J&M Podcast

This week, Jeanette and Mero join forces to talk about the myth, the legend, Steven Seagal. Professional actor, stunt person, and aikido expert. You name it, Seagal has done it, even if it requires zero effort. From citizenship collecting to being the worst host on SNL, Jeanette and Mero dive into Steven's life to answer the main question: is Steven Seagal the tragedy of Hollywood. Please note, th...

This week, Jeanette and Mero continue their conversation journey about the 41st season of the reality competition show, Survivor. Now with the remaining survivors merging in one tribe, they must continue to outwit, outsmart, and outlast to find out who is "Sole Survivor". From Chucky dolls to metaphorical snakes, Survivor tries to wrap up season 41 so they can prepare for season 42.

This week, Jeanette and Mero come together to talk about the 41st season of the reality competition show, Survivor. Hosted by Jeff Probst, Survivor focuses on a group of strangers in an isolated location, where they must compete to find out who is "Sole Survivor". From impatient boat drivers to changing the rules at the last minute, this show tries to pick up where they left off and make up for th...

This week, Jeanette and special guest Nzinga Murray come together for their Strong Female Character film series to talk about the 2017 Action Thriller Film, Atomic Blonde. Written by Kurt Johnstad, directed by David Leitch and starring Charlize Theron. Set days prior to the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, a spy name Lorraine has to track down who killed a fellow MI6 agent while obtaining a un...

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Today, Jeanette and special guest Elise Dean come together for their niche film series and Halloween Special to talk about the 2022 Fantasy Comedy Film, Hocus Pocus 2. Directed by Kenny Ortega and starring Bette Midle, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, AKA the Big Three. The film follows two young ladies who accidentally bring back the Sanderson Sisters 29 years since their last visit. As th...

Today, Jeanette and special guest Elise Dean come together for their niche film series to talk about the 1993 Fantasy Comedy Film, Hocus Pocus. Directed by Kenny Ortega and starring Bette Midle, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, AKA the Big Three. The film follows a villainous comedic trio of witches known as the Sanderson Sisters, who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem,...

This week, Jeanette and special guest Nzinga Murray come together for their Strong Female Character film series to talk about the 2019 Action Comedy Film, Charlie’s Angels. Written and directed by Elizabeth Banks and starring Kristen Stewart, Ella Balinska, and Naomi Scott. In this film, a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, causing a new generation of Charlie’s Ang...

This week, Jeanette and special guests, Nzinga Murray and Elise Dean, talk about the 2018 Post-Apocalyptic Horror Thriller film, Birdbox. Based on the 2014 novel by Josh Malerman, the film follows Malorie as she tries to protect herself and two children from entities which cause people who look at them to die by suicide. This episode continues our Bad-Ass Woman Series with Nzinga and begin a Hot G...

This week, Jeanette and special guest, Oscar Martinez, talk about the 2021 Epic Sci-Fi film, Dune. Based on the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert, the film follows Paul Atreides as his Nobel family is thrust into war for the deadly and inhospitable desert planet, which carries a valuable "spice" everybody needs in their lives. This episode continues our focus on Cinematographer Greig Fraser's style and...

We are back after two months of peak time from Jeanette's work. This week, Jeanette and special guest, Colleen Bradley, begin their sci-fi/fantasy series to talk about the 1999 Science Fiction Comedy film, Galaxy Quest. Directed by Dean Parisot and starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tony Shalhoub, the film focuses on a cast of a fictional defunct cult television series, Galaxy...

This week, Jeanette and special guest Nzinga Murray come together for their Strong Female Character film series to talk about the 2003 Action Comedy Sequel, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. Directed by McG and starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu. In this film, the Angels investigate a series of murders which occur after titanium rings containing a witness protection profile databas...

This week, Jeanette and Mero come together to talk about the 1989 Romantic Comedy Film, When Harry Met Sally. Directed by Rob Reiner and written by Nora Ephron, the films focuses on a guy name Harry - played by Billy Crystal - and a woman name Sally - played by Meg Ryan -experience chance encounters throughout the twelve years they known each other. Over the course of the film, the story addresses...

This week, Jeanette and special guest, Myles Webb, began a journey of movie franchise no one asked for with the 2016 and 2021 animated comedy films, Sing and Sing 2. Written and directed by Garth Jennings, who voiced Miss Crawly, Sing focused on an owner of a run down theater who holds a singing competition in order to bring business back to his theater. When he spots a mistake on the flyer to pro...

This week, Jeanette and special guest, Oscar Martinez, talk about the 2014 Australian Biographical Drama, Lion. Based on the true story of Saroo Brierley, the film follows an Indian boy who becomes lost after falling asleep on a train, only to be adopted by an Australian couple. Twenty years late, Saroo uses Google Maps to track down his mother and siblings. This episode continues our focus on Cin...

This week, Jeanette and special guest Elise Dean come together for their niche film series to talk about the 2014 Black Comedy Horror Film, The Voices. Directed by Marjane Satrapi and starring Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, and Anna Kendrick, the film focuses on a likable guy who pursues his office crush with help from his evil talking pets. However, things turn sinister when she stands him up for...

This week, Jeanette and special guest, Jennifer Chan, talk about another episode for our "Romantic Comedy Series that Isn't a Foreign Film Even Though We Started with Foreign Film Series" Series the 1987 Romantic Comedy, Roxanne. Directed by Fred Schepisi and starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah, the movie follows a small town Fire Chief with a incredibly large nose who falls in love with a beau...

This week, Jeanette and Mero join forces to talk about the 2020 Science Fiction Horror Film, The Invisible Man. Directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Elisabeth Moss, the film focuses on a woman who believes she is being stalked by her ex-boyfriend wearing an invisible suit despite the fact that he killed himself weeks prior.

This week, Jeanette and special guest Nzinga Murray come together for their Strong Female Character film series to talk about the 2000 Action Comedy Film, Charlie’s Angels. Directed by McG and starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu. This film focuses on three women working in a private detective agency who help find and rescue a software genius after he was kidnapped. As they delve in...

This week, Jeanette and special guest, Myles Webb, come together to talk about the 2008 dystopian action thriller, Death Race. Inspired by the 1975 film, Death Race 2000, and written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, the remake stars Jason Statham as a retired racer who is sent to a maximum prison after being framed for murdering his wife. Once in prison, he makes a deal with the prison warden f...

This week, Jeanette and Mero return for a Halloween special by talking about the 2014 mockumentary horror comedy film, What We Do in the Shadows. Written and Directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, the movie is about a documentary crew following four vampire flatmates in Wellington, New Zealand. As the men try to gather people for blood, they meet a younger guy named Nick, who joins the gro...

This week, Jeanette and special guest, Jennifer Chan, talk about another episode for our "Romantic Comedy Series that Isn't a Foreign Film Even Though We Started with Foreign Film Series" Series the 2013 romantic comedy, Austenland. Directed by Jerusha Hess and starring Keri Russell, the movie follows a thirty-something year old woman who decides to spend all her savings on a trip to a Jane Austen...

This week, Jeanette and special guest, Oscar Martinez, talk about the 2014 Sports Drama film, Foxcatcher. Inspired by true event, this film follows the timeline when heiress John du Pont recruits brothers Mark and David Schultz to his own wrestling team in hopes to take USA to gold in the 1988 Olympics. This episode continues our focus on Cinematographer Greig Fraser's style and technique. Special...

This week, Jeanette and special guest Nzinga Murray come together for their Strong Female Character film series to talk about the 2018 Vigilante Action Thriller Film, Peppermint. Directed by Pierre Morel and starring Jennifer Garner, the film focuses on a mother who transforms herself into a vigilante in a quest for revenge against the drug cartel that killed her husband and daughter who loves Pep...

This week, Jeanette and special guest Elise Dean come together for their niche film series to talk about the 1992 Satirical Dark Comedy Film, Death Becomes Her. Directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn, the film focuses on two frenemies who compete over a former plastic surgeon after taking a potion promising eternal youth. Yet, as they fight, they soon discover the un...