Back Through The Lens

Val Kilmer passed away at the beginning of April. We thought it would be fun to look back at his career and particularly the movie that introduced us 90s kids to him - Batman Forever.

In today’s episode, we talk about similar themes and other connections we’ve encountered in season one. Will we also reveal our favorite episode, which picks stood out to us, and some of our funny moments that didn’t make the cut. So let us pull back the curtain as we talk about the good, the bad, and the things that didn’t go quite the way we had expected.

Most of us seem to like movies. Some of us really like movies. But there are some of us that REALLY like movies. Like, a lot. We're talking about those of us who watch films repeatedly for entertainment, for education, for inspiration, for an escape. We all start out as casual viewers, but what film pushed us into obsession? What was the film that made us want to know more, to learn, to study, and to possibly create? These are the movies that stretched the limits of what we thought films could do, left us in awe, and set us down a path of needing to watch more.

It's Women's History Month (again, despite what your Google calendar says), so we discuss two films directed by women - Wayne's World (1992) and Past Lives (2023)

We discuss two Irish, or maybe just Irish-themed, films in honor of St. Patrick's Day - The Quiet Man (1952) and Kill The Irishman (2011).

Lights. Camera. Action. It’s award season and, for us, the Academy Awards is our big dance number. From “who are you wearing?” on the red carpet, to the speeches, to the music playing the winners off stage. The Oscars can help propel a movie into popularity as well as into legendary status. For some of us, it’s fun to see who wins and debate if the Academy got it right. In our episode today, we discuss a couple of best picture winners.

We took a look at two films directed by African American directors in honor of Black History Month.

Last week love was in the air, but this week some of us aren’t so lucky. What helps mend your broken heart? Is it a good workout session? Maybe some loud, angry music? Or perhaps a certain movie that has gotten you through heartbreak before. We are going to be talking about films that have gotten us through our own romantic splits. This is our Break Up episode.

It’s early February and the only thing keeping us warm this time of year is the love that’s in the air. As we get ready for Hallmark’s most notorious holiday, we plan and prep our ways to show each other how much we care and there’s no better way than a date night watching a good old fashion romantic comedy.It doesn’t matter if we’re sharing a tub of popcorn on a date watching this year’s release or cuddling on the couch watching an old favorite.

While we are hoping for an early spring to warm the ground, Valentine’s Day is here to warm our hearts.This is our Rom Com episode.

The period of Disney films commonly referred to as Disney Renaissance includes releases from 1989 to 1999. Being children of the mid-80s, the movies they released during these years were the movies we grew up watching. Whatever you think about Disney, they were an inescapable part of the culture - and for us personally an inescapable part of childhood. This is our Disney Renaissance episode.