If you like the off-beat deadpan American Indies of the '90s, you have Hal Hartley to thank. In this episode, Lucé gives you and Cozi 5 spoiler-free reasons why you absolutely MUST see Hartley's second film, Trust, the primogenial modern indie! Honestly just telling you Adrienne Shelly is the star should be enough!

Recommendations

Lucé: Waitress (2007) - Adrienne Shelly's final film

Cozi: A personal S'mores Maker

It's the Battle of the Youngs: Lucé delivers an electric argument for Young Frankenstein(1974), while Cozi makes a scientifically sound case for Young Einstein (1988)! Will Cozi FINALLY watch the revered Mel Brooks horror-comedy he's been avoiding for his whole life? Will Lucé watch this silly Australian '80s slapstick classic? Listen and find out!

Recommendations:

Lucé — The films Certain Women and Night Moves

Cozi — The album Breakup Season by Future Teens

This week, Cozi gets behind the wheel and takes Lucé for a drive on The Road to Wellville (1994)! Will she be captivated enough by the roadside attractions (John Cusack, Matthew Broderick, and an exploration of sexual repression vs. sexual freedom in the early 1900s) to pull over and take a gander?

Recommendations:

Luce – The film Kajillionaire

Cozi – The Kate Berlant episode of The Characters

Whatever walks at Hill House walks alone! This week, Lucé makes a case for the gay gothic classic, The Haunting (1963). Adapted from Shirley Jackson’s novel, The Haunting of Hill House, Lucé insists this chilling black and white version is better than it's counterparts (the 1999 remake & 2019 Netflix miniseries). Will she convince Cozi to climb the spiral staircase, or will he escape down the driveway? How about you, dear listener? Can you survive a night in Hill House?

Recommendations:

Cozi: The Betrayal at House on the Hill, Trader Joe's Strawberry Mochi 

Lucé: Cat People (1942)

This week, Cozi reaches into a cookie jar and pulls out Shane Black's slick '70s neo-noir action comedy The Nice Guys (2016)! Lucé ducks under the table and finds a hidden...um, sense of cautious interest in seeing the film— okay, this metaphor broke down quickly. LOOK, JUST WATCH THE NICE GUYS!

Lucé – The Bill and Ted trilogy

Cozi – Chatterbot Records

On this special Cozi's-birthday episode, beloved Tucsonan painter Gail Marcus-Orlen (Cozi's mom) discusses the merits of French '60s New Wave masterpiece Pierrot Le Fou. Can she and Cozi convince Lucé to watch this cinematic gem full of romance, action, art, and consumerist satire?

Recommendations:

Gail – The film Jules et Jim

Lucé – The Criterion release of David Cronenberg's Crash and the podcast Tenfold More Wicked

Cozi – The podcast Bald Talk

Today Lucé gushes over Black Bear, a brand new comedic thriller she just can't stop thinking about. She divulges very little about the surreal suspenseful plot as she tries to convince you and Cozi to rent it from Alamo On-Demand NOW so we can all have one big conversation about artistic philosophy and intimacy as soon as possible.

Recommendations and Perfect Pairings:

Cozi: Creep

Lucé: I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Today the gang is joined by comedian and filmmaker Chris Candy. Together, Chris and Lucé chat about all things cyberpunk as they try to convince Cozi (and YOU) to watch the '90s timecapsule that is Hackers! Will Cozi narc out or decide to hack the planet with Acid Burn and Zero Cool? Strap on your rollerblades and listen now to find out!

Recommendations:

Chris: Sunset Boulevard and Billy Wilder's oeuvre

Cozi: Shadowrun

Lucé: Blade Runner, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Snow Crash

This week, special guest co-host Patrick Gremillion (The Academy Academy) returns to defend the merits of the 1991 Albert Brooks comedy Defending Your Life! Well, not "defend," it's not on trial or anything. Fine, whatever, he's TALKING about it, jeez. And Cozi's never seen it in all of his life! (Boom, got it.)

Patrick – The comic series Concrete by Paul Chadwick

Cozi – Getting some sleep

On this week's episode, we've got special guest co-host Patrick Gremillion (The Academy Academy)! Cozi makes a killer case for seeing super-'90s murder-mystery rom-com So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993). Will Patrick escape with his life? More importantly, will Cozi make yet another Michael Myers joke?

Recommendations:

Cozi – Personalizing your freezer pizza

Patrick – The computer game Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy