Podcast Episodes

Is there an inherent toxicity to being a fan? David & Claire review these depictions of obsessive fandom, one a British soccer fanatic and the other a Boston Red Sox die-hard, and consider whether they ring true to our own experiences.

Let's get together... and review these family comedy films that both rely on a unique casting conceit: the child star leads are playing two characters. What relationships create the heart of each film -- the girls' relationship to each other, or the parents?

Before Gwyneth, before Anya, there was Alicia.

An iconic movie, converted into a broadway musical, and then back into a movie musical. Does the music make it better? Which movie is meaner? How weird is it seeing Tina Fey and Tim Meadows reprise their exact same roles twenty years older?

It's hard to hate Julia Roberts, even when she's trying to break up an engagement in My Best Friend's Wedding. Can another actor get away with such an atrocity, though? How does La Boda de Mi Mejor Amigo handle the Mexican setting and the update to 2019?

Two classic rom-coms go head. Special guest Mick joins the podcast for the first time, and the fireworks start almost immediately. But will we perhaps reach agreement by the end of the fisticuffs?

Have you ever wished you could switch places with someone, maybe just for a day? Directors Gary Nelson and Mark Waters, both blessed with phenomenal sets of actresses, set up different series of disasters as well as very different sets of lessons to be learned. You've simply got to watch.