Sisters Who Watch: Reality TV, Movies, and More!
We’re Shelby and Laura–real-life sisters who watch everything from reality TV to RomComs! We’re Bravoholics, sports fans, and movie snobs. We have industry expertise–Shelby worked at Netflix and the Cannes Film Festival and Laura produced short films and music. Girlies who can do it all! If you're looking for female podcasters dishing on pop culture, Love Is Blind drama, Bachelor Nation, and whatever Zendaya does next, this is the podcast for you. We’re young, Black women giving our unique POV–the two newest bombshells in the podcasting villa! Follow @SistersWhoWatch and stay watching!
Episodes
Howdy! In this episode, Shelby and Laura review two of the biggest music festivals of the year--the Lollapalooza in Chicago and Outsidelands in San Francisco. We reveal our expectations as first timers to each festival, explain who we were most excited to see, and divulge whether Lolla and OSL are actually worth the price tag.
Shelby and Laura discuss what we loved about Doechii's performance, why we were disappointed by Doja C...
Bravoholics! In this episode, Shelby and Laura review the newest season of Bravo's 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta.' We dissect the newest castmates–Angela, Brit, Kelli, and Shamea, debate whether Porsha is a good friend, analyze whether Kenya went too far in getting revenge, and ask if Kenya's firing was justified. Shelby and Laura debate whether Phaedra's return was welcome and who should come back next season...
Calling all action fans! In this episode, Shelby and Laura review Brad Pitt's newest action-racing film "F1: The Movie." In this episode, Shelby and Laura debate the accuracy of the movie is to actual Formula 1 racing, rave over Lewis Hamilton's role in the movie and impact on F1, and highlight Damson Idris' breakout performance and Chicken Shop Date.
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Yes, chef 👩🏾🍳! In this episode, Shelby and Laura, review The Bear Season 4. The Emmy-award winning Fx on Hulu Original show is back we have a lot of thoughts. In our opinion, Season 4 was a bit of a flop...
We explain why Season 4 had too many filler episodes that didn't move the plot along, celebrate Ayo Edebiri's spectacular writing in "Worms", dissect Carmy's lack of growth all season, and debate why Syd...
Islanders, a hot new bombshell has entered the villa 🏝️! In this episode, Shelby and Laura, review the final episodes of Peacock's Love Island USA Season 7 hosted by Vanderpump Rules star, Ariana Madix. Tune in for a laughter-filled episode with piping hot tea, thoughtful analysis, and reactions to the controversial dumpings of Taylor and Clarke as well as Chelley and Ace. We debate whether Amaya Papaya deserved the win over N...
Islanders, a hot new bombshell has entered the villa 🏝️! In this episode, Shelby and Laura, review Peacock's Love Island USA Season 7 hosted by Vanderpump Rules star, Ariana Madix. This is Part 2 of our jumbo-sized recap of the show of the summer. Tune in for a laughter-filled episode with piping hot tea, thoughtful analysis, and reactions to all the racist controversies this season from Cierra, Yulissa, TJ, and Austin. We als...
Islanders, a hot new bombshell has entered the villa 🏝️! In this episode, Shelby and Laura, review Peacock's Love Island USA Season 7 hosted by Vanderpump Rules star, Ariana Madix. This is Part 1 of our jumbo-sized recap of the show of the summer. Tune in for a laughter-filled episode with piping hot tea, thoughtful analysis, and reactions to the season's buzziest moments, like Hannah's dumping, Huda's crashouts, N...
In this episode, Shelby and Laura react to Celine Song's newest film from A24: Materialists. Shelby explains why Materialists is a dating horror story with little comedic elements. We explore Dakota Johnson's strange line deliveries, ponder the allure of Pedro Pascal, and explain why we're so excited to have Chris Evans back on our screens. Tune in to hear why we were so let down by Celine Song's follow to Past Live...
In this episode, Shelby and Laura, review Season 1 of Netflix's new teen drama Forever starring Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper, Jr. Acclaimed TV showrunner Mara Brock Akil is back with another hit for the culture! Shelby and Laura rave about the show dark-skin representation and balanced portrayals of teenage parenting.
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In this episode, Shelby and Laura, review Season 4 of HBO Max's award-winning comedy, Hacks lead by Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. This stacked ensemble cast, with guest stars like Tony Goldwyn , Helen Hunt, and Robbie Hoffman has us cackling.
We analyze the blackmailing between Ava and Deborah on the Late Night set, explain why Jimmy and Kayla make the great dynamic duo at "Schaefer & LuSaque" or "LuSaque & Schaefer", rev...
Calling all action fans! In this episode, Shelby and Laura review the newest Mission: Impossible franchise installment. We discuss all of Tom Cruise's crazy stunts, why AI is the villain in every movie, and some of the best action sequences we have ever seen. Shelby and Laura also debate if Tom Cruise should make another Mission Impossible movie, refrain from shooting underwear scenes, and whether Timothee Chalamet should be Et...
Bonjour! In this episode, Shelby and Laura react to 78th annual Cannes Film Festival. Laura spills all the behind the scenes tea as an employee at the American Pavilion within Cannes's international village. Laura ranks the 15 movies she saw, identifies the most highly anticipated films of the festival, and shares how it felt to walk on the Cannes red carpet! She also describes the fashion and luxurious aesthetic of the French ...
Avengers assemble! In this episode, Shelby and Laura review Marvel's newest superhero movie--Thunderbolts* starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The 36th MCU film's marketing campaign promoted IMAX and A24 more than the actual movie, so we were curious to see how it all came together. We analyze the movie's surprising villain--Bob aka Sentry, mental health themes, and backstory plot holes.
We d...
Howdy! In this episode, Shelby and Laura review Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour. We attended Night 4 in Inglewood, CA at SoFi Stadium, and the concert exceeded our expectations.
We celebrate Beyoncé's storytelling, analyze her Reclamation of America theme, compare Cowboy Carter to Renaissance, gush over Blue's dancing and Rumi's onstage moment, dissect why Ticketmaster is the villain for ...
In this episode, Shelby and Laura, review Season 4 of Quinta Brunson's hit network comedy, Abbott Elementary. Tune in for a laughter-filled episode with praise for the cast's comedic timing and debates over the golf course's bribes. Shelby and Laura discuss Ava's new romance with O'Sean, our love for the hilarious karaoke episode, and the best cameos this season including Jill Scott and the cast of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia...
She's alive!!! In this episode, Shelby and Laura FINALLY review Apple TV's Severance Season 2 starring Adam Scott. We argue whether Mr. Milchick is cringy or funny, explain why Mark S. made really dumb decisions, and vent why season 2 was overhyped. Shelby and Laura also answer the question: would you sever?
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Boo! In this episode, Shelby and Laura are getting spooky by reviewing Ryan Coogler's thriller-horror film 'Sinners.' We discuss Michael B. Jordan's dynamic performance as the SmokeStack twins, explore the movie's unique Mississippi historical backdrop, and debate whether the film's ending was anti-religious.
Interested in more movie reviews? Check out our podcast episodes on American Fiction, ...
Howdy! In this episode, Shelby and Laura review the biggest music festival of the year--the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. We reveal our expectations as Coachella first timers, explain who we were most excited to see, and divulge whether Coachella is actually worth the price tag.
Shelby and Laura discuss what we loved about Lady Gaga's Mayhem in the Desert performance, why we were disappointed by Glorilla, how Megan Thee...
Still thinking about Mook and Gaitok...In this episode, Shelby and Laura rant about season 3 of HBO's hit 'The White Lotus'! 'Survivor' star and 'School of Rock' writer Mike White is back and more twisted than ever with his wild social commentary about rich tourists. We debate whether Mike White went too far, reveal our theories for who we thought the shooter was and who died, dissect THOSE incest scenes, ponder some major plot hol...
Bachelor Nation! Can we steal you for a second 🌹? In this episode, Shelby and Laura are joined by castmember Radhika Gupta! They review The Bachelor Season 29 starring Grant Ellis. Radhika dishes on the audition process, her night one limo entrance, and how surprised she was about the other women on the cast.
Radhika shares her wild New York City dating stories, why she preferred Joey's season, and what Alexe's no drama ll...
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