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Merry Christmas, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) welcomes guest Josh Bell (@signalbleed) to discuss Stanley Kubrick’s polarizing holiday movie Eyes Wide Shut! The 1999 film starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman strikes the balance between baffling and intriguing, offering a take on masculinity, marriage, and the commodification of the holiday spirit.

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) tackles the Bad Romance(s) in Jordan Peele’s 2017 phenomenon Get Out with guest Pernell Myers (@PernellVan)! The two talk about their own experiences in dating as POC, the heartbreak at the center of the film, and how the Oscar winning movie remains relevant and layered after 5 years. Starring Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams, Get Out is a true classic of our modern times.

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) continues the Bad Romance miniseries with Joe Wright’s 2007 WWII film Atonement! Thomas Marinari (@notthewhostommy) joins the podcast to talk about the performances from Saorise Ronan, Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, and Benedict Cumberbatch, the themes of guilt and regret, and the famous camerawork and score!

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) begins his Bad Romance miniseries with guest Marcelo Pico (@MarceloJPico). Kicking off this next season is Quentin Tarantino’s melancholy crime romance Jackie Brown starring Pam Grier and Robert Forster. Both an exhilarating heist thriller and a thoughtful look at aging, second chances, and understated attraction, this 1997 film is a bellwether for Tarantino’s later career.

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) concludes his unofficial 1960s miniseries with Jacques Demy’s musical THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG! Guest Erica Richards (@eRockReviews) joins to discuss the melancholy romance, modern influences, and colorful aesthetic.

Hello, romantics! Your host Manish (@vertigay314) welcomes guest Kevin Brackett (@KevinRBrackett) onto the podcast for the classic 1964 musical My Fair Lady! Starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison, this best picture winner is perfectly loverly!

Your host Manish (@vertigay314) welcomes returning guest Erin E. Fraser (@erinefraser) onto the show to discuss the classic rom-com, The Graduate, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, and Katharine Ross.

Your host Manish (@vertigay314) welcomes Alex (@MediaThinkings) back onto the show to discuss one of Wong Kar-wai’s many masterpieces, In the Mood for Love starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung.

Your host Manish (@vertigay314) welcomes David (@davidtlowbridge) from Licence To Queer to talk about James Bond and more specifically, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. They talk about the romance between James and Tracy, and the romantic exploits of Bond overall.

Your host Manish (@vertigay314) welcomes Dave (@darnthatdave) back onto the podcast to discuss Paul Mazursky’s 1969 film, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. They dig into the swinger culture of the 1960s and its relevance today, plus a lot of Elliott Gould talk, of course.