Once More, With Feelings!
Hang out with Beth and Michelle, a couple who love movies of all kinds. Each week, we chat about those movies and how they hit us right in the feels. It’s all about personal vibes and emotional journeys, with real talk and heartfelt moments. Tune in for some genuine conversations and a lot of movie love! When applicable, we use the Castellini test, created by Bri Castellini, to see how the subject measures up to feminism! You can find the test and more about the brilliant and witty author here: https://bricastellini.com
Episodes
Beth and Michelle sit down to a deep discussion about the themes within Drop Dead Fred. We talk about abuse in it's many forms and how this movie may or may not inform our own stances on how to deal with them. We talk about what nuances may have been lost and perhaps gain a better understanding of each other in the process.
Beth and Michelle sit down for a romantic movie in which the assumed protagonist doesn't win the man, but manages to win herself. They share their song, "Maggie May" by Rod Stewart, a deeply odd song for a couples song but you don't pick the song, the song picks you. And Beth has a teapot filled with wishin' and hopin' but mostly Earl Grey tea, because it's arguably the best tea.
Link to Balloon Fest '86 as mentioned in the episod...
Beth and Michelle embark on an unedited and crafty adventure with 2004 National Treasure. We get crafty with diamond paintings while Nicholas Cage preemptively steals the Declaration of Independence. Good Trouble is what it's all about, freedom for everyone.
Our (un)finished products... that was two hours, it's like making claymation, so tedious!
Beth and Michelle press play one of Michelle's favorite movies. Don't turn into a morphing ball and roll to the bathroom, because you won't want to miss this emotional power up of an episode. We look at the feelings behind the characters even if they don't always go very deep and we pick up the coins they leave behind as they go. So travel the subspace highway with us in this deep bass rumbling, garage rocking, electronic love stor...
Beth and Michelle replay a favorite episode of theirs, a seminal film about drag and identity. What this film gets right is simply wonderful and honest, what it gets wrong actually highlights the best things about humanity. We will return next week with an all new episode, thank you for your patience and kindness. Happy Pride, my friends!
We are going to college! Beth and Michelle dive into the strangely empty and open to students pool of beatbox-powered, perfectly harmonized, world of Pitch Perfect. The Bellas may start off as a ragtag bunch of misfits, but their journey to perfect harmony mirrors something deeper, finding their voice and each other. From mashups to meltdowns, this is a story of sisterhood stitched together with musical misadventure. Listen in for ...
Beth and Michelle attempt to jettison the cargo of this space monster film, to no avail. It's still an enjoyable film with plenty of room to create your own narratives and lore. This is goonies in space, if they were the monster squad but not friends and on an alien planet, in the dark.
Beth and Michelle rewatch the idahostian film Napoleon Dynamite and feel the nostalgia wash over them like a dust trail from a farmers pickup driving down a gravel road. Taste the milk, taste the onion of the milk. It's going to be a real boondoggle of an episode. See if the Castellani test can weather the complete lack of weather and find out why the entire plot hinges on a character that enters the film a full three quarters of t...
Light and Dark, Love and Hate, not only the premise of the movie but a reflection of our feelings for the movie. Beth and Michelle argue with themselves on why this movie is great and also why it is not. Tim Curry is why, mostly. Join us in this dark fantasy where we ponder the true roles of the Unicorns, Jack, Lili, Blix and the Dark Lord.
When a romance author meets a wildlife trafficker, there are bound to be things to talk about. The best part is the drug dealer who gives them a speed tour of his hometown. Beth and Michelle delve into their feels and discover that this gem of a movie is still absolutely heart stopping.
Michelle has a cow, Beth has the same cow going back around. We are talking about the weather monster movie hit, Twister. It features two critically acclaimed actors Bill Paxton and Phillip Seymour Hoffman who are no longer with us, but not due to tornado vengeance. Join us as we discuss codependent relationships, weather chasers and why Michelle is more at ease with a damp tornado.
We are going nautical, bitches! Beth and Michelle flash back to Cape Cod where a little mermaid travels to New York to find her long lost Tom Hanks shaped lobster. Jump into chunky waters with us as we dogpaddle our way into the briny deep waters of relationships and retaining your identity.
This film, the only with Cindy Lauper as a title lead, showcases how even a tertiary character can raise an audiences experience. Beth and Michelle talk about hair, Peter Falk, and sudden romance as they follow Cindy through Vibes, the 1988 supernatural action flick.
This week, Beth and Michelle discuss their feelings around grief, loss, and justice in The Frighteners. A 1996 film about a man who's existence is very much like the ghosts he uses to con people, until he comes to terms with his guilt and loss.
As mentioned in the episode:
Sean Astin's "A Bad Case of Stripes" can be found Here
Jim Fyfe's Leaf Erickson skit in Encyclopedia can be found Here
In tribute to the late Val Kilmer, Beth and Michelle follow the unreliable narrator, Harry, as he tries to save the girl and ends up saving himself. Val Kilmer as the world weary detective, "Gay" Perry van Shrike, becomes the surprising heart of a nuanced and layered film.
*This dark comedy includes some overtures of SA and incest so please be aware.
Beth and Michelle dance their way through the glitz, the glamour, and the surprisingly feminist undercurrents of the 2002 cinematic musical, Chicago. They'll unpack their deepest feelings about Velma, Roxie, and cultural injustice. Prepare for show tunes, sharp wit, and maybe a little existential angst.
The link to the discussed Jerry Orbach performance of “All I Care About” is Here.
Pour a glass of scotch and don your finest burgundy blazer. Beth and Michelle cannonball into the world of Ron Burgundy and the Channel 4 news team. Was Anchorman secretly a feminist masterpiece? Probably not, but they'll argue about it anyway while dissecting the film's surprisingly complex (or not) portrayal of women in the workplace. Stay Classy, San Diego.
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Into Dark Fantasy? https://www.pollyschattel.com/
This week, Beth and Michelle are discussing the cult classic that defined a generation of teenage angst, mullets, and saxophone solos. Beyond the iconic soundtrack and Kiefer Sutherland's menacing charm, we explore the film's surprisingly deep emotional core. And into the film's undeniable homoerotic subtext, examining the charged dynamic between David and Michael. Join us as we discuss the anxieties of adolescence, the complexitie...
The great and wonderful Polly Schattel joins Michelle and Beth in a conversation about the classic 1980 Stanley Kubrick film, The Shining. In regards to the subject matter in the film, we do talk about abuse in various forms, including sexual as respectfully as can be done and still have an open and honest dialogue.
You can find Polly and her work at PollySchattel.com also you can follow Polly on BlueSky
The links and photos refe...
In this episode, Beth and Michelle try their best to remember the good times but still find a way to ruin nostalgia for hundreds of Gen Xers. They work really hard at not being critical of a film and focus on the feelings, but sometimes those things intersect. Johnny 5 is alive, but is he living his best life?
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