You’d have to practically be dead to not hear of this cinematic phenomenon that has swept the world.
Dead-like practically all the characters from the movie. Emerald Fennell has done it again; horrifying audiences everywhere with her unabashed snarky, Female Gaze-riddled stories. If you ever stalked someone from afar and weaseled your way into their periphery just to breathe their CO2, then this film is for you. It’s giving Yolanda shooting her beloved Selena vibes. Perfectly timed for Valentine’s Day, this movie asks you to show it where it hurt you on the doll.
Don’t throw your baby out with the bath water, make a romantic cocktail or perhaps a "bathtub jizz-fizz?"
Sarah and Heather run naked through all the film’s glamorously shocking tropes, pausing to reflect on its overt and irreverent mockery of the upper class.
This movie will love you to death.
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OK. We did it. Sarah and Heather dared to tackle the archaic Behemoth of a classic. Surprisingly, they both had never seen this one.
Hold on to your papers! The definable romance power couple “Boags and Bergman” reunited in the midst of political strife, exile, and uncertainty, which always turns the passion to an 11. Will the Nasty Germans prevail? Will their love be resuscitated? Will Sam play their song again, which will steer their loins to each other like uncontrollable magnets? Will large quantities of alcohol be consumed in every single scene?
We’ve got questions! Join us as we excavate this sacred epistle to self-sacrificial love.
Don’t worry, they will, “Always have Paris.” And Sarah and Heather will “Always have Vegas.”
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Oh look, Heather suggested a movie that Sarah didn’t sneer at and veto!! Heather should go play the lottery!
After a brief hiatus, we head on down to the 80’s to a demure and soft Meryl Streep and a philandering scoundrel trope timelessly embodied by Jack Nicholson. This Nora Ephron film had us feeling all kinds of melancholic thoughts, as it explored Ephron’s own personal story of blushing marriage to the throes of pie-wielding divorce.
At least she pawned the Ring. And we are team Richard.
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Can you recreate the same Magic as the first time?
Richard Gere and Gary Marshall certainly thought so when they begged Julia Roberts to star opposite Gere in another Wacky Rom-Com destined to win everyone’s hearts. Welp, they definitely tried.
Tune in to hear why it’s never as good as the first time, while Sarah and Heather plot their next madcap vacation tracing the very fated steps of our lead characters Ike and Maggie, as they sprint away from and then run towards Love.
**Smoosh**
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Before Renfield, there was Randy. Randy is both his character’s name and personality. Come see a baby Nicholas Cage from the mean streets of Hollywood woo a coddled, prissy Valley girl (Deborah Foreman) while hiding in a shower.
Hey when and where romance hits, it just hits.
Who are we to comment on suburban Mall Culture vs. dirty-city Punk Culture? Opposites attract. Full stop.
Sarah and Heather go “over the hill” and not so deep into the Valley for this lively and light hearted episode. (Heather tries not to gag herself with a spoon.)
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Crack open your handheld fan for this one, it’s a bright shinning seductive, steamer of a movie... You will need to fan yourself dramatically, to either cool yourself off or dry your tears. (or both)
Directed by Clint Eastwood, starring himself paired with Meryl Streep, the complexities explode within the bounds of the bare simplicities that compose this story.
Sarah and Heather discuss the fatalistic reverence in which these two soul mates meet and mate for only a brief, but unforgettable four days. Their connection so completely indelible and at times unspoken but so prominent that it has a life-changing profound effect on two grown up children who merely hear their story, decades later.
Revolving around the themes of duty, quantifiable dreams, obligation, setting an example, and the price of giving up your soul mate or the neighbors will talk, this movie will rattle your heart cage and make you think of that one magical person from the past who knew you so well after ten minutes that the air completely left the room, and you were forced to sabotage it because you can’t have nice things.
Scatter our ashes on the concrete bridges of Orange County, and tune in for yet another existential crisis inducing convo.
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You know it, you love it, it’s the classic Cinderella story told by way of 1986. Molly Ringwald defies all fashion logic by daring to wear pink as a redhead, and crush unabashedly on the rich, popular guy while her lipgloss pouts from the “wrong side of the tracks.”
But guess what? He likes her back! But like all unassuming, naturally cool chicks, she has a sidekick guy friend who is not-so-secretly pining for her: Enter the Duckie - Forlorn, poetic, and a slightly pathetic courtier who is playing the wear-down game with his female BFF.
A moment of silence for “Duckies” everywhere….
Sarah and Heather uncurl and unfurl this ode to teenage classist angst, and oddly comment on the 80’s fashion that seemingly ages everyone up about 30+ years, to couture fresh out of a Sears catalogue for 55 and over.
Lighters up for the Rave-ups, New Order, and The Psychedelic Furs who enhance this bawdy tale with the tones of longing and lust. Now if only Andrew McCarthy and Molly Ringwald had just an ounce of sexual chemistry….. As Iona puts it, “Don’t waste good lip gloss.”
A girl can dream.
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Ok so yeah, this is an obvious Heather choice. Yeah, but this movie was revolutionary for its time, depicting an astonishing (gasp) reversal of gender roles with elements of campy fantasy and 80’s hijinks thrown in. Did we mention it also stars Terri Garr?
This is the first movie in which Michael Keaton carries top billing and his natural comedic talents shine as he foibles the unknown gendered world of unpaid maternal labor AKA: The Housewife. Don’t worry, he eventually reclaims his alpha throne and his wife heads back into the monotonous domestic terrain at the end, so rest easy. They did it for America, and Schooner Tuna.
Join us as we excavate another early 80’s John Hughes classic, Mr. Mom.
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If Little Women and Dead Poet’s Society had a baby it, would be Mona Lisa Smile.
This snapshot of New England academia life for a (GASP) female in the 1950’s has some downright cringey and uncomfortable moments. All the more reason to watch and perhaps grant the Boomer generation a tiny bit more empathy. They actually let women go to college back then, or as Heather's Dad would jokingly phrase it, “To get their MRS. degree.”
Sarah and Heather discuss what women actually wanted then and now, and how muddied their desires became when wrapped up in the mantle of generational duty, expectation, and of course “Keeping up with the Joneses.” (Not to mention trying for the ultimate goal of romantic love.)
Tall order for women who “want it all,” in fact, the immense societal pressure would really give the Mona Lisa something to "smile" about. Join us as explore this compelling female ensemble production.
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“We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for."
Okay, so this movie isn’t a Rom-Com or Rom Dram... More along the lines of a Dram Dram. But as succulently deep and inspirational as it can get. This 1989 epistle to Freethinking and Non-Conformity chews on your brain and whispers in your ear to live your life to the absolute fullest, for the stark fact remains is that we are all dying every second, and our minuscule fraction of a moment on this hurling rock is merely a blip.
This movie pleads to you to USE this marvelous gift called LIFE and “make your lives extraordinary.” Tall order, yes, but you must at least try, for the price could be your heart and soul! Heather remembers watching this movie when she was a teen, and wanting to take on the world with her teeth and have as many experiences as she possibly could, feeling the ever present “Tick-Tock” of Father Time. This urgency remains after each proverbial viewing of this film.
Join Heather and Sarah as they go through the myriad of meaningful scenes which will ultimately cascade into prompting spontaneous absurdity and/or yet another midlife crisis.
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We'll start by revealing this is a “Sarah Pick.” Let’s just say this movie might need a third brain in the mix, because it most certainly does not age well.
Sure, we absolutely love Steve Martin, and completely ADORE Kathleen Turner but even Far Right, Trump worshippers would have beef with this film’s racist quips and misogynist storyline (or would they?). All blatant un-PC attributes aside, we enjoyed the smart, witty slapstick humor that was born in the 70’s, that only Steve Martin can deliver, coupled with Kathleen Turner’s throaty and mustache twirly Femme Fatale hijinks.
Tune in and hear us audibly cringe as we use our own two brains to recount and dissect the 1983 absurdist classic, The Man With Two Brains.
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Well, we’ve arrived at yet another “Heather’s Friend Litmus Test” cinematic works.
Enter the colorful sights and delightful sounds of mythical, yet antithetical town of San Junipero. And by sounds, I mean the absolute cheesy and serotonin inducing anthems of our youth.
Get ready to have your mind completely blown, as this episode delves into the complexities found in marrying lifes’ anguished tragedies with ecstatic joys, while simultaneously begging the question of “what’s next?” (The Afterlife)
Imagine a place where you can LIVE out your wildest dreams in any decade you want, with or without your loved ones, thanks to advancements in modern technology. Words fail Heather, and tears sprout forth as she tries to describe the levels of existential depth this episode provokes.
(And yes, Sarah even liked it too!)
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After Heather is "ridiculed" for choosing yet another 90’s era movie, Sarah and Heather dive into this “feel-not-so-good” movie about domestic violence. Yes, you called it: a real knee slapper.
This movie will have you checking your own towel rack for micro signs of psychopathy. With sweeping views of Cape Cod (The Carolinas) and the anxiety-riddled life of a wife held captive by her obsessive, controlling, and violent husband, this movie is giving OG True Crime Vibes galore.
You’ll insist on a twin bed for one after viewing this perilous heroine’s journey of jump scares and anxious closet checking involved in Sleeping With The Enemy.
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Did you know that this is not a James Bond film?
Heather was at first befuddled by Sarah’s choice, but the mystery was revealed as soon as Helena Bonham graced the stage.
Join us as we dig in and explore the romantic sun swept setting of this film that casts a lover’s spell on the protagonists: Florence, Italy. Back when women had to wait to be kissed, or rather devoured by handsome blond gentlemen in barley fields that go up to your shoulders. You will simply not recognize Daniel Day Lewis in his stodgy role as he woos Helena with the passion of ironing a bedsheet.
Have a listen and always request a Room with a View.
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Don’t make Heather sing the theme song... You know it’s already on repeat on your head right now, just reading the title of this movie. Well don’t worry, I do regale Sarah’s and your own lucky ears with a few belted a cappella/strangled notes of this catchy ditty in our latest podcast episode.
Has Whitney Houston ever looked and sounded more radiant than in her role as a Pop icon Singer (nail meet head)?? Her chemistry with Kevin Costner sizzles and slices scarves in this action packed romance that actually makes you feel the tiniest bit sorry for mega superstars who can’t even go to Sunday brunch due to their public gravitas and obsessional followings. OK maybe .0001% sorry for them. It’s been a rough year, am I right?
Don’t worry, they will always love you.
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What’s that old saying??? Chivalry and Misogyny aren’t dead?
*Insert Sarah Rolling her eyes here*
We’re back to the 90’s, a decade rife with blockbuster hits romanticizing modern day Cinder-Fucking-ella stories.
But this time, Hollywood tips its bedazzled Chauffeur hat to the oldest profession. Yes, that’s right, good old fashioned prostitution. Directed by Gary Marshall, of course! Because women forced to walk the streets due to severe financial strain in a society where men hold the pursestrings is hilarious AND heartwarming. Don’t worry, the rich man will pick up the check and rescue the safety-pin riddled, thigh-high boot wearing princess. This is where Sarah sighs deeply and asks Heather to consider the era in which it was made, and perhaps to “Live, Laugh, Love ,” a little.
Ok, OK…well the dental floss bit was quite charming, and the dorky soundtrack makes me(Heather) sing my guts out and annoy my neighbors.
Come have a listen as we walk the, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” in “Sin City.” Work it….Work it….Baby…Own it…”
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This week’s episode makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside, better than a shot of tequila. Almost. Mermaids - Cher’s own Mini-Me Matriarchal kingdom offers a colorful and tantalizing pu-pu plater of single mother issues, Mother/Daughter dynamics, sexual awakening, with a thick slice of fear of abandonment for dessert.
The chemistry of this family trio; Cher, Winona Ryder, and the debut of Christina Ricci is pure, playful perfection and a sheer delight to watch. Sarah and Heather actually make it through this episode without disagreeing on the intricate, cinematic symbolism, so hey. That’s something! Oh, and Heather doesn’t even utter one word about misogyny either. Is Uranus in Retrograde?
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