King Kong/The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

King Kong/The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

Come talk summer monsters with us! We talk about surprises - how surprisingly violent and intense King Kong is and also how surprisingly boring the 50 Foot Woman is. Really two ends of the monster spectrum here.  Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle [https://letterboxd.com/BethanySparkle/] and admiralobvious [https://letterboxd.com/admiralobvious/] Music From –  Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You” King Kong Score - "Cryptic Shadows" Attack of the 50 Foot Woman - Main Title King Kong Score - "Hey Look Out! King Kong's Coming!" Joel’s Media Movies:  Power Ballad available for purchase Some Like It Hot available for rental Backrooms available in theaters Disclosure Day available in theaters Cloak and Dagger not available streaming Girls Like Girls available in theaters TV: Widow’s Bay available on Apple+ Taskmaster available on YouTube Bethany’s Media Movies: Sambizanga available on Criterion Drunken Angel available on Criterion Dracula (1958) available for rental Dracula (1979) available for rental The Terror of Mechagodzilla available on Criterion Michael Jackson: The Verdict available on Netflix The Emerald City of Oz available on YouTube Daughters of Darkness available for rental F/X available for rental F/X 2 available for rental Resident Evil: Apocalypse available for rental Resident Evil: Extinction available for rental The Best Years of Our Lives available on Amazon Prime A Question of Silence available on Kanopy TV: The Vampire Lestat available on AMC+ Spider Noir available on Amazon Prime 30 Rock available on Hulu Delhi Boys available on Hulu Next Episode Project episode! Toy Story 1-5

Henry Gamble's Birthday Party/Prick Up Your Ears

Join Joel and Bethany down yet another religious trauma rabbit hole as we talk about one of the best movies about evangelicalism we've ever seen - Stephen Cone's Henry Gamble's Birthday Party. We then continue down the path of movies about gay young men with Prick Up Your Ears. Happy pride to everyone!  Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle [https://letterboxd.com/BethanySparkle/] and admiralobvious [https://letterboxd.com/admiralobvious/] Music From –  Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You” Flytrap - "Yawn" Prick Up Your Ears Theme Bethany’s Media Movies:  Baby Driver available on Paramount+ Manilla in the Claws of Light available on Criterion The Blues Brothers available for rental Smooth Talk available on Criterion Rocketman available on Paramount+ Master and Commander: Far Side of the World available on Peacock The Marvelous Land of Oz available on YouTube Ozma of Oz available on YouTube Backrooms available in theaters Robocop 2 available to rent Hiroshima, Mon Amour available on Criterion Tuner currently unavailable The Room Next Door available on Netflix Relic available on Shudder The Way Back available on Mubi Babe available for rental Babe: Pig in the City available on Amazon Prime Tom Jones available on Criterion Masters of the Universe available in theaters Power Ballad available in theaters TV:  Buffy the Vampire Slayer available on Hulu Angel available on Hulu Beef available on Netflix Euphoria available on HBO Widow’s Bay available on Apple 30 Rock available on Hulu Joel’s Media Movies:  The Last Temptation of Christ available for rental Popstar: Never Stop Stopping available for rental I Love Boosters available in theaters Inside Llewyn Davis available for rental Christine available for rental Little Shop of Horrors available for rental Tekkonkinkreet currently unavailable Scary Movie (2026) available in theaters TV:  Taskmaster available on YouTube Next Episode King Kong (1933) from Joel and The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman from Bethany

The Graduate/Day of the Dolphin

Bethany and Joel dive our way into some Mike Nichols work - his classic (rightfully) film The Graduate and also... another movie he directed called Day of the Dolphin whose most memorable and enjoyable element is it's tagline. Proof that directors who make great things can also make very... not great things!  Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle [https://letterboxd.com/BethanySparkle/] and admiralobvious [https://letterboxd.com/admiralobvious/] Music From –  Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You” The Graduate soundtrack - "A Great Affect" Day of the Dolphin soundtrack - "Reunion" The Graduate soundtrack - "Sound of Silence" Joel’s Media Movies:  Is God Is available in theaters An American in Paris available for rental Almost Famous available on Paramount+  TV:  Taskmaster available on YouTube Bethany’s Media Movies:  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1987) available on YouTube Singin’ in the Rain available on HBO Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla available on Criterion and HBO Decorado not currently available The Punisher: One Last Kill available on Disney+ Resident Evil available on Peacock Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu available in theaters Luxo Jr. available on Disney+ Toy Story 2 available on Disney+ Robocop available on Criterion TV:  30 Rock available on Hulu The Mandalorian available on Disney+ Margo’s Got Money Troubles available on Apple+ Euphoria available on HBO Hazbin Hotel available on Amazon Prime   Next Episode Henry Gamble's Birthday Party from Bethany and Prick Up Your Ears from Joel

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford/Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Joel and Bethany go back to some depictions of the Old West and the Changing Times and Great Men who create the myths we know (or at least have myth created around them).  Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle [https://letterboxd.com/BethanySparkle/] and admiralobvious [https://letterboxd.com/admiralobvious/] Music From –  Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You” Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - "Rather Lovely Thing" Bob Dylan - "Knocking on Heaven's Door" Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - "Last Ride Back to KC" Bethany’s Media –  Movies:  Mikey and Nicky available on Criterion Shampoo available for rental Cadillac Records available for rental Fearless available for rental The Devil Wears Prada 2 available in theaters The Sheep Detectives available in theaters I Am Not a Witch available on Mubi Prince of Broadway available on Criterion Twilight available on HBO Max Saint Omer available on Hulu Two for the Road available for rental The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping available on Netflix Bull Durham available on Kanopy Fruit of Paradise available on Criterion Mortal Kombat II available in theaters Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour available in theaters School of Rock available on Paramount+  TV:  Beef available on Netflix The Mandalorian available on Disney+ Widow’s Bay available on Apple Joel’s Media –  Movies:  Chicago available on Paramount+ and Peacock Black Friday (1940) available for rental on Fandango Gary available on Hulu Labyrinth currently unavailable Cabaret available for rental Obsession available in theaters TV:  Taskmaster available on YouTube Margo Has Money Troubles available on Apple Next Episode The Graduate from Joel and The Day of the Dolphin from Bethany

The Others/Ghost Story

Join us for a spooky time with our favorite topic... religious trauma! Hooray! In addition we do a little section on having done this podcast for a year and how much fun we've had.  Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle [https://letterboxd.com/BethanySparkle/] and admiralobvious [https://letterboxd.com/admiralobvious/] Music From –  Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You” The Others Score - "Sheets and Chains" Ghost Story Score - "Ghost Story" Joel’s Media Movies:  Whisper of the Heart available on HBO Max Best in Show available for rental The Nice Guys available for rental The Devil Wears Prada available on Disney+ Hokum available in theaters TV:  Hacks available on HBO Max Taskmaster available on YouTube Bethany’s Media Movies:  Anne of Green Gables available for purchase  Over Your Dead Body available in theaters Godzilla vs. Megalon available on HBO Max Mortal Kombat (2021) available on HBO Max Humanite available on Criterion Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters available on Criterion Original Cast Album: Company available on Criterion TV:  Andor available on Disney+ The Mandalorian available on Disney+ Silicon Valley available on HBO Max Hal & Harper available on Mubi Margo’s Got Money Troubles available Apple+ Hazbin Hotel available on Amazon Prime Next Episode The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford from Bethany and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid from Joel