We Love the Love

It's almost Christmastime, so we're grumpily lining up to look at the dreadful romance of the 2002 CBS film adaptation of The Christmas Shoes , based on the treacly NewSong hit. Join in as we discuss Rob Lowe's performance as "Mean Business Dad," the film's stupid first line, chain emails, and the surprisingly extensive Christmas Shoes universe. Plus: Is Maggie's marr...

We're kicking off the holiday season with a classic adaptation of an even more classic story: 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol ! Join in as we discuss the post-Henson history of the Muppets, a weird-looking Ghost of Christmas Past, Paul Williams's great songs (except one), and Ignorance and Want. Plus: Why is "When Love is Gone" only in some versions of the movie? Did Scroog...

We're having a whale of a time as we look at the time-travel romance of 1986's Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ! Join in as we discuss large sea creatures, Spock's vulgarity, the 1986 Saturn Awards, and Scotty's surprising skill with a Macintosh. Plus: What Paramount star almost played a key role in the movie? Will the time-displaced whales die in the future? Can you drink whale milk...

We're welcoming the world's number one Trolls fan to the podcast to talk about the royal romance of DreamWorks's first feature about the long-haired Scandinavian toys. Join in as we discuss jukebox movies, the Trolls universe, Bergen class hierarchy, and the rhythm nation. Plus: Is Gristle Jr a good king? What is Bridget's long-term plan? Do the Battle Trolls appear in the sequels?...

We're talking formative parodies as we look at the irresistable romance of 1997's Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery . Join in as we discuss the film's unusual DVD release, the Evil family in therapy, Bond girl names, and themed rollercoasters. Plus: How old is Scott supposed to be? Will Austin Powers 4 ever happen? Why aren't there broccoli in VeggieTales? And, most impor...

Dune Part II got moved to next year, so we're looking at another odd genre epic from the early 80s: Peter Yates's 1983 fantasy flop Krull ! Join in as we discuss marital flamethrowing, the Widow in the Web, the movie's unhelpful name, the movie's surprising link to a We Love the Love favorite. Plus: Are Slayers parasitic? Why does the Beast want to marry a human? Where are all the...

We're celebrating Halloween with a look at the most fun of the classic slashers, Wes Craven's 1984 hit A Nightmare on Elm Street ! Join in as we discuss Freddy Krueger, vigilante parents, great practical effects, and wet factories. Plus: How does this compare to the other slashers of its period? Why did Nancy's mom keep Freddy's glove? Why does Tina like Rod? And, most importantly,...

We're finally entering the Dark Universe! At long last, it's time to dig into the paltry romance of Alex Kurtzman's ill-fated reboot of The Mummy , starring Tom Cruise in the would-be beginning of a cinematic universe. Join in as we discuss other occupants of the franchise graveyard, the development of the Dark Universe, the film's weirdly insulting location cards, and the puzzling...

We're celebrating the release of Killers of the Flower Moon by looking at Martin Scorsese's spookiest movie: his 1991 remake of Cape Fear , starring Nick Nolte, Robert De Niro, and Jessica Lange. Join in as we discuss our favorite cinematic boats, Juliette Lewis's performance as Nolte and Lange's daughter, De Niro's twenty-first century comedy career, and comically large cigars...

We're getting spooky - or is it terrifying? - as we look at the Gothic romance of Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak ! Join in as we discuss the film's place in Del Toro's career, our love of villainous Jessica Chastain, and the red clay's place among our favorite color pops in movies. Plus: What exactly is Sharpe's business plan? What's happened to Tom Hiddleston's...

We're diving deep into a world of crime for a look at the torrid romance of Warren Beatty's 1990 film Dick Tracy , starring Beatty as the classic detective being torn between Glenne Headly's Tess Trueheart and Madonna's Breathless Mahoney. Join in as we discuss Tracy's history, the complicated saga of Beatty's attempts to maintain the rights to the character, the movie'...

We just saw the new movie from writer-director-star Tommy Wiseau ( The Room ), so we had to throw our schedule out the window to talk about the romance of Big Shark ! Join in as we discuss our experience being in a room with Wiseau, his growth as a filmmaker, his dubious claims about its production, and various plans for exploding pigs. Plus: What happened to Greg Sestero? Did the music in the mov...

We're putting on a double feature as we look at two films whose actresses tied for the Oscar in 1968: Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl and Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter . Join in as we discuss the tie itself, these two extremely different performances, the history of Fanny Brice on stage and screen, and the surprising comedy of a drama about twelfth-century English succession squabbl...

We're taking another look at one of the year's new movies as we head to foggy London town for the casual romance of Rye Lane (now available on Hulu!). Join in as we discuss the film's South London location, Britishisms, childhood rumors, and address several questions about Young Sheldon . Plus: How did director Raine Allen-Miller creatively avoid making Rye Lane a covid movie? How did...

We're looking at a movie heralded by some as the savior of the R-rated comedy: David Dobkin's 2005 hit Wedding Crashers ! Join in as we discuss the 05 box office, the logistics of wedding crashing, the DC setting, and the film's odd handling of sexual assault. Plus: What's the deal with the oft-rumored sequel? Why is John McCain here? Is Owen Wilson playing the worst friend ever? A...

We're headed to Japan for one of the country's biggest hits: Makoto Shinkai's 2016 romantic epic Your Name. ! Join in as we discuss body swap rules, biking uphill, small-town corruption, and altruistic terrorism. Plus: What's going on with the American remake? Why are so few American animated movies set specifically in the present? And, most importantly, did Mitsuha ever try a urin...

We're checking in with Springfield's first family for a look at the romance between Homer and Marge in 2007's The Simpsons Movie ! Join in as we discuss the film's long development, our favorite Simpsons characters, Spider-Pig, and Surf's Up . Plus: Why wasn't this nominated for the Animated Feature Oscar? Did Stephen King rip off this movie? What's with all the two-par...

300th EPISODE!!! To celebrate this major milestone, we're going back to the work of Sandra Bullock - star of our very first episode (on While You Were Sleeping )! Join Will, Marc, and #FiFiFierce for an update on our investigation into movie romance, a discussion of Bullock's tripping and surprisingly successful glow-up, the movie's extremely coppy politics, and William Shatner's s...

We're looking at an animated cult classic this week: the Rankin-Bass adaptation of Peter S. Beagle's beloved fantasy novel The Last Unicorn ! Join in as we discuss weird movies from our childhoods, the soundtrack by America, the film's connection to Studio Ghibli, and sexually aggressive trees. Plus: Why is Prince Lir so dull? What happened to Mommy Fortuna? Why is Molly Grue the only...

We're talking some of the biggest stars of the 1940s as we look at the romance of George Cukor's adaptation of The Philadelphia Story , starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart in the role that won him an Oscar. Join in as we discuss the film's abundance of romantic options, Tracy Lord's scumbag dad, box office poison, and the 1941 Oscars ceremony. Plus: Is Virgini...

We're shimmying back in time to talk about the biggest hit for Mae West, controversial star of stage and screen: 1933's I'm No Angel ! Join in as we discuss West's career, art deco fashion, acceptable lies, and burlap underwear. Plus: How was the movie impacted by the new Production Code? Why did costar Cary Grant come to resent West in the years after this movie? Does this movie f...

We're looking at the middle of a love story in the 2004 American adaptation of Shall We Dance? starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, and a ton of other familiar faces. Join in as we discuss the differences from the Japanese original, a wistful Jennifer Lopez, hot Bobby Cannavalle, and parent hobbies. Plus: Why is this movie so sexless? Are there really this many clubs that also play ballroom...

Just in time for Dead Reckoning (Part I), we're returning to one of our favorite franchises to talk about the film that started it all: Brian De Palma's 1996 blockbuster Mission: Impossible ! Join in as we discuss the film's post-Cold War setting, the Impossible Mission Force, Vanessa Redgrave's villainous performance, and our brief glimpse of pre-breakdown Ethan Hunt. Plus: Why we...

We're halfway through 2023, so we're checking in on our favorite movies so far as we take a look at a brand new release, Numa Perrier's The Perfect Find (now on Netflix). Join in as we discuss Gina Torres, a sketchy fashion company, annoying fights, and David Zaslav. Plus: Why does Jenna have a landline? What was her mysterious humiliation? What's the deal with Eric's dad? How...

As we all prepare to spin the Dial of Destiny, we decided to return to another of Indy's adventures with 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ! Join in as we discuss the movie's long development, Sean Connery's performance, the rules of the Grail, and Indy's meeting with Adolf Hitler. Plus: How much is Alison Doody's Elsa Schneider really into Indy? Where does this fit...