Creative Differences

The (bad) boys are back in town! And so is Pixar’s tendency to hit us right in our emotions! Two movies that couldn’t be more different, and Demi saw both, Dallas saw one, Cassie saw neither, and Gaby’s not even here! Business as usual! Is the Bad Boys franchise still in good shape after three decades? Does the new Inside Out hit a little too close to home with anxiety? And what movie has Cassie g...

We’re almost 300 episodes in, so it was about time we tried out doing interviews, right? Our guest today is a friend of the show, and yes we say that about lots of people who don’t actually know us, but this guy is an actual friend of the show! He’s a DJ, a music producer, and an independent artist. If you’ve seen Gen V, you’ve heard his song “Body Talk” in the FIRST episode! It’s DJ D’Auria! Chec...

We’re back, after another inexplicable month long break! This time we’re coming back with apes, imaginary friends, and X-MEN! Demi covers the movie reviews this time, because all Dallas has been thinking about is X-Men ‘97. Meanwhile, Cassie continues exploring her spooky side with a 10 Minute Take! Will Cassie ever finish The Midnight Club? Is IF related to Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends? An...

There were only TWO hosts available for today’s episode and you’ll never guess which ones. We’re on a covert mission (not really) to review Guy Ritchie’s latest movie, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare! Is it possible that Guy Ritchie has made one of the best movies AND TV shows of the year? How does he make so many movies so fast? Why do the ghosts of Henry Cavill’s career haunt this episode?...

We got action! Demi’s reviewing Monkey Man, Demi and Dallas are reviewing Invincible, and Dallas is talking about X-Men ‘97 AGAIN! Also, Gaby’s declaring her beef with Drake and Cassie’s watching the show that introduced us to him. And Gaby’s turning the podcast into BookTok! Was the second half of Invincible season two worth the four month wait? Was Monkey Man worth all of Dev Patel’s injuries? W...

We’re back! We’ve been gone for a month, but we’re back! Did you notice we were gone? Please say you noticed we were gone! Anyway, Godzilla and Kong are back at it again! If big monsters don’t do it for you, Cassie gives a 10 Minute Take on a movie with some smaller monsters! Meanwhile, Demi is talkin’ about lesbian crimes and Dallas is talkin’ X-Men! Again! Is one of us into monsters in a way tha...

The spice must flow! It’s the moment Demi and Gaby have been waiting for! Our Dune: Part 2 episode! Demi and Gaby discuss Alaskan Bullworms and spice while Cassie and Dallas each get a segment dedicated to TV nostalgia. Is Dune: Part 2 as good as Part 1? Does Feyd-Rautha sound like Elvis? And why did the X-Men animators draw Rogue like that in that scene? You know the one. Grab your popcorn bucket...

TWO of Dallas’ favorite music artists made shows that came out this month! And they’re both good! Also, Madame Web came out too! What can we say about Madame Web? It sure is a movie! Did we dislike Madame Web as much as Dakota Johnson seems to? Does Donald Glover have another hit show on his hands? And speaking of, did The Vince Staples Show fill the Atlanta shaped hole in Dallas’ heart? Press pla...

As you may know, a new live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender is out now. But before we get to that, we had to get through the reason that the phrase “live-action adaptation of Avatar” elicits a fight or flight response in so many people. And it’s Gaby’s first time seeing this movie! She did NOT want to. Are we bad friends for subjecting her to this? Why did it take all those Earthbe...

The first season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians is out and it’s everything we hoped it would be! Well, not for Dallas, but he probably just misses Rosario Dawson as Persephone. On the movie side of things, we’ve got Argylle, the spy movie with lots of A-listers and even more plot twists. Was Argylle as much fun as Matthew Vaughn’s other movies? Does Demi have a new second favorite Disney+ show...

We’re back with another movie from two decades ago! This time we’re trading in our pink clothes and burn books for bullets and burn notices as we rewatch Mr. and Mrs. Smith! Dallas and Cassie don’t remember much about it, so it’s basically a first time watching video. Did Angelina Jolie’s dominatrix outfit jog our memories? Is anyone looking forward to the new Mr. and Mrs. Smith show as much as Da...

Two weeks into January and we’ve already got three movies to review! AND a new Marvel show! Look at us. Who woulda thought? Not me! We’ve got a musical, we’ve got bee-themed action, we’ve got the newest Marvel show, and we’ve got Black Jesus! Does the new Mean Girls hold up with the original? Is Jeymes Samuel as good at biblical stories as he is at Westerns? And did someone really say “to bee or n...

On Wednesdays we wear pink, and sometimes on Thursdays we do too! And as far as you know, we recorded this on a Wednesday, so it’s all good. Happy Throwback Thursday! Today we’re reacting to Mean Girls, in time for its musical remake and 20th anniversary! Maybe a little while before the anniversary, but it’s fine. Does the comedy hold up 20 years later? Did Dallas’ middle school really have a burn...

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It’s our annual music episode! And if you’ve been here a while you know what that means. It’s time to put the “differences” in Creative Differences! Whether it’s Dallas’ rappity raps, Gaby’s hoodrat music, Demi’s sad girl music, or whatever Cassie listens to, we’ve got somethin’ for ya! Did Demi’s hyper-fixations affect her music tastes last year? Did Gaby listen to any full albums last year? And...

It’s day three of our Year In Review! That means it’s time for us to big up our favorite actors of the year! And you know us, we love to big up our favorite people! Is Ayo Edebiri on every one of our lists? Was Dallas able to stop himself from just listing everyone in Blindspotting? And how many Willow actors did Demi put on her list? Find out by pressing play and join us in giving everyone their...

Welcome to day two of our year in review! It’s tv day, and this year we had to say goodbye to some of our favorite shows. We’re collectively upset that Blindspotting is over. Dallas is ready to fight John Starz (or whoever runs Starz). Is Bluey as good as your friends with kids say it is? Is Cassie bringing cannibalism onto our podcast again? And how did Demi stop rewatching Willow enough to watch...

Happy New Year! It’s time for our annual Year In Review, and we’re starting off with our favorite movies of 2023! And despite the best efforts of technical difficulties, we got all four of us in the episode! Is Cassie beating the horror fan allegations with her list? Did Barbenheimer hit our lists like it hit the box office? And is there a chance of Across the Spider-Verse not being the unanimous...

Today’s episode is brought to you by Black Girl Magic! Literally! So it makes sense that Demi, the magic Black woman that she is, takes point on these reviews. There’s also the fact that Gaby didn’t see the movies in time, Dallas didn’t care to see them, and Cassie didn’t even show up to record. So shout out to Demi! How does Beyoncé’s tour film compare to Taylor Swift’s? Did Wish pay proper homag...

We’re back to reviews and we got a lot for you! Marvel Studios finally got a Black woman director, Hunger Games is back, we got a new version of Goosebumps, and the weebs have a new Scott Pilgrim! It’s been a big couple of weeks, and that’s not even including all these trailers! Have general audiences turned against Marvel? Are we willing to put our hearts on the line again for another live action...

Happy Top 5 Tuesday! You asked for it (ages ago), and now it’s here! Our long-awaited, fan-requested Top 5 Books episode! We finally managed to wrangle Gaby long enough to get her to record this one with us. Will all her picks be romance novels? Has Demi reignited her interest in reading? And has Dallas even read a book in the last decade? Crack open this episode and find out! Thanks for listening...

Congratulations to SAG-AFTRA for staying strong and getting their deal! And we look forward to returning to our regularly scheduled reviews and news updates! In the meantime, though, we’re casting actors we love for something that Demi loves: The Chronicles of Prydain! For those who don’t know (probably most of us), that’s the book series that gave us The Black Cauldron. Did we add melanin to this...

Finally! A movie review! It certainly hasn’t been a cruel summer for Taylor Swift, so we’re going to speak now about how enchanted we are by The Eras Tour concert film. We know all too well Taylor’s reputation and style, so pull on your cardigan and meet us at midnight to discuss a concert straight out of our wildest dream. Thanks for listening! Time StampsOpening – (0:00)Taylor Swift: The Eras To...

Previously on the Creative Differences Podcast…Demi said she wanted a movie adaptation of Def Jam Vendetta, and this unlocked a core memory in Dallas, leading him to immediately adding that to our list of things to fancast. And here we are, fancasting Def Jam Vendetta in the 20th year since its release! Who has the acting talent and the hands to play D-Mob? Which white boys are hood adjacent enoug...

With the studios STILL refusing to pay writers and actors fairly, we’re talking about video games today! That’s right gamers, this one’s for y’all! Could a studio round up enough rappers to make a Def Jam Vendetta movie work (and actually pay them)? Would Bioshock’s Big Daddies look good in live action? And WHAT is Fur Fighters? Listen to our new episode to find our answers to these questions and...