Jenn, Gena and Joe continue our Sharp Objects journey with episodes 2 & 3. C/W: self-harm (cutting) Up for discussion: baby Sydney Sweeney, Camille's functional alcoholism, and our continued obsession with Adora. Plus: Gena's tease of a true crime backstory, and a lesson in Southern expressions courtesy of Jenn. Wanna connect with the show? > Gena:…

After more than a year, Joe and Sharai return to talk about a new season of FROM. Up for discussion: Tabitha's journey, our hopes for Jade and Jim this season, who's missing in this opener, and that devastating ending (fuck you, series creator John Griffin for doing that to us!) Connect with your co-hosts: @YouShould_Watch > Sharai: @Misssharai > J…

Jenn, Gena and Joe continue their annual tradition of unpacking a TV show episode by episode. This time they're headed south to Gillian Flynn territory (yes, Joe mispronounces the "G") with a look at Marti Noxon's HBO adaptation of Sharp Objects. Up for discussion: Jean-Marc Vallée's dreamy direction, Amy Adams being messy, Patricia Clarkson's ward…

Jenn and Rachel head out to the country for an old fashioned episode on parental manipulation, deadly breakups, suped-up sheep, and problematic product placement in the fifth episode of The Boys Season 4. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist, @MurderMFiction > Rachel: @VinylG…

Jenn and Rachel fly away from Vought Tower and through the trees to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the spicy girls of 'Jennifer’s Body' (2009) with an extra salty episode on female friendships, sexy powers, and unfortunate boys. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist, @Murde…

Joe and Bryan return to unpack Clive Barker's first full-length novel, 1985's The Damnation Game. It's a big, ambitious project, filled with trademark Barker-isms, as well as many typical first novel issues. C/W: *everything* Plus: multiple endings, shallow female characters, animal violence, and a challenging redemption arc for a cannibal pedophil…

Returning champion McKenzie Gerber joins us for a special Homecoming episode featuring dangerous paper cutter blades, vengeful floaters, sexy lobotomies, and a very scary ice cream cake. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod, @LosersClu…

In this episode, Nichole talks about the 2023 award-winning film, Poor Things. Much of the discussion around this film has focused on gender, gender roles, and sexual autonomy but there is a fair bit to say about how disability is very present in this film – particularly with the characters of Bella and Godwin. Additional Reading: > The Ableism of …

Gena, Jenn and Joe return to discuss William Friedkin's 2006 adaptation of Tracy Letts' stageplay of the same name, Bug. C/W: self-harm This is a film that will get under your skin, but it's the tragedy of the narrative, the stunning performances by Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon, and the disorienting editing that have us talking. Plus: Sha…

Jenn and Rachel crawl through ventilation systems and hit the rink to chat about touching back stories, punchable villains, lobotomized supes, and massacred figure skaters in season 4 of The Boys episode 3. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @Hallowe…

Nichole saw In A Violent in theaters but held off on recording an episode before watching it a second time because she had pretty visceral reaction to her first viewing. In a Violent Nature finds us in familiar territory: campers teens taking on the zombie/reanimated adult form of a child – with a developmental disability – that accidentally died i…

Bryan and Joe discuss the Eisner-nominated comic anthology Tapping The Vein (1989) which adapts the most memorable stories from Books of Blood. Since we've already discussed the narrative, we're focusing primarily on the art...and it's a mixed bag! Which ones do we like and which ones feel defanged? Wanna read along? Tapping the Vein is available f…

The Girls go to TruthCon and it’s as upsetting as you’d expect. Jenn and Rachel chat fan theories, flawless pantsuits, human centipedes, and Will Ferrell as they continue their coverage of The Boys Season 4. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod , @SfAntagonist > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @Hallo…

For this episode, guest Adrian Rae and I have a dance-off with 2023’s most viral killer doll, M3GAN.We cover lots of territory with this one: > M3GAN as assistive tech > Are Gemma and Cady coded as neurodivergent characters? > Is this “gateway” horror? We do NOT talk about the dog. Connect with Adrian: > Adrian Rae: @adrianraee (Twitter) / @adrianr…

Gena, Jenn, and Joe return to wrap up the back half of The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window with a look at episodes 5-8. Up for discussion: is the payoff worth it? Did the show use its best jokes off the top? Would revealing the killer earlier have worked better? And who wanted that S02 set-up?! Wanna connect with th…

We’re going dystopian future for this episode and talking about Repo! The Genetic Opera. I am joined by Ariel Powers-Schaub and we have some pretty hot takes on organ donation/transplants, “big pharma” and horror musicals. > Where to Follow Ariel: @Ari_Hellraiser > Ariel’s Book, Millennial Nasties is out September 17th Want to share your thoughts o…

Jenn and Rachel don their street clothes and try to find ice cream as they chat about new supes, old friends, forbidden love, and platonic partnerships in the debut episode of The Boys season 4! Wanna keep up with the show? Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist > Rachel…

Terry and Joe wrap up series three of Sexy & Surreal with David Cronenberg's final 90s film, eXistenZ (1999). Gamer Terry gets into this first-time watch in its confusing back half, but finds plenty to love in the production design and Howard Shore's score. Plus: comparisons to The Matrix, "commit to the bit" actors like Law and Dafoe, and discussi…

Bryan and Joe check out Clive Barker's first screenplay, Underworld aka Transmutations (1985). This George Pavlou (Rawhead Rex) film was plagued by producer interference, so much so that Barker has notoriously disowned it. For good reason! It's boring, has a soap opera aesthetic, and features an icky romance between Nicole (18 year old Nicola Cowpe…

Before flying off with their Season Four coverage, Jenn, Rachel and special guest Justin Gerber reminisce about the weird, wild, and wonderful moments of season three. Stay tuned for some bold predictions about what’s in store for our fearless Spice Girls and Bad Boys in the upcoming season! Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jen…

Jenn, Gena and Joe return to discuss the first four episodes of Kristen Bell's half serious, half parody Netflix series, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window. Up for discussion: Bell as MVP, the show's best joke(s), messy women, comparisons to Police Academy and The Naked Gun and whether this would have been better s…

Terry and Joe close out the David Lynch side of S03 with a very unorthodox text: 1999's The Straight Story. Or maybe it just seems odd. On closer inspection, though, there are clear Lynchian elements; they're just lurking under the surface! Plus: an Oscar-nominated performance by Richard Farnsworth, hitting deer on the highway, and an out of contro…

We’re getting into some foreign horror for this episode and heading The Orphanage, the 2007 film directed by J.A. Bayona. We have disabled characters, some light touching of tropes of that we (thankfully) move away from and gut-punch of an ending. Want to share your thoughts on The Orphanage or suggest a film to cover? Reach out to Nichole on @Bodi…

As the semester winds down, Jenn and Rachel join returning champion Joe Lipsett to cram for finals on puppet sex, popping heads, shocking cameos, and Chekhov’s supe virus with the second half of Gen V S01. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @Hallowee…

Bryan and Joe reach the end of the Nightbreed road with Clive Barker's Nightbreed Volumes 1-3, a comic series by writer Marc Andreyko with art by Piotr Kowalski, Emmanuel Xerx Javier and Devmalya Pramanik. Up for discussion: the pros and cons of standalone stories, a punishing backstory for Boone (C/W: everything), canonical debates about Ashberry:…