it or hated it.
CW: gore, blood, kidnapping, cancer, death, parasite, suicide, death of a child, grief, loss, cutting, self harm
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Calling all horse loving anticapitalist people pleasers! Too niche? Okay. This week's episode covers Sorry to Bother You, Tessa Thompson's 2018 film. We take you through this acid trip of a movie and hopefully help you unpack a little bit of the layers of truly bizarre and absurd comedy. This one is for every man I have ever been on a date with who said "yeah, I'm really into like ~weird movies~" I'm just going to assume you mean this one every time.
CW: drug use, drugging, coercion, cannibalism, slavery
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It's the episode you have been waiting for and we have been dreading. This week we take on Marvel. On this episode we discuss the four Marvel movies Tessa Thompson is credited in: Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Endgame, Thor: Love & Thunder, and The Marvels. Nitpickers, please stay home, this episode is only for fun cool people who are here for the vibes. Tune in for a silly goofy episode about a silly goofy franchise and the ways that it has come to completely dominate our culture <3
CW: death, death of a parent, cancer, alcoholism, addiction, slavery, violence, refugees, kidnapping, deadnaming, genocide
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Tired of buddy cop movies glorifying the police? Do we have the movie for you... well, maybe not... This week we cover War on Everyone, Tessa Thompson's 2016 movie that we HOPE serves as dark satire of the police force and the buddy cop genre. If not, it's pretty badass and there are lots of drugs and explosions... Listen in and decide for yourself.
CW: vehicular assault, police corruption, extortion, drugs, sex crime, sexual abuse of child, murder, death, racism, racial slurs, police brutality, transphobia
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Elizabeth's least anticipated episode is finally here! It's time for our episode on the Creed movies. While we may have entered into this episode begrudgingly, we still manage to summon our usual jokes about toxic masculinity, Dad movies, and daddy issues. Fans of Rocky, I'm sorry in advance...
CW: cancer, gore, death, deafness and hearing loss, violence, death of a parent
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Audience, you have persevered and you will be rewarded! This week Alexandra and Elizabeth discuss their favorite movie of this season so far. This episode is full of big brain analysis and our usual silly little jokes. We hope you all enjoy how much we genuinely enjoyed watching and talking about this movie!
CW: sexual harassment, death, assassination, bombing, death of children, police brutality, gun violence, violence, racism, surveillance
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In case you were upset that Tessa Thompson seems to have exited her 2013 tumblr girl phase, we’ve got another one for you. 2014 film , Grantham and Rose features Tessa Thompson as a love interest in a tale as old as time. You know, when you break your great nephew out of the juvenile detention center you work and live at so you can take him on a road trip and reveal to him you are his great aunt after he, a minor, falls in love with a 24 year old you have been verbally harassing the whole trip. Everyone’s favorite!
CW: crime, kidnapping, homophobia, anti-Semitism, addiction, mental illness, relationship with minor, miscarriage, slutshaming, sizeshaming
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Once in a generation, a podcast like this gets to get meta. This week is our sacred week as we, film lovers historians, and podcasters get to review a movie steeped in history, in which Tessa Thompson plays a film lover and a radio show host. Ok, it’s not a perfect parallel, but it’s close enough for us! This episode covers Dear White People, a 2014 film that inspired the 2017 TV show. We do our best to unpack this movie, understanding full well that we can never understand everything this film has to say about the Black experience. We hope you enjoy!
CW: homophobia, racism, microaggressions, lynching reference, heart attack
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Did you ever watch the DCOM original Smart House and think "this is great but what if it was more like Die Hard?" Then, boy, do we have a movie for you! This week's episode covers Tessa Thompson's 2012 movie, Murder on the 13th Floor. Listen in this week as Elizabeth exposes her knowledge of niche Abbott Elementary characters
CW: death, unplanned pregnancy, crime, murder, child endangerment
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This episode is for all the nerds and squares out there that were completely convinced by their school’s DARE program. Come along with us as we unpack Tessa Thompson’s 2010 film, Everyday Black Man. Nancy Reagan would be so proud of us as we continuously prove how little we know about drugs through this episode. We certainly hope that these movies start getting better soon….
CW: drugs, death, murder, blood, domestic violence, toxic relationship, abusive relationship, religious prejudice
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Fans since season one will remember that color theory is kind of our jam, but we haven’t had good color commentary in awhile. Well fear not this movie is chock full of wonderful and beautiful color metaphors for us to unpack. This week we discuss Tessa Thompson’s 2010 movie, For Colored Girls. Based on a choreopoem by Ntozake Shange, this movie is an original member of the Tortured Poets Department (sorry, Taylor).
CW: adultery, rape, homophobia, sex, domestic violence, abortion, coerced abortion, child molestation, death of a parent, sexual assault, murder, unplanned pregnancy, vomit, violence, PTSD, death of children, blood, religious extremism
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