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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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Cher vs Emma | Emma Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Who did it best? Which version of Emma do we like more? Listen in on our conversation about the 2020 version of Emma and how it compares with…
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Interpretive Adaptations | Clueless Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Clueless isn’t a completely faithful adaptation - but is that a bad thing? In this episode, we chat about what makes a film a loose or…
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How Clueless has stood the test of time | Clueless Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Moving to the 90’s, we’re ending our teen movie run with Clueless, which we’ve been really looking forward to rewatching! In this episode, we…
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Teen movies in pop culture | The Breakfast Club Part 4
Send us Fan Mail How did we find out about The Breakfast Club? Easy A? Pitch Perfect? We talk about how The Breakfast Club is not only a “popular” movie, but…
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Watching the “classics” | The Breakfast Club Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Do the “classic films” always land decades later? In this episode, we chat about watching old films and why we might have a bias towards…
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John Hughes | The Breakfast Club Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Are you a diehard John Hughes fan? We chat about why John Hughes movies still matter, and why The Breakfast Club became so popular in the 80s…
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The OG teen movie | The Breakfast Club Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Cheryl finally watched The Breakfast Club - so let’s talk about it! We chat about how this film started the teen movie genre and how it…
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Sad movies | The Fault in Our Stars Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Why are sad movies so satisfying? Do people seek sad movies? In this episode, we talk about the ending of The Fault in Our Stars and how it’s…
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Book people | The Fault in Our Stars Part 3
Send us Fan Mail There are lots of YA book adaptations that feature main protagonists who are book people. In this episode, we chat about whether that truly…
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John Green + vlogbrothers | The Fault in Our Stars Part 2
Send us Fan Mail We couldn’t resist spending a full episode talking about John Green and his brother Hank Green, who together form the vlogbrothers. In this…
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[SPECIAL] Oscars 2023 (with special guests!)
Send us Fan Mail Back again by popular demand! Lara and guests Laura and Kyle chat about the 2023 Oscars, including any Academy snubs, their favourite films of…
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Not Your Typical Teen Movie | The Fault in Our Stars Part 1
Send us Fan Mail We are BIG fans of the vlogbrothers here at WTF with us! And, we couldn’t finish up our teen movie season without chatting about The Fault in…
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Why are there so many high school films? | The Duff Part 4
Send us Fan Mail In this ep, we chat about the entertainment value of teen movies, and how all the characters are playing a part of the parody of high school…
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The Romcom Junior | The Duff Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Why are all the female teens in this genre so boy-obsessed? In this episode, we chat about whether teen movies influence real life or whether…
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Teen movie archetypes | The Duff Part 2
Send us Fan Mail How realistic are teen movies? In this episode, we talk about the idea of social capital in high school and how they affect the popularity of…
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The “Relatable” Main Protagonist | The Duff Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Are teen protgaonists really that relatable? Welcome to The Duff! We love this movie, not only because the script is hilarious but also…
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How did Twilight become so popular? | Twilight Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Now, when we re-watch or think back to Twilight, a lot of us cringe at teenage us and our obsession with the series. But, how did it become so…
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Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart | Twilight Part 3
Send us Fan Mail How have the main actors in the franchise fared post-Twilight? In this lighter (juicier) episode, we talk about the romance between Robert…
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First person narrative in film | Twilight Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Do narrated films work or do they come across as cheesy? This episode, we chat about first person storytelling in Twilight and more broadly…
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Do “fangirls” exist anymore? | Twilight Part 1
Send us Fan Mail We are starting 2023 off with a bang, Twilight-style! And you can’t talk about Twilight without talking about its fans. In this episode, we…
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2022 Wrap Up | End of Year Special
Send us Fan Mail What were our favourite films of 2022? How did we feel about this year of filmmaking? Keep listening until the end to find out what our most…
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The next big teen franchise | Mockingjay Part 2B
Send us Fan Mail What is the next big teen franchise? And, will teen dystopia make a comeback? This episode, we chat about how much timing matters for teen…
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Snow, Coin and Epilogues | Mockingjay Part 2A
Send us Fan Mail Who would you rather, Snow or Coin? This episode we chat about the demise of Snow and Coin and dystopian story endings. Our conversation leads…
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Two-parter releases | Mockingjay Part 1B
Send us Fan Mail What do we think about Mockingjay being split into part 1 and 2? In this episode, we chat about how corporate money making might not be the…
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Love triangles | Mockingjay Part 1A
Send us Fan Mail Are you Team Peeta or Team Gale? This episode, we chat about love triangles in general and the love triangle that exists in The Hunger Games…
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The best book to movie adaptation ever | Catching Fire Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Why is Catching Fire the most well received of The Hunger Games series? What do we think about the film and where do we stand on the success…
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Hope (ft. Amy Adams) | Catching Fire Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Why is hope important in dystopic films, and what draws us to characters that instill hope in us? In this episode, we talk about the ending of…
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Panem and the parallels with American society | The Hunger Games Part 2
Send us Fan Mail This week, we chat about society within The Hunger Games, and the parallels some parts of it have with real life. We also chat about Katniss…
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May the odds be ever in your favour | The Hunger Games Part 1
Send us Fan Mail We’re kicking off an 8 week special series about all four movies of The Hunger Games franchise! This week, we chat about teen dystopias - the…
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SPECIAL | 2022 Fall Film Fest Phenomenon!
Send us Fan Mail After watching some big movies at TIFF and the London Film Festival, we chat about our top 5 films from our respective festivals, digging into…
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Anarchy | The Purge Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Why is anarchy scary? We wrap up The Purge by talking about the anarchy and chaos in horror movies - and why we might feel scared of it. In…
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Why masks are creepy | The Purge Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Some of the most iconic moments in horror include a villain with a mask on. Why are masks scary? In this episode, we chat about which ones are…
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Why The Purge keeps going on | The Purge Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Would The Purge work in real life? This month, we end our horror season with the contemporary franchise The Purge. In this episode, we chat…
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[SPECIAL] Scream Queens
Send us Fan Mail To finish off September, we watched the first couple episodes of Ryan Murphy’s “Scream Queens”. We chat first impressions (for Cheryl) and how…
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Why are slasher movies so popular? | Scream Part 4
Send us Fan Mail What’s scary about a slasher movie compared to supernatural, social or psychological horror? In this episode, we compare horror movie types…
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The final girl phenomenon | Scream Part 3
Send us Fan Mail What is the “final girl” phenomenon? In this episode, we chat about this horror movie trope, why it exists and how it works within…
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How to survive a horror movie | Scream Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Would you survive a horror movie? In this episode, we chat about horror movie tropes, and how Scream uses our understanding of horror movies…
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Do you like scary movies? | Scream Part 1
Send us Fan Mail What made Scream so successful? This week, we chat about one of the most important horror movies of all time, Scream, one of the…
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And best picture goes to… | Parasite Part 4
Send us Fan Mail …Parasite! In this episode, we chat about the reception of Parasite and how its Best Picture win has impacted the industry in the last couple…
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The rise of Korean culture and content | Parasite Part 3
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we chat about the rise of Korean culture in Western culture, including increased interest in k-beauty, Korean food, and idol…
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Bong Joon-Ho | Parasite Part 2
Send us Fan Mail What do you think of Bong Joon-Ho and his filmmaking? In this episode, we chat about our thoughts on Bong Joon-Ho and compare him to other…
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Is Parasite scary? | Parasite Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Is Parasite a scary film? In this episode, we chat about how Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite is so terrifying, despite having no major jump-scares or…
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What makes new wave horror scary | Get Out (Jordan Peele Month)
Send us Fan Mail What was horror like before the new wave of horror movies we currently see now? In this episode, we chat about how the genre has changed, and…
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Get Out vs Us | Get Out (Jordan Peele Month)
Send us Fan Mail PSA: “Nope” is coming out tomorrow! In this last countdown episode, we compare “Get Out” and “Us”, and we discuss predictions for “Nope”…
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The new wave of horror movies | Get Out (Jordan Peele Month)
Send us Fan Mail Why are we so much more excited about the horror genre these days? From “Get Out” to “Hereditary” and “A Quiet Place”, we chat about the new…
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Comedy & Horror - same same, but different? | Get Out (Jordan Peele Month)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Jordan Peele month! In the weeks leading up to “Nope”, we will be chatting about all things Jordan Peele. Our month starts with…
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How sci-fi movies hold up over time | Ex_Machina Part 4
Send us Fan Mail As our understanding of technology shifts and evolves, what sci-fi movies stand the test of time? In this episode, we chat about why despite…
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SPECIAL | Westworld
Send us Fan Mail We couldn’t talk AI without chatting about Westworld - just in time, right before the season 4 premiere this weekend! In this episode, we…
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Could AI’s be convicted in the future? | Ex_Machina Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Is Ava culpable for the crimes she’s done at the end of the film? In this episode, we start by chatting about how the film influences how the…
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Bias in tech | Ex_Machina Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Who do we build technology for? In this episode, we talk about the biases within the tech industry and how the film explores the this topic…
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Who is the villain in Ex_Machina? | Ex_Machina Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Who is to blame for what happened in Ex_Machina? In this episode, we start our Ex_Machina conversation with a chat about the power dynamics…
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100th Episode Special (+ Wall-E final thoughts)
Send us Fan Mail In this celebratory 100th episode, we look back on the film genres we’ve talked about and discuss films that we didn’t get a chance to chat…
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Is our future really that bleak? | Wall-E Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Why do most films seem to present us with a hopeless future? In this episode, we chat about why most films seem to paint bleak futures, the…
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The AI POV + AI romance | Wall-E Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Do AI romances work on screen? In this episode, we chat about Wall-E and Eve’s romance and how that differs from a human-AI romance. Our…
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Do animated sci-fi movies work? | Wall-E Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Was Wall-E successful as a sci-fi film? And, how does Wall-E work for both the adult and kid audiences? In this episode, we chat about whether…
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Sacrifice Tropes in Sci-fi | Interstellar Part 4
Send us Fan Mail How is sacrifice used in storytelling and when is it most successful? In this episode, we talk about the act of sacrifice in real life and how…
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How realistic does sci-fi need to be? | Interstellar Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Even though the film felt slightly fantastical, Lara explains that a lot of Interstellar is based on real science. We chat about whether…
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Time in Nolan and Sci-fi Movies | Interstellar Part 2
Send us Fan Mail How does Nolan’s use of time in Interstellar compare with his other films? In this episode, we talk about why Nolan is so fascinated with time…
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Ranking Christopher Nolan Films | Interstellar Part 1
Send us Fan Mail So… Cheryl finally watched Interstellar! What did she think about the movie, and how does it compare with what she thinks about other…
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Thinking person’s sci-fi | Arrival Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Based on the Rotten Tomatoes synopsis of “Arrival”, we chat about the “thinking person’s sci-fi” and how Arrival falls into that sci-fi…