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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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Films that Survive Generations | The Sound of Music Part 3
Send us Fan Mail What are movies that your parents watched as a kid that they watched with you when you were younger? And, what are movies that we’ll pass down…
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Watching old films in the present day | The Sound of Music Part 2
Send us Fan Mail The Sound of Music is the oldest film that Cheryl and Lara have watched thus far on #WTFWithUS, but how do we feel about watching old films?…
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Rewatching films from childhood | The Sound of Music Part 1
Send us Fan Mail “Do” a deer a female deer… that’s right folks, we’re watching The Sound of Music! It’s been well over a decade since Cheryl and Lara have…
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The Bollywood Genre | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Part 4
Send us Fan Mail In this final episode of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Cheryl and Lara talk about the ending of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and how it was…
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Stereotypes in Film & Society | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Does Bollywood really represent the reality of India? In this episode, Cheryl and Lara talk about how film influences society and why that…
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The Foreign Language Film as a Genre | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Why do we classify non-English language films as their own genre? What are the pitfalls of discussing foreign language films in one category?…
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YOLO! | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Part 1
Send us Fan Mail We’re starting 2021 with a non-English language film: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, a Bollywood film, which translates to YOLO! The film is about…
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Our 2020 Favourites & Looking Ahead to 2021
Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! What films made it to our top 5 list this year? And, what are some films that Cheryl and Lara are looking forward to in 2021?…
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A Very GLEEful Episode | Glee Season 2 Christmas Episode
Send us Fan Mail After watching High School Musical, we were inspired to watch some Glee to continue the teen musical theme. It was also perfect timing to…
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Teen Musicals | High School Musical Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever thought about why SO many movies take place in high school, despite high school being such a small amount of a person’s…
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Is High School Musical a Cult Classic? | High School Musical Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Few Disney Channel original films have gained the same amount of status and fan following as High School Musical had. So why is it that HSM…
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Pop Culture Relevance of High School Musical | High School Musical Part 2
Send us Fan Mail If you were a tween in 2006 and you hadn’t seen High School Musical, you weren’t considered cool. And now, flash forward to 2020, High School…
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The Start of Something New?! | High School Musical Part 1
Send us Fan Mail What musical is the polar opposite of Sweeney Todd? If you guess the original HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, you are correct - what a perfect follow-up…
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Sondheim vs Andrew Lloyd Webber | Sweeney Todd Part 5
Send us Fan Mail What are Cheryl and Lara’s favourite musicals? Cheryl’s answer leads us to the inevitable discussion about Sondheim vs Andrew Lloyd Webber -…
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What is “horror music” | Sweeney Todd Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Why are most horror musicals comedic? And what is 'scary' music and why is it such an important element in scary movies? Spooky season extends…
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Rooting for the Bad Guy | Sweeney Todd Part 3
Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to root for the bad guy in a film? How do stories with bad guy protagonists usually end? Cheryl and Lara talk about how we…
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Tim Burton | Sweeney Todd Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Spooky season is the perfect time to watch a Tim Burton film! And of course, we couldn’t resist spending one episode chatting about his unique…
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Unexpected Musicals | Sweeney Todd Part 1
Send us Fan Mail What do we picture when we think of the musical genre? Probably not demon barbers who murder people! For spooky season, Cheryl and Lara have…
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Breaking the Romcom Formula | La La Land Part 5
Send us Fan Mail What makes La La Land such a successful romcom? How does Damien Chazelle break the romcom formula and still meet and fulfil our romcom…
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Selling Out | La La Land Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Why did Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) 'sell out' in La La Land and why is selling out a bad thing? In this episode, we talk about how artists may…
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Our Obsession with Hollywood | La La Land Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Why are there so many movies and TV shows about Hollywood and the concept of celebrity? What are the ways that filmmakers explore the positive…
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Hiring Actors Who Don’t Sing in Musicals | La La Land Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Why do movie musicals hire actors who aren’t singers or dancers to perform in the film? How did Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling fare in “La La…
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What is the ‘Musical’ genre? | La La Land Part 1
Send us Fan Mail What is the musical genre? Is this a genre in and of itself, or do musicals fall into other genres as well? Join us as we begin watching &…
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Critics’ View of Romcoms | When Harry Met Sally Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Why do critics love to hate on the romcom? Why aren’t “popular” films taken seriously by critics? In this episode, we talk about the reception…
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BONUS | So we watched Tenet…
Send us Fan Mail What did we think of Christopher Nolan’s new film “TENET”? How does it differ from his other films? And what is it like returning to the…
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Can Romcoms be Timeless? | When Harry Met Sally Part 3
Send us Fan Mail How are the most recent romcoms different from When Harry Met Sally? Why do most genres have remakes, except for the romcom genre? In this…
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Nora Ephron | When Harry Met Sally Part 2
Send us Fan Mail “I’ll have what she’s having!” What makes people want to have what Nora Ephron’s having? In this episode, we talk about the Queen of romantic…
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Creation Of The Romcom As We Know It | When Harry Met Sally Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Let’s turn back time and talk about the evolution of the romcom and what they looked like throughout history - from Shakespeare all the way up…
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Unrequited Love | The Half of It Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Is there anything more quintessentially ‘romantic comedy’ than unrequited love? Join us as we watch the last part of The Half of It - did we…
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Aster, the Mythical Cool Girl | The Half of It Part 3
Send us Fan Mail What is a ‘cool girl’ character and what kind of movies do we see her in? In this episode, we talk about how Aster fits into this trope and…
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Ellie, the Side-Character-Turned-Protagonist | The Half of It Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Is The Half of It a romcom? What is the difference between a teen movie and a romcom? Is Ellie the protagonist actually a side character in…
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Queering the Romcom | The Half of It Part 1
Send us Fan Mail What different choices do writers and producers make when creating the modern day romcom? What diverse voices are we hearing from in The Half…
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Sophie’s Choice: Victor vs Charlie | Letters to Juliet Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Who does Sophie end up with, and are there any last minute obstacles that get in the way? Why do people still watch romcoms if they are not…
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Charlie and Sophie Sitting in a Tree | Letters to Juliet Part 3
Send us Fan Mail In romcoms (with straight couples), does the guy fall for the girl first? Why do romcom trailers reveal everything that is going to happen?…
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And we’re off to Italy! | Letters to Juliet Part 1
Send us Fan Mail What is the romcom formula? And what do we expect to happen when we watch romcoms? In this episode, we talk about the romcom formula, trailer…
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Charlie the Grumpy Grandson | Letters to Juliet Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Is the romcom genre complete without some character development? Do romcoms have to have a happily ever after to fit into the genre? This…