In this episode, Amanda and Leigh discuss 2014 award season darlings Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) and Whiplash. Note: there's about a two-minute segment where the audio gets warped. We don't know what happened. Apologies to your ears. CWs: Drugs, suicide/suicidal ideation, attempted rape, mental illness, infidelity, guns, domesti…

In this episode, Amanda discusses the follow-up poll for The Blues Brothers and Wayne's World, talks about the upcoming film pairing for the next episode, and gives her thoughts on several films she has watched recently: Sorry to Bother You, Mandy, BlackKklansman, Bird Box, Incredibles 2, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Tomb Raider, and Dumplin'. CWs: mentio…

In this episode, Amanda and Leigh are joined by a guest, Alex, to discuss two Saturday Night Live classics, The Blues Brothers and Wayne's World. CWs: violence, Nazis, cultural appropriation, sexism, ableism, homophobia, Robe Lowe Update: We did not recall the sexual assault/harassment issues with Rob Lowe when we recorded this podcast. We would ha…

In this mini episode, Amanda discusses the follow-up poll for Ginger Snaps versus Jennifer's Body, skips the Love, Actually rant, and gives her thoughts on the movies Cam and Destination Wedding.Di Film Club Face-Off

In this episode, Amanda and Leigh discuss two recent cult classics and feminist horror films, Ginger Snaps and Jennifer's Body. Happy very belated Halloween! A perfect storm of illnesses and international travel worked against us this month. CWs: Suicide, rape/sexual assault, murder, needles, drug use, predatory men, death/murder, cannibalism, body…

In this mini episode recorded on Halloween, Amanda discusses the follow-up polls for All the President's Men and Spotlight, introduces the movies for the next full episode, and raves about the new Halloween film and the show The Haunting of Hill House (yes, it's a show, but for the Halloween mini it felt appropriate).…

In this episode, Amanda and Leigh discuss the eerily topical films All the President's Men and Spotlight. CWs: child molestation, child sexual assault, child rape, Stephen Collins, priests abusing power/preying on especially vulnerable children, sexual harassment, harassment of women, politicsDi Film Club Face-Off

In this mini episode, Amanda breaks horror films down into different subgenres and discusses some of her top picks from each. We apologize for the delay of the full episode--Leigh had a pet emergency and Amanda was entirely consumed with being a bridesmaid in a wedding.Di Film Club Face-Off

In this mini episode, Amanda discusses the follow-up polls for Bring it On versus Pitch Perfect, introduces the movies for the next full episode, talks about how the movies for the podcast are picked and what the polls are, and complains about the movie The Nun.Di Film Club Face-Off

In this episode, Amanda and Leigh are joined by Jamie to discuss Bring It On and Pitch Perfect. CWs for this episode: homophobia/use of homophobic slurs, slut shaming, sexual assault, racism, classism, white savior, body shaming, fat shaming, eating disorders, toxic masculinity, antisemitism. TZPi4QU1rkgl52bMxDNx…

In this mini episode, Amanda discusses the follow-up polls for Ratatouille versus Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, introduces the movies for the next full episode, and talks about her thrilling experience watching The Meg in the theatre.Di Film Club Face-Off

In this late episode (Amanda had surgery this week), Amanda and Leigh two animated food-centric films, Ratatouille and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Amanda is particularly angry and curse-heavy in this episode... about kids movies. CWs (non-exhaustive): food, sexual harassment, domestic violence, guns, sexual assault, fat shaming, obesity, sex…

In this mini episode, Amanda apologizes yet again, leaves a placeholder for the results of the second polling of Moonlight versus Tangerine, announces the upcoming pairing for the next episode, and discusses Hereditary in as non-spoilery of a way possible. Plus, she includes a tip about checking a certain website before watching movies, and throws …

In this episode, Amanda and Leigh discuss Tangerine and Moonlight, two highly acclaimed films about underrepresented and misrepresented communities. CWs: Transphobia, misogyny, transmisogyny, homophobia, racism, sex work, drugs, assault, physical abuse, hate crime, invalidating identities, emotional abuse, emotional manipulation, bullying. Note: We…

In this episode, Amanda and Leigh discuss two highly problematic '80s vampire romcoms, Once Bitten and My Best Friend is a Vampire. CWs for this episode: gay panic, gay stereotyping, black stereotyping, transphobic joke, racism, prison rape jokes, assault, homophobic slurs, virginity/pressure to lose virginity, misogyny, mind control/removing agenc…

In this mini episode, Amanda discusses the poll results for Citizen Kane and Casablanca, the upcoming movies for the next full episode (which were mentioned at the end of the last episode, but are given the mini episode treatment here), and gives brief only minorly spoilery mini review of Coco.Di Film Club Face-Off

In this episode, Amanda and Leigh discuss two film classics often in contest for the title of "best film of all time." Warning: Amanda curses *a lot* in this one. CWs for this episode: sexual assault, rape, sexual coercion, suicide, partner abuse, parental abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, Nazis, racism/minstrel depictions.…

In this mini episode, Amanda discusses the poll results for Tank Girl and Mad Max: Fury Road, the upcoming movies for the next full episode, and gives brief mostly non-spoilery review of A Quiet Place.Di Film Club Face-Off

In this episode, Amanda and Leigh discuss two badass women and their tanks. CWs for this episode: rape, pedophilia, forced pregnancy, sexual harassment, violenceDi Film Club Face-Off

In this mini episode, Amanda discusses the poll results for Love Jones and Love & Basketball, the upcoming movies for the next full episode, and gives brief mostly non-spoilery overviews of two movies she watched recently that are so very different they wouldn't ever be paired together in a poll: Moonlight and Logan Lucky. The audio quality is some…

On our very belated episode, Amanda and Leigh discuss two romantic films, Love Jones and Love & Basketball! This podcast contains spoilers for both films. Apologies again for the delay. We had further technical difficulties delaying our actual recording, and then Amanda had a series of unfortunate events that prevented her from completing the editi…

A surprise mini episode as Leigh tries to restore his home's internet. In this mini mini, Amanda very, very briefly talks about seeing Black Panther as much as she could without feeling like she was giving away too much.Di Film Club Face-Off

In this mini episode, Amanda discusses the poll results for E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the upcoming movies for the next full episode, and gives brief mostly non-spoilery overviews of two more Best Picture nominees, Lady Bird and The Shape of Water. She also has a surprise background visit from Alexa thanks t…

CW: brief discussion of #MeToo and sexual harassment in the intro regarding Richard Dreyfuss. In this week's episode, Amanda and Leigh are joined by Alex G. from the MBMBaMino's Film Appreciation Group to discuss E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial versus Close Encounters of the Third Kind! This podcast contains spoilers for both films. Apologies for the la…

In this mini episode, Amanda discusses the poll results for Die Hard versus speed, the upcoming movies for the next full episode, and talks a bit about the genius that is Get Out, which she recently had the pleasure of rewatching for the first time since seeing it in the theatre.Di Film Club Face-Off

In this week's episode, Amanda and Leigh are joined by Nikko from the MBMBaMino's Film Appreciation Group to discuss Die Hard versus Speed! This podcast contains spoilers for both films, and also a segment on how Die Hard is of course a Christmas movie.Di Film Club Face-Off

In this mini episode, Amanda discusses the poll results for Hackers versus The Net, the upcoming movies for the next full episode, and briefly mention some of her favorite unconventional holiday movies. She also discusses her least favorite holiday movie.Di Film Club Face-Off

In this week's episode, Amanda and Leigh discuss two 1995 classics: Hackers and The Net. Both films are about the scary world of hacking and computing, and both tackle these issues, and the visuals of computing, in very different ways.Di Film Club Face-Off

This is our second mini episode, arriving late because I've had some medical issues! In this mini, I talk briefly about the poll outcome for The Thing versus The Exorcist, I give a little bit of background info on the upcoming movies for November, and I try a new segment talking about movies I've seen recently. As always, suggestions and feedback a…

Episode 2 of our Film Club Face-Off is here! In this episode, we talk about John Carpenter's The Thing and The Exorcist. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!Di Film Club Face-Off

Mini episode for Film Club Face-Off Covers: Poll numbers for Labyrinth versus The NeverEnding Story, info about upcoming films, desperate plea for feedback.Di Film Club Face-Off

Our first Film Club Face-Off! Join us as we discuss Labyrinth versus The NeverEnding Story. This is the first attempt at a podcast experience. It is very unpolished. Please excuse the sound quality and the rough first try.Di Film Club Face-Off