Is this the rare action movie with a *true* happy ending?! This week, the Ladies returned to the Impossible Mission Force (IMF) with Mission Impossible: 3, which saw Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt as we’ve never seen him before: considering someone else over his job! Tune in to hear why Philip Seymour Hoffman rises to the top of our list of great action movie villains, the very long list of skills required for a spy resume, and why friends don’t let friends get spontaneously married at their place of work. Bonus tangent: bone broth isn’t a meal, y’all!
CW for this episode: disordered eating.
When the Tomorrow Treat doesn't come, it turns into a Tomorrow War! This week the Ladies landed down with The Tomorrow War. We once again stretched our time travel war muscles and watched another hunky hero save the future from crazy aliens. We debate if a marriage can really survive a time traveling child of divorce, roll our eyes at self-important scientists, and ponder period tracking within a global draft!
OF COURSE everyone believes this wronged man! This week the Ladies watched listener recommendation “The Fugitive,” starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, with plenty of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it roles from big names today. We discuss just how surprisingly action-packed the film gets, detour into the latest Ozempic obsession (*eye roll*), and marvel at how many people are willing to blatantly lie for Harrison Ford’s Dr Richard Kimble.
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Say a prayer to your saints! Which one? It doesn't matter -- Val Kilmer invokes them all! This week, the Ladies watched "The Saint," the Val Kilmer and Elizabeth Shue-fronted heist movie, featuring US-Russia relations that make it feel like no time has passed at all since the 90s! (It hasn't, because we're still VERY young, right? Right?!) We laugh about all of Val Kilmer's silly disguises and accents, ponder the similarities between this movie and "A Little Princess," and overall have a blast talking our way through this ultimately sweet-natured movie. The Ladies want all ladies to remember this PSA: KEEP YOUR PATENT.
Time for a REBOOT! This week, the Ladies watched "The Fast and the Furious" — otherwise known as “Fast 4.” We attempt to warn the world about a movie that was our failed podcast episode before diving back into one of our fave series with OUR FAMILY. We break down the misguided sexual tension (“Flowers In the Attic” throwback, anyone?), compare the movie beats to the original, and are BAFFLED by the fact that ANYONE (*cough cough* Dom) would reject Giselle.
Be sure to listen until the end to hear our predictions for Fast X!
He's no Taylor Swift, but he is an antihero! This week the Ladies got back with their toxic ex, Snake Plissken, for Escape From LA. We laghed over the west-coast themed natural disasters, plastic surgery satire, and sketchy Hollywood agents. Who knew Kurt Russel was a free throw King? In the end, we agree, justice for Utopia!
Is this the *worst* job interview ever -- or the BEST? This week, the Ladies watched "White House Down," the 2013 political action thriller starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. We drool over Channing Tatum's "your best friend's hot older brother" look (read: attainable), break down how the film elevates the plot of "Air Force One" (we know, shocking but it's true), and consider how many swimming pools are in the White House. Get in the armored presidential car -- time for a high-speed chase on the White House lawn to celebrate 1 YEAR OF LADIES GET ACTION!
Aliens, hormones and photography! This movie had it ALL. This week the ladies (and special guests Allie Nelson & Tyler McCarthy of the Not Couple Goals Podcast) watched the incomprehensible teen sci-fi movie, "I Am Number Four." We swoon over Timothy Olyphant, cringe about the Twilight similarities, and marvel over the surprise Dinosaurs in this film. 3 more sequels please!!
They're on that vigilante sh** again! (Sort of). This week, the Ladies watched "6 Underground," the Ryan Reynolds-fronted, Michael Bay mess of an action movie. We attempt to make sense of an incomprehensible timeline, ponder the legality of unspecific wills (government's gonna get their cut), and debate whether or not these characters are, in fact, ghosts. Bonus spoilers for Wakanda Forever and Thor: Love and Thunder included!
Are you an ambitious young woman who wants to date your very rude elderly coworker? You’re in luck!! This week the Ladies watched "In The Line of Fire," the Clint Eastwood Secret Service cat-and-mouse game with rom-com ambitions... we guess? Don’t be a cool girl -- join us as we discuss workplace boundaries, a very scary John Malkovich, and why we wish this film had actually delivered some heat.
GET OFF HIS PLANE! This week, the Ladies watched "Airforce 1," starring lots of well-known actors but, more importantly: our beloved Sarah from "A Little Princess!" We discuss why you should keep an eye on those Secret Service guys, why we'd vote for Prez Harrison Ford, and what makes people who keep their word SO scary in action movies (we love follow-through/commitment in real life tho). Prepare the plane-to-plane zipline: you'll want to hold on tight for this high-stakes ride!
The family that sleighs together stays together! This week the Ladies embarked on a Very Special Christmas Episode to bring you Violent Night! With a Santa like this one in charge, you don't want to be on the Naughty list! Make sure you catch this jolly good film with plenty of ho-ho-homicide in theaters or on streaming since we'll spoil it on the pod! Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good fight!
Happy Holidays! We have an exciting announcement about this week's Christmas-themed episode, which will come out Wed, Dec 21st!
Beware of (generic) TOXIC WASTE! This week, the Ladies watched "Transporter 3." Rin and Rebecca discuss the merits (or not) of napping while being kidnapped, realize they need more concrete details when it comes to environmental activism, and ponder what it actually takes for Jason Statham to stay that ripped. Can an eco-villain's voice even compare? Tune in to find out - and stick around to the end to learn what the Ladies discover about *gasp* the fourth Transporter movie.
Don't forget the toner! This week the Ladies watched the new Netflix film, "The Man from Toronto." We laughed over this buddy assassin movie and got into our affection for Kevin Hart, the evils of Equinox, and how we'd stand up to torture talk. Spoiler alert: not well!
PICK YOUR PUPPY! (But only after some gentlemanly violence). This week the Ladies watched Kingsman: The Secret Service. We question why the use of the singular versus the plural in the title, marvel over the Brooks Brothers storefront as a spy hideout, and wish main character Eggsy/Eggy's love of snow globes and talent for gymnastics showed up more.
I think there's been a glitch! This week the Ladies found themselves in a strange scifi prison world and a slightly different genre with Spiderhead. We break format this week and talk all about about mood enhancing drugs, a dancing Chris Hemsworth and a sexy compound we would definitely vacation at. Why even have a speed boat if you're not going to crash it into a plane?!
PSA: pigtails on grown women are NOT empowering! Take them out right now! This week, the Ladies reaffirmed this belief during the watching of The Rock (not to be confused with THE Rock, aka Dwayne Johnson), a perfect-popcorn movie starring an ever-charming Sean Connery and an eccentric Nic Cage. We discuss why this should have been added to our series on patriotism, Indiana Jones-style escapades, and why we require all furniture-sitters to wear clothes.