Tasteless

Two women discover their inner strength while searching for a man who doesn't want to be found — it's Winter's Bone vs Barbarella.

Two movies about someone who is difficult to work with, who tends to drive other people nuts, but who is best for the job at hand — it's Ford v Ferrari vs The Master of Disguise

Two comedies that parody a particular group but have enough heart to stand on their own — it's This is Spinal Tap vs Not Another Teen Movie.

This is the 100th episode of Tasteless! I read your underrated and overrated movies, with special guest appearances from Movie Reviews in 20 Qs, The Contrarians, and We Watched a Thing. Thank you so much to everyone who participated, who has listened to the podcast, even people who has thought about listening - I appreciate you! Listen to Movie Reviews in 20 Qs: mritqs.podbean.com Listen to The Co...

Two sappy modern Christmas movies that explore relationships of all types and following your heart ⁠— it's Love Actually vs The Family Stone.

The holiday season is upon us, so this week I'm featuring two dark Christmas tales about identity and family ⁠— it's The Santa Clause vs The Long Kiss Goodnight. PS: This is my official petition to make The Long Kiss Goodnight a holiday movie. ALSO! Hit me up by 12/20 @tastelesspod on social or email me tastelesscast@gmail.com with your written musings or voice memos on underrated and overrated mo...

Two comedies about rivalries, teamwork, and getting in your own way ⁠— it's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy vs You Again. 

This week I get mad comparing 2 movies about obsessive loners who are misunderstood by society and shunned — it's Joker vs Ingrid Goes West.

We're celebrating unity with 2 team-ups of law enforcement officials from different backgrounds that have to learn to get along — it's Lethal Weapon vs Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous. Listen to the Movie Reviews in 20 Qs Miss Congeniality episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-49-miss-congeniality-w-emily-from-tasteless-podcast/id1158431919?i=1000414198413

This week we explore 2 selfish authors who weave a web of deceit rife with dark humor — it's Can You Ever Forgive Me? vs Young Adult.

Two movies where regular people who are in a bit of a rut tap into a new side of themselves in the name of self-preservation — it's Shaun of the Dead vs Keeping Up with the Joneses.

We're kicking off the Christmas season with two foul-mouthed adults that learn to be good after exposure to very annoying children — it's Bad Santa vs Bad Teacher. 

To celebrate Halloween, here's a spooky double feature of serial killer movies that subvert expectations and have detectives becoming intimately involved with the monsters they are tracking — it's Seven vs Taking Lives. 

This week I discuss 2 movies that feature fun takes on the zombie genre with interesting elements that set them apart — it's Zombieland vs Anna and the Apocalypse. 

2 movies about the "If it bleeds, it leads" school of journalism, society's fascination with violence, and the effect that this has on us as individuals — it's Nightcrawler vs Christine.

Two water-based disaster movies where our damp heroes come out the other side of their ordeals with a better understanding of who they really are - it's Titanic vs Sharknado.

I get animated discussing 2 visually stunning movies that feature disenfranchised heroes discovering various realms and finding their inner strength along the way — it's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse vs Sucker Punch.

We're venturing into a more interesting side of relationships with 2 movies where technology becomes intertwined with love and where our protagonists must decide whether to meddle with their romantic fates — it's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind vs TiMER.

This week I discuss two movies about keeping up appearances to get what you want and the very complicated relationships that make it difficult to do so ⁠— it's American Hustle vs America's Sweethearts.

A face-off between two movies where a mysterious outsider with a set of wheels becomes involved in local struggles on behalf of a woman he loves ⁠— it's Drive vs Grease 2.

In a very exciting Tasteless, I compare two potential future timelines where a woman who has been underestimated must save her home from its corrupt rulers — it's V for Vendetta vs Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century.

I get romantic this week discussing 2 movies about love & freedom with characters torn between a life of what they've been told they should want and what they actually want — it's The Notebook vs Disobedience. And instead of the word "characters" I could just say "Rachel McAdams is torn" because she is in both films facing similar dilemmas. Disobedience is the grown-up version of The Notebook, the...

This week I'm comparing 2 movies that feature smart but difficult people whose successes come at the expense of human relationships ⁠— it's The Social Network vs Election.

This week, I'm discussing two visually inventive movies set in the future that show a man and woman teaming up to right the world's wrongs and challenge the status quo — it's Mad Max: Fury Road vs Demolition Man.

I get very passionate this week discussing 2 movies where plagues overtake the earth, revealing the truth of humanity, both the good and the bad — it's 28 Days Later vs Contagion.