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  • Ever After/The Ugly Stepsister

    Ever After/The Ugly Stepsister
    2025/12/02

    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
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    1 時間 45 分
  • Double Indemnity/Touch of Evil

    Double Indemnity/Touch of Evil
    2025/11/18

    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

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    Ever After from Bethany
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    The Ugly Stepsister from Joel
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    1 時間 54 分
  • Life Itself and Hitchcock/Truffaut

    Life Itself and Hitchcock/Truffaut
    2025/11/04

    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

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    Double Indemnity from Joel
    and
    Touch of Evil from Bethany
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    2 時間 8 分
  • Fear Street trilogy + Prom Queen

    Fear Street trilogy + Prom Queen
    2025/10/21
    Strap yourself in for a giant Halloween episode, friends! Joel and Bethany discuss the 2021 Netflix Fear Street trilogy and also briefly the terrible Fear Street movie that was released this year. Followed by a VERY LONG what we’ve been watching, because we haven’t seen each other for 5 weeks! Happy Halloween! Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobviousMusic FromFear Street 1994 Score – “Skullmask”Fear Street 1978 Score – “Chased Through the Woods”Fear Street 1666 Score – “Revelation”Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”Michael Mann and Masculinity essayJoel’s Media: Movies:Honey Don’t! available on PeacockTitanic available for rentalFinal Destination available on HBO MaxJaws available on NetflixDog Day Afternoon available on HBO MaxDr. Strangelove available for rentalCaught Stealing available for rentalViy available for rentalThe Godfather available for rentalThe Hustler available for rentalCitizen Kane available for rentalThe Roses available in theatersThe Departed available for rentalGoodfellas available for rentalThe Thing (1982) available on PeacockThe Long Walk available in theatersToy Story available on Disney+ Misery available on HBO MaxSe7en available on HBO MaxPan’s Labyrinth available for rentalPsycho available on Peacock, Shudder, and AMC+A Clockwork Orange available for rentalGianmarco Soresi: The Thief of Joy available on YouTubeCasablanca available on HBO MaxVertigo available on Shudder and AMC+2001: A Space Odyssey available on HBO MaxOne Battle After Another available in theatersLawrence of Arabia available for rentalApollo 13 available on NetflixThe Funhouse available for rentalCandyman (1992) available on Amazon Prime and AMC+Perfect Blue available for rentalThe Sting available on PeacockFrom Dusk Til Dawn available on PeacockAn American Werewolf in London available on AMC+Evil Dead II available on HBO MaxRoofman available in theatersArmy of Darkness available for rentalTV:The English Teacher available on HuluYellowjackets available on Netflix and ShowtimeLong Story Short available on NetflixOnly Murders in the Building available on HuluAlien Earth available on Hulu Bethany’s Media:Movies – Bad Press available on CriterionThis Is My Life available for rental The Insider available on HuluMiami Vice available for rentalThe Funeral available on CriterionA Nice Indian Boy available on HuluPaper Moon available for rentalThe Addams Family (2019) available on Amazon Prime and Paramount+ Collateral available on Paramount+Mystery Men available for rentalUnknown Number: The High School Catfish available on NetflixHighest 2 Lowest available on Apple+ Blackhat available on Amazon PrimeGidget available for rentalWhite Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie and Fitch available on NetflixManhunter available on CriterionFreaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told available on HuluThe Paperboy available on Amazon PrimeGhosts of Mars available on CriterionHester Street available on CriterionA Fish in the Bathtub available on CriterionWorking Girls available on CriterionBugsy Malone available for rentalProm Dates available on HuluNight at the Museum available on HuluThe Silence of the Lambs available on HBO MaxThe Merchant of the Four Seasons available on CriterionLa Cienega available on Criterion and HBO Max28 Years Later available on NetflixHard Boiled available on CriterionDim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart available on CriterionPopeye available on CriterionParagraph 175 available on CriterionEleanor the Great available in theatersCasper available on NetflixThe Addams Family (1991) available on Paramount+TV – Task available on HBO MaxThe Lowdown available on HuluThe Bear available on HuluHigh Potential available on HuluTaskmaster available on YouTubeBob’s Burgers available on Hulu Next Episode:Life Itself from BethanyandHitchcock/Truffaut from Joel
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  • 300 & Jason and the Argonauts

    300 & Jason and the Argonauts
    2025/10/07

    How many abs does any one man need? How do we feel about Zac Snyder both historically and now? How much do we really have to say about either of these movies? What's it feel like to revisit adolescent favs that are now kind of embarrassing? Many questions to be answered!

    Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

    Music From

    300 soundtrack – “The Hot Gates”
    Jason and the Argonauts soundtrack – “The Attack”
    Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

    Joel's Media –

    Movies:

    Cloud (2024) currently unavailable
    The Bad Guys available on Peacock
    High and Low available on Criterion
    Highest 2 Lowest available on Apple+
    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert available for rental
    Americana currently unavailable
    Ne Zha available on Netflix and Peacock


    TV

    Yellowjackets available on Netflix
    Taskmaster available on YouTube


    Bethany's Media –

    Movies:

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang available for rental
    Tron: Legacy available on Disney+
    Crumb available for rental
    Fail Safe available for rental
    Fixed available on Netflix
    Judge Dredd available for rental
    Honey, Don’t! available in theaters
    Weapons available in theaters


    TV

    Alien Earth available on Hulu


    Next Episode

    Special episode – Netflix’s Fear Street movies!

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    2 時間 15 分
  • The Last Duel & The Name of the Rose

    The Last Duel & The Name of the Rose
    2025/09/23

    Get medieval with Bethany and Joel as we discuss one of our favorite movies of a few years ago and one new to both of us. Lots of violence and mysteries but also just a lot of fun!

    Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious


    Music From:


    The Last Duel soundtrack – “Duel Preparations”
    The Name of the Rose soundtrack – “Kyrie”
    Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

    Bethany’s Media:


    Movies –
    Kpop Demon Hunters available on Netflix
    Howard available on Disney+
    Beauty and the Beast available on Disney+
    Between the Lines available on Criterion
    Missing from Fire Trail Road available on Hulu
    Bernice Bobs Her Hair available on Criterion
    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad available on Paramount+
    Naked Gun (2025) available in theaters
    Naked Gun 2 ½: The Smell of Fear available on Paramount+
    Sorry, Baby available in theaters
    The Mask available for rental
    The Fantastic Four: First Steps available in theories
    Predator: Killer of Killers available on Hulu
    Perfect Days available on Hulu
    Purple Noon available on Criterion
    One of Them Days available on Netflix
    The Love Witch available on Peacock
    Branded to Kill available on Criterion
    Freaky Friday (1976) available on Disney+
    Bergman Island (2021) available on Criterion
    Freaky Friday (2003) available on Disney+
    Tron available on Disney+
    The Hidden Fortress available on Criterion


    TV –

    Taskmaster available on YouTube


    Joel’s Media:


    Movies –

    Marc Maron: Panicked available on HBO
    Killer Joe available on Amazon Prime
    She Rides Shotgun available in theaters
    Weapons available in theaters


    TV –

    The Bear available on Hulu
    Murderbot available on Apple+
    Stick available on Apple+
    King of the Hill available on Hulu

    Next Episode:

    300 from Joel
    and
    Jason and the Argonauts from Bethany
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    2 時間 24 分
  • The Gold Rush (1925) and Thousand Pieces of Gold

    The Gold Rush (1925) and Thousand Pieces of Gold
    2025/09/09

    Join Bethany and Joel as we talk about our experience and thoughts around silent film and the first (although certainly not the last) conversation about a couple of unconventional westerns. And please check out Nancy Kelly’s Thousand Pieces of Gold, a clearly underseen little gem.

    Interviews about Thousand Pieces of Gold here, here, and video interview here.


    Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious


    Music From:


    The Gold Rush soundtrack - "Roll Dance"
    Gary Remal Malkin - "The Settler's Waltz"
    Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

    Joel:


    Movies –

    Superman (2025) available in theaters
    One of Them Days available on Netflix
    Eddington available in theaters
    Cosmopolis available on Starz
    F1 available in theaters
    Crooklyn available on Starz
    Kpop Demon Hunters available on Netflix
    Home available in theaters


    TV –

    Taskmaster available on YouTube
    The Bear available on Hulu


    Bethany:


    Movies –

    Open Range available for rental
    The Lady of Shanghai available for rental
    Unstoppable available for rental
    The Ballad of Wallis Island available on Paramount+
    Zombies 4 – Dawn of the Vampires available on Disney+
    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh available on Disney+
    Winnie the Pooh (2011) available on Disney+
    What Men Want available for rental
    Sense and Sensibility available for rental
    Brick available for rental
    Mothra vs. Godzilla available on Criterion and HBO Max


    TV –

    Hacks available on HBO
    Taskmaster available on YouTube


    Next Episode


    The Last Duel from Bethany
    and
    The Name of the Rose from Joel
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    2 時間 50 分
  • Mostly Martha and Big Night

    Mostly Martha and Big Night
    2025/08/26

    Join Bethany and Joel chatting about food, a weird topic for us both because of how we are both picky eaters but we also both really enjoy food movies! Nothing to bring folks together like a great meal and people obsessed with making it, as both our movies explore. Good times. Stay tuned as well for a small extra segment on the NYT Best Movies of the 21st Century and our picks for that.

    Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious


    Music From:

    Keith Jarrett – “Country”
    Louis Prima – “Buona Sera”
    Rosemary Clooney – “Mambo Italiano”
    Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”


    See the NYT     list here

    Joel NYT List:


    Fury Road
    Little Women (2019)
    Game Night
    Blade Runner 2049
    The Handmaiden
    The Witch
    Across the Spiderverse
    Zodiac
    Inside Llewyn Davis
    Drive My Car


    Bethany NYT List
    (links to previous podcasts where film was discussed)


    Past Lives
    The Favourite
    Spotlight
    John Wick
    Tree of Life
    No Country for Old Men
    Children of Men
    Brick
    Almost Famous
    Drive My Car

    Bethany –


    Movies:


    Mary Jane’s Not a Virgin Anymore available on Criterion
    Moonage Daydream available on HBO
    28 Days Later available on AMC
    28 Weeks Later available Hulu
    I Could Never Be Your Woman available on Prime and Peacock
    Last Summer available on Criterion
    King Ralph available for rental
    Yojimbo available on Criterion
    The Hudsucker Proxy available for rental
    The Green Knight available for rental
    Hot Tomorrows currently unavailable
    Inland Empire available on Criterion
    White Material available on Criterion
    Horizon: An American Saga – Part 1 available on Netflix
    The Gleaners & I available on Criterion
    Bedtime Story currently unavailable
    F1 available in theaters


    TV:


    Taskmaster available on YouTube
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer available on Hulu
    Angel available on Hulu
    The Gilded Age available on HBO
    Daredevil available on Disney+


    Podcast:


    Long Shadow


    Joel –


    Movies:


    Materialists available for purchase
    Rear Window available on Netflix
    The Thin Man available for rental
    28 Years Later available in theaters


    TV:


    Murderbot available on Apple+
    Stick available on Apple+


    Next episode


    The Gold Rush from Joel
    and
    Thousand Pieces of Gold from Bethany
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    2 時間 10 分