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Back to SearchPunch-Drunk Love (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)
Season 20 Episode 4
This week we cover Paul Thomas Anderson's follow-up to "Magnolia," "Punch-Drunk Love." We cover the beginnings of the script and what PTA was doing i…
3 hours ago
Magnolia (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)
Season 20 Episode 3
This week we continue our PT Anderseason with "Magnolia." We discuss how the film came about after the success of Boogie Nights, and Anderson's first…
1 week, 2 days ago
Boogie Nights (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)
Season 20 Episode 2
This week we continue our Paul Thomas Anderseason with his San Fernando Valley epic, Boogie Nights. We talk about the inception of this film as a sho…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Hard Eight (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)
Season 20 Episode 1
Welcome back for our PT Anderseason where we cover all of the films of recent Oscar-winning director, Paul Thomas Anderson. We begin with his first f…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Jesus Christ Superstar (EASTER SPECIAL, WE IS RISEN)
Season 19 Episode 12
This week we are diving into our favorite Easter movie, Jesus Christ Superstar. We discuss the making of this Norman Jewison film in 1970s Israel. We…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
2026 Oscar Reactions
Season 19 Episode 11
This episode is our official 2026 Academy Award reactions episode. We talk about everything we loved and hated about the show, and our reactions to e…
2 months ago
Oscar Predictions & The Best Films of 2026
Season 19 Episode 10
This week we are talking our favorite movies of 2025. We think this was a great year for movies, and we are here to gush about our favorites. After w…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Ugly Stepsister (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)
Season 19 Episode 9
This week, we finish our Oscars 2026 movie coverage with "The Ugly Stepsister." We discuss the long road for director, Emilie Blichfeldt, to get her …
2 months, 1 week ago
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)
Season 19 Episode 8
This week we continue our Oscars 2026 coverage with Mary Bronstein's "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You." We discuss the film's inception from script to scr…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Bugonia (Movie History, Plot Breakdown, & Pairings)
Season 19 Episode 7
This week we are diving into one of our favorite films of 2025, Yorgos Lanthimos' "Bugonia." We discuss the original Korean film and the background t…
2 months, 3 weeks ago