Fiction Fixation
Join our hilarity every Wednesday as we recap a different book or movie and dive into romantic fiction. With pearl-clutching jokes, character roasts, and hilarious banter, you can expect 45-50 mins of pure entertainment.
Episodes
Join for another episode of Fiction Fixation, where we'll be recapping another romantic movie and giving you our hilarious take on all the best parts. This week we're recapping the movie "Forever My Girl" based on the novel by Heidi McLaughlin.
The movie follows the story of country music star Liam Page who leaves his hometown and his high school sweetheart, Josie, to pursue his music career. Fast forward eight years and Liam is a ...
Join hosts Courtney and Rose in this episode of Fiction Fixation as they give a hilarious and engaging retelling of the 2017 movie "The Hustle" starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson.
Instead, get ready to laugh as Courtney and Rose creatively retell the story of two con artists, one experienced and sophisticated (Anne Hathaway) and the other a small-time crook (Rebel Wilson), who team up to scam a tech billionaire out of his for...
Welcome to Fiction Fixation, the podcast where we recap movies and books, so you don't have to cut into your doom-scrolling time. In this episode, we're recapping Leap Year, the Amy Adams-starring rom-com that you may have forgotten about. Join us as we relive all the cringey moments and cheesy lines of this forgettable film.
But it's not just about the movie - we'll also talk about how Leap Year can help us solve some of society's...
We could just tell you we are recapping the 2017 movie The Space Between Us this week, but that would fail to capture our suffering. There we were... your naive hosts, Courtney and Rose, thinking we could lighten things up with a little recap a YA movie about space. What could go wrong? Well, for starters, the giant craters of plot holes we would fall into. But don't worry, in our true style we landed doubled over with laughter. Be...
This week we are shelving our 90s nostalgia to bring you a recap of a brand new, 2023 movie called Your Place or Mine, starring the ageless wonder Ashton Kutcher and the always delightful Reese Witherspoon.
Courtney and Rose are here to break it all down for you, so you can feel like you're watching the movie without actually having to pay attention. It's a win-win situation, folks. It's a life hack, really.
Pretty sure you’ve seen this episode of Grey’s Anatomy. This week, we are recapping the 2008 movie Made of Honor. Where has this movie been all our lives? A love triangle between Patrick Hempsey AND Kevin Mckid? Please and thank you. We explore the mysteries of male bonding and answer the old questions--is it misogyny...or it it trauma? Tune in for our hilarious recap of this movie.
Get ready for a wild ride down memory lane with The Last Song on this week's episode of Fiction Fixation. Courtney and Rose are taking on the starting point of the infamous Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth romance (they met on the set of this movie). Liam Hemsworth may not be our favorite Hemsworth, but he wins the award for CGI rendering of a Hot Guy. So sit back, relax and allow us to take you on a journey through this movie. Don't...
Get ready to relive all the feels with this week's episode of Fiction Fixation, where we dive into the 2006 heart-wrenching romance film, The Last Kiss! Join Courtney and Rose as they guide you through the ups and downs of this unforgettable movie, starring Zach Braff and Casey Affleck. With a sprinkle of witty banter and a dash insightful commentary, this unsophisticated podcast feels like watching the film with your best friends....
This episode, we're taking a trip to 1999 as we recap the classic romantic comedy Notting Hill. We'll be swooning over Hugh Grant's charming bookstore and hoping Julia Roberts's character falls in front of a bus. Put on your best British accent, grab a cuppa tea, and get ready for a hilarious breakdown of this iconic movie.
This week on Fiction Fixation, we're diving into the 2015 dark comedy film "Digging For Fire" starring Jake Johnson and Rosemarie DeWitt. We're bringing our unique and hilarious perspective to this twisted tale of a couple's weekend getaway gone wrong. Tim's obsession with digging up bones in the backyard, Lee's search for her identity outside of being a wife and mother, we'll leave no stone unturned or unjudged.
So if you're in fo...
In this episode, we're bringing you a recap of the 2022 film, Alone Together, starring none other than Katie Holmes. This movie takes place in the not so distant past of 2020, a time most of us are actively trying to forget. But we dove right into this tall glass of dramatics and bad decisions, set against the backdrop of the time our planet collectively shut down.
Enjoy an episode full of hilarity and bad life advice, it's a uni...
Join in on the thirst trap that is Noah Centineo as we recap the the 2019 Netflix movie The Perfect Date. While the movie may be lacking in the cheesiness we expect (they really held back on the parmesan), we are graced by the lovely and terrifying Camilla Mendes. New year, new laughs. Hope you enjoy!
This one is a special episode of Fiction Fixation! In this Holiday special, hosts Courtney and Rose take full advantage of that magical week after Christmas, when expectations are at an all time low, and becoming a couch is a suitable goal. We will chat more informally about movies, shows, and tropes. The ones we love and the ones we want to set on fire and throw into a black hole.
But that's not all, for the first time ever we wi...
This episode we'll be recapping the classic romantic comedy "While You Were Sleeping," starring none other than our bread and butter, Sandra Bullock.
Join us as we dive into the characters, the plot twists, and the hilarious moments of this fan favorite. We'll also be discussing how the film holds up more than 25 years after its release. This one is messy as hell, and we are here for the tea.
In this episode of Fiction Fixation, Courtney and Rose are recapping the 2021 romantic comedy, Love Hard. The film stars Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, and Darren Barnet, and follows a young woman named Natalie who travels to her online crush's hometown for Christmas...without giving him a heads up. What could go wrong, right? Tune in to hear our hilarious take on the misadventures that ensue as Natalie navigates the complexities of o...
Every once in a while we are confident enough to say our recap of a movie is more entertaining than the actual movie...this is one of those times. Netflix's 2018 movie Candy Jar is about two prep school kids competing for the spot of #1 nerd whilst ignoring their blatant mommy issues...MEANWHILE our recap is about two judgey millennials who have a knack for fun banter, inappropriate jokes and rare little nuggets of wisdom and truth...
Thanksgiving is over and it's time to, you know...fight seasonal depression--I mean--prepare for Christmas! Lucky for you, Netflix has a 2022 Christmas movie called Falling For Christmas, Staring Lindsay Lohan. Yes, THAT Lindsay Lohan. The one we know and love from Mean Girls etc. It's the cheesy, Christmasy fun we love to drag. Come join us for this holly, merry, hilarious recap. Ignore the Grinch, because she makes an appearance ...
The 2022 Movie adaptation of Where The Crawdad Sings, a novel by Delia Owens, was flanked with controversy when the press began to draw parallels between the novel and a suspicious death that the author stated she had nothing to do with. We watched the movie so you don't have to. Check out our full recap of the movie, where we muse about the town weirdo and the perplexities of a maybe murder.
Who's ready for sad girl Autumn? This episode we are recapping the 2002 movie A Walk To Remember staring Mandy Moore and Shane West (adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel by the same name). In true Fiction Fixation fashion, we have the most fun when recapping sad movies. Can our twisty sense of humor make you chuckle during this sappy-tear-jerker of a movie? Only one way to find out!
In this episode, Courtney and Rose dive into a delicious dark comedy, Do Revenge. Staring Maya Hawke and Camila Mendes. Rose admits once again that Courtney scares her and Courtney admits that she does, in fact, have a revenge binder dating back to kindergarten. Join our hilarity as we recap this movie with our special brand of satire, roasts, and sprinkles of logic.
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