Hart of Dixie Chicks

As if we’d end this season with anything else but this! It’s a treat of an episode as we all get to experience the 1998 romcom classic You’ve Got Mail. This is Jess’s first watch and Jaleh’s fifty-millionth, so it’s OG Hart Chicks. That means we have all the takes, especially about 90s tech, New York real estate, and peak Steve Zahn. We always want it to be you so badly, dear hearts.   Ar...

The time has come, dear hearts! We’re about to embark on an amazing journey that’s years in the making, but we have to start with the original, 1940’s The Shop Around The Corner. We talk about how Jimmy Stewart continues to be the best, the wildly dark turn of the subplot, and the number of times the word Matuschek is spoken (hint: a ton). Smoke candy and listen to cigarettes with us, whether in B...

This week, everything hits different as we travel from Missouri to FLORIDA for the 2024 remake-in-name-only of Road House. Jess can’t seem to shake it off how she feels about Jake Gyllenhaal’s face, but thankfully Jaleh can tolerate it. Plus, we’re not sorry about the Hart of Dixie references we make, and we are in love with Jessica Williams (as should all of you). Stay stay stay, dear hearts, as...

We are absolutely crazy for Swayze as we leap off the flaming roof and back in time to 1989’s “cult” classic Road House. OG Dear Hearts will know this one lives near and dear to our Bluebellian hearts, and it was an experience from its 80s start to its I-brought-a-bear-to-a-gun-fight finish. To quote our favorite red plaid clad bartender (not bouncer), just watch the damn movie. Artwork by jsntmbr...

Hello, People of Dear Hearts! This week, perhaps we’ll find the answer to the question Why Did This Get Made? while discussing 2010’s Let Me In, the American remake of Let The Right One In. We dive into the obvious-ness of it all while creating the phrase trickle-down bullyism and mentioning Richard Jenkins by full name only. There are half the Twilight references, but twice the rants. Eat Virgini...

We’re deep in Hoa-Hoa-Hoa season (iykyk), and we couldn’t let it pass without leaping from overpasses into the Swedish vampire film Let The Right One In. We brought our resident horror expert Jamie back for this couplet, so you know it’ll be a great dive into practical effects, the bleakness of the early 80s, and how all vampire movies technically suck. Put your heavier sweater over your light swe...

It’s LL’s world and we’re just living in it this week as we base jump into 2006’s Last Holiday starring true royalty Queen Latifah. We get into the Americanness of it all, as is our way, and we definitely don’t go off about late stage capitalism or the healthcare system. We also talk about what we would and would not do with three weeks to live. Make a roux with us, dear hearts! Maybe Burt Reynold...

Journey back to the past (or like 30 miles outside of London) with us as we discuss 1950’s Last Holiday, starring a once and future Jedi Knight. This is a morbid one, so you know Jess is excited for all the comas… and then death. We go into why this is the original White Lotus, and we literally can’t stop talking about how they don’t make movies like this anymore. Dip your bread in some milk and h...

Same red, white, and blue Minis, but different country! This week, we’re back in the US to rant and rave about the 2003 very light remake of The Italian Job, a film near and dear to Jaleh’s heart. We get nostalgic about DVD rental shops, Napster, and the summer blockbuster while our heist team heists their way to victory and Edward Norton gorges on delicious scenery. Crack the Worthington 2000 wit...

Allo, guvnahs! We’re across the pond to drive our Minis through the British cult classic, 1969’s The Italian Job (not to be confused with The Italian Jobby). We talk cinematography, Quincy Jones, the eternal oldness of Michael Caine, and occasionally we use a terrible accent to do so. Hang on a minute, dear hearts. We have a great idea – listen in while we yakkety sax our way to victory. Artwork b...

Hop on the QE2 with us, dear hearts, as we sail back in time to 1998 to share our love for the remake of The Parent Trap. We go into the who’s, the where’s and the how’s of remaking the original, all while deciding if this SHOULD have been remade (spoiler: heck yeah). Put on your fanciest wedding top hat and pour yourself a glass of terribly labeled wine! If you don’t have one, ring the bell for C...

As if this remake season would start with any other film but the classic The Parent Trap from 1961. We finally pay attention to the plot from a critical lens, and boy, does EVERYone here need therapy! We talk accents, hair cuts, practical effects, earworm songs written by two brothers who could only write bangers, and all kinds of glop. Stick around, dear hearts, and maybe we’ll drop your name onc...

We back, dear hearts! It’s a brand new season all about remakes, which we have lovingly titled Things Will Happen Again and Again. Here’s a preview of the 12 films we plan to cover, delivered in our signature style (iykyk). The first episode drops Wednesday, October 2! Let’s get together, yeah yeah yeah. We’ll be having twice the fun.

It’s a Halloween treat for us all as we dive into one of Jaleh’s all-time favorites and Jessica’s core fear, 1987’s The Monster Squad. We’re joined by resident monster expert, Jamie Clark Yeah, as we round up the ammo, virgins, and one Scary German Guy with a delicious looking pie. Grab your amulet and your Van Helsing diary and meet us in the South Hollow town square, dear hearts.  Music: @sigism...

Get ready for a Halloween treat from your Hart Chicks. Our Monster Squad episode drops on October 27, 2023.

We’ve made it all the way to week 10, and this gem is our reward. We happily rewatch 2013’s film adaptation of Austenland, and we think you should too. This one has everything — sax solos, Lord of the Rings, Nelly stories, Gaius Baltar, and even a little JJ Tilney talk. Hop a plane and clean out your savings account (figuratively) with us, dear hearts. Music: @sigismundtryapkin  Artwork: @jstnmbrw...

Lots of firsts in this one, dear hearts, as we watch the Emmy Award-winning Lizzie Bennet Diaries. It’s our first webseries, our first modern adaptation, possibly our first disagreement! Don’t believe us? Ask my fiancé who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba! Plus, Jess goes way into her fandom days, and Jaleh finds the links in the dooblydoo. Whhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!   Music: @sigismundtryapkin ...

We’re into our second Pride & Prejudice, and this time, we got Zombies in the mix. Thankfully, we have Honorary Hart Chick and Midnight Murderaman Jamie to chat through it with us. We ask the big questions like: Which fighting style is best? Is Darcy’s duster jacket fit for a wedding? Who is this movie for? Wield your weapons with us, dear hearts! Music: @sigismundtryapkin  Artwork: @jstnmbrwn...

This one’s a big one, dear hearts, so feel free to take a turn about the room with us as we fully experience Jessica’s favorite movie, 2005’s Pride & Prejudice. We talk tracking shots, wigs, Emma Thompson, dresses (especially those with hems six inches deep in mud), and hands, of course. Cold, flexed, or otherwise. This whole conversation was Jessica’s dream come true, so get yourself a platef...

It’s time to get Gothic as we dive into the hilariously sweet Northanger Abbey. It has everything Jess loves — possible murders, innuendos, and very good faces. Plus, we get our fancasts on, develop our own modern adaptations, and occasionally discuss the plot. Slag off Sorkin with us, dear hearts.   Music: @sigismundtryapkin  Artwork: @jstnmbrwn    Bibliography:  “Northanger Abb...

It’s a Hart Chicks classic as we dive into Jaleh’s fave, the truly underrated Persuasion. We’ve got trope talk, romance recs, great and terrible faces, and a reference to literally every other pod season we’ve done. It’s what you know & love. Run the Bath marathon with us, dear hearts. Music: @sigismundtryapkin  Artwork: @jstnmbrwn    Bibliography :  Austenprose. “Jane Austen’s Persua...

Hold onto your butts, because we’re on a carriage ride with the Dashwoods. This week, we tackle the 2004 Sense & Sensibility miniseries, where we discuss the red flag combination of Lord Byron and Dominic Cooper, Cousin Matthew’s mullet, and a group of townies worthy of Bluebell. Don’t bother knocking, dear hearts— Meg already saw you and let us know you’re on your way. Music: @sigismundtryapk...

This is an episode years in the making, much like the Marx-Engles Reader. We’re deep diving into North & South aka Pride & Prejudice & Death & Unions. Listen as we gush about our love of practical effects, the danger of The Fluff, and a miniseries worth of Very Good Faces. Look back at us, dear hearts. Music: @sigismundtryapkin  Artwork: @jstnmbrwn  Bibliography:  From Pemberley to...

We’re flying across the pond and into the moors for a Jaleh favorite, the 2006 Jane Eyre miniseries. It’s the hottest Rochester the world has ever known, and listener, we’d marry him too. We cover it all from Dave Matthews Band to Ruth Wilson’s gorgeous hair and everything in between. Wander the halls with us, dear hearts, but keep your flaming dresses at home. Music by @sigismundtryapkin Artwork...

We’re starting our journey to the past on this side of the pond with Greta Gerwig’s Little Women. Jaleh dives deep into the color story of Miss Flo, and Jessica can’t stop talking about a different film. It’s the classic Hart Chicks you know and love. Come trade limes with us, dear hearts. Bibliography: Brody, Richard. “The Compromises of Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women.’” The New Yorker , December 3...