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Bello! We are finally able to talk about THE theatrical event of the year: Minions and Monsters! Unsurprisingly, this movie had both Emily and Monika buzzing with excitement. But don't worry there are also some tough questions tackled in this one like "If you bite into a minion, what is the texture?" and "Do the minions have a beauty standard?" In this episode we also manage to...

This week we saw Supergirl and unfortunately we thought it was Super bad at being a movie. We try to break down why we disliked it so much, and we even have some differing thought paths we each took that ultimately got us to the same conclusion of feeling evil about it. We also touch on Jackass: Best and Last, but because Emily didn't have time to see it before recording (bad Emily, that's...

This week we're taking a break from new theatrical releases to do a mid year check in on the movies we've actually loved in 2026 so far. Below are the timestamps for the movies discussed: 04:32 Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie 23:01 Send Help 31:25 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 45:32 Documentary: Stolen Kingdom (Rent it today on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/video-store/new-rele...

If we learned anything from Disclosure Day it's that revealing the truth is so important, and our truth is that we both absolutely hated this movie. We try to decipher why exactly Steven Spielberg's newest alien movie got under our skin so much, and why it's been so divisive in general. Our conversation is full of spoilers and what SOME might call "rants" about the script, the...

Neither Monika nor Emily had any relationship to the He-Man character going into this one, and yet we've been genuinely charmed by the Masters of the Universe movie. This week they get into why a campy, slightly homoerotic, two and a half hour fantasy epic about a blonde himbo in a leather harness and his many friends somehow... worked? We know! We're surprised too. We cover a lot in this...

Filmmaker (And dare we say...Auteur) Boots Riley is back with I Love Boosters, a candy colored surrealist crime caper starring Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Demi Moore, LaKeith Stanfield and Don Cheadle. This movie was a damn blast but also left both of us with a lot to chew on. Enjoy our full spoiler conversation where the two of us try to figure out how to talk about Marxist theory, t...

Director/writer Curry Barker's first feature film Obsession really split the podcast right down the middle: Monika hated it, and Emily loved it so much she saw it twice. We discuss our very different takeaways from this horror movie about a wish gone wrong, while also discovering some things we actually agree on. **This is a Full Spoiler Conversation** Join the conversation with us below: http...

This week we did an extremely normal double feature!! First up is Hokum, a dark Irish folklore horror written and directed by Damian McCarthy and starring Adam Scott. Hokum is part witch story and part "uh oh, the real villain is MAN." They spend the first twenty minutes here before moving on to the main event... (25:09) The Sheep Detectives is a live action talking animal cozy mystery fro...

This week we're talking about the long awaited buzzy new sequel to the 2006 classic. In the years between, the villain has switched from mean boss to a media landscape run by billionaires, but the clothes are still fun. We also get into our thoughts on basic modern movie theater manners. Join the conversation with us below: https://www.instagram.com/mediumliterate/ https://www.tiktok.com/@medi...

Mother Mary (A24) had one of the most exciting casts of the year with Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. Despite that, Monika and Emily have complicated feelings about this movie. They'll talk about it all! ✅ Having a complicated creative history with someone ✅ A ghost made of red fabric ✅ How the whole movie feels like it was meant to be a stage play What worked? What didn't? What did th...

Sirāt just hit Hulu and if you've seen it you already know why we had to cover it.  We break down one of the most shocking and emotionally devastating films in recent memory, a movie that starts in one place and ends somewhere you will never see coming.  Come process this with us. Spoiler warning big time with this one! We also get into Emily's takes on The Mummy, Faces of Death and Our He...

Any romantic comedy released in theaters is something to support, and luckily You, Me & Tuscany is an incredibly charming one. Monika and Emily talk through the whole sun-drenched, low-conflict, mistaken-identity-driven plot, plus the state of the rom-com in general in today's movie landscape. Join the conversation with us below: https://www.instagram.com/mediumliterate/ https://www.tiktok...

A24's The Drama left us with a lot to say. It's a dark comedy with a twist that will make you question every character's morality, a cast that is stacked, and some interior design that has us drooling? THIS IS A FULL SPOILER DISCUSSION Join the conversation with us below: https://www.instagram.com/mediumliterate/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mediumliterate https://www.youtube.com/@MediumLit...

Monika and Emily discuss a trio of new movies that all share two themes: girls & gore. They briefly discuss Ready or Not 2: Here I Come & They Will Kill You before diving into the main movie of the episode, Meredith Alloway's witchy-female-friendship-mall-horror-comedy Forbidden Fruits. Join the conversation with us below: https://www.instagram.com/mediumliterate/ https://www.tiktok.co...

Emily and Monika have a lot to say about Tau Ceti, adorable space rock friends, and Ryan Gosling's glasses acting in the new Lord and Miller movie Project Hail Mary. Join the conversation with us below: https://www.instagram.com/mediumliterate/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mediumliterate https://www.youtube.com/@MediumLiterate https://www.patreon.com/c/mediumliterate Music from #Uppbeat (free for C...

We're talking all about this past Sunday's Oscars ceremony, and our thoughts on this year's nominees and snubs, in a special bonus episode this week. Join the conversation with us below: https://www.instagram.com/mediumliterate/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mediumliterate https://www.youtube.com/@MediumLiterate https://www.patreon.com/c/mediumliterate Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!...

Monika and Emily discuss the A24 released horror film Undertone from director Ian Tuason. Join the conversation with us below: https://www.instagram.com/mediumliterate/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mediumliterate https://www.youtube.com/@MediumLiterate https://www.patreon.com/c/mediumliterate Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/christian-larssen/happy-street License code: B9E...

Monika and Emily discuss Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! Join the conversation with us below: https://www.instagram.com/mediumliterate/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mediumliterate https://www.youtube.com/@MediumLiterate https://www.patreon.com/c/mediumliterate Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/christian-larssen/happy-street License code: B9EXR1D9EIBQLKXT

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