Episodes

  • Femme Fatales: Gone Girl
    Aug 8 2024

    In the final episode of the season, we dive into 2014’s Gone Girl starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. We’ll talk modern marriage, unreliable narrators, and whether Leah’s “Affleck is a bad actor” take holds up under intense media scrutiny. Finally, we’ll ask the question: what happens when the femme fatale finally wins?

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    47 mins
  • Femme Fatales: Dangerous Liaisons
    Jul 25 2024

    In this episode, we look at 1988’s Dangerous Liaisons, a film that pits the dueling wits of Glenn Close and John Malkovitch against each other in a fight over love and power...and also, Keanu Reeves is there. Being strangely perfect in 18th century dress. But, back to the point: can the femme fatale ever win?

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    33 mins
  • Femme Fatales: Leave Her to Heaven
    Jul 11 2024

    This season, we look at femme fatales, beginning with 1945's Leave Her to Heaven, which might be one of the oddest, most unsettling films we've ever talked about. Starring Gene Tierney and Cornell Wilde, you'll never look at marriage, long horse rides, or canoes the same way again.

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    42 mins
  • Beetlejuice
    Oct 31 2021

    It’s Halloween, and for a bonus episode, Leah, Mike, and Brian summon a perverted trickster demon to rid their house of yuppies with 1988’s Beetlejuice. They discuss the genius of Catherine O’Hara, whether Michael Keaton is annoying or brilliant, and how much Brian's heart melted at the beauty of a pregnant Helena Bonham Carter.

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    39 mins
  • Romeo + Juliet
    Oct 14 2021

    This week, Leah, Mike, & Brian channel teenage angst with Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet. They talk of DiCaprio’s preternatural beauty, Paul Rudd’s Shakespearean chops, and whether Leah’s house is possessed by a malevolent Casio watch.

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    36 mins
  • Bottle Rocket
    Oct 7 2021

    This week, Leah, Mike, and Brian go on the run with Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket. They talk about the merits of bookstore heists and screwdriver punch-ups, while Brian breaks down James Caan’s martial arts moves.

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    30 mins
  • Before Sunrise
    Sep 30 2021

    Leah, Mike, and Brian are asking you to jump off a train and spend the night talking about Before Sunrise. They talk Ethan Hawke's facial hair, gush over Julie Delpy, and wonder whether Brian’s that guy who constantly talks to you on an airplane when you just want to sleep.

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    38 mins
  • Clerks
    Sep 23 2021

    In our second coming-of-age film, Leah, Brian, and Mike get behind the counter to talk about 1994’s cult classic Clerks. They debate the trajectory of Kevin Smith’s career, recount their own terrible jobs, and meditate upon Rosario Dawson’s romantic prospects.



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    33 mins