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We're continuing Romance Movie Month with J.Lo's music video/passion project/movie/thing, THIS IS ME… NOW. We talk about falsified histories, crump heart factories, and Ben Affleck doing improv.   This episode is brought to you in part by  TeePublic . Check out  www. TeePublic.com  and discover your next favourite Tee. Psst... they also have nerdy hoodies, sweaters, baseball tees and long sleeves....

We continue Romantic Movie Month with the surprisingly divisive (for us) CITY OF ANGELS! We talk about how the true star of the film is Dennis Franz, how Nicolas Cage's character is actually quite unsettling, and how being an angel seems mostly like being an agent from The Matrix franchise?   This episode is brought to you in part by TeePublic . Check out www. TeePublic.com and discover your next...

It's Romantic Movie Month once again and we're talking about SWEET HOME ALABAMA! We discuss how Reese Witherspoon can (almost) do no wrong, how this movie is surprisingly sad, and Jocelyn pitches a fashion line.   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more.

We're closing out 90s Thriller Month with Brian De Palma's SNAKE EYES! We talk about a perfect opening sequence followed by… not that, a closing song that comes out of left field, and how yet again, Nic Cage both makes AND breaks the movie.   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comic...

This week for 90s Thriller Month, we're discussing THE FIRM! We talk about a company that doesn't even TRY to cover up its conspiracy, ruminate on how bad we'd be in this kind of situation, and love on Holly Hunter.    This episode brought to you in part by Apostrophe . Apostrophe is an online platform that connects you with an expert dermatology team to get customized acne treatment for your uniq...

90s Thriller Month continues with ENEMY OF THE STATE! We discuss our ideal lingerie shop, stressful plots for do-gooders, and third act hiccups.   This episode is brought to you in part by  TeePublic . Check out  www. TeePublic.com  and discover your next favourite Tee. Psst... they also have nerdy hoodies, sweaters, baseball tees and long sleeves. Check out our favourite designs at  www. TeePubli...

It's 90s Thrillers Month and we're talking about DOUBLE JEOPARDY! We discuss a movie that holds no water whatsoever, legally speaking, a plan that's no plan at all, and how Tommy Lee Jones is just delivering more of the same (in a great way!) Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comic...

Happy 2024, everyone! To kick the year off, we're talking about Brit Marling's most recent show, A Murder at the End of the World! Because we can't ever resist something from the creator of The OA, y'all. We talk about how We Live In A Society, how this show is both too much and not enough, and about how frickin' hot both Emma Corrin and Harris Dickinson are. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of T...

Jocelyn is still sick, so this week we're bringing you one of our Patreon bonus episodes! (We'll be back with new episodes in the new year.) In this 2020 episode of Dispatches from F**kville Island, Kat and Jocelyn discuss David Fincher's 1997 film The Game, touching on how The Game makes VERY LITTLE SENSE, how everyone in it should go to ALL THE WAY JAIL, and how this film has more than a few sim...

Chris-Mas continues this week with Chris Pine in 2020's WONDER WOMAN 1984! Jocelyn is out sick, so Kat is joined by Talk From Superheroes host Diana McCallum! We discuss whether baby Wonder Woman actually cheated, how the rules of granting wishes change for no reason, and lament the horrific way they bring back Pine's character (why???).   This episode is brought to you in part by TeePublic . Chec...

Chris-Mas continues with a discussion of the 2016 reboot of  Ghostbusters -- and it FEELS like 2016 all over again, because we're wildly bummed about the misogynistic response to this film! We talk about the chicken-or-egg problem with this movie (was it bad before the criticism or did the criticism make it bad?), how Chris Hemsworth is unfortunately one of the funniest parts of this movie, and Ka...

This week, we're kicking off Chris-Mas -- a full month of films starring Hollywood's favourite Chrises - and to start, we're talking about the 2005 version of Fantastic Four  with special guest Rebecca Reeds ( The Villain Was Right, Comedians In Dungeons Getting Dragons )! We talk about whether Nip or Tuck stars in the film, the difficulty of disguising an Australian accent, terrible punk, and a p...

In the final week of Listener Request Month, we're discussing  Kill Bill Vol. 1!  We talk about cultural appropriation vs. homage vs. maybe just straight up stealing, chat about female empowerment in the early '00s (hint: it was bad), and Kat and Jocelyn explore their very different definitions of 'edgelord'. This episode is brought to you in part by TeePublic . Check out  www. TeePublic.com  and...

We're continuing Listener Request Month with the '80s classic (?)  Adventures In Babysitting ! We talk about a plot that makes us go "no" and also "why", discuss Kat's mixed feelings towards the kid in this movie (and kids in general), and talk about Elisabeth Shue's perfect hair.   This episode is brought to you in part by TeePublic . Check out www. TeePublic.com and discover your next favourite...

We're continuing Listener Request Month with  House of Gucci , an absolute ham sandwich brought to life as a film. We discuss bad accents, bad performances, bad wigs, just... it's all bad. Help us. This episode is brought to you in part by TeePublic . Check out www. TeePublic.com and discover your next favourite Tee. Psst... they also have nerdy hoodies, sweaters, baseball tees and long sleeves. C...

Listener Request Month continues with the 2003 remake of The Italian Job! Kat and Jocelyn discuss charmless leads, surprising Drew Barrymore connections, and the world's most conspicuous heist. This episode is brought to you in part by  TeePublic . Check out  www. TeePublic.com  and discover your next favourite Tee. Psst... they also have nerdy hoodies, sweaters, baseball tees and long sleeves. Ch...

It's Listener Request Month, and to kick things off we're discussing Danny Boyle's YESTERDAY! We discuss missed potential, a confusing romance, and differ wildly on our feelings about one plot point.   Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com  for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more.

Spooky Scary Movie Month concludes with REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA! We discuss a stacked cast (in the worst place), bad songs, and confusing setups.    Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com  for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more.

Spooky Scary Movie Month continues with  Gremlins 2: The New Batch , and it may surprise you to hear that we don't have a single negative word to say about this film. We talk about perfect tone, perfect performances, and how John Glover is perfectly hot. This episode is brought to you in part by TeePublic . Check out  www. TeePublic.com  and discover your next favourite Tee. Psst... they also have...

Spooky Scary Movie Month continues with M. Night Shyamalan's  The Happening ! We talk about inconsistent tone, all-time worst line readings, and how you simply can't cast Mark Wahlberg as a science teacher. Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com  for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more.

We're kicking off this year's Spooky Scary Movie Month with Darren Aronofsky's  Black Swan ! We talk about industry gossip, discuss how dance doubles were done dirty, and how this movie is simultaneously more AND less smart than it thinks it is. Produced by  Andrew Ivimey  as part of  The From Superheroes Network   Visit  www. FromSuperheroes.com  for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web c...

Sam-tember concludes with the internet phenomenon-turned-middling success,  Snakes on a Plane ! We talk about fickle audiences, a concept that sounds more funny than it is, and really decide we're on the snakes' side. This episode is brought to you in part by  TeePublic . Check out  www. TeePublic.com  and discover your next favourite Tee. Psst... they also have nerdy hoodies, sweaters, baseball t...

Sam-tember continues with the mid-90s thriller The Long Kiss Goodnight ! We talk about Samuel L. Jackson playing a rare mid-status character, Geena Davis having a bummer makeover, and Kat takes a HARD stance that she later reverses. This episode is brought to you in part by TeePublic . Check out www. TeePublic.com and discover your next favourite Tee. Psst... they also have nerdy hoodies, sweaters...

Samtember continues with Sphere , a movie that dares to ask: what if we did Event Horizon again, but underwater, and also worse? We discuss bad CGI, how this movie is like an Oreo cookie, but in reverse, and how the treatment of Sharon Stone in this movie sux.  This episode brought to you in part by HelloFresh . With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes de...

It's Samtember, when we discuss only Samuel L. Jackson movies, and this week we're talking about Kingsman: The Secret Service ! We discuss whether this movie is really a parody of James Bond, how the film is surprisingly right-wing, and lament that god-awful ending.  Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, YouT...