Really Important Fictional Things

This week we take a look at Bring it On and for a movie from 2000, we’re pretty impressed. It’s not perfect, but it’s a fun, feminist movie with some badass women feeling no shame. Before diving in, Avery talks about watching Candy and Rosey can’t get enough of Grace & Frankie. Then we finish up with Netflix’s top 10.

Next week we’ll cover Rosey’s childhood favorite and Tom Hanks’ directorial debut That Thing You Do.

Some Topics Covered:

• The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
• Whether Gabrielle Union is Conservative (she’s not)
• Crush trailer
• Rebel Wilson on U Up? Pod
• Married Couple Unaware They Were Twins

Things We Trailed:

• Lincoln Lawyer
• Senior Year
• Bling Empire
• Katt Williams comedy special

Where to Stream:

• Candy — Hulu
• Cruel Summer — Hulu
• Grace & Frankie — Netflix
• Along for the Ride — Netflix
• Crush — Hulu

As always, please hit us up with questions, suggestions, just to say hi, or god forbid any concerns (jkkk if you’re concerned we’re concerned, def let us know). Follow us on socials @theriftpod, and you can email us at [email protected].

Episodes drop every Wednesday. See you next week!

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This week we're holding our nose and diving into 2009's emotionally devastating He's Just Not That Into You. First we chat about what we watched, including Jennifer Anniston's MUCH better turn in The Morning Show.

No list this week, that'll be back next week, when we talk about the delightful Bring It On! (BIO is only available to stream on YouTube for free, so catch it there if you want to brush up ahead of the next episode)

Some Topics Covered:

• Is postpartum actually PTSD?
• He’s Just Not That Into You the book
• He’s Just Not That Into You the Vice article
• Bradley Cooper is not really into this profile
• Roger Ebert’s review

Where to stream:

• He’s Just Not That Into You — rent on Amazon Prime
• The Morning Show — Apple TV+
• Ted Lasso — Apple TV+
• Silver Linings Playbook — Netflix
• Licorice Pizza — rent on Amazon Prime or Apple TV+

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This week we’re talking about one of Avery’s favorites: the 2002 The Bourne Identity. Matt Damon is capable and hot, spoiler alert. Also, we’re convinced this is actually just a romance masquerading as an action movie. Needless to say, we get into it. But first, Rosey talks about binging Heartstopper and Avery continued with the “week of Matt Damon” and rewatched Good Will Hunting. Then it’s back to Netflix for their Top 10.

Next week we’ll cover the problematic (but Rosey loved it at the time) He’s Just Not That Into You. Find it on Netflix.

Some Topics Covered:

• Heartstopper
• How to help abortion funds in light of the Roe v Wade news (Donate to an Abortion Fund Right Now / How to help protect reproductive rights: 4 things you can do as Roe v. Wade comes under threat)
• How They Made It: The Haircut Scene in ‘The Bourne Identity’

Thing we trailed from Netflix’s Top 10 5th:

• Meltdown: Three Mile Island
• Bullshit

Where to stream:

• Heartstoppers — Netflix
• Superstore — Hulu

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This week we’re diving into the delightful, painful, hilarious, beautiful Australian show Please Like Me. We have so much to say about it and its creator Josh Thomas that we recorded the shortest “what we’ve watched” section ever. We wrap things up will an all new kind of list.

Next week we’ll cover one of Avery’s favorites: The Bourne Identity. Find it on HBO Max.

Thing we trailed:

• None! We looked at this list: 31 TV Roles That Were So Well-Performed, They Made People Realize An Actor Had Better Range Than They Originally Thought

Where to stream:

• Please Like Me — Hulu
• Plan B — Hulu
• Jurassic Park 2: HBO Max

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This week we’re diving into the 1993 ground-breaking (and shaking) Jurassic Park. Steven’s very into the traditional American nuclear family, as well as dinos, and we’ve got thoughts! We also discuss what we’ve watched, including a lengthy appreciation corner for Hot Ones. At the end we revisit the Netflix Top 10, which happens to be really dark this week — are we all doing okay?

Next week we’ll cover the Australian series Please Like Me. Find it on Hulu.

Thing we trailed:

• Anatomy of a Scandal

Where to stream:

• Jurassic Park — Amazon Prime (for rent)
• Hot Ones — Youtube
• Julia — HBO max
• Minx — HBO max
• Flight Attendant — HBO max
• Please Like Me — Hulu
• Abbot Elementary — Hulu
• Schindler’s List — Hulu

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We’re back! This week we jump into Netflix’s phenomenal, hilarious, and touching (in more ways than one) show Sex Education. We truly can’t recommend it enough as it leads with curiosity over judgement, has wildly impressive acting, and shows us an aspirational world that would be a joy to live in. Before that, er talk about the myriad of things we watched over our mini break, including, but not limited to, The Ultimatum, Normal People, Julia, and Minx.

Next week we’re talking about the iconic Jurassic Park.

Some topics covered:

• Watch Daisy Edgar-Jones And Paul Mescal’s First-Ever ‘Normal People’ Audition
• Netflix’s ‘The Ultimatum’ Cast: Your Guide
• Meet the brilliant team who helped Julia Child pull off ‘The French Chef’
• In a Relationship trailer
• Laurie Nunn Talks ‘Sex Education’ Season 3
• Why Netflix’s Sex Education May Be the Most Important Show on TV
• Sex Education: Isaac actor George Robinson gets intimate about disability
• Meet “Sex Education” Season 3 Star Dua Saleh, Who Plays the Show’s First Nonbinary Character
• If Your “Diverse” Teen Show Isn’t Giving What Sex Education Gives, I Don’t Want It

Where to stream:

• Sex Education — Netflix
• Normal People — Hulu
• The Ultimatum — Netflix
• Julia — HBO Max
• Minx — HBO Max
• Fate: The Winx Saga — Netflix
• In a Relationship — Amazon Prime
• Life and Beth — Hulu

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This week we're discussing episode 10 THE FINALE "Sic Transit Gloria Mundi".  Remember, although we focus primarily on episode 10, this contains spoilers for the entirety of season one.

Thanks for buzzing along with us on this rewatch journey! Catch ya on the next one.

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This week we going on a wondrous tour of American teen films. From sex comedies to body horror to romantic drama TV dynasties, there’s a lot going on. And we know from experience that these movies can really shape a young impressionable mind, and therefore a whole generation. The what we watched section features a mini deep dive (with spoilers) on Hulu’s Fresh. And instead of a list this week we’re going off-the-cuff for a lightening round of our top picks for some teen comedy categories.

Next week we’re talking about Netflix’s Sex Education.

Some topics covered:

• The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell
• Jimmy Eat World’s The Middle
• Tom Holland’s puppy interview
• Jack Gyllenhaal’s puppy interview

Where to stream:

• Beyond Clueless — for rent on Vimeo
• Fresh — Hulu
• Coda — Apple+
• The Last Kingdom — Netflix
• Superstore — Hulu

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This week we're discussing Yellowjackets episode 9 "Doomcoming".  Remember, although we focus primarily on episode 9, this contains spoilers for the entirety of season one.

Next we cover THE FINALE "Sic Transit Gloria Mundi" and that drops Friday 4/8

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This week we talk about the 1999 10 Things I Hate About You. As Avery so aptly puts it, “These were the feminist crumbs we subsisted on.” That pretty much sums up how we feel about the plot, but we adore the characters and get into why. We also talk about new and old content from Amy Schumer. Avery talks about the“horrifying” and “visceral” movie Freshand Rosey updates us on the disappointing How I Met Your Father finale. And we wrap it up with Netflix’s top 10.

Next week we’ll cover the origin of the teen comedy.

Some topics covered:

• Life and Beth
• Inside Amy Schumer
• Fresh
• Severance
• Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Season 4)
• How I Met Your Father finale
• The Drop Out
• First Wives Club
• Overboard
• Most Girls by Hailee Steinfeld
• Beware of The Softboy (Girls Gotta Eat)

Thing we trailed:

• Is It Cake? — Netflix
• The Adam Project — Netflix

Where to stream:

• Life and Beth — Hulu
• Fresh — Hulu
• Severance — Apple+
• Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — Amazon Prime
• How I Met Your Father — Hulu
• The Drop Out — Hulu

As always, please hit us up with questions, suggestions, just to say hi, or god forbid any concerns (jkkk if you’re concerned we’re concerned, def let us know). Follow us on socials @theriftpod, and you can email us at [email protected].

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