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Watch The Film With Us
Enjoy film analysis with a dose of nonsensical, sassy commentary? Watch the film with us! Every month, hosts Lara and Cheryl deep dive into a film and chat about four topics related to the movie. We draw comparisons with other films we have watched and chat about how the film industry has and continues to develop. Listen in on our lighthearted conversations as we watch and reflect on different film genres, with small doses of silliness sprinkled throughout! Theme Music Credit: Ultra Lights by…
Episodes
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The Filmmaker & Subject Relationship | Free Solo Part 4
Send us Fan Mail With a lot of Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi films, we see a bit of the behind the scenes footage of the production process, which…
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The Rise of Extreme Sports | Free Solo Part 3
Send us Fan Mail What makes an extreme sports documentary so thrilling to watch? In this episode, we chat about the rise of extreme sports in both social media…
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The thrill of real stories | Free Solo Part 2
Send us Fan Mail While watching, it’s hard to believe that Alex Honnold climbed El Capitan with no ropes. But, that’s what makes “Free Solo” so thrilling to…
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Alex Honnold | Free Solo Part 1
Send us Fan Mail We’re so excited to talk about Cheryl’s favourite documentary “Free Solo” - just in time for Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi’s new…
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TIFF 2026 Special (w/ Laura)
Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod Laura is back, joining Lara to talk about this year’s TIFF. Besides the movie that we watched, we talk about the first year…
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Jackie & David Segel | The Queen of Versailles Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Did Jackie and David really love each other? In this episode, we chat about the central relationship of the documentary, particularly about…
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The Aesthetics of Wealth | The Queen of Versailles Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Why was there so much animal poo everywhere? In this episode, we talk about the gaudy aesthetics of wealth displayed in the film, particularly…
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Documentary Character Studies | The Queen of Versailles Part 1
Send us Fan Mail This month, we’re chatting about yet another eccentric character, Jackie Segel, the Queen of Versailles (not the actual Versailles). We chat…
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[SPECIAL] Mid Year Check in with Faus
Send us Fan Mail What are our favourite movies of 2026 so far? Listen in to Cheryl’s chat with special guest Faus to find out our highlights, what we’re…
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Werner Herzog | Grizzly Man Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Why is Werner Herzog such a famous documentarian? In this episode, we chat about Werner Herzog’s filmography (did you know he also acted in…
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Self-taping | Grizzly Man Part 3
Send us Fan Mail When does self-taping work in documentaries? In this episode, we talk about Timothy Treadwell’s self-tapes and how they work in “Grizzly man”…
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Man vs Wild | Grizzly Man Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Was Timothy Treadwell ok? In this episode, we chat about what makes Timothy Treadwell such an interesting character, particularly how he fits…
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Animal Documentaries | Grizzly Man Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our season of documentaries - starting with “Grizzly Man”! Oftentimes, when we think of documentaries, we think of animal and…
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Directors changing genres | Tenet Part 4
Send us Fan Mail With his latest films “Oppenheimer” and “The Odyssey”, has Christopher Nolan changed genres? In this episode, we chat about when directors…
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[SPECIAL] The Odyssey
Send us Fan Mail What did we think about “The Odyssey”? Tune in to listen to our chat about the IMAX ticketing drama, what we thought about the performances…
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Has Christopher Nolan gotten away with it? | Tenet Part 3
Send us Fan Mail It’s no secret “Tenet” is hard to follow, and in this episode, we chat about what is hard to understand and whether the fact that it’s a…
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Boy Movies | Tenet Part 2
Send us Fan Mail What are boy movies? In this episode, we chat about the types of films that are considered “boy movies” and whether there are “girl movies”…
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How the pandemic may have impacted Tenet | Tenet Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Nolan month! In the lead up to “The Odyssey”, we are watching Lara’s favourite Nolan film, “Tenet”. We’re starting at the very…
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The “cult” in cult classic | The Big Lebowski Part 4
Send us Fan Mail It’s our cult classic wrap up! We chat about the unique perspectives of cult classics, including the fact that there are many cults featured…
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The Ultimate Cult Classic | The Big Lebowski Part 3
Send us Fan Mail We chat about how the combination of polarised reactions to the film, the existence of Dudeism and the rewatchability of the film makes “The…
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Dudeism | The Big Lebowski Part 2
Send us Fan Mail What is Dudeism and is it really a religion? We chat about how the Dude inspired a religion (yes, it’s a real one!) and why the core…
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Allegory & Unsatisfying Endings | The Big Lebowski Part 1
Send us Fan Mail We’re back with another Coen brothers film! We chat about the use of the stranger at the bar in the film and what the main lesson to learn…
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Style vs. Substance | Beetlejuice Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Tim Burton is has such a recognisable visual style, but would that have happened if he had catered to a mainstream audience? In this episode…
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Body Horror | Beetlejuice Part 3
Send us Fan Mail With recent films like “Titane” and “The Substance”, are we entering a new wave of body horror films? In this episode, we chat about the…
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Are ghosts lame? | Beetlejuice Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Why are ghosts not taken seriously? It seems that ghosts are pretty harmless compared to other scary creatures. We chat about what makes a…
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The Haunted House | Beetlejuice Part 1
Send us Fan Mail We’ve decided to watch “Beetlejuice”, because Cheryl can’t stomach many horror films. There are many cult classic horror films, many of which…
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Stanley Kubrick | Eyes Wide Shut Part 4
Send us Fan Mail What makes a Kubrick film? In this episode, we chat about Stanley Kubrick, the undeniable quality of his films, and what makes his films so…
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Dreams | Eyes Wide Shut Part 3
Send us Fan Mail What was real and what was a dream in “Eyes Wide Shut”? In this episode, we talk about the use of dreams in films and how it makes the…
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Married On-Screen & Off | Eyes Wide Shut Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Will Alice and William’s marriage last after the events of “Eyes Wide Shut”? We chat about how jealousy is often the cause of miscommunication…
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Sex on Screen | Eyes Wide Shut Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Maybe the weirdest and most disturbing of the films we’ve watched on this podcast! We’re chatting about Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut”…
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Charlie Kaufman | Being John Malkovich Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Why does Charlie Kaufman have a cult following? In this episode, we chat about our thoughts on Charlie Kaufman films, particularly what we…
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Why puppets? | Being John Malkovich Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Why did Charlie Kaufman choose to make the main character a puppet master? We chat about how puppets and the idea of being a “puppet master”…
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Actors Playing Themselves | Being John Malkovich Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Why did Charlie Kaufman choose John Malkovich? In this episode, we chat about John Malkovich and the various versions of himself in the film…
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[SPECIAL] Oscars 2026 (w/ Laura)
Send us Fan Mail Laura joins Lara in our annual Oscars special, where they share thoughts on this year’s film, their hot takes and predictions for this year’s…
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Surrealist Films | Being John Malkovich Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the brain of John Malkovich! So far, in 2026, we have watched some pretty weird films, but while weird, they weren’t as surrealist…
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Cult Classic Topics | Rocky Horror Picture Show Part 4
Send us Fan Mail While Rocky Horror might not be as shocking now, it was definitely shocking and controversial when it first came out in the 70s. In this…
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Camp | Rocky Horror Picture Show Part 3
Send us Fan Mail What makes something camp? In this episode, we talk about how camp Rocky Horror Picture is and how its camp aesthetic and sensibility makes it…
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Eventising | Rocky Horror Picture Show Part 2
Send us Fan Mail What is eventising and how does Rocky Horror use events to keep its fans engaged in the fandom? We chat about the experiential element of…
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Word of Mouth | Rocky Horror Picture Show Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Let’s do the time warp again! We couldn’t resist watching the most popular cult classic of all cult classics - Rocky Horror Picture Show! This…
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Musical Fantasy | Labyrinth Part 4
Send us Fan Mail What are musical fantasies and what are the common tropes within them? In this episode, we chat about the musical fantasy genre, comparing…
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David Bowie | Labyrinth Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Has Labyrinth turned us into David Bowie fans? In this episode, we chat about what makes David Bowie special, including his music, Ziggy…
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Puppets! | Labyrinth Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Where have all the puppets gone? In this episode, we chat about the use of puppets in Labyrinth and how puppetry has become a lost art. We…
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Who is “Labyrinth” for? | Labyrinth Part 1
Send us Fan Mail To celebrate its 40th anniversary, we are starting 2026 with the very strange “Labyrinth”! In this episode, we chat about who the film was…
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[SPECIAL] Mid-Decade Check-In (with Faus)
Send us Fan Mail To start of the second half of the 2020’s, we invited Faus back to the podcast to chat about our top 3 films of the last 5 years. What were…
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[SPECIAL] 2025 Wrap Up
Send us Fan Mail What were our top 5 five films of 2025? Listen into our annual wrap up episode where we chat about our favourite films of the year and what we…
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The Future of Sketch Comedy | Monty Python and The Holy Grail Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Are we watching more comedy than ever before? In this episode, we chat about other forms of sketch comedy, including SNL and sketches on…
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Monty Python | Monty Python and The Holy Grail Part 2
Send us Fan Mail We chat about the core hallmarks of Monty Python, particularly the comedy troupe’s history and the entirety of their franchise. We also…
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Why Sketch Comedy Has a Cult Following | Monty Python and The Holy Grail Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Why is “Monty Python and The Holy Grail” a cult classic? In this episode, we chat about sketch comedy and how its niche and polarising…
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Cult Classics | But I’m a Cheerleader Part 4
Send us Fan Mail What makes a film a cult classic? We chat about the key characteristics of a cult classic film, and how film criticism may or may not have…
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Satirical Films | But I’m a Cheerleader Part 3
Send us Fan Mail How does “But I’m a Cheerleader” use humour to show a different perspective on conversion therapy? In this episode, we chat about the use of…
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Conversion Therapy & Gender Roles | But I’m a Cheerleader Part 2
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we chat about the gendered themes within “But I’m a Cheerleader”, particularly how the film treats and satirises conversion…
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Enemies to Lovers | But I’m a Cheerleader Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Cult Classic genre! In this episode, we chat about the enemies to lovers trope, and discuss how this cult classic follows the…
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Retrospective Cult Classics | Jennifer’s Body Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Why do bad films make such good cult classics? In this episode, we chat about how many films get “rediscovered” years later and form cult…
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Is “Jennifer’s Body” a feminist film? | Jennifer’s Body Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Is the film just misunderstood? In this episode, we chat about what makes “Jennifer’s Body” a feminist film, particularly exploring how the…
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Love Triangles | Jennifer’s Body Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Was Jennifer in love with Needy? We’re chatting about the infamous kiss scene in this ep, and how it sets up a love triangle in this story. In…
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Toxic Female Friendships | Jennifer’s Body Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Happy Spooky Season, where we’re watching “Jennifer’s Body”! In this episode, we chat about overall impressions of the film and compare…
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[SPECIAL] TIFF 2025 (with Amreen)
Send us Fan Mail Lara is joined by special guest Amreen to discuss TIFF 2025. They talk about their different approaches to navigating film festivals and chat…
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Who is this film for? | Booksmart Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Despite being set in high school, we discuss how Booksmart isn’t a “teen movie” and how the comedy steals the show. We also chat about how…
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Friendship Fights | Booksmart Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Why do all female friendship films have a big fight? This episode, we talk about the party scene, particularly what caused Molly and Amy to…
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Actor Directors | Booksmart Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Before the scandal of “Don’t Worry Darling”, Olivia Wilde directed “Booksmart” which was extremely well received. In this episode, we chat…