Friends, it's been too long since we flexed our inner English majors! Come along with us as we discuss how truly silly goofy the world of Charles Dickens can be as we explore Dev Patel's 2020 movie, The Personal History of David Copperfield. Though we try, this week's episode is not sufficient replacement for attending to your British Literature class this week.

CW: death of a parent, death, drug use

Sorry, rom-com fans, this one is deceptive. We've got another action movie for ya this week! This week we are covering The Wedding Guest, Dev Patel's 2018 movie. We explore Dev's potential as a professional kidnapper (spoiler alert: low) and also put on our true crime girl hats.

CW: Kidnapping, murder

Bunker down, folks, this week's episode is TENSE! This week we unpack Hotel Mumbai, Dev Patel's 2018 film based on the 2008 Mumbai attacks. We discuss hostage films, how to build tension, and Armie Hammer's tendency to be type cast as a rich American.

CW: death, terrorism

Feeling lost without hearing from us every week? Don't worry, we have a movie for that! This week we discuss Dev Patel's 2016 film, Lion. Tune in this week for a special look into all the times Elizabeth and Alexandra did or did not allegedly get lost in the Orlando airport and for this season's eternal question-- is it orientalism?

CW: death

Good Will Hunting, A Beautiful Mind, The Immitation Game— somehow Hollywood has tricked the liberal arts film bros into romanticizing math. Will Dev’s math movie live up to the hype? This week we cover the 2016 film, The Man Who Knew Infinity, and we discuss the geometry of romance plots, the inherent racism in academia, and answer our favorite question— why wasn’t this more gay? CW: death

With the rise of AI, has there ever been a better time to look back on what we believed AI to be in 2015? Apparently we believed it wold be a sentient police robot that is trained by gangsters to become the ultimate killing machine... but somehow cures capitalism with love? Obviously this week we are discussing Dev Patel's 2015 film Chappie, and we could not be happier to be telling you about Hugh Jackman manning an enormous robot called The Moose.

CW: policing, death

Everyone loves a teenage coming of age story, and this week we discuss another one-- Dev Patel's 2014 film, The Road Within. Following a forced-proximity-friend-group on a road trip to the ocean we discuss the way this movie displays mental illness, and whether or not that makes it ok to be racist! It's sure to be a doozy.

CW: mental illness, eating disorder, Tourette’s, OCD, anorexia, death of a parent, racial slurs

This week will be a true test of our parents listening to every episode. We are covering About Cherry, Dev’s 2012 film covering a woman’s career into the porn industry. Listeners this week are in for Alexandra and I stumbling over how to describe sex acts in a nonsexual way, discussion of 2012 vibes, and unpacking Dev’s “not like other boys” character.

CW: sex, pornography, rape, drugs, death, sexual abuse of a minor, car accident, violence