We Love the Love

We're climbing into the radiator as we look for love in David Lynch's 1977 debut Eraserhead! 

Join in as we discuss the movie's feelings on parenthood, its autobiographical elements, George Lucas's sequel trilogy plans, and our favorite appliances. 

Plus: Why did this movie take six years to shoot? Which parts would most upset a child? And, most importantly, where did that puppet come from? 

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Next week: Rise of the Guardians (2012)

We're near the beginning of rom com star Jennifer Aniston's film career as we look at her 1997 fauxlationship feature Picture Perfect! 

Join in as we discuss Kevin Bacon's mullet, Kevin Dunn's unreasonable promotion policies, terrible ad campaigns, and CBS's Bull. 

Plus: What caused onset tension between Aniston and costar Jay Mohr? Why does Nick keep hanging out after the fake breakup? Is Kate a golden retriever in disguise? And, most importantly, did Mr. Peanut cause the COVID-19 pandemic? 

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Next week: Eraserhead (1977)

We're checking over our shoulders as we look at the small but skeevy romance of David Robert Mitchell's horror hit It Follows, about a murderous monster that's transferred via sex. 

Join in as we discuss the rules of It, the movie's ambiguous setting, literary quotations, and Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples's Saga. 

Plus: What ideas does the movie have about sex? What's the most ethical way to deal with It? Is It homophobic? And, most importantly, what is Frodo's real name? 

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Next week: Picture Perfect (1997)

We're dipping back into the world of Hallmark romances for a look at the wedding-adjacent sorta-musical In the Key of Love, starring Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Scott Michael Foster and Broadway star/vaccine skeptic Laura Osnes. 

Join in as we discuss the seedy political world of Piedmont Island, the 2018 Little Women adaptation, a deranged refrigerator, and the future of the #POstables. 

Plus: What happens to unwanted blood? How is Maggie such a bad photographer? And is Once Upon a Time the most fanfiction TV show to ever exist? 

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Next week: It Follows (2015)

We're taking a look at the ultimate "what would you do" movie, Adrian Lyne's 1993 erotic drama Indecent Proposal! 

Join in as we discuss the career of director Adrian Lyne, whether we'd take John Gage's million-dollar offer, and why you shouldn't have sex on a pile of money. 

Plus: How is the movie different from the novel it's based on? To what extent did Diana and David have the option of refusing? What's a good price for a hippo? And, most importantly, why aren't you listening to You Must Remember This? 

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Next week: In the Key of Love (2019)

We're looking at the beginning of Julia Roberts, movie star as we dig into the romance of Donald Petrie's 1988 coming of age movie Mystic Pizza. 

Join in as we discuss Petrie's pizza-ful career, Roberts's incredible performance, the great young cast working alongside her, and our favorite fictional musicals. 

Plus: What's the secret ingredient in that pizza? Are movie stars making a comeback in the 2020s? And, most importantly, will Top Gun: Maverick be a hit? (We recorded this in mid-May lol.) 

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Next week: Indecent Peoposal (1993)

We're finally closing the book on the High School Musical trilogy by looking at the 2008 theatrical finale, High School Musical 3: Senior Year. 

Join in as we discuss the ridiculous show they put on, the High School Musical: Get in the Picture reality show, promposals, and the Julliard admissions process. 

Plus: How good is Troy at basketball? How did Sharpay get that locker setup? What is the logic behind this ridiculous Stanford program? And was Ryan actually the best-developed character in the series? 

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Next week: Mystic Pizza (1988)

We're celebrating Independence Day with a look at another film from Hollywood's "cool president '90s," Ivan Reitman's 1993 doppelganger comedy Dave! 

Join in as we discuss our love of Kevin Kline, onscreen depictions of DC, the fairness doctrine, and the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act. 

Plus: What other actors did the studio consider? Why did several U.S. Senators withdraw their agreement to appear among the movie's many cameos? When exactly did Ellen figure out Dave was a fraud? And, most importantly, exactly how much airtime were news networks obligated to give to Oliver Stone? 

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Next week: High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)

We're jumping back to the franchises of yore with a look at Blake Edwards's original 1964 Pink Panther film, starring David Niven and Peter Sellers in gradually shifting levels of significance. 

Join in as we discuss our favorite cinematic gems, the movie's superb opening credits, the 1974 Oscars streaker, and 2003's Loony Tunes: Back in Action. 

Plus: How did the Clouseaus get together originally? Why is there an English-language court in Rome? What's George's whole deal? And, most importantly, is this movie just too horny for its own good? 

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Next week: Dave (1993)

We're continuing our look at queer cinema of the twenty-first century by assessing the romance of writer-director Dee Rees's narrative debut, Pariah. 

Join in as we discuss Rees's career, the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, DP Bradford Young, and the film's nuanced portrayal of parents. 

Plus: What are the best strip clubs in cinema? How did Will recognize Charles Parnell? And, most importantly, how is this year's DreamWorks Animation slate shaping up? 

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Next week: The Pink Panther (1964)