Sister Cinema Swap

By Emily Bateman and Kate Koballa

Sisters Kate and Emily have seen a lot of movies, but not as many as they would like. With their differing tastes in genres, they will work through their backlogs of movies they haven't seen yet. B

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The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.

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July 28, 2026 Encino Man (1992) with Mark Metta
This week on Sister Cinema Swap, Emily finally watches Encino Man (1992) with special guest Mark Metta. They discuss bath beads, Boris the dog, and exposition child, Cookie Crisp, cake at prom, White Fang, ADHD slapstick comedy, wholesome masculinity, and meticulously labeled polaroid pictures. Additionally, Emily didn't know Encino was a place, Kate forgot about Tequila worms, and Mark describes this as a formative movie for him as a child.
**We will be taking a break from releasing new episodes for the month of August. Next episode will come out September 8th**
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Artwork by Jenni Crowley. Music by Nick Heredia.
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2h 28min
July 14, 2026 Zombies (2018)
This week on Sister Cinema Swap, Kate finally watches Zombies (2018). Kate and Emily discuss bad wigs, Bring It On, Fallout vibes, jazz hands, shrimp puns, Disney goths, two-sided signs, underfunding in public schools, the religion of cheer, and breaking the fourth wall. Additionally Emily brings up High School Musical a lot, Kate talks about her Masters Thesis, and they both agree that Addison is a good ally.
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Artwork by Jenni Crowley. Music by Nick Heredia.
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2h 58min
July 01, 2026 Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
This week on Sister Cinema Swap, Emily finally watches Kiki's Delivery Service. Kate and Emily discuss American Girl dolls, Futurama, bad animal vibes, a spicy broom, boys being very forward, decoy Jiji, a weird bike, witch's block, and vehicles being the true antagonist of the movie. Additionally Emily laments not hearing Jeff the dog's voice, and Kate drops lots of Jiji lore.
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Artwork by Jenni Crowley. Music by Nick Heredia.
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2h 8min
June 16, 2026 Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021) with Phil Barrera
This week on Sister Cinema Swap, Kate and Emily finally watch Tick, Tick... Boom! with special guest Phil Barrera from The Wait for It Podcast. They discuss dystopian societies, The Greatest Showman, stream of consciousness, cringe interests, a good use of movie budget, and Covid. Additionally Emily struggles with the movie layout, Kate doesn't know where the Berkshires are, and Phil insists that Emily has to watch the Fast and Furious movies.

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Phil’s Instagram: @philthefilipino
Amongst Gods & Men: The Ambrosia Case: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NXUyzU4sj4Iuz0UHfvnig?si=a352135967634872

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Artwork by Jenni Crowley. Music by Nick Heredia.
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2h 32min
June 02, 2026 Elio (2025) with Eliah Stokes
This week on Sister Cinema Swap, Kate and special guest Eliah Stokes from Super Bracket Bros, finally watch Elio. They discuss PG ratings, hermit crabs, Star Trek, bad clones, the "hero's journey", sci-fi horror, weird little guys, poor marketing, and Samurai Jack. Additionally Emily is reminded of older Pixar movies, Eli pitches himself for another movie episode, and Kate gets emotional.

Super Bracket Bros
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Artwork by Jenni Crowley. Music by Nick Heredia.
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2h 44min
May 19, 2026 BlacKkKlansman (2018)
This week on Sister Cinema Swap, Kate finally watches BlacKkKlansman. Kate and Emily discuss VHS movies, David Bowie, spy music, letting tension build, First Communion candles, a tense dinner lineup, leading double lives, and self-help tapes. Additionally, Kate gives up on the police chief, Emily wasn't worried if Kate would like it, and they both agree the telephone is a central character.
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Artwork by Jenni Crowley. Music by Nick Heredia.
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2h 26min
May 05, 2026 The Big Lebowski (1998)
This week on Sister Cinema Swap, Emily finally watches The Big Lebowski. Kate and Emily discuss Westerns, Katharine Hepburn, damaging stereotypes, pretentious highbrow humor, Cold Mountain, Mark Wahlberg, weed-scented nostalgia, an evil FDR, and vibes based film-making. Additionally, Emily doesn't know what a nihilist is, Kate attempts to explain "the dude abides," and the sisters disagree the most about a movie thus far.
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Artwork by Jenni Crowley. Music by Nick Heredia.
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2h 3min
April 21, 2026 Cats (2019)
This week on Sister Cinema Swap, Kate finally watches Cats (2019). Kate and Emily discuss bitchy cats, Nightcrawler, uncanny valley CGI, cocaine spoons, Trafalgar Square, Old Deuteronomy not being a team player, middle management energy, and that Macavity is a war criminal. Additionally Emily doesn't know what ineffable means, Kate questions what is skin/fur and what is a coat, and they both agree they would go to an interactive screening.
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Artwork by Jenni Crowley. Music by Nick Heredia.
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1h 58min
April 07, 2026 Death Becomes Her (1992)
This week on Sister Cinema Swap, Emily finally watches Death Becomes Her. Kate and Emily discuss good frenemies, crazy murder shrines, The Producers, movies being too long, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, PG-13 butts, firearm speculation, the motif of mirrors and reflections, and practical effects. Additionally Emily googles young Michael Caine, Kate talks about working at Blockbuster, and they agree that Tilda Swinton is immortal.
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Artwork by Jenni Crowley. Music by Nick Heredia.
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1h 50min
March 24, 2026 The Other Woman (2014)
This week on Sister Cinema Swap, Kate finally watches The Other Woman. Kate and Emily discuss Jaime Lannister, good costuming, Airplane!, the stereotype of domesticity, a conspicuous Jeep, a sad walk on the beach, the biggest urns imaginable. Additionally Kate misses New York, Emily realizes it's her first time showing Kate a movie, and they both don't know where Connecticut is.
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Artwork by Jenni Crowley. Music by Nick Heredia.
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2h 1min

FAQs about Sister Cinema Swap:

How many episodes does Sister Cinema Swap have?

The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.