We Love the Love

We're starting our holiday season here with an annual tradition: #FiFiFierce and made-for-TV romances! 

Join in as we discuss spritz-based fainting, a gruesome wife death, time loop movies, and Netflix's baffling business model. 

Plus: Is "The Twelve Days of Christmas" the worst carol? Has this woman ever encountered honey? What time is that office party? Is the partridge brooch cursed? And, most importantly, has Fiona been gaming the romance ratings? 

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Next week: The Holiday (2006)

We're looking at moments of national transition in William Wyler's 1946 Best Picture winner, The Best Years of Our Lives. 

Join in as we discuss Harold Russell's double Oscar-winning performance, family bar crawls, the remaining films of 2020, and this movie's vigorous contemporary resonance. 

Plus: Where is Boone City? Why are so many children's choirs bad? What happened to Al's son? And why aren't hot dog salesmen more self-confident? 

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Next week: 12 Dates of Christmas (2011)

We're back to looking at turn-of-the-millennium teen comedies, but this time it's a lesbian love story set at a conversion camp in Jamie Babbit's 2000 debut But I'm a Cheerleader. 

Join in as we discuss our weirdest camp memories, the novelty of a queer rom com, yearning, drool, and an iconic character introduction. 

Plus: Why did MPAA try to rate this movie NC-17? Why did the town where it was shot get angry? How was this movie's original ending so dumb? And why don't any movie cheerleaders appear to have coaches? 

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Next week: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

On their third birthday, Will and Marc can finally declare #IveSeenPussInBoots after watching the 1988 Cannon Films adaptation starring Christopher Walken and Jason Connery. 

Join in as they discuss the original Puss in Boots story, Cannon's history, boring musical numbers, and upsetting haircuts. 

Plus: How old is the Jason Connery character supposed to be? Why doesn't Puss ever explain his plans? Why couldn't the younger sons keep working at the mill? And is Shrek just a normal feudal lord? 

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Next week: But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)

We're headed away from the things of man as we look at John Patrick Shanley's follow-up to Moonstruck, Joe Versus the Volcano. 

Join in as we discuss a trio of performances by Meg Ryan, surreal production design, Tom Hanks's terrible long hair, miserable factories, and death by volcano. 

Plus: Why was this movie seen as a flop? When's the last time Hanks did a comedy? What's the deal with the people on Waponi Wu? And how did Silly Bandz become so popular? 

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Next week: Puss in Boots (1988)

It's Halloween this week, which means we're looking at a romance involving corpses: Sam Raimi's 1981 cult classic, The Evil Dead. 

Join in as we discuss Raimi's odd career, Tom Sullivan's groundbreaking special effects, the movie's cult status, and our weirdest Tennessee experiences. 

Plus: How did Bruce Campbell get the role of Ash? Why did the plants have to go that far? Who rented them the cabin? And just how strong are the fingernails on the titular evil dead? 

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Next week: Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

We're pretty confused as we look at one of the best-known screwball comedies, because nobody told Will and Marc that Howard Hawks's Bringing Up Baby is not about a human infant. 

Join in as we discuss misleading titles, "box office poison," the history of the brontosaurus, and this movie's use of the word gay. 

Plus: Has Marc actually seen Mystic River? Did Baby really need bringing up? What is Alice's job? Is not listening hereditary? And why would David marry either of these women? 

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Next week: The Evil Dead (1981)

We're back in the pre-code era this week for a look at Mervyn LeRoy and Busby Berkeley's hit musical Gold Diggers of 1933. 

Join in as we discuss our favorite Berkeley parodies, the Gold Diggers franchise, connections to 42nd Street, the Blazing Saddles TV show, and the making of a movie about the Great Depression while the United States was still in its throes. 

Plus: How old is Lawrence supposed to be? Does this movie hate chorus girls? How strictly was Prohibition enforced? Will Amazon include the chimpanzee episode in its League of Their Own series? And, most importantly, what's the deal with the murderous, perverted, roller-skating baby in "Pettin' in the Park"? 

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Next week: Bringing Up Baby (1938)

It's homecoming season (or it would be if there weren't a pandemic), so we're taking a look at Spike Lee's college-set sophomore feature, School Daze. 

Join in as we discuss ineffectual administrators, hot Larry Fishburne, natural hair, and the raft of young Black actors featured in the movie. Plus: What is this movie's connection to A Different World? What did the Hogwarts Board of Governors do? Are there any healthy relationships in this movie? And can twenty-first-century Spike Lee make a feature-length musical please? 

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Next week: Gold Diggers of 1933

It's our 150th episode, and we're taking the investigation abroad as we look at Sebastian Lelio's Oscar-winning 2017 film, A Fantastic Woman. 

Join in as we discuss the odd experience of watching foreign films, our favorite trophies, Leilo's use of light, and the mysteries of Jack in the Box. 

Plus: How was this movie received in Chile? When exactly did Marina and Orlando's relationship start? Is Gabo the worst possible ally? And why haven't you watched Disclosure yet? 

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Next week: School Daze (1988)