RomCom Killjoys

Jonelle and Eliza take on a Netflix battle of the Cyrano wits ... Sierra Burgess (2018) versus The Half of It (2020). Conversation topics include the importance of specificity; mean-spirited depiction of Gen Z; and why Sierra Burgess is, indeed, a loser. 

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This month's Patron-selected episode! Eliza and Jonelle discuss The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996), including arbitrary beauty standards; making the screenplay 50% gayer; and why we should just let women woo. 

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Eliza and Jonelle go back to their roots in theatre for Cyrano de Bergerac month! First adaptation under observation is Steve Martin's Roxanne (1987), including cartoon sound effects; romance done right; and ... an intellectual screenplay!?

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In the final installment of Manic Pixie Dream Month, Jonelle and Eliza unfortunately discuss Along Came Polly (2004), including unnecessary MPDGs; the racism of "ethnic stuff;" and a compelling example of the rare Manic Pixie Dream Boy.

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And now one for the nerdbois. Jonelle, Eliza, and guest Trey Chambers discuss cult classic Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010) including the trials and triumphs of adapting comics for the screen; distinct nerdboi fantasies; and why better is not necessarily good. 

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When we feel unoriginal, we ask our Patrons what to do .... Jonelle, Eliza, and guest Henry Pines discuss hipster classic Garden State (2004) including French New Wave fails; the sadboi melancholia of suburban New Jersey; and the many films Natalie Portman carries on her back. 

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This month isn't like the other months ... kicking off our discussion of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl (MPDG) is the trope-namer Elizabethtown (2005). Jonelle and Eliza discuss implausible suicide attempts (tw); the Great Millennial Crisis of Masculinity; and Claire's nuclear likeability. 

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Merry something to all and goodnight or whatever... It's our final show of the year and we're wrapping up with a holiday trash fire. Jonelle and Eliza are joined once again by Alice Lee to discuss A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018), including the tax haven shell corp that is Aldovia; the politics and metaphysics of a country run by Christmas; and of course, Amber's blog.

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Huzzah! Thanks to our patrons, Jonelle and Eliza discuss the truly terrible Knight Before Christmas (2019) including medieval history; the problem(s) with chivalry; and exactly how many Vanessa Hudgens clones exist in the Netflix Christmas Cinematic Universe (NCCU). 

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All aboard the Hot Mess Express! In this disastrous episode, Jonelle and Eliza talk with Air Force Magazine senior editor Rachel S. Cohen about Operation Christmas Drop (2020) while battling the Grinchiest wifi of all time. There is a terrible CGI gecko, a studly Midwestern Airmen, and a lot of swearing. 

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