I Hate It But I Love It

Slap on half a mask and run around an old theatre bellowing at teens cause we're talking about Phantom Of The Opera ! We discuss miscasting... everyone, how you shouldn't live in a toilet, and why you should never give a creator full artistic control when adapting his work to a totally different medium.   This episode brought to you in part by Prose . Prose creates customized hair care products fo...

Forget about your terrible trauma and run about a mountain pulling a soft Home Alone cause we're talking about  Cliffhanger ! We discuss horrifying inciting incidents, how the protagonists of this movie are going to all the way jail for their confusing approach to money, and how this movie is just "What if Die Hard on a cliff".   Brought to you in part by OSEA Malibu . OSEA creates skin and body-c...

Grow out your mullet and beat a bad guy by doing the splits cause we're talking about Timecop! We discuss logical loopholes (there are... many), the mechanics of time travel by car (why?), and invent a new catchphrase for Jean Claude Van Damme. This episode brought to you in part by Uncommon Goods . For those hard to gift people in your life… Finally there's an easy answer and it's Uncommon Goods....

Do something cartoonishly strong and cool because physics LITERALLY HAVE NO MEANING cause we're talking about Fast Five! We discuss how the real star of these movies is the director, this movie's overreliance on hysterical competency, and talk about that damn safe sequence. Brought to you in part by Virtual Game Night . If you're getting Zoom fatigue spice up your calls with Virtual Game Nights. C...

Grab a surfboard and learn how to surf in literally three days cause we're talking about Point Break! We discuss male bonding, how this might be the most unflattering portrayal of the FBI of all time, and discuss our mixed experiences with X-treme sports. This episode brought to you in part by Ritual . When Ritual set out to develop the vitamin essential for women, they wanted something simple, ef...

Get a teensy ponytail, wake up from a coma of seven years, and then murder everyone who put you there, 'cause we're kicking off Action Movie Month with Steven Seagal's Hard to Kill! Kat and special guest co-host Andrew Ivimey ( Talk From Superheroes ) discuss how Seagal is basically Councilman Jam from Parks and Rec , bizarre prop comedy with kittens, and the few times Seagal's line readings sound...

Do an awkward riff on a Hitchhiker but it's okay cause later you're gonna do the LIFT OF ALL LIFTS cause we're talking about  Dirty Dancing ! Kat and Jocelyn discuss whether or not Johnny's okay (he's not), how awkward it would be to walk in on your roommates lipsyncing on the floor,   and Jocelyn accidentally reveals her ultimate teenage fantasy. NOTE: Jocelyn referred to a book as "A Ray of Shin...

Accidentally put your foot in your mouth in front of the leader of the free world cause we're talking about The American President ! Kat and Jocelyn discuss charming ratatat dialogue, how Aaron Sorkin movies are "preparedness porn", and Jocelyn unveils her sweet baboo Jon Blair's impression of this film. Brought to you in part by Virtual Game Night . If you're getting Zoom fatigue spice up your ca...

Climb a ferris wheel and scream at a stranger until she agrees to date you under duress, cause we're talking about  The Notebook ! Kat and Jocelyn discuss the charm of the elderly couple in this film, the non-charm of the younger couple in this film (despite their nuts chemistry), and how we were all secretly into Sean from  Breaker High. This episode is brought to you by O&H Consulting – The hero...

Destroy a priceless piece of art because -- who cares! you're rich! tra-la! - and swan off in a series of monochromatic knits cause we're talking about  The Thomas Crown Affair!  Kat and Jocelyn discuss white men who never face consequences for their actions (and... hate art?), Rene Russo being hot as hell, and what might be the worst soundtrack of all time? This episode brought to you in part by...

Go on a psychosexual romp through your fantasies cause we're talking about  All That Jazz ! In the final week of our "I Love it But I Love It Month", Kat and Jocelyn discuss butt-oriented choreography, WILD ASS editing, and praise the glory of Ann Reinking.   This episode brought to you in part by ButcherBox . ButcherBox ships a monthly curated selection of high-quality meat right to your home. Al...

Put on a cute outfit and do a DANGEROUS ASS SPORT HOLY CRAP cause we're talking about  Whip It ! In the third week of our "I Love It But I Love It Month", Kat and Jocelyn discuss powerful female friendships, question  why  Juliette Lewis has to be such a B, and Jocelyn tries to come up with her roller derby name. This episode brought to you in part by Best Fiends. If you're looking for a fun game...

Hang out with your rotting friend in a grotty porno theatre cause we're talking about An American Werewolf In London!  In the second week of our "I Love It But I Love It Month", Kat and Jocelyn discuss which monsters are the best, how this movie tenderly explores the anxiety of otherness, and Nigel returns ONCE AGAIN to the hallowed halls of the podcast. This episode brought to you in part by  Rit...

In the first instalment of I Love It But I Love It,  a special month where we talk about the movies we love and not at all hate, we're talking about Kat's favourite movie,  The Thing ! We discuss hot Kurt Russell, excellent plotting, hot Kurt Russell, themes of disenfranchisement and paranoia, and NO SERIOUSLY HOT KURT RUSSELL. Today's episode brought to you in part by Nutrafol. Nutrafol helps you...

Welp. We started this crap year with  Cats.  And by god, we're ending it with  Tenet.  Kat and Jocelyn discuss endless exposition, terrible sound mixes, and try our damnedest to wrap our heads around why ANYONE would EVER do a Tenet. Brought to you in part by Virtual Game Night . If you're getting Zoom fatigue spice up your calls with Virtual Game Nights. Comedian Olly Robinson hosts live games fo...

Accidentally murder a beloved holiday icon and then get forced into a line of employment against your knowledge, consent, or will, cause we're talking about  The Santa Clause! Kat and Jocelyn discuss predatory legal contracts, child slavery, uncomfortable child actors whose age we can't discern, and how this movie bears an upsetting resemblance to one WE SWORE WE'D NEVER DISCUSS. This episode brou...

Scream at your co-worker then take WAY too long to make someone a drink cause we're talking about Cocktail! Kat and Jocelyn discuss how this film hews uncomfortably closely to Jordan Peterson's philosophies, praise the best soundtrack of all time, and discuss how each of the bars depicted in this movie is like a worse Coyote Ugly.   This episode brought to you in part by Prose . Prose creates cust...

It's our 200th episode, and to celebrate, we're talking about Robert Zemeckis's  Contact ! We discuss how this film is a combination of Zemeckis's best instincts AND his worst, how this film is a perfect encapsulation of what it's like to be a woman in... any industry, and talk about how FRIGGIN MUCH WE HATE MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY'S CHARACTER ARE YOU KIDDING ME. This episode brought to you in part by...

Rattle off a couple of puns while literally every woman in your life tells you what a joke you are cause we're talking about Goldeneye . Joined by James Bond expert, podcast Care Bear Cousin, and all around delightful guy Craig Fay, we discuss how the James Bond songs are written, rank the Russian accents (hint: none of them are good), and talk about how Pierce Brosnan was, for a time, the perfect...

Slather yourself in gross makeup and do German Expressionism Lite cause we're talking about  Beetlejuice ! Kat and Jocelyn discuss Michael Keaton's exceptional performance, the complete lack of stakes in this movie, and a couple of sequels that mercifully did not come to be.  Today's episode brought to you in part by Nutrafol. Nutrafol helps you take control of hair growth, it is formulated with p...

Put on your lowest riding jeans and dance on the world's stickiest, grimiest bar cause we're talking about  Coyote Ugly ! Kat and Jocelyn discuss a movie about a bar that virtually never discusses alcohol, how Violet's boyfriend AND dad are max controlling, and how Coyote Ugly is the only place it's permissible to be a Karen. This episode brought to you in part by  Prose . Prose creates customized...

Twirl around on the Austrian hills and then make a shit-ton of clothes out of approximately two (2) curtains cause we're talking about  The Sound of Music ! Kat and Jocelyn discuss vicious nuns, drunk Christopher Plummers, and how these children make for improbably good puppeteers. This episode brought to you in part by  Ritual . When Ritual set out to develop the vitamin essential for women, they...

Assemble a super team of famous literary characters, then never bother to explore or explain their characters in any way, cause we're talking about  The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ! Kat and Jocelyn discuss terrible puns, impossible action sequences, and how this movie literally ended careers (specifically, Sean Connery's). This episode brought to you by Betterhelp. Betterhelp offers profess...

Drive your spaceship into hell and then marry your spaceship because it's your girlfriend and also a haunted house (?) cause we're talking about  Event Horizon ! Kat and Jocelyn discuss how this movie's positively NUTS for eye stuff, strange editing, effective sequences, and what they think things are like in Hell. This episode brought to you in part by Rothy's.  Rothy's  is the everyday flat for...

Grab your hockey mask, your machete, and go to space cause... why not, cause we're talking about  Jason X ! Kat and Jocelyn, along with special guest Jon Blair , discuss this VERY silly movie, touching on plush knit fabrics, genuinely committed performances, curious nanotechnology, and what Jason sequel they'd prefer to see. This episode brought to you in part by  Cove . Cove is on a mission to ma...