Brokenhearted Blockbuster

Two Can Play That Game   Host Jill Collister and Guest Reggie White are surprised to find out how their heartbreaks live in parallel universes. But more surprising is how Reggie is 100% off-book when it comes to Two Can Play That Game .  Two Can Play That Game is a 2001 romantic comedy directed by Mark Brown. Shanté Smith, played by Vivica A. Fox is a woman who has her life together. She gives adv...

Now and Then Guest Giana Lucia talks to host, Jill Collister about the heartbreak now and then with the movie Now and Then and by the way what the F is that Branden guys last name? Now and Then is a 1995 American comedy/drama where four life long friends played by Rosie O'Donnell, Demi Moore, Rita Wilson, and Melanie Griffith share their memories of the summer of 1970. The summer their innocent yo...

The Holiday  Guest Katrina McGraw talks to host, Jill Collister about the heartbreak of unrequited love with The Holiday.   The Holiday is a 2006 romantic comedy written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers. It was filmed in both California and England, and stars Kate Winslet & Cameron Diaz. as two lovelorn women from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, who arrange a home exchange to escape he...

Love Actually Guest Kelly James Tighe reveals to host, Jill Collister a heartbreak involving clowns, puppets and Mormons. They also reveal to a LIVE audience their love for the polarizing holiday movie Love Actually . Love Actually is a 2003 romantic comedy directed by Richard Curtis that has 9 intertwined plots that examine the complexities of love, actually. It stars Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy, Emma...

Marriage Story Guest, Serene Hammami throws a #toosoon movie at Host, Jill Collister with Marriage Story! They get all up in the business of DIVORCE. Marriage Story is a 2019 drama written and directed by Noah Baumbach, who Jill now feels that he might be secretly spying on her. It stars Scarlett Johansson and the hunky, Adam Driver with Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta and Julie Hagerty in suppo...

You've Got Mail   Guest Garrett Clabaut and host Jill Collister talk about what happens when someone is just not happy in a marriage anymore while they also find 1990's internet cheating... adorable? You've Got Mail is a 1998 American romantic comedy directed by Nora Ephron and starring Tom Hanks (or Tom Wopat?) and Meg Ryan in their 3rd rom com of the 90's. It tells the story of two people in an...

Edward Scissorhands Just in time for Halloween, guest Brittney Gilsdorf talks to host Jill Collister about the movie Edward Scissorhands and how, just like Edward, she is starting to venture out into the world after tragedy. Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 fantasy romance film directed by Tim Burton. It stars Johnny Depp as Edward, an unfinished creation who has scissors for hands. Winona Ryder also...

Point of No Return   Every heard of it? Neither had I but this week's guest, Leanne Stack will explain how assassins and heartbreak go together. Point of No Return is a 1993 (although really looks 80's) American action film directed by John Badham starring Bridget Fonda as an assassin in training. Also starring Gabriel Bryne and Dermot Mulroney. Please follow @brokenheartedblockbuster on instagram...

Hocus Pocus Happy Halloween Pumpkin Spice Latte Basic Bitches! It is a very special Halloween Episode where host Jill Collister and guest, Nick Quintell leave no candy corn un-turned in their opus episode of Hocus Pocus ! (oh that rhymed) Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American fantas y comedy directed by Kenny Ortega. The film follows 3 vill ainous witches played by Bette Midler, Kathy Najimi and Sarah Je...

10 Things I Hate About You Listen as Eliza Leoni and Jill Collister revive their teen girl hearts with the movie 10 Things I Hate About You . (sigh) 10 Thing I Hate About You is a 1999 romantic comedy directed by Gil Junger & written by Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith. It stars Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon Levitt, & Larisa Oleynik. It is a high school retelling of Taming of the Sh...

Forgetting Sarah Marshall: This week guest Meredith Manning joins host Jill Collister in some dark yet healing places and then... completely flipping the script to talk about puppets and full frontal nudity in the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall . Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a 2008 romantic comedy. Struggling musician, Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) is better known as the boyfriend of TV star Sarah...

Waiting to Exhale: This week host, Jill Collister @jilltt invites Jessica Owens to tell us of a heartbreak that turned into a gift as we also fantasize that we are as bad ass as Angela Bassett walking away from that car on fire. Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 American drama directed by Forest Whitaker and starring Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon, and Loretta Devine. The story centers aro...

Weekend: This episode of Brokenhearted Blockbuster has all the language and NSFW warnings we can give you as host Jill Collister and special guest Keaton Wilkerson talk about a brokenhearted relationships and the movie Weekend. Weekend is a 2011 British romantic drama directed by Andrew Haigh. It stars Tom Cullen and Chris New as two men who meet and begin a relationship the weekend before one of...

Dirty Dancing: Have the "Time of Your Life..." with Jill Collister and special guest Heather Kellogg as they talk heartbreak and dancing... Dirty Dancing that is. Dirty Dancing is is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film. It stars Jennifer Grey as Frances "Baby" Houseman, a young woman who falls in love with dance instructor Johnny Castle Patrick Swayze at a vacation resort and as you know......

Katy Perry Part of Me: Join host, Jill Collister and special guest Amanda Doppe as they scream sing their way thru Katy Perry Part of Me and talk about heartbreak. Katy Perry Part of Me is a 2012 documentary concert film about Katy Perry. The film follows Perry through her California Dreams Tour while taking an honest look at her success in stardom and challenges in her personal life. 

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar is a 1995 American road trip drag queen comedy Starring Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo as three New York City drag queens who embark on a road trip from NYC to Hollywood. Before their journey they find an iconic photograph of the "statuesque" Julie Newmar which they carry with them as a talisman for their journey. They break down...

Fried Green Tomatoes: This week's guest Bethany Deal and host, Jill Collister talk about a different type of heartbreak. The mother and daughter type. A movie love that they shared together was Fried Green Tomatoes. Fried Green Tomatoes is an American drama based on a book by Fannie Flagg. Evelyn (Kathy Bates) visits a nursing home where she meets Ninny (Jessica Tandy.) Ninny shares stories from h...

Never Been Kissed: This weeks guest Miko Ison and podcast creator Jill Collister talk about Miko's Never Been Kissed heartbreak and then after Jill takes a sec to calm down... the movie. The movie stars the cute as a bug's butt, Drew Barrymore as Josie Geller, a copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times , posing as a student at her former high school to research teen culture. With the help of her brothe...

Soul Food: This weeks guest Anthone Jackson and podcast creator Jill Collister get into Soul Food -The movie and the food .  If this one doesn't make you feel all the feelings including hunger... then I don't know what to tell you. Soul Food is a 1997 American comedy-drama. It features an ensemble cast including Vanessa Williams, Vivica Fox, Nia Long, Micheal Beach, Mehki Phifer, Brandon Hammond,...

Sleeping with Other People: This weeks guest Sara Taylor introduces Jill Collister to Sleeping with Other People .  This 2015 romantic comedy was written and directed by Leslye Headland. After a one-night stand in college, New Yorkers Lainey (Alison Brie) and Jake (Jason Sudeikis) meet by chance 12 years later and discover they each have the same problem: because of their monogamy-challenged ways,...

The Notebook: This weeks guest Lauren Rosi and Jill Collister get real passionate about the mother of all brokenhearted blockbusters: The MerFer Notebook.  This 2004 romantic drama is based on the book of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling (sigh) and Rachel McAdams as Noah and Allie a couple from the 1940s. Their story is read from a notebook (Oh I get it!) in the presen...

Arrival: This week join our bravest guest ever Kathryn Hart as she tells you a story and we work through a movie that will stay with you long after.  Arrival is a 2016 science fiction drama starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. The film follows a linguist enlisted by the US ARMY to discover how to communicate with extraterrestrial aliens who have arrived on Earth, before tensions...

Say Anything: This week guest Courtney Merrell comes to the podcast with two cans of wine and cheese-- what could go wrong? This one is for all you 80's kids! Say Anything is a 1989 teen romantic comedy-drama written by Cameron Crowe. The film follows the romance between Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack), an average student, and Diane Court (Ione Skye), the class valedictorian, immediately after their gr...

Tyler Perry Presents A Madea Family Funeral  Gorgeous guest B Noel Thomas joins Jill Collister to unpack all the family drama in A Madea Family Funeral. A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral filled with family secrets! Starring Tyler Perry in a bunch of roles and some other people.

Roman Holiday The ultimate classic of all brokenhearted blockbusters is this movie! Roman Holiday is a 1953 romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn who wins an Academy Award for her performance and Gregory Peck, who doesn't.... or was it Gregory Peck? Between Jill Collister and Andy Pettit they will try to  figure it out.