Watch Out! with Helen Hall Library

Who’s your Hoffman? We’re keeping it all in the family and chatting about The Big Lebowski (1998) and Licorice Pizza (2021) . This episode finds Emory identifying with the righteous anger of Walter Sobchak, Emily playing “spot the President,” and Meredith forgetting her notes. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and pers...

We’re celebrating JAN-uary with a Jan de Bont double feature: Speed (1994) and Twister (1996) . This episode finds Emory exploring eccentricity over just plain crazy, Kelsea reliving childhood fears, and Meredith reveling in the cult of meteorologist Gary England . Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized rec...

Listen for our top film picks, favorite TV shows, MVPs, and more from 2022. This episode finds Emory taking the assignment seriously, Kelsea brought to tears by Rat Race , and Meredith forgetting that she has ever read anything. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommendations! Find and follow your He...

Add a dash of chaos to your Christmas with How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) and Gremlins (1984) . This episode finds Emory wishing for more family entertainment that makes children cry, Kelsea hating Gremlins, and Meredith deeply offended by the Grinch. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommenda...

What better way to celebrate a season of good cheer than with some vintage song and dance? Join us for our discussion of A Hard Days Night (1964) and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) . This episode finds Emory surprised by a Frenchman, Kelsea embittered by a baby name thief, and Meredith not shutting up about The Beatles. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for...

This episode we're getting festive with a Tim Burton² + Johnny Depp² + Ed² feature² - Ed Wood (1994) and Edward Scissorhands (1990) . Are you Team Wood or Team Scissorhands? Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommendations! Find and follow your Helen Hall Library on all the things!

We're celebrating Emory's birthday with two of her favorites - Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) and 20th Century Women (2016) ! This episode finds Emory feeling warm and cozy, Kelsea wishing she were watching Hitler being gunned down instead, and Meredith leaning in to old mom status. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more re...

We're celebrating the spooky season with two 80s cult classics - An American Werewolf in London (1981) and Little Shop of Horrors (1986) ! This episode's clear MVP: the phenomenal make up on an undead Griffin Dunne. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommendations! Find and follow your Helen Hall Libr...

Season two starts off with a bang and two celebrated documentaries - Paris is Burning (1990) and Grey Gardens (1976) ! This episode finds Kelsea identifying with Big Edie, Meredith speculating on mummification, and Emory loving New York - the sights, the sounds, and even the stink of it . Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more revie...

We're flying high in our season one finale with Top Gun (1986) and Con Air (1997) . This episode finds Emory championing Tom Cruise's star power, Kelsea talking about Tom Cruise's face, and Meredith discovering the Tom Cruise unibrow. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommendations! Find and follow y...

We're having a baby!?! and chatting about motherhood, grief, family, and the search for more with Away We Go (2009) and Juno (2007) . This episode finds Emory describing her worst fear, Emily feeling nostalgic, and Meredith aspiring to Earth Mother but ending up John Wayne. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and persona...

In these dog days of summer, we're cooling off with Blades of Glory (2007) and Fargo (1996) . This episode finds Emory sharing her love for comedies of the early aughts, Kelsea missing a classic film moment because there is never enough sleep, and Meredith attempting a "triple axel to Carl's face" for the win. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screeni...

We're celebrating Kelsea's birthday with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and The Princess Bride (1987) . This episode finds Kelsea reliving her childhood, Emory misunderstanding a British accent, and Meredith missing key plot points. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommendations! Find and foll...

We're diving deep into two films that explore the intersection of water as a resource and as a commodity - Chinatown (1974) and Erin Brockovich (2000) . This episode finds Emory overwhelmed by Jack Nicholson's beauty, Meredith making Faye Dunaway puns, and Kelsea feeling completely over 70s-era heartthrobs. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening...

We're combing the past with two Depression-era tales of law and order - Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and The Untouchables (1987) . This episode finds Emory sharing her love of Briana De Palma, Kelsea defending Kevin Costner's acting on horseback, and Meredith confusing famous Italian designers. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more revi...

We're celebrating Pride with two cult classics - But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) and My Own Private Idaho (1991) . In this episode the group welcomes guest panelist Isaak, who brings academic insight, while Emory falls in love all over again with River Phoenix, Kelsea suffers from the brightness of traditional pastels, and Meredith worries she'll accidentally join a cult. Don't forget to follow and r...

We're kicking off summer in style with Dazed & Confused (1993) and T remors (1990) . This episode finds Emory providing more recommendations of films with men in short shorts, Meredith repeatedly confusing Ben Affleck with Matt Damon, and Kelsea wondering how exactly she got stuck with the two of us. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening upd...

What better way to celebrate [redacted] than to talk presidential conspiracies with All the President's Men (1976) and JFK (1991) ? This episode finds Emory [redacted], Kelsea [redacted], and Meredith [redacted]. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommendations! Find and follow your Helen Hall Library...

We're celebrating Mother's Day with Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Mommie Dearest (1981) . This episode finds Emory identifying her future self in Ruth Gordon, Kelsea consulting the DSM5 , and Meredith recalling satanic panic.  Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommendations! Find and follow your He...

We're wishing Jack Nicholson a happy birthday and discussing Terms of Endearment (1983) and The Departed (2006) . This episode finds Emory (Debra) Wing(er)ing it, Kelsea updating her continual diagnoses of Matt Damon, and Meredith missing important plot points. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recomme...

We're diving in with both feet to William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Titanic (1997 )! This episode finds Emory reenacting Titanic class conflicts, Kelsea representing for all those Titanic -lovers out there, and Meredith still mispronouncing the names of famous people. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and...

We're celebrating Women's History Month with 9 to 5 (1980) and Lady Bird (2017) ! This episode finds Emory and Kelsea loving some Timothée Chalamet and Meredith wishing for a work kimono. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommendations! Find and follow your Helen Hall Library on all the things!

Join us for our discussion of The Room (2003) and Road House (1989) ! This episode finds Emory loving Johnny Knoxville , Kelsea performing dramatic readings from The Room , and Meredith pumping iron. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommendations! Find and follow your Helen Hall Library on all the t...

Drop in for our discussion of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954) and Strangers on a Train (1951) ! This episode finds Emory correlating the lows in society with the length of men's shorts, Kelsea sharing her love of Encanto , and Meredith standing as alone as the cheese. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and persona...

Join us for a Spike Lee double feature of Do the Right Thing (1989) and BlackkKlansman (2018) ! This episode finds Kelsea inventing the word dramatacize, Meredith mispronouncing the name of yet another famous person, and Emory getting a jump on all of us this tax season. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personaliz...