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Send us Fan Mail The Birdcage was more than just a remake of a classic, it became a solidified part of the 90s with the themes it tackled. How did everything turn out for the film almost thirty years later, what almost happened to Nathan Lane during the production of the movie? Who was considered gay during the film? And who had to wear a sound blanket because of laughing too hard? Part 1: Intro P...

Send us Fan Mail Cartoon Network had already shown us a superhero fighting evil by moonlight and a character trying to find the dragonballs, but no one was ready for a character run over by car to come back to life as a spirit detective to work with his rival and two demons. Who knew this was the wild card for Cartoon Network. This is my favorite anime of all time and I’ve followed this series fro...

Send us Fan Mail 27 years ago, our favorite actions heroes of the 90s went into a different kind of action…The drag queen scene. This movie was a bit of an oddball choice to see a drag queen movie to be presented in the 90s when Drag Queens and LGBTQ culture was being normalized in the media. You’ll get to hear about the surprise cameos in the film, a history of drag, and a piece of the movie that...

Send us Fan Mail Back in 1989, the world was introduced to a dangerous dirty bar that needed to be cleaned up from a man that came off of a dancing movie that was also dirty. Years later, here we are where people still don’t know if they are supposed to hate this 80s gem or love this 80s gem. As a die-hard fan of the movie I can see different points of the film to why people feel torn about it. Wh...

Send us Fan Mail The talk about the remake of this classic fairy-tale of everyone's favorite fish out of water has been...divisive. So far the reactions have been either negative or people tired of the negative reactions. I have some thoughts about it to share since the trailer dropped. Are you going to see this remake of Disney's first mermaid in theaters? My insta! - @thequeenofthescre...

Send us Fan Mail Pop quiz hotshot… what do you get when you put the action blueprint for Die Hard on a bus? You get a hit movie that put turned a simple bus ride into a thrill ride. How did Speed do it? What made people say yes To Die Hard on bus? Make sure you keep your intensity over 50 MPH as we dive into one of the biggest hits of 1994. Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The Writer Route Part 3: Wom...

Send us Fan Mail Hello...You…I see your looking for a podcast show…Ok, I’ll bite…I see your looking for something about an observant character…what will you listen to?  YOU was the unexpected show that kept people coming back. Joe’s a simple man with a complicated history. He just wants love like everyone else, and now for four and a half seasons we’ve seen what lengths he’ll go to. But how did we...

Send us Fan Mail History was made with how Richard & Mildred Loving won the Supreme Court case in 1967. Loving was the movie we deserved and honestly what the Lovings deserved as well for their love story to be apart of our history for years to come. What was the history of the Lovings before we got the 2016 biotopic? What was the adaptation we got before we got this movie in 2016? Why is this...

Send us Fan Mail Do you believe that this movie almost didn’t happen? On this episode of The Screen Queen we cover one of the box office romantic hits of the 1990s. But there’s something funny about this movie directed from a guy that was known for funny movies. How did this movie get made when they ALMOST didn’t have the perfect cast?  Part 1: Intro! Part 2: Where and Who did we get Ghost from? P...

Send us Fan Mail You had the time of your life in the last episode...Now you get to have some more ON VALENTINE'S DAY. But honestly let's face it...you love it, I love it, it's the movie you can't get enough of. When I had this movie on earlier today for my valentine's day double feature, I saw some interesting aspects I just couldn't get out of my head, and I would h...

Send us Fan Mail NOBODY PUTS THIS MOVIE IN THE CORNER!  Dirty Dancing has become one of those dancing movies that is more than just a dancing movie. Dirty Dancing impacted a generation to have the time of their life. But where did Dirty Dancing come from? Who was almost Johnny Castle? And did everyone have the time of their life doing this movie? Yes…and No. You’ll find out on this episode that la...

Send us Fan Mail Now this is the kind of version of Winnie The Pooh I can get behind! Cocaine Bear comes out February 24th! Are you going to bear with it to see this movie? My insta! - @thequeenofthescreen (Hit me up for any movie recommendations you want to hear on the show!) Tiktok - themysticalspacewitch   Profile picture - Cover art by Emily Whitacre ( https://teenytinycoffeebean.carrd.co/ ) O...

Send us Fan Mail   WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS MATERIAL OF HISTORICAL WAR, PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE, AND VIOLENCE. ALSO...It's Loud, I get a little too loud in this one. You might need to lower your volume at some parts!  To think a film that has Magneto and the kid from The Client playing characters that define everything wrong with our humanity would get it right in the commentary. This one...

Send us Fan Mail Nicolas Cage dons the cape for his take on Dracula in the upcoming film Renfield about a guy that seems to have a life that just sucks these days as he takes on a midnight shift at the morgue to give Dracula some appetizers. This might be the new vampire film that we had no idea we were waiting for, but it more than just a vampire film? Next up: Apt Pupil! My insta! - @thequeenoft...

Send us Fan Mail TERMINOLOGY NOTE: After the airing of this episode I was kindly informed that I used the wrong terminology.  First Nations is the appropriate and accurate term. In the future episodes on indigenous culture movies I’ll be sure to use the accurate term! Thank you for understanding in my continual education of using respectful terms! Love ya!  Pocahontas is one of those films people...

Send us Fan Mail They kept on knocking and they couldn’t come in. They came in any way with a message about the end of the world. Where do I sign up for this movie?  Knock at the Cabin is another staple of the golden age of Shyamalan’s cinematic comeback. What will happen to this couple that didn’t expect to be taken hostage by a rouge alien and former Hogwarts student.  Will YOU go see Knock At T...

Send us Fan Mail Watch out for the banana in the tailpipes because we’re going into the 1980s! The decade changed for cinema with the inclusion of the buddy cop genre. Eddie Murphy comes back to the sub-genre with a film that surpassed expectations and created something for years to come, what is it about Beverly Hills Cop that makes it timeless? What did this do for the careers of the actors? Wha...

Send us Fan Mail Turns out my blood pressure isn't the only thing that's rising in 2023. The return of the Evil Dead series has been anticipated since the reboot in 2013, but what do we know so far about Evil Dead Rise? Will it bring something new and what do we have that parallels the past movies? THAT SMILE STILL LIVES IN MY HEAD GUYS, PRAY FOR ME My insta! - @thequeenofthescreen (Hit...

Send us Fan Mail Stallone is a core part of our action genre, but would you be surprised to find one of his favorite underrated roles isn’t an action hero or underdog boxer? What is it about Cop Land that makes the high marks to be a film that made a silent impact on the crime genre? What is it about this film that makes it feel like it’s unlike all the previous cop movies while paving the way for...

Send us Fan Mail Now here is your preview before your feature presentation! Megan is…trying, let’s just put it at that. A woman working on adapting new robots makes the perfect companion for her young orphaned niece. Megan is her name, and all she knows is to protect this young girl…even if that means there is body count.  Megan has all the ingredients of a robot horror movie with callbacks to the...

Send us Fan Mail Hello there and Happeh New Year!! 2022 was a heck of year for the first run for the show, I still can’t get over how well this show went over in just a small period of time. For the 21 episodes created for the show, there’s a lot that went on behind the scenes! This is your inside scoop for the best of 2022! Which one is the most popular? Which one was the most difficult? Which is...

Send us Fan Mail Yippie Kai…Yay? Die Hard 2 was smash hit at the box office and continued Bruce Willis’ action career…so why isn’t this film mentioned as much as the first movie or third movie? Also, what other soon to be action bad guy makes an appearance in this movie? You’ll have to find out!  Merry Christmas EVERYONE!  Part 1: The history of Die Hard Part 2: The concern for Die Hard 2 Part 3:...

Send us Fan Mail You’ll shoot ur eye out kid! In a movie that is overplayed and overhyped, yet people don’t complain about reliving this movie many times and hearing all the memorable lines and iconic scenes. Why do people keep coming back to this film year after year?  Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The Deal  Part 3: The future movies after A Christmas Story Part 4: The silent communication of the...

Send us Fan Mail We’re never getting too old for this shit. Iconic isn’t a strong enough word to describe Lethal Weapon for perfecting the buddy cop trope. But how did it perfect a trope that was still in works? What is so special about this movie that people still keep coming back to it? Get your mullet and your egg nog as we dive into Lethal Weapon.  Part 1: A different kind of Buddy Cop movie P...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone loves to watch Die Hard, it’s the ultimate action Christmas movie!...Buuuuut there is another contender that got swept under the rug. This 1996 action movie has all the elements of action and Christmas with powerhouse acting from Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson. How did this movie end up forgotten like our main character’s amnesia? This episode dives deep on how Christm...