Loves Labours Watched

This week we discuss super charming teen movie hit Love, Simon and how it's regenerating this well-loved genre. We've also seen A Wrinkle in Time and have lots to say about our love of Oprah and Chris Pine. Minor spoilers for both these movies -- check the time stamps below.

We also update the world on Timothée Chalamet's latest antics, what to wear to work in hot weather and books we're enjoying at the moment!

5:50 - Love, Simon

22:24 - Wrinkle in Time

41:30 - Books we're enjoying including Robin Hobb's Assassins Apprentice, The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes and why we're excited to read Libby Page's The Lido and Circe by Madeline Miller

This week we discuss the shock reveal that Claire Foy was paid less than Matt Smith for her role in Netflix hit The Crown, casting announcements for the BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials, why we can't wait to see A Wrinkle in Time and a bunch of books we loved recently. Time stamps below!

2:38 – The Crown and the gender pay gap (note, since time of recording, it's been announced that Tobais Menzies will play the new Prince Philip. Thoughts on that next time!)

18:40 BBC's His Dark Materials

23:40 A Wrinkle in Time and new female-led film review site, Cherry Picks.

35:12 Book update! Why we're loving the Goodreads app, KJ Whittaker's False Lights, Gail Honeymoon's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Andre Aciman's Call Me By Your Name, and Matt Haig's How to Stop Time.

(SPOILER ALERT for Call Me By Your Name book ending from 45:00-45:55)

This week we discuss the winners and losers of the 2018 Academy Awards and why we loved The Shape of Water and Lady Bird. Spoilers for both those movies, time-stamps below:

00:00 Intro and Oscars Talk

19:00 Shape of Water

32:35 Lady Bird

45:00 Pop Culture We Like This Week

Welcome back to Loves Labours Watched! This week we dive into The Greatest Showman, and how we think it could have been greater, as well as what we've been loving recently -- including reading Call Me By Your Name and watching The Bold Type. Plus what we're looking forward to in the world of popular culture!

And, for your listening pleasure, we've started separating out our episodes so (if you play that way) you can choose what you listen! See timestamps below. Thanks for supporting us!

Introduction: 00:10

Greatest Showman Discussion: 01:32

What We've Been Up To: 28:32

Happy (belated) New Year! In our first episode of 2018 we take a deep dive into the Aziz Ansari controversy, the Golden Globes' black dress code and the upcoming Oscar nominations. We also discuss our recent pop culture faves including Friends, Bridget Jones' Diary and Ali Smith's Autumn. Plus we get excited for February releases including Lady Bird and The Shape of Water!

This week we're talking all about one of our favourite movie sub-genres... Princess movies! More specifically princess movies set at Christmas! We chat about Netflix's new addition to this genre, A Christmas Prince (and how little it impressed us!), compare it to some of our personal favourites (Princess Diaries 2, anyone?!) and provide a definitive ranking of the heroes of the movies. Listen in, connect with us on Twitter or by email with comments, and enjoy!

And we're back! Hello and welcome to Episode 4, where we discuss the Luca Guadagnino movie 'Call Me By Your Name', a romantic (and slightly tragic) drama set in gorgeous Northern Italy. On the way we talk about its musical stylings, stellar acting, and beautiful location, and also have a chat about what we're loving this week! Stay connected with us on Twitter, iTunes, and by email, and enjoy!

Weeellcome back to a *spooky* episode of Loves Labours Watched! Today we're discussing the hit show Stranger Things and its second season, from whether we would date Steve or Jonathan to the current controversy surrounding the harassment of the younger stars. Don't listen if you don't want to be spoiled! We also cover our faves of the week, including Philip Pullman (again!) and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. Happy listening!

This week we're discussing new West End play Venus In Fur, currently on at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London -- starring Game of Thrones' Natalie Dormer and David Oakes from ITV's Victoria. It's a comedic two-hander play that quickly turns chilling (and that we were wholly surprised by!) Warning --- our podcast is not spoiler-free this week as we discuss the ending of the show! Alongside that, listen in to hear us talk about our favourites of the week, including Philip Pullman's Northern Lights and Margaret Attwood's Alias Grace. You can connect with us @realllw on Twitter or leave your comments on this track, and enjoy!

Welcome back to Series 2 of #LLWshow!! We're kicking things off with a chat all about the most recent season of the Starz hit show Outlander, covering diverse (and great) characters, strong women, how much we love Scotland and, overall, what makes this show so worth watching. And we're bringing this chat to you in a brand new format, which features us rounding up all the pop-culture things we're loving this week. Give us a listen, connect with us on twitter @realllw, and we hope you enjoy!