This is not a love story, but it may be the most relatable romantic comedy ever made if you have a history of failed relationships like Luke & Rachel do. Listen in to discover how (500) Days of Summer does away with the worst romcom tropes and succeeds by being something of an anti-love story instead. Also, Summer is certainly not a Manic Pixie Dream Girl and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. For reference, Rom Cons by ScreenPrism: http://screenprism.com/insights/article/rom-cons-problematic-movie-romance-lessons & Jim Halpert is the worst by The Fandomentals: https://www.thefandomentals.com/jim-halpert-worst-part-office.

Part coming-of-age film, part social anxiety horror movie, Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade brings back uncomfortable memories about the most awkward year spent growing up for just about everybody. Everybody except for Luke, that is, who is a freak for actually liking middle school. Regardless, even he couldn't help but cover his eyes when witnessing all the awful experiences that come with being a teen again. In the end, somehow the guy who started out making vulgar raps about math and Helen Keller on YouTube released the most relatable film of the year, so never stop following your dreams. As long as those dreams include listening to Talk Movies To Me.

While waiting for Bo Burnham's middle school drama Eighth Grade to open in more theaters, Luke & Rachel began watching Sharp Objects, a new HBO series adapted from Gillian Flynn's novel of the same name. Although that show is too early to discuss at length with just a few episodes available, its run is a perfect excuse to revisit the other successful book-to-screen adaptation from Flynn: Gone Girl.

At long last we have reached Luke & Rachel's discussion of their most anticipated film of the year. Considering it's a sequel to one of Pixar's greats (which was originally released when your hosts were half their current ages), does Incredibles 2 live up to its lofty expectations? Well, not exactly, but maybe that's okay, because any return of the Parr family is guaranteed to be fun and exciting anyway. Also, there's Jack-Jack. Rachel mentions a film discussion blog post with a ridiculous name during this talk, too, and you can find it here: http://floobynooby.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-cinematography-of-incredibles-part-1.html?m=1.

Is Hereditary really the scariest movie ever made? Or just the most frustratingly vague movie ever made, according to Luke & Rachel? Yes, much of this episode is devoted to complaining about the unsatisfying conclusion to the latest hit from A24 (with the spoiler warnings announced ahead of time for anyone looking for a top-level discussion). Yet despite the issues, Hereditary is still a very effective and impressive horror film. Find out what it does right and wrong inside these 45 minutes.

Despite their claims of not liking superhero movies, Luke and Rachel are here to talk about another one ... just not the one everyone else is talking about right now. Find out what made Black Panther not only worthy of being seen by these two in a theater, but also prime podcasting material. Oh, and Rachel refers to two YouTube videos throughout this discussion, so for the curious: The Fantastic Masculinity of Newt Scamander https://youtu.be/C4kuR1gyOeQ & Get Out - A New Perspective in Horror https://youtu.be/AJLHsXw-LFI.

Luke and Rachel return after a month's absence with a double dose of 2017 award-winning drama. So what's the connection between these two films that earns them this paired episode together? Well ... nothing really, except for their shared ability to play against expectations for their main characters. But is Dixon's apparent redemption in Three Billboards unfair? Does Luke still want to move to Orlando after seeing the other side? (Really though?) And which film do these two like better? Make your bets and find out within.

A Quiet Place offers a fascinating concept: Stay quiet, always, or they will get you. This simple but clever premise creates a theater-going experience unlike any Rachel and Luke have ever endured, but is there enough meat on these storytelling bones to keep things interesting throughout? Fortunately, those two are not living in A Quiet Place and can communicate that answer to you now using their voices (American Sign Language doesn't translate very well in this medium, unfortunately).

To combat the typical slow release of great movies in a new year, Luke and Rachel are reaching back into 2017 to discuss the mega-popular comedy adventure Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Body-swap scenarios are always fun, especially when one of those bodies is giant and manly but now has to be anything but. However, Luke has a lot of nostalgic love for the original Robin Williams film. How does this very different movie compare? ... I kind of want to say "Press start to find out!" because video games but that is just so cheesy. Anyway. Welcome to Jumanji.

How do you discuss a film that is best seen with no prior knowledge of the plot? With an hour-long episode, it turns out! But only after Luke and Rachel lament about the current state of Hollywood and the mass audience's typical interests. But seriously, if you haven't seen Annihilation yet - and you probably haven't - we don't want you to listen to our podcast. Really. Not yet. Come back after you've been fascinated, confused, afraid, awed, and confused again. We'll help you through it.