One Woman's Trash

Buckle up, because Episode 8 of The Beauty just took "family drama" to a whole new, terrifying level. I’m your host, Natalie, and we are breaking down everything from Michael Bay-directed trailers to matching silk underwear. If you haven't seen the episode yet, spoilers ahead!

The episode kicks off with Byron Forst (Ashton Kutcher) doing his best "tech bro" launch for World Beauty Day. He’s selling the serum as the ultimate evolution—claiming it can cure cancer and Alzheimer’s—all while rocking a very questionable, disappearing accent. We even see a high-octane, La La Land-style musical trailer directed by Michael Bay himself.

FX’s The Beauty is the must-watch sci-fi horror event of 2026, bringing the visceral world of the Image Comics series by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley to life. Developed by the powerhouse creative duo of Ryan Murphy and Matthew Hodgson, this provocative thriller explores a world where a sexually transmitted virus grants hosts physical perfection—at a lethal cost. As the "Beauty" epidemic spreads, FBI agents Cooper Madsen and Jordan Bennett, played by Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall, must uncover a deep-seated conspiracy involving a shadowy corporation and the high price of vanity.

The star-studded cast features a mix of Murphy’s frequent collaborators and high-profile talent, including Ashton Kutcher as a ruthless tech mogul, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, and the legendary Isabella Rossellini. With executive production by Evan Peters and Anthony Ramos, the series blends body horror with social commentary, making it a spiritual successor to hits like The Substance and American Horror Story. Now streaming on Hulu and Disney+

To help support the show you can join our Patreon.

With your membership you get:

• Ad-free episodes
• Monthly exclusive trash talk episode
• Early access to some episodes
• Exclusive voting on what we cover next

You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok

And finally a little follow and 5 star review never goes a miss.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks Solo Movie Date, Natalie is diving into Ready or Not 2: Here I Come... followed by a look at how this direct sequel picks up the literal second the first film ended. The movie expands the high-stakes survival horror from one mansion to a global council of elite satanic families, focusing on the fractured relationship between two sisters fighting for the "High Seat."

00:00 Introduction

01:37 Natalie's Week

06:41 Pop Culture debrief

14:48 Movie Trivia

20:13 Solo Movie Dates | Ready or Not 2: Here I come

• Chappell Roan hates children
• Bridgerton goes gay
• Spider-Man busting records
• 13 Going on 30 Reboot
• Off Campus gets an ice time

Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace discovers she has reached the next level of a nightmarish game—this time with her estranged sister Faith at her side. She has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins the game rules it all.

Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

Starring: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, and Elijah Wood

To help support the show you can join our Patreon.

With your membership you get:

• Ad-free episodes
• Monthly exclusive trash talk episode
• Early access to some episodes
• Exclusive voting on what we cover next

You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok

And finally a little follow and 5 star review never goes a miss.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks Solo Movie Date, Natalie is diving into The Beauty (Episode 4), a Ryan Murphy "Murphy-verse" creation that feels like a return to his signature camp and crazy style. This episode, titled "Beautiful Chimp Face," explores the horrifying physical transformation of the serum and the dark parallels between human vanity and the unpredictable, violent nature of animals.

In a world obsessed with physical perfection, a revolutionary but deadly serum offers the promise of becoming a supermodel at a catastrophic cost. As Agents Cooper Madsen and Jordan Bennett investigate a series of spontaneous human combustions linked to the drug, they uncover a corporate conspiracy involving black-market "street" versions and a ticking 855-day clock until total incineration. In this chapter, the investigation turns clinical as the true, animalistic nature of the transformation is revealed within a high-security quarantine.

Director: Ryan Murphy Starring: Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, Jessica Alexander, Ashton Kutcher, Ben Platt, Isaac Powell, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope

To help support the show you can join our Patreon.

With your membership you get:

• Ad-free episodes
• Monthly exclusive trash talk episode
• Early access to some episodes
• Exclusive voting on what we cover next

You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok

And finally a little follow and 5 star review never goes a miss.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks Solo Movie Date, Natalie is diving into The Beauty (Episode 5), which shifts gears from the procedural hunt to the origins of the elite. This episode explores the high price of perfection through a mansion full of billionaires and the messy, insecure reality of Jordan navigating her new physical identity while the clock literally ticks toward an explosion.

When a mysterious virus begins transforming people into "perfect" versions of themselves—physically flawless, highly intelligent, and physically superior—the world becomes obsessed with the change. However, this evolution comes with a horrific expiration date: exactly 855 days after transformation, the "Beautiful" literally explode. As an FBI agent and his newly transformed partner race to find a cure, they uncover a conspiracy involving the world’s elite and a creator who will go to any lengths to keep his masterpiece exclusive.

Director: Ryan Murphy

Starring: Evan Peters, Ashton Kutcher, Rebecca Hall, Vincent D'Onofrio, Isabella Rossellini, Anthony Ramos

To help support the show you can join our Patreon.

With your membership you get:

• Ad-free episodes
• Monthly exclusive trash talk episode
• Early access to some episodes
• Exclusive voting on what we cover next

You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok

And finally a little follow and 5 star review never goes a miss.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks Solo Movie Date, Natalie is diving into The Beauty (Episode 6), which serves as a dual origin story for the "Patient Zeroes" of the beauty epidemic. This episode explores how the serum evolved from an exclusive billionaire treatment into a chaotic street-level virus through a lab heist and the quest for immortality.

When a mysterious virus begins transforming people into "perfect" versions of themselves—physically flawless, highly intelligent, and physically superior—the world becomes obsessed with the change. However, this evolution comes with a horrific expiration date: exactly 855 days after transformation, the "Beautiful" literally explode. As an FBI agent and his newly transformed partner race to find a cure, they uncover a conspiracy involving the world’s elite and a creator who will go to any lengths to keep his masterpiece exclusive.

Director: Ryan Murphy Starring: Evan Peters, Ashton Kutcher, Rebecca Hall, Vincent D'Onofrio, Isabella Rossellini, Anthony Ramos 

To help support the show you can join our Patreon.

With your membership you get:

• Ad-free episodes
• Monthly exclusive trash talk episode
• Early access to some episodes
• Exclusive voting on what we cover next

You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok

And finally a little follow and 5 star review never goes a miss.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Solo Movie Dates, this week Natalie deep dives into the 2026 theatrical sci-fi adventure, Project Hail Mary.

We also discuss my week of singing lessons and seeing the West End play Oh Mary! Michael B. Jordan’s historic Oscar win, Jesse Buckley's Best Actress victory, and the Timothée Chalamet "How to Lose an Oscar in 10 Days" drama.

00:00 – Introduction to Solo Movie Dates

01:33 – Natalie's Week

07:37 – Our Pop Culture debrief

13:05 – Solo Movie Date Set up

15:10 – Project Hail Mary Trivia

23:09 – Solo Movie Date | Project Hail Mary Recap

Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and written by Drew Goddard, Project Hail Mary is a visually stunning 2026 sci-fi epic adapted from the best-selling novel by Andy Weir. The film stars Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, a junior high school teacher who wakes up on a solitary spacecraft with amnesia, only to realize he is humanity's last hope to save the sun from a life-extinguishing parasite known as the Astrophage. Featuring an ensemble cast including Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, and Priya Kansara, the production utilized a massive $248 million budget to create a 360-degree physical set of the Hail Mary ship and record-breaking 70mm IMAX footage captured by cinematographer Greig Fraser. This "solution-finding" space odyssey introduces a groundbreaking non-human companion, Rocky—brought to life through a blend of physical puppetry by James Ortiz and digital refinement by Framestore—making it a must-watch for fans of hard science fiction, high-stakes problem solving, and the "buddy cop" dynamic of the most unlikely duo in the galaxy.

To help support the show you can join our Patreon.

With your membership you get:

• Ad-free episodes
• Monthly exclusive trash talk episode
• Early access to some episodes
• Exclusive voting on what we cover next

You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok

And finally a little follow and 5 star review never goes a miss.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks Solo Movie Date, Natalie is diving into The Beauty (episode 1-3), a campy and gory Ryan Murphy creation that explores the price of physical perfection. This episode unpacks the first three chapters of the series, touching on the social fixation with rapid drug-assisted transformation and the body horror that follows.

• 00:00 – Introduction to Solo Movie Dates
• 01:53 – Natalie’s connection to AHS & The Murphyverse
• 07:36 – The Beauty - TV SHOW
• 16:05 – Episode One: The Beautiful Pilot
• 49:17 – Episode Two: Beautiful Jordan
• 01:13:17 – Episode Three: The Beautiful Christopher Cross

American Horror Story unofficial podcast

The Beauty trailer

A sexually transmitted disease grants physical perfection to those infected but comes with a horrific catch: spontaneous combustion and death after approximately 800 days. As the virus spreads through the elite and the desperate alike, detectives Drew Foster and Cara Vaughan are drawn into a global conspiracy involving scientific serums, high-fashion contagion, and the lengths people will go to for a perfect face.

Director: Ryan Murphy, Alexis Martin Woodall Starring: Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Alexander

To help support the show you can join our Patreon.

With your membership you get:

• Ad-free episodes
• Monthly exclusive trash talk episode
• Early access to some episodes
• Exclusive voting on what we cover next

You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok

And finally a little follow and 5 star review never goes a miss.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks Solo Movie Date, Natalie is diving into Regretting You, a messy, high-stakes family drama that proves the "Hooververse" is well and truly upon us.

The episode explores the fallout of a tragic accident that unearths a scandalous affair, leaving a mother and daughter to navigate grief, betrayal, and some seriously questionable life choices.

00:00 Introduction to Solo Movie Dates

01:13 Natalie's week

03:58 Pop culture download

08:06 Solo Movie Date setting

10:31 Regretting You Movie Trivia

15:56 Solo Movie Date | Regretting You 

• Timothée Chalamet — Timmy is in hot water with the global dance community after some incredibly flippant comments about ballet and opera being "dying" art forms—someone needs a reality check!
• Harry Styles — The "Kiss All the Time Disco Occasionally" one-night-only special was a total dream, even if it required a trek to Manchester to witness the magic.
• The Hooververse — With Reminders of Him hitting theaters and Verity boasting a massive A-list cast including Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett, Colleen Hoover’s grip on cinema is only getting tighter.

When a tragic car accident claims the lives of Chris and Jenny, Morgan is left to pick up the pieces of her shattered world while raising her rebellious daughter, Clara. However, the grief turns to rage when she discovers her husband and sister were carrying on a long-term affair behind her back. Forced to navigate a complicated reconnection with her high school flame, Jonah, Morgan must find a way to rebuild her life without letting the secrets of the past destroy her daughter’s future.

Director: Josh Boone Starring: Alison Williams, Dave Franco, McKenna Grace, Mason Thames, Scott Eastwood, and Willa Fitzgerald

To help support the show you can join our Patreon.

With your membership you get:

• Ad-free episodes
• Monthly exclusive trash talk episode
• Early access to some episodes
• Exclusive voting on what we cover next

You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok

And finally a little follow and 5 star review never goes a miss.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The wait is finally over! Join Natalie on Solo Movie Dates as we step into the most glittering event of the 1815 season: Violet Bridgerton’s Masquerade Ball. In this Season 4 premiere, we witness the electric first meeting between our leading man, Benedict Bridgerton, and the enchanting "Lady in Silver," Sophie Baek. Natalie breaks down the breathtaking 63-minute opener, from the 6,000 candles used on set to that unforgettable first dance. We’re discussing the "Cinderella" vibes, the return of the Bridgerton clan, and why Benedict is finally ready to stop being the "spare" and start being the star.

To help support the show you can join our Patreon.

With your membership you get:

• Ad-free episodes
• Monthly exclusive trash talk episode
• Early access to some episodes
• Exclusive voting on what we cover next

You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok

And finally a little follow and 5 star review never goes a miss.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The masks are off, but the mystery is just beginning. In today’s episode, Natalie explores the two-year time skip that finds Benedict Bridgerton obsessed with finding his mystery woman. We’re dissecting "Time Transfixed," where Benedict takes the desperate step of enlisting Lady Whistledown herself to help in his search. Natalie also dives into the "maid war" brewing in Mayfair and Lady Danbury’s thinning patience with Queen Charlotte. If you’ve ever been "haunted" by a missed connection, this is the episode for you.

To help support the show you can join our Patreon.

With your membership you get:

• Ad-free episodes
• Monthly exclusive trash talk episode
• Early access to some episodes
• Exclusive voting on what we cover next

You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok

And finally a little follow and 5 star review never goes a miss.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.