I Am The Cute One

Idiots actually are all around, and Jen (Instagram’s @blocked_by_jax) discovers that quickly when she helps Donny and Chelsea recap “Love Actually” in honor of Christmas in July. The three realize that the movie does not hold up - at all - and Chelsea realizes that characters that don’t speak still need someone to write for them and judges Donny for being on “a lot” of cruises. Then, Donny and Jen...

When "Easy A" was picked as this week's movie, Donny and Chelsea knew right away who they wanted to cover it with. Enter Nava and Sophie, co-hosts of "Podcrushed," the podcast where Penn Badgley reads your middle school story. What Sophie and Nava didn't realize, though, is that if they are the "scholarly" nostalgia podcast, "I Am The Cute One" is the equivalent of walking into a monkey's cage at...

It's a menagerie this week as Donny and Chelsea are joined by Melissa Beck of "The Real World: New Orleans" to discuss one of her top two movies (and it's not number two), "Welcome to the Dollhouse." In perhaps their deepest and most scholarly episode yet, the three relive their middle school trauma as they dissect the dark but lovely film and praise the versatile actresses of their time, Jennifer...

Chelsea and Donny are not letting Dick run their life, but they are letting Ryan Bailey (someone who likes to eat ass on camera) celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Watergate with them by recapping the 1999 Kirsten Dunst/Michelle Williams movie, "Dick." Ryan spends the episode trying to figure out who the target audience was for this movie while Chelsea spends the episode giving history lessons. The...

What better way to end Chelchella 2022 than by recapping “The Witches,” the movie that defined Chelsea’s personality and inspired her tramp stamp, with Dara Laine Sussman of Les Deux You Remember This? Roald Dahl’s books are for little freaks, and Donny, Chelsea, and Dara prove they fit right in with their stories of hamster haircuts, parakeet mating rituals, British mice, and Philadelphia’s Disne...

After begging to come back on the the podcast, Imani Marcus (Mixing With Mani) joins Donny and Chelsea to celebrate with her favorite straight woman, Elle Woods. Although Chelsea cut all of Donny’s references to the “Legally Blonde” musical, he still has plenty to say, starting with a deep dive into the font used in the movie’s opening credits. Meanwhile, Chelsea explains getting Luke’d, and it’s...

The Titanic may not be great with icebergs, but Jaz and Daniel of the Millennial Movie Club Podcast are great with recapping movies of our most formative years, so they join Chelsea and Donny for a very special double celebration: Chelsea's birthday and the anniversary of I Am The Cute One! And what better way to celebrate the podiversary than with the twins that started it all? That's right! This...

To kick off Pride Month, Noor from "The Reality Is" Podcast (and Donny & Chelsea's "Princess Diaries" recap), joins the Cute One hosts to recap their most h0mophobic movie yet - "The Hot Chick" (which is also one of Chelsea's favorite movies; buckle up - her birthday month is already proving to be QUITE a ride, folks). Chelsea shares a story about being cursed and purchasing a $200 candle while Do...

Kids, put on your Sunday best; we're going to Sears because this week, Donny and Chelsea are having a very Sunshine Day as they recap "The Brady Bunch Movie" with hilarious content creator, Eric Feldman! Naturally, that leads to a conversation about Donny getting a boner every single day in history class. And, in a shock to everyone - but a wonderful way to ring in Pride Month - Chelsea knows who...

Anybody order a Love Burger?! Donny and Chelsea chat with the writer/director team of "Can't Hardly Wait," Harry Elfont & Deborah Kaplan about how the movie came to be and behind the scenes memories before Janine from @retr0avocado is back to recap the movie. Donny learns *quickly* that she and Chelsea are NOT fans of Preston. Donny reveals he was the Preston of his middle school, but by the end o...

Jinkies! Donny is on the case of Chelsea not liking the live action Scooby Doo movie, and it appears this week's guest, Jamie of @milennial_misery, is her accomplice. As Donny tries to get them to see the error of their ways (he almost succeeds), Chelsea and Jamie disgust him by bonding over their love of South Park instead. Then, Chelsea pulls a Luna Ghost and terrifies Donny and Jamie by recount...

Consider this a business woman special! Donny and Chelsea are joined by Emily Hanks, the host of 'She Speaks Bravo' to cover 'Romy & Michele's High School Reunion.' Donny admits the reason he’s in his yearbook 72 times, and Chelsea guesses Alan Cumming’s last name - incorrectly. Then, Emily is tasked with an uncompromising job: she must decide who is the Mary and the Rhoda out of the hosting duo....

@MilennialKyle may not be the best god d-mned dancer at the American Ballet Academy, but he IS one of the best nostalgic dancers on TikTok (check out his body rolls if you don't believe us!), and he's joining Chelsea and Donny this week to cover 'the dance movie with too much dancing' - Center Stage! After spending half of the movie trying to tell the cast members apart and waiting for a Julia Sti...

Donny and Chelsea welcome Jade (@shinypretties) to their Kevin James stan podcast to cover the VERY 2005 movie, 'Hitch,' but first they discuss the middle school matchmaking service, Datamatch, and the wild VH1 show 'The Pickup Artist.' Chelsea teaches Jade and Donny a drinking game and shares a story about a previous unhealthy relationship that left her topless by a lake while Donny defends 'The...

While it would have made sense to talk about "Saved" for their Easter episode, Donny and Chelsea aren't necessarily known for making sense, so they're covering the next most religious movie they could think of - "Coyote Ugly," and they have Peter and Chloe of @iamthirtyaf to assist! They can't fight the moonlight, but they CAN discuss their first cell phones, Tyra's never-ending ability to be unhi...

Save the heathens, Hilary Faye. Donny and Chelsea are back with more church stories as they recap a movie Donny hasn't pleasured himself to - "Saved," and they have Bridget from @literaltrash2004 to help them. Jesus is on Chelsea's side this week as she once was (face) blind, but now she sees Macaulay Culkin, Mandy Moore AND "the one from Hunger Games." The group also discusses made-for-TV movies,...

In honor of "The Lost City" in theaters now, Donny and Chelsea are recapping another Sandy B classic - "Miss Congeniality" - with comedian, impressionist, and Danny Devito's long lost daughter, Andrea Lopez. With Donny Appreciation Month behind them, the trio discuss the importance of bots, the undercover work of their past, Sandy B's makeover in a WWII airport, and Chelsea's stint in... obedience...

Hot off the release of his "Don't Call Me" music video that pays homage to another pop culture phenomenon of the 90s, Joseph Shepherd (host of the "Exposed: Dragged Out" podcast), joins Chelsea and Donny to celebrate one of the most memorable movies of our favorite decade - Cruel Intentions. Things get weird QUICKLY as Chelsea tells stories about her friends getting trapped in cars and Donny share...

It's (finally) Donny's birthday, and to celebrate, he forces Chelsea to watch "High School Musical!" Luckily, he has Jessica Conrad on his side, who comes prepared in her finest HSM merch. They discuss their most cringe-worthy drama club moments (and Chelsea's fear of theater kids) and the highs and lows of being Team Sharpay in a Gabriella world. Also, Donny shares his secret "Euphoria" writing c...

Donny and Chelsea trick Erin Miller into watching "Drive Me Crazy" for her first podcast appearance, but they quickly learn they should have just watched the music video instead. They discuss their dream TGIF lineup, Melissa Joan Hart's anger about the movie's soundtrack, school pranks, the mismatched casting of this film, and debate whether they were popular in high school. The trio also relive t...

It's officially Donny Appreciation Month, and Tom Hamlett of Dumpster Dive Podcast joins Chelsea to celebrate Donny the best way they know how: terrorizing him and bullying him for loving mediocre movies of the early aughts. Helen Mirren may have recently won a SAG Award for Lifetime Achievement, but that doesn't make her safe from Tom's criticism. Don't worry - Donny is ready to defend this movie...

Nothing you can do can keep Priscilla (@bonjourbitchesblog) away from... appearing on 'I Am The Cute One,' and this week, she's here to recap 'Sister Act' (and try to steal Chelsea's spot as co-host.) The three discuss the horrifying toys of the 90s - bugs are for boys! - before diving into important takeaways from the movie, including their most vivid jukebox memories, being banned from youth gro...

Kate Steinberg survived HBO Max's '12 Dates of Christmas,' but can she make it through recapping a teen movie from the early aughts with Donny and Chelsea? Of course she can! Why? Because she's all that! Donny shares some heartbreaking stories about his time in the theater, Chelsea shocks her guest and co-host with troubling tales of music festivals (and trampolines), and the three bond over their...

Nothing says Valentine's Day like making a bet you can make a woman fall in love with you while simultaneously having that woman terrorize you for 10 days straight to make you run for the hills. Donny and Chelsea (who are pros at terrorizing someone for days at a time) are joined by Janine, aka @retr0avocado, to recap the highly unhinged "How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days." Well - she thought. Instead,...

Christine Biancavilla joins Donny & Chelsea to recap their most problematic movie yet: "Never Been Kissed" (which, it turns out, should have been called "Never Had a WAP" because we've been lied to our entire lives and Josie Grossie has, indeed, been kissed). This falls appropriately in theme with Chelsea sharing the most problematic story ever told on the podcast, (which, surprisingly, is not abo...