Falling in Love Montage

2! 4! 6! 8! No more Matt McConaughate! 8! 6! 4! 2! Love for LGBTQ(+)! Happy Pride, FiLM buffs! Queer stories have been neglected in our chosen genre and on our podcast for way too long; it's time to parade them out and put them in the spotlight they deserve. And this is just the beginning. For the first of our four Pride month entries, we're talking about cult favorite But I'm a Cheerleader with o...

Welcome to our NOT AN EPISODE episode of I Feel Pretty! We had the great privilege of being invited to discuss this film with the cast of The Feminine Mistake Podcast. On the Feminine Mistake Podcast with Nicole, Sarah, and Hillary, we were able to be a part of a much richer and deeper discussion. Every week, The Feminine Mistake Podcast and a guest take a critical look at how woman have been port...

Well, folks, we did it. You did it! It's done. We collectively watched Matthew McConaughey's least enjoyable movies (highly subjective statement, depending) and we survived. We just kept living — exactly as McConaughey dictated. We planned a wedding, we moved out of Mom and Dad's house, we visited the past and glimpsed the future, and now we are on one last treasure hunt — searching for GOLD!  Yes...

Congratulations! If you listen to this episode, or even glance at it, you are three quarters through McConauMay. This would normally be a sad event but, having just watched Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, we're feeling a little raw (maybe even hostile) right now.  The only thing that can rectify this mood is the company of our spectacular guest, Nick Wood .  Nick is a newcomer to our production and po...

It's McConaunaMay part II, or as we're calling it (for some reason*) McConaunaMother's Day. In order to get enough wind in our sails to dissect 2006's Failure to Launch, we had to beg  Ryan Healey , of Tales from the Static podcast to watch this film with us. OR — was it the other way around?  You'll never know (unless you listen to this episode) which is, btw, just as charming as our guest (i.e.,...

Welcome to Matthew McConauMAY!  Every Monday in May, Falling in Love Montage is covering an early 21st-century Romantic Comedy starring Matthew McConaughey.  This week we break the cardinal rule of Wedding Planning and fall in love with our guest, Elle Riccardi. She knows a thing or two about weddings and even more about jigsaw puzzles.  Join us as we try to piece together this puzzle of a movie. ...

We're back from our "Spring Break" and we have a question to ask you. You ready? Okay, what's better than two sisters on a podcast talking about a super awesome movie?  Oh, so I heard one of you say a million dollars and now that I'm getting into this I'm realizing there is probably more than one answer.  Okay, so yes, that is correct. BUT the answer I was looking for is THREE SISTERS talking abou...

Batter up! Hear that call! The time has come for Helen and Valerie to discuss the Penny Marshall classic A League of Their Own. Friend to the podcast Jan poked us until we put her choices to a vote, and our beloved listeners voted overwhelmingly to hear about everyone's favorite chick sports flick. Expect some more fan picks and Jan picks in the future. We bumble our way through the plot, objectif...

We're back in black and we're back in black comedy. Joining us all the way from six hours in the future (c/o Germany) is Juha Heikkilä, esteemed guest, friend, and winner of a recent(ish) Facebook group caption contest. Juha can be found guesting on podcasts and occasionally tweeting . If you're dedicated, you can find his super secret archive of film blogs. We're still looking.👀 Our hero Juha re...

We didn't know what to call this clip episode.  It's winter, technically, but remember we are in Georgia, USA and while it was 35° today, it was 90° last week.  Also, the movies we clipped are from last spring so... ...while we're busy figuring it out, please enjoy these outtakes from—like I just said—last spring.    ***edit*** Around 26:21 I incorrectly reference a letter as unsent. Ladies and ge...

If you're looking for Jet Li, you won't find him here. For some reason or another, we talk about Finn Taylor's 2016 comedy fantasy, Unleashed. It's your basic wish fulfillment flick with a generous layer of problematic events. But hey, Kate Micucci, right?  It's currently streaming on Netflix but be very careful with what you do with that information.  We also spend some extra time talking with a...

1989's When Harry Met Sally asks the burning question, "Can men and women be friends after women have subjected them to a full-length episode about Fifty Shades Darker?" According to Bill O'Donnell, so-called software expert, most charming person in the world, and our special guest, the answer is "Yes, Yes, Yes!"

Masochism meets sadism in episode 53 when three lovely, talented, educated young women deliberately (why god, why?) watch Fifty Shades Darker, the critically reviled sequel to the equally critically reviled Fifty Shades of Grey (which they've also watched). Valerie and Helen are joined by sublime guest, Meghan Griffin for an uproarious and deserved ripping. Fall in love with Meghan now or get to k...

Happy New Year!  We could think of no better way to ring in 2018 than to watch one of the best things about 2017 -- Wonder Woman. And we could think of no better person to discuss it with at incredible length* than our podcast sweetheart, #1 fan, and male counterpart (and previous guest) Ryan Lynch. And we could think of no better "Matt" to consult than Ryan's own (non-Matt) very best half, Ariel...

And with this, Titanic part 2, we gleefully (and finally) finish all our wrapping.  We wrap our six-episode (okay, seven) theme-song series, we wrap our first-ever 2 part episode, and we wrap our 2017 calendar.  Special thanks to Emily Bennett for proposing the brilliant and collaborative theme song you hear in this episode.  The warmest thank yous to our talented contributors, our beloved podcast...

20 years ago tomorrow , people poured into theaters to see James Cameron's epic romance-disaster film, Titanic. Just last week, Helen, Valerie, and two fellas named Matt shelled out a ton of cash, donned some serious 3D shades, and relaxed into their reclining movie theater seats for 195 minutes of Helen preciously reciting every line of Titanic. For the record, this is the preferred way to see Ti...

The penultimate episode of our six-episode theme-song series has arrived and—if you're looking at your DVD packaging—its got a freaking bow on it. You're welcome! Best Acquaintances Podcast co-host and greatest person currently alive, Emily Bennett , joins us for a jovial conversation about one of the most irritating and (yet somehow) endearing of all romantic holiday films. And if that didn't giv...

While this episode is the fourth in a series of like episodes, i.e. our six-episode theme-song series, it is the first of its kind in many ways. 1996's Jerry Maguire is both our first 'sports' film and our first time welcoming two guests. FiLM favorite, Ariel brings charm, wit, and also her fiance, Ryan Lynch of We'll Get it Right Next Year: An Adventure in Cinema , and Comrade Radio's own  Divisi...

We now interrupt our regularly scheduled six-episode theme-song series to bring you this special holiday message: "Hell is a teenage girl". No tricks, just treats for our devoted listeners. Happy bonus episode day/Jennifer's Body day/Halloween(?) Stay salty! 

Third in our six-episode theme-song series is 2004's Mean Girls. Joining us in this almost completely on topic, never meandering discussion is  Vanessa Riley of the Square Roots podcast . I know you expect me to now work in some memorable lines from the film, but relax Glen CoCo, we do that plenty in the episode. 

Be silent. Be still. Be silent. Be still. Be silent. Be still.  For the second episode in our theme-song series, we took on the archetypical teen rom-com, She's All That. For this one we've returned to our classic format -- meaning it's just Helen and Valerie and a Matt, and the episode itself is at least 20% longer than the movie we were talking about.  Check out Matt LaStar's podcast, Bill and M...

If you've ever wondered what the hell Helen is singing about in her original Falling in Love Montage theme song, then be buggin' no longer.  Starting with episode 45, Clueless, we will tackle all six movies referenced in the theme song.  It's going to be Phat! We've called a truce and brought Val's Matt back (after he was totally wiggin' on Bridesmaids). Also joining us is our *official* Jane Aust...

For our first (but not last) time covering a Jane Austen adaptation, we knew we needed to rope in someone better read, smarter, and generally superior to us -- so we nabbed Superfan Tracy Tanoff! We rode through the rain* to tell you about the Gwyneth Paltrow Emma, easily the second-best adaptation of the novel Emma made in 1995-1996.   *metaphorically.** **No, not even.

Ladies' man, man's man, man about town, Ollie Brady (one-half of the Best Acquaintances Podcast ) joins Helen and Valerie for a double dose of *'60s sex comedies. They talk the Pillow Talk and walk the Down With Love **walk.   Tune in 'a la carte' for this v. v. good time.  *in theory (1959/2003) **basically walking with an erection

Last year we were listening to Rae Sremmurd and doing the Mannequin Challenge. Thirty years ago we were listening to Starship and watching Jonathan Switcher do the Mannequin.  FiLM is joined by special guest MC Williams of the Myths Your Teacher Hated podcast to discuss the 1987 re-telling of Pygmalion.  Join us for a healthy dose of chick-flick-nitpicks and Greek-geek-speak.