Once upon a time... two siblings talked about Cinderella and the different ways it could be told. Join Joel and Bethany as they discuss the 90s classic Ever After (more classic for Bethany) and how our parents instincts that movies could teach us leftist ideology was at least somewhat correct. Then dive into a much darker and uglier version of the story with 2025's The Ugly Stepsister.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music from –

Ever After soundtrack – “Your Highness – What a Surprise”
The Ugly Stepsister soundtrack – “Blomsterdansen”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

Scooby-Doo available for rental
Scooby-Doo 2 available for rental
After Life available on Criterion
Back to the Future available on Netflix
Frankenstein (2025) available on Netflix
Caged Heat available for rental
Predator: Badlands available in theaters
Elio available on Disney+
Moana 2 available on Disney+
Hellboy (2004) available on HBO
Salem’s Lot (1974) available for rental
Bugonia available in theaters
The Running Man available in theaters
Earth Girls Are Easy available for rental

TV:

Pluribus available on Apple+
Wayward available on Netflix
Taskmaster available on YouTube
The Lowdown available on Hulu

Joel’s Media

Movies:

Back to the Future Part II available on Netflix
Mulan available on Disney+
Die My Love available in theaters
Dunkirk available on Peacock
The Carpenter’s Son available in theaters
Hugo available on Paramount+

Next Episode -
First Christmas Spectacular - Christmas Romcom Edition

While You Were Sleeping
and
The Holiday

It's an accidental celebration of Noirvember! We would love to say we were clever enough to plan this but actually, as is often the case for us and so rarely the case for anyone in a film noir... we were just lucky. Listen to us discuss what we know everyone was dying to hear - WOULD Bethany still do Orson Welles in Touch of Evil? Gotta listen to find out!

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music from –

Miklos Rozsa – Double Indemnity Theme
Henry Mancini – Touch of Evil Theme
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel’s Media

Movies:

Creature from the Black Lagoon available for rental
Frankenstein (2025) available on Netflix
Bride of Frankenstein available on HBO Max
Back to the Future available on Netflix

TV:

Only Murders in the Building available on Hulu
The Lowdown available on Hulu
Reservation Dogs available on Hulu
Deadloch available on Amazon Prime

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster available on HBO Max
House of Dynamite available on Netflix
It (1990) available on HBO Max
Addams Family Values available for rental
Prey available on Hulu
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown available on Apple

TV:

The Bear available on Hulu
It: Welcome to Derry available on HBO Max
Wayward available on Netflix
Matlock available on Paramount+
Grace and Frankie available on Netflix

Next Episode

Ever After from Bethany
and
The Ugly Stepsister from Joel

Listen to Bethany wax poetic about one of their personal heroes - Roger Ebert. Big movie dork episode this week as we discuss two different movie documentaries, one of which definitely worked better for us than the other!

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music from -

Leonard Cohen - "I'm Your Man"
Hitchcock/Truffaut soundtrack - "Floors of Glass"
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany’s Media:

Movie –

Labyrinth available on Peacock
Lucky Numbers available for rental
News from Home available on Criterion and HBO Max
The Long, Long Trailer available for rental
Tron: Ares available in theaters
Equinox available on Criterion
Hereditary available on HBO Max
Sidney available on Apple
a.k.a. Charlie Sheen available on Netflix
Ride with the Devil available for rental
Chosen (2001) available on YouTube
Yoyo available on Criterion
Event Horizon available for rental
The Predator available on Hulu
The Perfect Neighbor available on Netflix
Sneakers available on Peacock
The Thursday Murder Club available on Netflix

TV –

Taskmaster available on YouTube
Grace and Frankie available on Netflix
Task available on HBO Max
Elsbeth available on Paramount+
The Golden Bachelor available on Hulu
Only Murders in the Building available on Hulu

Joel’s Media:

Movies:

Sleepy Hollow available for rental
Creepshow available on AMC
The Black Phone available on Peacock
The Witch available on HBO Max
After the Hunt currently unavailable
The Wolfman available for rental
Good Fortune available in theaters
Frankenstein (1931) available for rental
Lonely Are the Brave available on Starz

TV:

The Lowdown available on Hulu
Alien: Earth available on Hulu

Next Episode:

Double Indemnity from Joel
and
Touch of Evil from Bethany