Actually Obsessed

Sarah and Amanda are BACK and they are so delighted to discuss the 2022 film, "Fire Island." Topics discussed include: the huge risk they took in covering a movie neither of them have ever seen, the incredible way this film adapts "Pride and Prejudice" in new ways, the very real dangers of Lyme disease, the very real dangers of Miss Club, and so much more!     We've got socials! Follow t...

This is an episode from January 2025 that we HAD to include revisit for Jane Austen Summer! Enjoy! Sarah and Amanda are BACK and they are quite literally gnawing at the bars of their enclosure when it comes to 2001's "Bridget Jones's Diary." Topics include: how Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver looks better than any man has ever or will ever look, how Bridget is the real Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah's haunti...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to discuss the BBC's 1995 "Pride and Prejudice" mini-series! Topics discussed include: Sarah's texting style, Colin Firth's extraordinary portrayal of Darcy as a petty diva, the Darcy to Edward Cullen pipeline, all the wonderful new material that gets adapted with a six hour run time, how Mary is superior in every Jane Austen adaptation, why Jennifer Ehle ag...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to discuss 2004's "Bride and Prejudice"! Topics discussed include: how many hot men are in his movie that could have and should have played Mr. Darcy, the fascinating changes that are made to Pride and Prejudice here based on cross-cultural miscommunication, the awesome power of Daniel Gillies as Johnny Wickham, the travesty that is the actor who plays Mr. Darcy...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to talk about Curtis Sittenfeld's 2016's book "Eligible," a retelling of Pride and Prejudice! Topics discussed include: the genius way in which all of the characters are updated for modern day, whether the ladies are a Jane, Lizzy, Mary, Kitty, or Lydia, how wonderful Darcy even in this modern iteration, the incredible reality television/dating show element, and...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to kick off Jane Austen Summer with 2005's "Pride and Prejudice" adaptation! Topics discussed include: Matthew Macfadyen's gorgeous handwork (and gorgeous everything, honestly), how incredible this cast is, the MUSIC, what makes a good book-to-screen adaptation and why this movie nails it, who is pride and who is prejudice in this situation, and so much more! We...

Amanda and Sarah are NOT back this week but they will be next week to kick off Jane Austen summer! We've got socials!  Follow the pod on Instagram at  @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at  @sarahelizabeth_talks Follow Sarah on Instagram at  @sarahelizabeth_talks Follow Amanda on TikTok at  @ahmanduhhhhhh Send us an email  actuallyobsessedpod@gmail.com .&nbsp...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK AND HAVE UPLOADED THE RIGHT FILE THIS TIME and are delighted to discuss the third season of "Mad Men"! Topics discussed include: finally getting to watch Don's composure slip and Jon Hamm's extraordinary performance, Betty's insane journey from new mother to new man, Pete's chaos, the lawnmower of it all, and so much more! We've got socials!  Follow the pod on Instag...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to discuss the 2005 classic film "Red Eye"! Topics discussed include: Rachel McAdams being the most beautiful woman in the world, Cillian Murphy being the most beautiful man in the world (only of them has this opinion), how much they miss when 10 movies like this would come out each summer, how much they miss good movies in general, the soothing calm that Br...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to discuss one of Amanda's most intense book obsessions, Artemis Fowl! Topics discussed include: Amanda's devastating fixation on gaining magical powers, why we need more villainous child protagonists, the absolutely disastrous film adaptation of this book, and so much more! We've got socials!  Follow the pod on Instagram at  @actuallyobsessedpod Follo...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to journey back to Mystic Falls for the second season of "The Vampire Diaries"! Topics discussed include: a fiery debate regarding what constitutes a supernatural death, how hard it would be to snap a person's neck, the utter perfection that is Ian Somerhalder's face, who the saddest character on this show is, Klaus supremacy, and so much more! We've got socials...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and they're ready to talk about the San Francisco earthquakes because Sarah's a freak and was obsessed with them as a kid! Topics discussed include: the fact that the earth can just start shaking, the terrifying nature of bridges, the awe-inspiring power of nature, the mass destruction caused by both these earthquakes, the allure of California, and so much more! We've got...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to talk about 1995's earth shattering (for Sarah) film, "Before Sunrise". Topics discussed include: Sarah and Amanda's Before Sunrise origin stories, how this film shaped their ideas about adult romance, how they view the film now, Ethan-Hawke-as-Jesse's potentially nefarious intentions, the monumental embarrassment of even thinking about their former "new relat...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to talk about season two of "Mad Men"! Topics discussed include: Don Draper's confounding moral system, Peggy's and Pete's freak energy, the supremacy of Bobbi Barrett, Joan's tragic arc and unfortunate racism, Betty's breakdown, and so much more! We've got socials!  Follow the pod on Instagram at  @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at  @...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK to discuss a movie that radicalized them both: Clueless! Topics discussed include: how much the ladies miss this era of book-to-film adaptations, the sartorial perfection of Cher Horowitz and their favorite looks, their favorite Cher-isms, how dreamy Paul Rudd is, how bad their gaydar is, and so much more! We've got socials!  Follow the pod on Instagram at  @act...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to continue chatting about season one of The Vampire Diaries! Not to fear, Sarah did learn to summarize this time but unfortunately her microphone was facing in the opposite direction so forgive the fact that she sounds like she's in a tunnel. Topics discussed include: Vicki's last day, Bonnie's witch journey, Damon starting to learn teamwork, Stefan's blood jou...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and dying to discuss season one (well the first six episodes) of "The Vampire Diaries"! Topics discussed include: the (unfortunate) supremacy of Damon Salvatore, how bad Stefan is at pretending to be young, the rise of the Fray, and so much more!     We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyobsessedpod Follow Sarah on TikTok at @sarahelizabeth_...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK for their 100th episode! Unfortunately, they didn't realize this until the very end of recording and ended up spending their 100th episode talking about something they both hate: Stephenie Meyer's horrific re-telling of Twilight, "Life and Death." Topics discussed include: the unhinged foreword and afterword, the fact that Stephenie Meyer gave an assignment to herself tha...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and thrilled to discuss 2001's epic film "Legally Blonde"! Topics discussed include: how surprisingly positively this movie portrays women through the ultimate girl's girl, the iconic fits that Elle wears, a 1980's sitcom wherein Tom Hanks played a character who pretended to be a woman in order to get subsidized housing, a brand new vocal stim, and so much more!   We...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to talk about a show that literally nobody has heard of: Heated Rivalry!!! Just kidding, this is the biggest show in the world and you can listen as Amanda tries to help Sarah through what can only be described as Heated Rivalry psychosis. They talk about just about every single thing that happens in this show with highlights including: how hilarious Shane is, h...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to talk about Emily Bronte's unhinged, gothic classic "Wuthering Heights"! Topics discussed include: what Edward Cullen thinks of this book (from his mouth!), why Heathcliff is so Edward coded, how much they both wanted to cry themselves to death out of spite as children, whether Cathy and Heathcliff are brother and sister, and so much more!   We've got soc...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and ready to talk about their very favorite ladies from Utah, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City! Topics discussed include: Lisa Barlow's iconic voice, the minute details of plane-gate, what the truth is behind Meredith Marks's speech patterns, Bronwyn Newport's impending divorce, and so much more!   Find resources and ways to help in Minnesota here   We've g...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and Sarah is ready to listen while Amanda risks truly everything in her life by sharing her HOT take on King Charles and Queen Camilla (of England.....yes, them). Topics discussed include: the impending cancellation that will befall them for talking about this, how Amanda has never met anyone else who shares her perspective on Charles and Camilla, Charles's hot bod, the f...

Amanda and Sarah are BACK and delighted to talk about Taylor Jenkins Reid's gorgeous novel "Atmosphere"! Topics discussed include: how gorgeous the love story between Joan and Vanessa is, how Joan is kind of Bella Swan coded, Joan's villainous sister Barbara, Sarah's incel cat, our very favorite one-star review, and so much more!   We've got socials! Follow the pod on Instagram at @actuallyob...

Amanda and Sarah are finally BACK and ready to start 2026 with a gorgeous film by a problematic white man: Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds! Topics discussed include: the fact that this is Sarah's first watch because she cannot handle Tarantino, how insanely good Christoph Waltz's performance is, the badass women in this film and the HORRORS that befell one of them while shooting this movi...