Hello and welcome to week two of our look at John Sturges! This week, we're talking about The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943) and the mystery of how it managed to evade the censors. There's bigamy, illegitimate pregnancy, slapstick comedy—what more could any of us want?!

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Welcome back to our devoted listener(s)! To kick off this new season, we've decided to pivot from 1990s/2000s action movies to something not at all related: the movies of Preston Sturges. Now, if you don't know anything about Sturges's movies, or if you think you won't be interested, DON'T WORRY! We will do our level best to showcase how funny, compelling, and of-the-moment they can be. This week, we're starting with The Lady Eve (1941), a romp with a sexy lady swindler, a derpy rich dweeb, revenge, and love, not to mention several other parts that we love. Trust us, this movie is a banger.

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Hi friends, and welcome to the final episode of our Terminator series! In this episode we talk about Terminator: Dark Fate, specifically how much we love Carl and how amazing Mackenzie Davis's arms are. And, you know, other stuff.

We're taking a break in August because we are tired and cranky, but also because we love summer. But, we'll be back with something new and exciting after that, so don't go too far!

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Okay, folks, we're sorry to do this to you, but today we're talking about Terminator Genisys (Taylor, 2015), BUT ONLY BECAUSE WE ARE COMPLETIONISTS! Think of it as penance to cleanse us of the hatred in our hearts before we talk about Terminator: Dark Fate (Miller, 2019), which is objectively a much better movie and which we adore.

In this episode we mostly bitch about how bad Genisys is, so if you're into that sort of thing, maybe you'll enjoy it! But also, if you like Terminator Genisys, please send us a note about why! You can reach us at thejuiciestbitspodcast@gmail.com.

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Hello hello! Today, we're talking about Terminator Salvation (McG, 2009) and whether we dislike it as much as we dislike Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Mostow, 2003). Hint: at least one of us dislikes it MORE. Anyway, we still have a whale of a time talking about it, and that's really what matters, isn't it?

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Hello, and welcome back to our Terminator series! This week, we have a very special treat—our very first guest! And WHAT a guest: our pal Veronica Litt is an Assistant Professor of English at Cape Breton University and has recently written a book about Clueless (Heckerling, 1995) called Ugh! As if!: Clueless. She's exceptionally smart and funny and we have a fine old time talking about Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines with her. So gird your loins and inflate your boobs, 'cause we're getting into it!

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We're back to talk about Terminator 2: Judgment Day, a definite childhood fave and a pretty good sequel. We talk about how Sarah Connor has changed, how nobody believes her about what's happening to the world or to her (classic), and about how the Terminator pretty quickly becomes John's proxy daddy, which is weird, but not terrible. Charlie also tries to explain time travel once again.

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Hasta la vista, babies!

And we're back! Thanks for your patience as we slogged through April. End of term is no joke, you guys.We have decided to move on from PSH (always in our hearts) and jump into summer blockbuster season. Specifically, we're gonna talk about the Terminator franchise! Charlie is ever so eager to talk about Mackenzie Davis's arms, but first, we need to talk about The Terminator (James Cameron, 1984). This movie is OBSESSED with baby-having and tech vs. analog and, weirdly, male virginity, and we talk about all of it!We'd love it if you would rate our little ol' pod and comment, and we'd also love to hear from you at thejuiciestbitspodcast@gmail.com if you feel like writing us some electronic mail.Also, you may have noticed our beautiful new art! We're pleased as punch with this design from our pal Tim Dyck. Thanks, Tim!

Hi folks! We can't stop/won't stop talking about Philip Seymour Hoffman movies just yet, so settle in for our chat about PSH's terrifying (yet jolly?) role in Mission: Impossible III (Abrams, 2006)! We talk about how unsettling PSH is as a villain, the movie's weird relationship with intimacy, and how PSH seamlessly switches from playing his character, Owen Davian, to playing Tom Cruise playing Davian. He climbs on things! He dangles out of a plane! He's persnickety about a li'l spill on his bespoke shirt! He really does it all in this movie, and we loved talking about it as much as we hope you'll enjoy listening to us talk about it (a lot).

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Hello everyone! Because we just couldn't say away from our beloved PSH, our episode this week is about the second instalment of the Hunger Games franchise, Catching Fire (Lawrence, 2013). Hoffman plays Plutarch Heavensbee (a true gift of a name), the newest game maker and apparent crony of President Snow. We talk about the movie, teams Peeta and Gale respectively, and how Panem is, like many dystopian narratives, eerily similar to our own context in the West.

Charlie also mentions a blog post from Mark Fisher about Catching Fire called "Remember Who the Enemy Is," which you can find here: https://k-punk.org/remember-who-the-enemy-is/

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Hello! This week, we're continuing our deep dive into Philip Seymour Hoffman's oeuvre (we're fancy) and looking at John Patrick Shanley's Doubt (2008), a very different movie than Wild Mountain Thyme, which he made in 2020, and which we have also done an episode about.

In Doubt, we see PSH navigate the role of a 1964 priest whom head nun Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep) accuses of abusing a child. This movie makes us so angry, but also impresses the dickens out of us, and we're happy to share our thoughts about it with you.

In case you missed it, this is a movie about a priest accused of child sexual abuse, so please take care of yourselves and skip this one if you need to.

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Hello! Welcome to the second instalment of our series on Philip Seymour Hoffman and his diverse oeuvre. Today we're talking aboutCapote (Miller, 2005), which is about as far fromAlong Came Polly (Hamburg, 2004) as you can get. We fan out over Hoffman's ability to exhibit several emotions at once and we discuss how Truman, and not the murders, is the movie's biggest mystery.

Hoffman won an Oscar for this one, and we think his performance is worth a look, so join us!

Also, we had a couple of whoopsies with the sound in the first half, so we (well, I) apologize. But also, I'm not a professional sound technician, so you get what you get. :)

We're finally back! And we're very excited to share our new format with you. This season, we're focusing on individual actors, directors, cinematographers, etc., and we're also tightening up our episodes (or we'll try to).

First up this season is a look at Philip Seymour Hoffman, an actor who played many, many different characters that we love to watch. In this episode we're talking specifically about his performance in Along Came Polly (Hamburg, 2004). We do not recommend the movie, but we recommend his performance in it, which, I get, is weird.

We hope you enjoy it!

Hi everyone! For this final episode of our detective series (and the season), we're talking about Devil in a Blue Dress (Carl Franklin, 1995), starring Denzel Washington, Jennifer Beals, Tom Sizemore, and baby Don Cheadle. It's a hard-boiled neo-noir with a twist! That twist is that it's not about white people. Surprise!

Also, full disclosure (which you'll also hear on the ep), we had some sound issues in this recording, which means that Charlie's audio is quite a bit louder and clearer, which is, I'm sure, what you all want anyway. Enjoy, and see you after the summer!

This week, you're in for a treat: we're talking about The Thin Man (Van Dyke, 1934), a murder mystery starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, who for our money make the sexiest movie couple of the 20th Century, or maybe of all time. They're pretty sexy. They also have an adorable pup named Asta, which makes them even cooler. Anyway, in addition to being a murder mystery, this movie is also a hilarious romp full of fast-talking quips, raucous parties, and names like "Face" Peppler. It would also make for one doozy of a hangover if one were to go drink for drink with the characters. Enjoy!

And we're back! We were on a slight hiatus for reasons, and now we're back slingin' eps and saying the occasional smart thing. Our latest theme is the detective film, and this week, we're talking about The Nice Guys (Shane Black, 2016), starring Russell Crowe and pre-Ken Ryan Gosling. This is one of the funniest movies of recent memory and we have a great little discussion about it. We hope you like it!

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This week we're wrapping up our series on office movies with Corner Office (Joachim Back, 2022), a surreal dark comedy starring Jon Hamm and Danny Pudi. We talk about all manner of things, including Jon Hamm's excellent moustache and bangs and how interchangeable they are, and we compare this movie to the others in the series as well as to Apple TV series Severance, which is an excellent show that does much of what Corner Office tries to do, only better. Please enjoy this episode as we laugh at our own jokes (someone has to).

Well, folks, we did it. We made an episode about 9 to 5 (Higgins, 1980), one of the greatest movies of [just before] our time. Ever heard of Dolly Parton? She's in this movie! Jane Fonda? She's in it, too! And, of course, Lily Tomlin and Dabney Coleman round out the cast magnificently.

This movie makes fun of office work by depicting very realistic office conditions, rife with misogyny, sexism, and bureaucracy. But, it's also hilarious and very relatable if you're a non-cis man who has ever worked in an office (we can't speak to the other). Oh, it also demonstrates the value of female allyship. Get into it!

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Just in time for spring, the time of year when hope abounds, we present to you our next theme: movies about soul-sucking office jobs (we would never do this to you if spring were not imminent). As such, this episode is about Office Space (Mike Judge, 1999), a movie that child Mandy thought was hilarious and that adult Mandy realizes is problematic (but also so quotable). But still, there is a TON to talk about, including white fragility, ableism, fatphobia, and, of course, the exploitation of workers. So put aside your Jump to Conclusions Mat, celebrate Michael Bolton's entire catalog, and join us!

In this, our final heist movie episode, we are talking about Fast Five, the fifth in the masterpiece franchise that is The Fast and the Furious. In this romp, Dom (Vin Diesel) and the gang find themselves in Brazil, where they drive right through a wall and hijack a bad guy's safe in a scientifically impossible (but cinematically awesome) way. In this episode, we talk about morality and the film's Catholic imagery, friendship, and, of course, family. So grab a Corona and enjoy as we talk about these things, and digress about Dwayne Johnson's t-shirts and his propensity to sweat.