Best Sandra Espinoza Podcasts (2024)

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Episode Rewind: Ghost World Directed by Terry Zwigoff 1:36:15

1h ago1:36:15

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We're blowing off the dust on one of our favorite episodes, and revisting Terry Zwigoff's Ghost World. Originally posted as Movies That Made Us Gay Episode 66 on Sep 25, 2020 - we had to dig WAY back in the archives for this one. We were still baby podcasters back then but this episode is still just as fresh after all these years. We'll be back wit…

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246. Speed with special guest Adam J. Yeend 1:58:11

1h ago1:58:11

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“Miss, can you handle this bus? - Oh, sure. It's like driving a really big Pinto.” We watched our favorite 90s action movie Speed, with our favorite 90s hunk Keanu Reeves this week on the podcast with our friend Adam J. Yeend. All of the greats are turning 30 this year (Interview with the Vampire, the Lion King, True Lies, and this Jan DeBont actio…

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245. The House Bunny with special guest Justin Allison 1:50:51

14d ago1:50:51

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"Instead of the Mahi-Mahi, can I get just one Mahi, because I'm not that hungry?" We watched "The House Bunny", from 2008, with our friend Justin Allison and we want to pledge Zeta! The early aughts were a time the Playboy brand was definitely having a moment and Anna Faris and the filmmakers really capitalized on the wave Hef and the bunnies were …

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244. The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy directed by Greg Berlanti 1:43:29

7d ago1:43:29

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"I can't decide if my freinds are the best or worst thing that ever happened to me". We watched "The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy" written and directed by Greg Berlanti and we've got some gay stereotypes to squash! Whelp it's taken us this long to finally get to this one. When did we get to the point where a movie from the year 2000 is con…

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243. Charlie's Angels with special guests Anne & Ashley from "How Do You Drew" Podcast 1:50:15

8d ago1:50:15

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"Once upon a time there were three very different little girls who grew up to be three very different women with three things in common: they're brilliant, they're beautiful, and they work for me." We watched "Charlie's Angels (2000) with our friends Anne and Ashley from "How Do You Drew" podcast and we still can't decide who is the head Angel. Our…

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242. Evil Under the Sun with special guest Hiko Mitsuzuka 1:30:34

16d ago1:30:34

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“Are you all comfortable? Even the murderer?” We watched “Evil Under the Sun” (1982) with our friend and murder mystery expert Hiko Mitsuzuka, and you can find us all turban shopping for the foreseeable future. Now we know there are a ton of Hercule Poirot mysteries to choose from - from Albert Finney to Kenneth Branagh - all of them filled with th…

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241. Mrs. Doubtfire with special guest Joshua Clement 1:39:39

1M ago1:39:39

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“Oh... as I hold this cold meat, I'm reminded of Winston. God rest his soul.” We watched “Mrs. Doubtfire” (1993) with MTMUG All Star Joshua Clement and we don’t do laundry, we don’t do windows and we DON’T do diapers. Listen, it’s been 30 years since this family comedy was released and our ideas about gender identity and expression have come a long…

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240. Joy Ride with special guest Michael Morgan 1:54:43

2M ago1:54:43

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“Candy Cane? Hey anybody know a Candy Cane?” We watched “Joy Ride” (2001) with the hilarious Michael Morgan and we’re still brushing up on our CB lingo. This little gem of a movie from 2001 fits nicely into that category of unintentionally homoerotic films from the early aughts. Obviously, Paul Walker (RIP) is serving your friendly neighborhood Abe…

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239. Volver with special guest Sandra Espinoza 1:48:31

1M ago1:48:31

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“Don’t say that, Raimunda, or I’ll start crying. And ghosts don’t cry.” We watched “Volver” (2006) directed by iconic Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar and excuse us, we need to go call our mothers. Penélope Cruz plays Raimunda - a mother who does what needs to be done to protect her daughter in a time of dire need. When the ghost of Raimunda’s moth…

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238. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior with special guest Will Padilla from 1980s Now Podcast 1:48:46

1M ago1:48:46

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“You want to get out of here? You talk to me.” Buckle your seatbelt because we had Will Padilla from the "1980s Now" podcast over to watch the George Miller 80s action classic Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior just in time for "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" to hit theaters. We talk about the wild aesthetics of Miller’s apocalyptic adventure that follows Mad M…

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237. Miss Congeniality with special guest Elizabeth Teets 1:44:05

2M ago1:44:05

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"I am in a dress, I have gel in my hair, I haven't slept all night, I'm starved, and I'm armed! Don't *mess* with me!" We had author and comedian Elizabeth Teets over to discuss the Sandra Bullock classic Miss Congeniality, and HEY I'M GLIDING HERE! We love a movie in which an otherwise stunner like Sandy Bullock is slapped with some glasses, frizz…

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236. Sliver with special guest Adam Yeend 1:50:32

2M ago1:50:32

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"You like to watch, watch this!" We watched "Sliver" from 1993 with our friend Adam Yeend and we're gonna start closing out blinds at night! Sharon Stone followed the breakout success of "Basic Instinct" (1992) with another Erotic Thriller - this time playing a much more grounded character. Listen, we love Catharine Tramell, but Stoney decided to s…

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235. Easy A Directed by Will Gluck 1:33:17

2M ago1:33:17

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"People thought I was a dirty skank? Fine. I'd be the dirtiest skank they've ever seen" We watched the 2010 teen film Easy A with our friend Evelyn. We truly used to be a proper country. When we used to get teen comedies like this in movie theaters, not just dropped on streaming platforms. Directed by Will Gluck and written by Bert V. Royal, Easy A…

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234. After Hours with special guest Ben Cheaves 1:56:06

2M ago1:56:06

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"What do you want from me? What have I done? I'm just a word processor, for Christ sake!" We watched "After Hours" from 1985 with our friend Ben Cheaves and we gotta run if we're gonna make the last train home! Manhattan yuppie Paul - played by the brilliantly neurotic (and tragically cute) Griffin Dunne - in a seemingly neverending quest to get hi…

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233. Gone Girl with special guest Donovan Marcotte 1:47:26

3M ago1:47:26

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"We're so cute I wanna punch us in the face." We watched Gone Girl (2014) with our friend Donovan Marcotte and are straight people ok? Listen, we get it, cheating on your spouse is not ok... but girl, take it easy! We take a deep dive into the mystery that is Ben Affleck - some of us (Pete) would risk it all for a chance at him, while others (Donov…

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232. Clash of the Titans (1981) with special guest Darren Elms 1:33:19

4M ago1:33:19

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"Release the Kraken!" We watched Clash of the Titans (1981) with our friend Darren Elms and we're ready to face Medusa! This Sword and Sandals epic may be from the early '80s but the cast, the costumes and the classic stop motion effects make you think twice (was it made in the '60s?). Heavily rerun throughout our youth we got to know Harry Hamiln'…

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231. Kill Bill:Vol 2 with special guest Nikolas Romero 1:32:59

4M ago1:32:59

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“I've killed a hell of a lot of people to get to this point, but I have only one more. The last one. The one I'm driving to right now. The only one left. And when I arrive at my destination, I am gonna kill Bill.” We watched “Kill Bill: Volume 2” with our friend Nikolas Romero and you and I have unfinished business. Originally planned as one long m…

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230. Kill Bill:Vol 1 Directed by Quentin Tarantino 1:44:23

4M ago1:44:23

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“Revenge is a dish best served cold” - Old Klingon proverb We got to our first Quentin Tarantino film on the podcast, and we picked the one movie of his filmography the queer community can all agree on. Kill Bill Vol. 1! Uma Thurman kicks major butt here, and it's one of the most iconic female roles of the 2000s. After an assassin is betrayed on he…

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229. The Birdcage with special guests Garrett Clayton and Blake Knight 1:42:15

4M ago1:42:15

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"I was adorable once, young and full of hope. And now look at me! I'm this short, fat, insecure, middle-aged THING!" We watched "The BIrdcage" (1996) with our friends Garrett Clayton and Blake Knight and ju can't handle our Guatemalan-ness! How exactly did it take us over 200 episodes to get to this queer classic?! Well we're finally here and hey, …

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228. The Sound of Music with special guest Mitchell Anderson 1:48:00

5M ago1:48:00

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"What is it you can't face?" We watched "The Sound of Music" from 1965 with our friend Mitchell Anderson and we could never answer to a whistle! Whether you grew up in a "The Sound of Music" house, a "Mary Poppins" house, or both we all grew up with a song in our hearts thanks to the legendary, the one and only Dame Julie Andrews. Even if you (sadl…

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227. Splash Directed by Ron Howard 1:57:13

5M ago1:57:13

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"How is she? She's... she's a *mermaid*! I don't understand. All my life, I've been waiting for someone, and when I find her, she's a fish." We watched "Splash"(1984) directed by Ron Howard and we wish, we wish, we wish we were a fish. Tom Hanks really earns his reputation as the "everyman" in this movie and his chemistry with the ethereal Daryl Ha…

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226. The X-Files: Fight the Future with special guest Ashley Casseday 1:57:42

5M ago1:57:42

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"Five years together, Scully. How many times have I been wrong? Never!" We watched "The X Files: Fight the Future" with our friend Ashley Casseday, co-host of the podcast Keep it Weird, and we want to believe!! The X Files was really a moment in time in which young people across the land thought to themselves "I may not have been sure about my sexu…

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Bonus Episode: 2024 Oscars 1:36:08

5M ago1:36:08

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Spring may be a few weeks away, but like Moira Rose, award season will always be our most favorite time of year! We welcome our good Judy Joshua Clement to talk about the 2024 Academy Awards, which will be on Sunday March 10th at the Dolby theater. We break down this year's nominees in every category - and talk about the very up in the air best act…

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225. Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! with special guest Darren Stein 1:28:44

5M ago1:28:44

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"I never try anything. I just do it. And I don't beat clocks, just people! Wanna try me?" We watched the Russ Meyer classic "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" with our friend Darren Stein and we're all shook up baby! It's the 25th anniversary of one of our favorite films - "Jawbreaker" so we just had to have writer/director Darren Stein back on our sho…

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224. Season Six Premiere: Poltergeist Directed by Tobe Hooper 1:48:36

5M ago1:48:36

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"Now clear your minds. It knows what scares you. It has from the very beginning. Don't give it any help, it knows too much already. Now, open the door." It's our season six premiere and we watched "Poltergeist" from 1982 and this house is clean! Poltergeist may very well be the definition of "Mama Slay Cinema" with JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straigh…

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223. Season Finale: Beaches with special guest Berkley Brady 1:53:25

7M ago1:53:25

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“But enough about me, let's talk about you... what do you think of me?” We watched "Beaches" (1988) with special guest filmmaker Berkley Brady and we're almost out of hankies. It's our Season 5 finale and we;re just about to take a few weeks off, but before we do we wanted to gift our listeners with our review of this classic dramedy featuring lege…

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222. The Holiday with special guest Michael Morgan 1:51:09

8M ago1:51:09

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"You're supposed to be the leading lady in your own life, for God's sake!" We watched "The Holiday" (2006) with our friend Michael Morgan and we've got a rustic English cottage available if anyone wants to swap houses. Does this Christmas themed, Nancy Meyers directed rom-com really need to be over two full hours? If you're into cottage-core and mi…

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221. Female Trouble with special guest Seth Shubin 1:30:05

8M ago1:30:05

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We watched John Waters' magnum opus "Female Trouble" and there's gonna be hell to pay if we don't get them cha-cha heels! John Waters is being hailed as the Pope of Trash and if you weren't sure why, go watch this movie. Dawn Davenport (Divine) is a thief and a sh!t kicker and she wants to be famous. I mean did this movie predict social media fame …

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220. Little Women (1994) with special guest Emily Ollero Jones from the Female Driven Podcast 1:56:31

8M ago1:56:31

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"I go around throwing away perfectly good marriage proposals!" It's the holidays and we wanted some snow so we watched "LIttle Women" (1994) with Emily Ollero Jones from "Female Driven" Podcast and we're not crying - you are! We all grew up with the March Sisters and the Christmas season is the perfect time of year to revisit our favorite old timey…

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219. The Phantom of the Opera with special guest Jackson Cooper 1:36:41

8M ago1:36:41

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"You alone can make my song take flight. It's over now, the music of the night." Did you not expect us to eventually get to an Andrew Lloyd Webber episode on the podcast? We watched the divisive Joel Schumacher 2004 big screen adaptation "The Phantom of the Opera". Musical theater gays might slap us accross the face with an opera glove for daring t…

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218. A View to a Kill with special guest Garrett Mitchell 1:48:37

9M ago1:48:37

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"Wow! What a view!" "To a KILL!" We watched "A View to a Kill" with special guest Garrett Mitchell and this is now officially a Grace Jones appreciation podcast. With twenty five James Bond films to choose from, we thought long and hard about which one to cover here at MTMUG. Daniel Craig emerging from the sea like Ursula Andress before him in "Cas…

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217. Teen Witch with special guest Alex Steed 1:33:14

9M ago1:33:14

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"TOP THAT!" We conjure one of the most important pieces of filmmaking to come out of the 80s this week, and watched Teen Witch staring Robin Lively with our friend Alex Steed. After a flop theatrical run in 1989, this kooky teen comedy about a sixteen year-old named Louise who discovers she has magical powers, ended up in heavy rotation on Disney C…

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216. Little Darlings with special guest Matt Keppel 1:39:21

9M ago1:39:21

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"Angel versus Ferris. Whoever loses their virginity first, wins!" We take a trip back to 1980's summer camp and watched the coming of age classic 'Little Darlings' staring every Gen X-ers first crushes - Kristy McNichol and Tatum O'Neal. A story revovling around two fifteen year-old girls competing to see who will be the first to lose their v card …

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215. Gattaca Directed by Andrew Niccol 1:41:41

9M ago1:41:41

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"You want to know how I did it? This is how I did it, Anton: I never saved anything for the swim back." We watched "Gattaca" from 1997, directed by Andrew Niccol and we're suddenly feeling less than... perfect. Imagine a place where everyone looks like Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law and you've got the genetically manipulated world of Gattaca…

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214. The Others with special guest Andy Ur 1:59:59

9M ago1:59:59

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"Now children, are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin..." We watched "The Others" (2001) with our friend Andy Ur and we're not going mad - you're not our daughter! There's nothing we like more here at Movies That Made Us Gay than Nicole Kidman trapped in a house, slowly losing her mind. We still remember where we were when we learned the secr…

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213. Interview with the Vampire: Late Fees Edition 1:33:07

10M ago1:33:07

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This spooky season we decided to revisit a Movies That Made Us Gay classic and bring you a fresh take on the 1994 hit "Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles" directed by Neil Jordan. Like Kirsten Dunst's Claudia we want some more! We love this movie so much we had to do a second episode. We talk about whether the AMC TV series has alte…

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Bonus Episode: Interview with Lisa Wilcox 54:31

10M ago54:31

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We have a special October treat for ya'll. It's our first extra special interview on the podcast! We chat with actress Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, and A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: the Dream Child). We talk about Lisa's love for horror movies growing in Missouri, her start in showbiz, and getting cast as the iconic Al…

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212. Creepshow 2 with special guest Billy Roach 1:52:47

10M ago1:52:47

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"What happened, Mrs. Lansing?" "I-I ran over some guy, and over, and over, and over, and-" We watched Creepshow 2 (1987) with our spookiest straight friend Billy Roach and you'll have to excuse us... our Amazon carts may or may not be filled with yellow swim briefs. We love an anthology horror movie from the '80s and who better to get your material…

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211. The Silence of the Lambs with special guest Donovan Marcotte 1:55:41

10M ago1:55:41

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"I do wish I could chat longer, but... I'm having an old friend for dinner. Bye." We watched "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991) with our friend Donovan Marcotte and we may or may not have polished off an entire bottle of chianti. What can we say about this iconic '90s psychological thriller? This movie really launched an entire genre in movies and T…

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210. My Own Private Idaho with special guest Marlene Stang 1:44:11

10M ago1:44:11

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"This road never ends. It probably goes all around the world." We talk about the lost boys of the Pacific Northwest, and finally get to Gus Van Sant's "My Own Private Idaho" with our friend Marlene Stang. This movie was formative to all three of us, but we also take a deep dive into our thoughts on River Phoenix and what his work meant to us as you…

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209. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with special guest Nikolas Romero 1:28:53

11M ago1:28:53

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“To repress one's feelings only makes them stronger.” We watched Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" with our friend Nikolas Romero this week and our backs hurt just watching these stunts. Suffice it to say that we've been obsessed with Michelle Yeoh for over two decades and this movie is a huge reason why. She's been having a moment with he…

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208. Switchblade Sisters with special guest Ben Cheaves 1:34:42

11M ago1:34:42

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"Hey, I lost my eye for this gang, remember?" We watched "Switchblade Sisters" (1975) with our friend Ben Cheaves and we're Jezebels - remember that name! All we can say is thank you to Quentin Tarantino for breathing new life into this girl-gang expoitation masterpiece. We can see how this one could have easily fallen into obscurity, but Tarantino…

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207. Women one the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown with special guest Jose Gallegos 1:40:21

11M ago1:40:21

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"No lady is dangerous if you know how to handle her." It's the long awaited Pedro Almodóvar movie on the podcast, and there's no other place to start but with his breakout Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown from 1988. We welcome Jose Gallegos - expert in all things Almodóvar to discuss the intricacies of this icon of Spanish Cinema. The plot…

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206. Postcards From the Edge with special guest Joshua Clement 1:35:13

11M ago1:35:13

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I did not lift my skirt, It TWIRLED Up! You only remember the bad stuff don’t you?” We watched “Postcards from the Edge” with Friend of the Pod Joshua Clement and we could use a stiff drink. From the novel of the same name by Queen Carrie Fisher, this semi-autobiographical film tackles the drug and alcohol use of struggling actress Suzanne Vale (Me…

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205. Freaky Friday with special guest Devin Lotfi 1:48:06

12M ago1:48:06

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"Darling. Could you, like, chill for a sec?" We watched "Freaky Friday" (2003) with friend of the pod Devin Lotfi and we want to get a little ear-stud right... there. Man oh man, this movie is fun! Lindsay Lohan and Queen Jamie Lee Curtis are having a blast and it shows on screen - the two are at their best in scenes with each other. We spend some …

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204. The First Wives Club with special guest Jack Fields 1:39:24

12M ago1:39:24

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"It's the 90s, plastic surgery is like good grooming." More prophetic words were never uttered on screen. We watched "The First Wives Club" (1996) with our friend Jack Fields and you'll have to excuse us while we spontaneously burst out into a rousing rendition of "You Don't Own Me" while wearing our finest ivory pants suits. We still don't know ho…

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203. Ever After with special guest Donovan Marcotte 1:40:07

12M ago1:40:07

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"You, sir, are supposed to be charming." We watched "Ever After: A Cinderella Story" and we do NOT need to be rescued thank you very much! Drew Barrymore is having a bit of a career renaissance these days with her super charming, super viral (personal space anyone?) talk show, but we're taking it back with this one. Twenty Five Years to be exact! I…

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202. Wild Things with special guest Samir Roy 1:43:53

1y ago1:43:53

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"Jesus, where did she get those shoes? "Whores for less"?" We watched "Wild Things" with our friend Samir Roy, and we're just as scanadalized as we were in 1998. The fact that this movie is celebrating it's 25th anniversary may feel like a personal attack, but we're just thankful we got to live through an era where a Southern Gothic, "Florida Noir"…

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201. Barbie with special guest Justin Allison 2:09:00

1y ago2:09:00

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“Do you guys ever think about dying?” We watched Barbie with our friend and collector Justin Allison this week. It’s the most recent movie ever talked about on the pod, but Greta Gerwig’s long awaited film being the culturally phenomenon that it is, it seemed like important ground to cover. Prepare yourself for a no holds Barb-ed review while it’s …

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Episode 200: 9 to 5 with Special Guest Helen Ellis 1:45:40

1y ago1:45:40

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Take a hit of that Maui Wowie, and pour yourself a cup on ambition, because we made it to 200! We invited over author Helen Ellis (American Housewife, Kiss Me In the Coral Lounge) to celebrate the occasion, and watched 9-5! Staring the dynmatic trio Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton it's one of the most beloved feminst texts of cinema histo…

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