In an unforeseen but welcomed pivot, Kat & Marc discuss beloved Nancy Meyers film “Something’s Gotta Give” for their Best of the Century series. They talk the perfect role for Diane Keaton, beautiful Meyers’ houses, and directors maximizing Keanu Reeves. 

Also, the gang reviews the underwhelming supernatural horror film “Black Phone 2”. 

After this week’s films, Kat could use a drink! We dive into a few of Marc’s favorite films “Almost Famous” and “Sideways”. The duo talks great performances, tight scripts, and confounding white men. 

For our 200th episode (!!!!), Kat & Marc are joined by Kelen Conley to discuss the romance classics “In The Mood For Love” and “Before Sunset”. The gang talks the emergence of Asian cinema in America and why this generation is gravitating to Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-wai. Lastly, Kat ether’s Jesse Wallace.

Movie Recommendations from the episode:

Irma Veep (1996)

Days of Being Wild

2046

Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colours trilogy

But I’m a Cheerleader

Sometimes, dudes just want to be bros. Kat & Marc dive into “Michael Clayton” and “Eastern Promises”. The gang is conflicted over George Clooney, take a small sidetrack to discuss Stanley Kubrick, and love David Cronenberg’s London. 

This week, Kat & Marc explore one film that’s lovingly understated and another that’s bombastically incredible. The gang talks generational disconnects, conversations not had, and bridging the gap with Céline Sciamma’s “Petite Maman” and audacious landmark that is the Wachowski’s “Speed Racer”. 

Kicking off Season 10, Kat & Marc are joined by co-host of the Movie Friends podcast Seth Vargas to discuss “Mulholland Drive” and “Millennium Actress”. This season, the show will cover some of the best films of the last 25 years. In this episode, we talk safe spaces for film discussions, being ok with differing film opinions, and kids films that aren’t dumb. 

To close out the Summer Fun series and Season 9, Kat & Marc with friends Errick Greenlee and Michael Marano draft ‘90s summer movies. 

After a summer of up and down releases, Kat & Marc discuss the summer blockbuster that launched summer blockbusters “Jaws”. Also, Kat asks the wildest question in show history & Marc dreams of a Spielberg college course to study “The Fabelmans”. Lastly, John Williams is the GOAT.

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is finally here. But first, Kat wants to get on the Tom Cruise coconut cake list, Marc defends Pedro Pascal, and the gang ranks the summer movies covered for the Summer of Fun series. And for the last Do You Care? topic of the summer, Kat & Marc discuss if they care about “Avengers: Doomsday”.

After a week of overwhelmingly positive response to James Gunn’s “Superman”, Kat & Marc wonder if their original thoughts on the film should be revisited. Also, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is releasing on 70mm IMAX but are presale tickets a year before its debut a good thing? Lastly, AMC runs discount ticket specials for the summer.