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Today we dive deep into the romantic adventure sub-genre with "Romancing the Stone." Also discussed: Norm Macdonald, Nailed It and Are We Not Cats?   Show notes:   Norm Macdonald on Twitter   How I Finally Made Twitter Tolerable by Sarah Hagi   Romancing the Stone trailer   The Best Romantic Adventure Movies of All Time   Romancing the Stone Soundtrack Main Theme     Pop This! Valentine's Day with...

This week we discuss the criminally underappreciated 2002 coming of age film Real Women Have Curves .   Show notes:   Pop This! Ep 123 "Sex and the City" with Vivek Shraya   Cynthia Nixon Is Running for Office, But Some Can Only See Miranda Hobbs   What Does A Governor Do?   Real Women Have Curves trailer   15 years later, "Real Women Have Curves" remains one of the most important films for brown...

"Everybody Hates Morning People." We invited Louise Burns on the podcast this week to talk about Spice World and her own personal experience as a teenager in an all-girl band. Also discussed: insomnia, Hilary Duff, and Justin Bieber books.   Show notes:   Louise Burns   Spice World trailer   All the Ways 'Spice World' Defines Who Your Favourite Spice Girl Is   Teenage Louise in Lillix, " It's Abou...

This week we invite writer and educator Erika Thorkelson on the podcast to discuss the new movie A Wrinkle In Time. Also discussed: Phil Donahue, Neko Case, and Jessica Jones Season 2.   Show notes:   Terms of Endearment soundtrack   Erika Thorkelson   A Wrinkle In Time trailer   Ava DuVernay IMDb   Phil Donahue wiki   'A Wrinkle in Time' Reviews: What the Critics Are Saying   'A Wrinkle in Time'...

"We're all Mirandas." Author, musician, and filmmaker Vivek Shraya joins us to talk about Sex and the City on the 20th anniversary of its debut.   Show notes:   Justin Theroux IMDb   Vivek Shraya   Too Attached (Vivek Shraya & Shamik Bilgi)   The Difficult Women of Sex and the City   A Ranking of the 13 Important "Sex and the City" Men   The 7 Most Messed-Up Things About Sex and the City   Kristin...

"Not good at winter." This week we invite Riverdale Rag co-host Cecily Walker to talk about Black Panther, food documentaries and how good she is at doing winter. #WakandaForever   Show notes:   Taking Care of Business lyrics   The Riverdale Rag podcast   Fruitvale Station trailer   Ryan Coogler IMDb   Ta-Nehisi Coates: Black Panther   Black Panther: World of Wakanda   Janelle Monáe's "Make Me Fee...

This week we invite three-peat superstar film critic Dorothy Woodend on the podcast to talk about all things Oscars 2018.    Show notes:   Alessia Cara Won't Apologize For Her Grammy Win   Kendrick Lamar at the 2018 Grammys   Dorothy Woodend , film critic at the Tyee   Full list of Oscar 2018 nominations   Florida Project trailer   Columbus trailer   Watch Tiffany Haddish's Hilarious NYFCC Accepta...

"The politics of peripheral vision." As we close in on the Oscars, we take some time to talk about Sean Baker's brilliant film The Florida Project, one of our favourites of 2017. Also discussed: grey hair, Anthony Bourdain & the Murphy Brown reboot.   Show notes:   Chrissy Teigen Twitter   Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown   Sean Baker IMDb     Tangerine trailer   The Florida Project trailer   Bria V...

For our Valentine's Day episode, we invited writer Mandy Len Catron on the podcast to talk about her favourite rom-coms, her least-favourite fictional couples, and what it was like to go viral with her NYT article "To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This."   Show notes:   9-1-1 (tv show)   Oliver Stark twitter   Mandy Len Catron   Coal Miner's Daughter   How to Fall in Love with Anyone: A Memoir in E...

This week we talk about one of Andrea and Lisa's favourite films from this Oscar season: Lady Bird.    Show notes:   Larry Nassar sentencing   Lady Bird trailer   Greta Gerwig IMDB   20th Century Women trailer   Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: Amazing Race, Season 30   Andrea Warner: Lizzo, " Good As Hell "   Music credits: "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0 The...

This week we welcome PR guy/writer/editor/stylist/fabulist Steven Schelling back on the show for the second time to talk about his favourite film of all time, Moonstruck.   Show notes:   Moonstruck trailer   The Lion in Winter (film)   The Royal Tenenbaums     Pop This! Episode 42: The Gay Best Friend with guest Steven Schelling   A Star is Born   Cher filmography   '70s Cher Bob Mackie Doll ("for...

This week Andrea and Lisa weigh in on whether the 1987 rom-com-drama Broadcast News starring Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks and William Hurt is a realistic portrayal of journalism. Also discussed: contagious diseases, Marlee Matlin, and season 2 of the Crown .    Show notes:   Last Man on Earth trailer   Broadcast News trailer   How 'Broadcast News' Predicted Journalism As We Know It   Broadcast News...

This week we discuss the controversy surrounding the black comedy biopic I, Tonya  and whether the world should finally forgive Tonya Harding. Our guest this week is Pop This! producer and erstwhile figure skater Andrea Gin.   Show notes:   Kurt Browning performing Singing in the Rain   Virtue/Moir 2018 National Skating Championships free dance   Nathan Chen debuts Vera Wang costumes at U.S. Natio...

"You compliment yourself." We discuss Lisa's #40books challenge, Andrea's amazing relationship with herself, and all the darkness and hope found in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.   Show notes: 52 books in 52 weeks challenge The Aquarius Woman   Eternal optimist nail polish   Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer Toxic Masculinity is the true villain of Star Wars: The Last Jedi A Force for good: why the Last...

"I have a head for business, and a bod for sin." This week we contemplate the lessons we're supposed to learn from the 1988 rom-com drama Working Girl, starring Melanie Griffith. Why does Harrison Ford get top billing? Why are there so many shots of Tess in her underwear? How does this all relate to Andrea Warner's hair?   Show notes:   The Star Wars Holiday Special   Crotchless Spanx   Working Gi...

We are celebrating New Year's Eve together by talking about the biggest rom-com of them all: When Harry Met Sally. Did you know that Nora Ephron originally had a totally different ending written? Also discussed: African Queen, Jenny Slate and The Way We Were.   Show notes:   Spanish Twelve Grapes   When Harry Met Sally trailer   The Way We Were trailer   The myth of the male bumbler   Obvious Chil...

This week Lisa and Andrea take on Sandra Bullock's 1995 box office hit movie  While You Were Sleeping , and completely re-write the ending. Lisa warns everyone about being suspicious of the grand gesture. Also discussed:  The Lake House , Barbra Streisand, and Gabrielle Union.   Show notes:   Home Depot proposal   Luke confronts Lorelei in Season 4, Ep 22 of Gilmore Girls   Phenomenon trailer   Wh...

This week Andrea and Lisa toss Love Actually and The Holiday by the wayside and bring their actual favourite holiday movies to the table. Also discussed: the words and wisdom of Angela Davis, onscreen kissing, and whether Die Hard constitutes a Christmas movie.   Show notes:   Angela Davis   Judy Garland, A Star is Born   Meet Me in St. Louis   trailer   It's A Wonderful Life trailer   The Greates...

Here we go again! It's year 3 of our (now) annual December tradition of fighting over whether Love Actually or The Holiday is the best (and/or worst) holiday film of all time. Join us for this annual fight, won't you? Also discussed: Joan Didion, St. Vincent and how Andrea Warner has accidentally become a year-round Christmas person. This episode is sponsored by Got Craft! Holiday Edition , happen...

This week we talk about Titanic , a movie both Andrea and Lisa love to hate. Why is it the second most popular film ever? Does it matter if there was room for Jack on the door? Why is this movie so long? Also discussed: Mindhunter, Ibeyi and talk therapy. Show notes:   I believe you, it's not your fault blog   Why Men Force Women To Watch Them Masturbate   Titanic trailer   Titanic: put your hands...

This week we discuss one of Lisa's favourite movies of all time: The Princess Bride . Why is this film so quotable? Why do Mormons love it so much? Why has Andrea never seen the whole thing? Also discussed: André the Giant, the uselessness of manicures and Paul Bae's new podcast The Big Loop.   Show notes:   Princess Bride trailer   25 Great Quotes from The Princess Bride   André the Giant   How P...

Show notes: Lisa sees Morrissey in Seattle I, Tonya trailer Steel Magnolias trailer Best Little Whorehouse in Texas trailer The film that makes me cry: Steel Magnolias Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell in Hook Cruelest Cuts: 21 Bad Movie Hairdos Steel Magnolias - Armadillo cake scene   Recommendations: Lisa: Stranger Things, Season 2 Andrea: Gord Downie, Introduce Yourself   Music credits: "Airlift" by...

Show notes: Girls Trip trailer Woman to Watch: Actress-Writer-Producer Tracy Oliver The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl Recommendations: Lisa: Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove by Ahmir Questlove Thompson Andrea: Songs For A Lost Pod by Leah Abramson Music credits: "Airlift" by Podington Bear From the Free Music Archive CC BY-NC 3.0 Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From I...

This week Andrea and Lisa sit down in the studio to discuss their feelings about the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada , starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. Andrea talks about her strong feelings about the nickname "Andy" with a y and Lisa tries to understand why she has watched this movie more times than any other.    Also discussed: the lure of fries & gravy, Elvira's Twitter account, and The...

Show notes: Cecily Walker is the host of the podcast The Riverdale Rag Paul Bae is the host of two podcasts:  The Big Loop and The Black Tapes An Un-Scientific Guide to Telling the Sprouse Twins Apart Hocus Pocus trailer Practical Magic trailer   Recommendations: Paul Bae recommends 3 bands:   To the Wedding Tjuv Hush Forever Cecily Walker: The Initiation of Sarah Satan School for Girls Lisa Chris...