A warm bath of a film or kind of dull, depending on your point of view.

Brown Sugar Year: 2002 Screenplay by: Michael Eliot and Rick Famuyiwa Story by: Michael Eliot Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa Stars: Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Queen Latifa

Show notes:

We consider this a romance rather than a rom com so we are a bit stumped when it comes to fixes but we are resourceful and we do what we can!

If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month's film you can spool forward about nine and a half minutes into the episode.

In this episode we mention the films:

When Harry Met Sally* (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/) Players* (2024) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14833464/) Nappily Ever After (2018) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365545/) A Nice Indian Boy (2024) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16431330/) The Wedding Banquet (2025) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32214413/) The Wedding Banquet (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107156/) Fire Island* (2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15218000/)

*These films have previously been featured on the podcast.

If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.

We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.

Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.

Thank you for listening!