Hold Up?

Problematic men, a questionable amount of love in the love story, and football? Not the makings of your typical romcom, but we unpack it nonetheless. Find out if this Oscar winning classic holds up and don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe!

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What happens when Disney does camp and stops taking itself so seriously? You get a completely unhinged Disneyified romp with Amy Adams. But does it hold up? Find out in the latest episode of Hold Up?

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Does Allison understand the rules of basketball? Does Carrie know what Allison’s job is? Is Love and Basketball an ahead of its time, feminist story on gender roles, relationships and heartbreak? The answer to one of these questions is Yes. Listen to find out which, and don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Check out the LA Times article we reference here.

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Kirsten Dunst, Lizzie Caplan & Isla Fisher play unlikeable, miserable people who are horrible friends. Could it possibly hold up? Find out in our latest episode.

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An estranged celebrity couple, Billy Crystal antics, Julia Roberts in a fat suit and Christopher Walken? Some of this will not hold up. Join us as we unpack all this and Hank Azaria’s accent. The latest episode of Hold Up is available now. Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe!

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What happens when an uptight perfectionist starts to explore her sexuality and the myths rom coms have taught her? Could such a rom com hold up? Join us to unpack the early 2000s classic Kissing Jessica Stein.

“Kissing Jessica Stein” is a Classic of Queer Jewish Anxiety by Drew Gregory is the article we reference in our conversation.

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Does a 1987 Cyrano retelling hold up? What happens when we let Daryl Hannah talk? What would a 2021 Cyrano look like? Join us for our latest episode and don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe.

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Is Serendipity a Christmas movie? Can John Cusack play hopeless romantic? Will these two find their way back to each other? Do we care if they do? We discuss all of this and more in our latest episode.

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Join us for the conclusion of our discussion of One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London. We also spend some time chatting about Aubrey Gordon’s What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat, and we dig into weight stigma and representation through both books.

You can find Aubrey on instagram here and on twitter here.

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What if you miss the train? What if Gwenyth Paltrow has a British accent? What if a rom com is coupled with a melodramatic exploration of reality? Join us as we seek to answer all of these questions in our discussion of Sliding Doors.

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