Across the Universe

" The horror was for love. "- Crimson Peak (2015) This Valentine's Day the chicks bring you a very special episode with a particular kind of romantic films- the scary kind. Inspired by the perfect juxtaposition of Friday the 13th and Valentine's Day this year, we take a look at 8 different 'romantic horror' films and try to figure out what it is that makes the monstrous kind of love so appealing a...

After a year-long break from podcasting, we wondered if the chicks with accents would ever reunite to discuss movies again. But if there's anything that could make us come out of hiding, is a mega-hyped, well-executed, steamy romance. Enter Heated Rivalry. Throughout this episode you will find, as we did, that some things never change: Getter is still hardcore loving asian dramas (bonus points...

In this episode we discuss Luca Guadagnino's movie Challengers, in-depth.

In this episode, the chicks discuss the second movie in the Dune franchise. Episode structure: (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:42) Main discussion (01:11:27) Goodbyes Songs: Enter Sandman by Metallica Paul's Dream by Hans Zimmer Dune Pt 1 OST Across The Universe by The Accidentals ft Jenny Conlee

In this episode we challenged ourselves to revisit our favourite movies of all time. Nikhat rewatched Wong Kar-wai's masterpiece In The Mood for Love (2000), Getter saw her long-time favourite crime thriller Zodiac (2007), and Sofia revisited the classic Hitchcock movie Notorious (1946). Episode structure: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:46) Interesting movie/TV of fortnight (00:21:33) Main discussion...

For the first episode of the year, the chicks discuss their pick of movies that are coming to theatres and home screens this year. Listen to this episode as we share the most exciting upcoming premieres, month by month. Episode structure: (00:03:04) Main Discussion (01:35:07) Extra mentions Songs: Circle by Onew Like Crazy by Jimin I'm Just Ken by Ryan Gosling in Barbie

In this year's Noirvember episode we discuss David Fincher's highly anticipated thriller: The Killer. Can this movie be considered an addition to the Neo-Noir genre? Structure: (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:32) IMOTF (00:10:27) Main discussion: The Killer (00:46:02) Plugs and Goodbyes Songs, from The Killer Original Soundtrack: How Soon Is Now Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now There'...

In this episode the chicks discuss Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie. Episode structure: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:52 - Interesting Movie of the Fortnight 00:16:00 - Barbie 01:05:58 - Plugs and Goodbyes Songs: Barbie Girl, by Aqua I'm Just Ken, by Ryan Gosling in Barbie Soundtrack Barbie World, by Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice and Aqua

The chicks discuss the 95th Academy Awards ceremony, nominees and winners. In our main discussion, each of us chose a nominated movie to talk about: RRR, Aftersun and Everything Everywhere All at Once. Structure: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:10 Oscar catch-up 00:15:38 The OSCARS 2023: ceremony and winners 01:15:38 Plugs and goodbyes Songs: Turn Down for What, by DJ Snake and Lil Jon Naatu Naatu, from RRR...

The arrival of a new year means one thing in the movie and television world: which premieres are you most anticipating? That's the question each of us chicks with accents answers in this podcast, as we list the three tv shows and five movies we're most looking forward to watch this year. There's also a quick New Year catch-up where we do a 2022 retrospective 🥂  Episode structure: 00:00:00 -...

In this episode we share what we've been watching lately, from movies to tv shows seen at home, in cinemas or in festivals. Listen for our thoughts on works like Blonde, Taxi Driver (the k-drama), House of the Dragon, Bodies Bodies Bodies, The Crown, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Armageddon Time and even Kardashians. Episode Structure: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:25 The chicks catch up 00:56:31 Good...

The chicks with accents are back with a very special episode! We are talking special circumstances guys, you gotta listen to find out (ps: we might have been a bit tipsy by the end of this episode!).  But as the title says we are discussing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Since we were all eager to discuss the newest Marvel movie we didn't do an interesting movie of the fortnight...

In this episode the chicks discuss Matt Reeves's The Batman.

It has been a hot minute but fear not the chicks with accents are still alive and well - we're just adulting really hard! Which is just our way of saying that we are extremely sorry that this episode has taken us forever to upload. More than five months have past since our 99th episode came out. Then we sort of disappeared into the abyss.... unplanned. But now we are back ready to celebrate our 10...

We are almost there! Seeing how we were so close to the finishing line (of the first lap of course), we thought that the ONLY way we could celebrate this milestone is by inviting back one of the OG Chicks with Accents, Mette Kowalski. In this episode we catch up with Mette, discuss her Interesting Movie of the Fortnight and list different types of technologies that have been introduced to us throu...

Whoops we're late with this one! However, we really enjoyed our deep dive into the very divisive 2020 release I Care A Lot , both with spoilers and without. Join us as we discuss everything from why we like a movie and its relation to how good a film is technically, to just how much of a dear old lady Diane Wiest's character is. Structure: 00:00 - Intro 02:10 - Interesting Movie/TV Show of the For...

The chicks discuss the latest Oscars, which celebrated the films of 2020 and like the infamous year itself, was a bit of a mess. Join us as we list down the different categories and present our very many opinions and thoughts on them. Structure: 00:00 - Introduction 02:20 - Main Discussion on the 93rd Academy Awards 1:41:26 - Plugs and Goodbyes Songs: Fight For You , by H.E.R. from Judas and the B...

After making THE BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER EVER, there was only one place for MCU to go next- the small screen! Getter, Sofia and Nik look at the two brand spankin' new MCU TV-verse shows: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (the first 2 episodes) and WandaVision and break down everything from what works (Katherine Hahn, obviously), what doesn't (Fake Cap, also obviously) and everything in between. We hav...

Although February and with it Valentine's Day is over, we over here in the Across The Universe, um, planet, are still in the mood for some luuurrvvee . Specifically, Sexy™ luuurrvvee. Yes, this is the episode in which each of us talk about the Sexy™-est movies ever and boy, you will not see some of this coming. Structure: 00:00 – Introduction 01:58 – Interesting Movie/TV Show of the Fortnight 14:4...

This year's award season has officially begun! Listen to our thoughts on the Golden Globes Nominations just in time for the ceremony tonight, as well as our review of The White Tiger (available on Netflix). Structure: 00:00 – Introduction 02:30 – The White Tiger 35:22 – Golden Globes 2021 Nominations 01:14:28 – Plugs and Goodbyes Songs: The Master , from The White Tiger Original Soundtrack Across...

We bring you our first episode of 2021, that was actually planned for 2020. But if we learned anything from 2020 it is that sometimes things do not go according to plan and unexpected surprises may happen. So here we are, in the new year, looking back and wrapping up 2020. Since the last year was full of major changes, we decided to have a very different approach to our wrap-up episode as well. Ev...

Merry Christmas! We are bringing you a very special Christmas related episode. Each of us picked a movie, more precisely a romance movie that has a little bit of Christmas in it! Then we sat down and talked about them and before we even realised we were discussing the disappearance of the romance genre, Nancy Meyers and the lack of charismatic actors everyone loves. So if this episode were a gift,...

After six years, David Fincher is back on our, well, small screens with Netflix's Mank - a cinematic exploration of the roots of the "Greatest Movie Ever Made" Citizen Kane , and the man(k) behind it. The chicks with accents tear into this new offering by one of modern cinema's auteurs and see what the hype is all about. Along with that, we also look into our Interesting movies/TV shows of the for...

Are you normal people? Well, if so (and even if not) this two part episode discussion on the BBC+Hulu miniseries Normal People is just for you! Based on a book of the same name by Sally Rooney, we dive deep into the world of this character driven miniseries as well as the book. We talk passionately about Marianne, Connell and their romance for hours. No, we're not kidding, we had a lot to say and...

Are you normal people? Well, if so (and even if not) this two part episode discussion on the BBC+Hulu miniseries Normal People is just for you! Based on a book of the same name by Sally Rooney, we dive deep into the world of this character driven miniseries as well as the book. We talk passionately about Marianne, Connell and their romance for hours. No, we're not kidding, we had a lot to say and...