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!

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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!

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!

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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

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.

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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

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.

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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

Join Joel and Bethany to talk about Debra Granik's beautiful determination to tell stories about people we don't usually hear stories about. As a warning, this is a sad set of movies, but also a really beautiful and tender set. What do the stories about the outcasts of society say about community care and how well our social net actually works?

Debra Granik interview referenced here

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Music From:

Winter’s Bone soundtrack – “Bred and Buttered”
Leave No Trace soundtrack – “Moon Boat”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel –

Movies:

Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning currently unavailable
Bring Her Back available for purchase
Paper Moon available on Paramount+
Predator: Killer of Killers available on Hulu+
The Phoenician Scheme available for purchase
Ballerina available for purchase

TV:

Stick available on Apple+
Duster available on HBO

Bethany –

Movies:

Look Who’s Talking Too available for rental
Look Who’s Talking Now available for rental
King Kong vs. Godzilla not available streaming
Dredd available on HBO
Mountainhead available on HBO
Cats available on Netflix
Gigli available for rental
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice available on Disney+
Laura Croft Tomb Raider available for rental
Materialists available for purchase

TV:

Taskmaster available on YouTube
Daredevil available on Disney+
Echo available on Disney+
Love Is Blind available on Netflix

Next episode -

Mostly Martha from Bethany
and
Big Night from Joel

Join Joel and Bethany as we dive into two very messy and very human stories. What happens when you make terrible mistakes but still love each other? How do you make friends in college and learn to be a grown up? We look at the two deeply human movies Your Sister’s Sister and Sh*thouse and muse on our own college experience a bit.

Cooper Raiff Interview referenced here

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Music From:

Black Belt Eagle Scout - "I Don’t Have You In My Life”
Shithouse soundtrack - "Walk All Over Me (Original Mix)"
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany –

Movies:

Supergirl available on HBO Max
National Lampoon’s European Vacation available for rental
Biosphere available on Hulu
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom available on Peacock
Police Story available on Criterion
Every Row a Path not available
Tag available for rental
Fast Times at Ridgemont High available for rental
Look Who’s Talking available for rental
Wish available on Disney+
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning available in theaters

TV:

Last of Us available on HBO Max
Taskmaster available on YouTube
Poker Face available on Peacock
Dark Winds available on AMC
Bob’s Burgers available on Hulu

Joel –

Movies:

Re-Animator available for rental
Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go available on HBO Max
Hurry Up Tomorrow available for rental
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl available on Netflix
Rogue One available on Disney+

TV:

The Studio available on Apple+
Hacks available on HBO Max
Dying for Sex available on Hulu
Murderbot available on Apple+
Say Nothing available on Hulu
Severance available on Apple+

Next Episode:

Winter's Bone from Joel
and
Leave No Trace from Bethany

It took us an entire five episodes to get to Nazis! Join us as we contrast a movie made immediately after WWII by the Americans with a movie made decades after by a European. Would you believe they have somewhat different vibes?

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Music From:

Notorious Score - "Suite"
Black Book soundtrack - "Ich Bin Die Fesche Lola"
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Paul Verhoeven Interview referenced here

Joel –

Movies:

Pride and Prejudice (2005) available on Netflix
Raging Bull available for rental
The King of Comedy available for rental
Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life available on Max
The Surfer available in some theaters
The Man Who Knew Too Much available for rental

TV:

Hacks available on HBO Max
The Studio available on Apple+
Andor available on Disney+
The Pitt available on HBO Max

Bethany –

Movies:

Sunday, Bloody Sunday available for rental
Chain Reaction available for rental
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife currently unavailable
Companion available on Max
Sinners available in theaters
Crossing Delancey available for rental
The Girl on the Broomstick available on Criterion
Chilly Scenes of Winter currently unavailable
Fortune Feimster: Crushing It available on Netflix
Johnny Dangerously currently unavailable
Something Wild available on Amazon Prime
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans available on Amazon Prime
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker available on Netflix
Clueless available on Paramount+
Thunderbolts available in theaters

TV:

Mid Century Modern available on Hulu
The Golden Girls available on Hulu
Taskmaster available on YouTube
Poker Face available on Peacock
Dark Winds available on AMC
The Last of Us available on HBO Max
BoJack Horseman available on Netflix

Next episode:
Your Sister's Sister from Bethany
and
Shithouse from Joel

Dive into musical mermaids with Joel and Bethany as they discuss how queer the Little Mermaid might actually be and how having a friend to tear out the throat of the guy who betrays you can make a story more interesting.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music From:

The Little Mermaid soundtrack - "Part of Your World"
The Lure soundtrack - "You Were the Beat of My Heart"
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany –

Movies:

Princess Mononoke available on HBO Max
Pan available for rental
The Egg and I available for rental
No Time for Love currently unavailable
I Met Him in Paris currently unavailable
Being Two Isn’t Easy available on Criterion
Forest of Bliss currently unavailable
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy available for rental

TV:

The Last of Us available on HBO Max
Love Is Blind available on Netflix

Joel –

Movies:

The Muppet Movie available on Disney+
I Saw the Devil available on Peacock
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp available on Criterion
Warfare available for purchase
Sinners available in theaters

TV:

Hacks available on HBO Max
Steven Universe available on Hulu

Next Episode:

Notorious from Joel
and
Black Book from Bethany