In Your Pocket

Yonkers! This week, we dig into Gene Kelly's underrated flop masterpiece. We gush about the fabulous costuming and choreography, we discuss our favorite songs, and Lina gives a little background on the release of this film and the death of the movie musical. We also briefly discuss the insanity of Naomi Watts' 2017 TV show Gypsy . Plus, Najah gets excited about the Mets' winning streak and Clairo'...

Surgery, surgery! This week, the wonderful Dylan joins us to discuss the maelstrom of a musical that is this week’s movie. Lina and Dylan draw comparisons between it and Emo: The Musical and Little Shop of Horrors, to name a few, while Najah comments on the wild and kooky characters. Lina gets excited about Anthony Stewart Head, Dylan brings up StarKid, and we share our opinions on the rock opera...

All of me... Why not take all of me... This week, it's all things Billie Holiday. But first, Najah raves about Olivia Benson and the newest seasons of Law & Order SVU while Lina fondly describes her new red bicycle. Then, we dig into all the factors that made Audra McDonald's Billie Holiday performance pitch-perfect, share our Billie Holiday song rankings (featuring some lovely renditions of t...

Sale of the century? More like SLAY of the century! This week, Peyton brings his romcom expertise to our discussion of an underrated P.J. Hogan classic. Peyton is surprised at the heterosexual chemistry and caliber of acting, Lina enjoys the countless out-of-pocket moments the script offers, and Najah is berated by their cohost for not watching the film. During our recommendations, Lina introduces...

Anne Hathaway, Anne Hathaway, oh, and Anne Hathaway. This week, we dig into the surprisingly enjoyable new Harry Styles fanfic film adaptation, discussing its ending, its realism, and our rare appreciation for heterosexual chemistry. Lina also critiques the film's structure and dissects the differences between ageism and homophobia. In other news, Najah raves about watermelons, Lina yaps about ano...

This week, Joan Crawford makes her mark on the pod. Lina gives a detailed lore drop about Joan Crawford's legacy, style, and petty beef and obsesses over the way she sings "Embraceable You" in the film. We also get excited about our favorite piano-playing Old Hollywood actor making an appearance in the movie. Najah gushes over their television professor and convinces Lina to try to register for he...

Happy one year of In Your Pocket! To celebrate, we watched a lackluster lesbian Kirsten Stewart film. We discuss our qualms with the dialogue, Najah expresses their disappointment over Kristen Stewart's recent film roles, and Lina praises Anna Baryshnikov. Lina puts a new local theater star in her pocket and Najah discusses their recent appreciation for buzzballs. And, of course, we give our belat...

It's that time of the year again. We give our slightly uninformed predictions about next week's winners and discuss who we actually want to win. We praise Justine Triet and Anatomy of a Fall yet again, provide our thoughts on the probable Oppenheimer sweep, talk about men for the first and last time on the podcast, and of course, leave the best category for last: Best Actress. We also briefly ment...

Is there anyone here for love? During our first solo episode in a while, we discuss Marylin Monroe's legacy, Jane Russell's magnetism, and the (hidden?) feminist message of this seemingly silly fifties musical. We rave about the bangers of this perfect film, Najah does a weirdly accurate Billie Holiday impression, and Lina defends Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (again). If you have any com...

Proud Friend has joined the chat. This week, Urvi (and Sarah) join the pod to discuss the cultural expectations of immigrant parents, being a good ally, lesbian yearning, and representations of racial diversity in Alice Wu's gem of a film. Najah brings up their distaste for The Half of It while Urvi, Lina, and Sarah defend it — Urvi on behalf of the heterosexuals, and Lina on behalf of the gays. W...

It's... a... MUSICAL! This week, Sarah joins us on the pod yet again to discuss two movie musicals — one fabulous, and one... well... not-so-fabulous. We rave over our much-loved Trader Joe's Trek Mix, Najah talks about the sauna at their new swanky gym, and Sarah brings up a movie she loves to hate-watch. We obsess over the beauty of Gene Kelly musicals, express our love for the An American in Pa...

¡Hostia! Our very first unofficial guest finally joins us officially on the pod, overcoming many technical and scheduling issues to do so. Najah raves about their sound design professor, Lina and Mia drop their Arlingtonian lore, and Mia gets excited about Parque Retiro. We discuss Natalie Portman's acting abilities, Mia gives us the inside scoop as to why the film rustled feathers in the dancing...

New year, same shenanigans. This week, Michael, one of our beloved friends in STEM, joins us to discuss another recent Sandra Hüller release. Does a movie have to have a plot to be good? We talk about the experimental nature in the film's (lack of) narrative structure, read over Jonathan Glazer interviews, and Lina contributes by whipping out lecture notes from her Nazi class. Najah recounts their...

Teal. This week, we take it back to the fifties and sixties — both in our discussion of Guillermo del Toro's masterpiece and in our post-finals panic where we spurt random facts memorized for our history exam. We talk about our favorite spot for sweet potato fries, our one-year friendaversary celebratory Disobedience screening, and hippies. Lina does a quick queer reading of Eliza and the Amphibia...

We're sooo back. This week, actress, friend, and snow-leopard-impersonator Kym joins us to discuss Lina's most anticipated movie of the year. Kym drops lore about meeting Julianne Moore's ex-husband at Tisch, Najah mentions the short film we shot during our month-long podcast hiatus, and Lina raves about an actress in a school production of Spring Awakening. We discuss the discourse about May Dece...

Pepa, are you there? This week, Najah's first Almodóvar! We fawn over the exaggerated stylistic color, set, and cinematography choices in this iconic love letter to classic '30s screwball comedies, discuss the our favorite silly costume and plot details, and of course, Lina gets excited about a Joan Crawford reference. We also recount our experiences with Santa Clause, the Easter Bunny, and the To...

Another week, another unserious Coolidge outing. We discuss Meryl Stroopwafel, Goldie Hawn's age, and this film's insane(ly comedic) editing choices. Najah expresses their love for Nai Palm and Hiatus Kaiyote and Lina raves about a wig she bought for her Edna Mode costume. Plus, a new game: we play (and Lina fails at) a round of Six Degrees from the Cinephile card game. If you have any comments, q...

Naveah has arrived!! The long-awaited guest and sister of Najah joins us this week to discuss two excellent recent releases and BU's dining hall food. We all fawn over Sandra Hüller's performance (we will personally escort her to the Oscars), praise (and defend) the pacing and writing of Anatomy of a Fall, and get excited about our new favorite song: the steel drums instrumental version of P.I.M.P...

This week, we discussed a classic gay book adaptation to bring in the spooky season. Lina and Najah go over the list of gay offenses committed by Theo/Claire Bloom in the film, obsess over her gay acting choices, and discuss the overall queer implications of the novel and film. Lina rants about a frustrating encounter with her neighbor, Najah goes into an in-depth explanation of their love for rec...

What the fuck did we just watch (and why was it amazing)? Najah recounts their experience of watching this erotic cult classic for the first time in the theater with live commentary and almost no warning about what they were getting into from Lina. We gush once more about Gina Gershon and Coolidge Corner Theater, hate on the news of The Office reboot and Saoirse Ronan's lack of Oscar-worthy roles,...

Despite a slew of technical problems during the recording this week, we managed to push out this episode about an underrated Cate Blanchett classic. Lina explains how Saoirse Ronan is the next in line for the chameleon actress crown and is shocked to discover how long it's been since she's seen a Cate Blanchett movie. Najah is surprised by the lesbian content of the film and expresses their love f...

This week, Angel brings us our third-ever Friendly Favorite, and our first-ever screwball. Najah describes their instant connection to Katharine Hepburn's odd sitting poses and expresses their frustration with constantly being approached by Jesus people on the street. Meanwhile, Lina gets excited about Reese Witherspoon and Julianna Margulies separating from their husbands. Angel and Margot both c...

She's got a fuckass bob! This week, we discuss Jonathan Demme's witty, odd, yet real Anne Hathaway vehicle — from its random Indian wedding elements to familial trauma. We make connections to Shiva Baby and Succession, as well as discuss the viciousness of film mothers. Lina gets excited about the release of a new Anne film, Eileen, and Najah gets excited about another new Anne (and Jessica Chasta...

We're back, baby!! This week, we cover the most anticipated movie of the summer (move aside, Barbenheimer) after a triumphant return to Boston's Coolidge Corner. We talk Gen Z comedy, Rachel Sennott's hilarious filmography, Ayo Edebiri's prolific career, and of course, the myriad of gay dynamics within the film. We celebrate our upgraded college digs, Najah raves about a music video series, Sarah...

In an unexpected departure from our usual format, we forgo talking about a specific movie because of a silly title mix-up (Najah watched the wrong movie). Instead, Lina and Najah are joined by Lina's friend Amirah and catch up on everything that's happened in the past few podcast-less weeks — Barbenheimer and a chemical ring rescue — discuss Amirah's media interests — Joker, The Boys, Hannibal — a...