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Join us for a couple of Kelsea's favorites, two 90s flicks that feature queer visibility: Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and The Birdcage (1996) . Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print?  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you haven't already, please follow and rate the podcast  and  check out  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emory's blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  for movie screening updates, more re...

We're here! We promise! It's just been a bit of a rough one! Join us for double-feature of problematic(?) Tom Hanks with Big (1988) and Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) . Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print?  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you haven't already, please follow and rate the podcast  and  check out  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emory's blog⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Join us for an epic double-feature of a triple threat - Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, and John C. Reilly - in Gangs of New York (2002) and The Aviator (2004) . Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print?  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you haven't already, please follow and rate the podcast  and  check out  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emory's blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  for movie...

Special guest Ryan Edghill, Emergency Management Coordinator, joins us for cutting-edge historical techno-thrillers from yesteryear - The Net (1995) and Hackers (1995) . Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print?  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you haven't already, please follow and rate the podcast  and  check out  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emory's blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  for movie...

What better way to celebrate summer than with some battleyness and extraneous romance subplots? Join us for our conversation on Gladiator (2000) and Braveheart (1995) . Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print?  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you haven't already, please follow and rate the podcast  and  check out  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Emory's blog⁠⁠⁠⁠  for movie scree...

In honor of Women's History Month, Emory, Kelsea, and Meredith discussed a Tarantino trilogy: Jackie Brown (1997) , Kill Bill vol. 1 (2003) and Kill Bill vol. 2 (2004) . Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print?  ⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠⁠ If you haven't already, please follow and rate the podcast  and  check out  ⁠⁠⁠Emory's blog⁠⁠⁠  for movie scre...

We all wanna change the world. Try to dig what we all say as we talk revolution and teen angst with Rushmore (1998) and The Trotsky (2009) . Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print?  ⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠ If you haven't already, please follow and rate the podcast  and  check out  ⁠⁠Emory's blog⁠⁠  for movie screening updates, more reviews, and sign...

We're celebrating Black History Month with two biopics featuring famous men of the Civil Rights Movement: Malcolm X (1992) and Marshall (2017) . Want to discover more ways to celebrate? Check out our Cultural Heritage guide ! Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print?  ⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠ If you haven't already, please follow and rate the podcast  an...

The 90s were awash with disasters evidently and we have none other than Ryan Edghill, City of League City Emergency Management Coordinator, joining us to cover Alive (1993) and Volcano (1997) . Be safe out there, folks, and don't forget to plan, prepare, and plug in ! Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print?  Sign up for our newsletter! If you haven't alread...

Check out our conversation about two holiday comedies from the mid-aughts: Elf (2003) and Just Friends (2005) ! Happy Holidays, y'all! Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print?  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emory's blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  for movie screening updates, more reviews, and sign up f...

And you thought the holidays with your family would be a nightmare! Join us for our discussion of more men behaving badly with The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and Goodfellas (1990) . Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print?  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Emory's blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  for movie screeni...

We're celebrating Movember with two films featuring fantastic mustaches on some unhinged men:  There Will Be Blood (2007)⁠ and  ⁠The Lighthouse (2019) . This episode finds Emory celebrating her birthday by drinking your milkshake, Kelsea surprising us all, Emily giving a 10 out of 10, and Meredith wishing for foreign films with no subtitles.  Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news tha...

It's spooky season and we're celebrating with an M. Night Shyamalan double feature: Signs (2002) and The Village (2004) . This episode finds Emory championing M. Night as a critically overlooked auteur, Kelsea and Emily reliving their religious upbringings, and Meredith worrying about her lack of survival skills. Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print?  ⁠⁠S...

We're going back to the 90s and digging into some films for the ladies: A League of Their Own (1992) and Thelma & Louise (1991) . This episode finds Emory and Emily unimpressed by Tom Hanks, Kelsea reliving her favorite moments, and Meredith losing her mind over the side of a cliff. Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print?  ⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠ Don&...

Join us for a very special musical episode featuring a Sondheim double feature: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Into the Woods (1991) ! This episode finds us celebrating Kelsea's birthday(!!!!) and welcoming Isaak back for another guest appearance. Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print? Sign up for our newsletter! Don't forget to...

It’s August. It’s hot. And we’re celebrating Emily’s birthday with two of her favorites films featuring (unhinged) men behaving badly: No Country for Old Men (2007) and Taxi Driver (1976) ! This episode finds Emily loving some capable men, Emory speculating about the impacts of Marty Scorsese’s cocaine addiction, Kelsea researching brain chemistry and sugar, and Meredith problematizing genius kill...

We’re covering the best and the worst? The good and the ugly? The awful and the mediocre? Of Kevin Costner with Bull Durham (1988) and Waterworld (1995) . This episode finds Emory championing a reevaluation of Waterworld , Kelsea grading Costner’s on-screen kissing abilities, Emily sharing her love of baseball, and Meredith feeling unconvinced. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and c...

Nothing screams summer more than shark attacks and sunburns! Join us for our Spielberg double feature of Jaws (1975) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) . This episode finds Emory defending Richard Dreyfuss as a leading man, Kelsea agreeing with Emory’s mom, Emily recounting Jaws-related childhood trauma, and Meredith sharing her theories on toxoplasmosis . Don't forget to follow and...

Join us for games of cats and mice with Sneakers (1992) and Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995) . This episode finds Emory decrying the underutilization of River Phoenix, Kelsea being pleasantly surprised by a bunch of old men, Emily playing “spot that President,” and Meredith celebrating old age. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out  Emory's blog  for movie screening upd...

Join us for musical stylings and full-throttle Farrell as we explore Step Brothers (2008) and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) . This episode finds Emory performing every role, Kelsea going solo, and Meredith finding both perfectly serviceable comedies. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out  Emory's blog  for movie screening updates, more reviews, and...

We're welcoming Kelsea back with two 19th century literary adaptations: Pride and Prejudice (2005) and Little Women (2019) . This episode finds Emory loving some women on film, Kelsea dishing out some hot takes on Timothée Chalamet’s acting chops, and Meredith wondering if she should have hit the books. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out  Emory's blog  for movie...

We're curling up with two takes on existential crises and modern alienation:  Lost in Translation (2003)  and  her (2013) . This episode finds Emory giving a coveted 5, Emily sharing her undying love for Dustin Hoffman, and Meredith visualizing a dystopian future of robot uprisings and no working toilets. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out  Emory's blog  for movi...

Things are getting noir-y in here with Klute (1971) and The Long Goodbye (1973) . This episode finds Emory overwhelmed by beauty, Emily pushing moon pies for violence prevention, and Meredith issuing an important correction. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommendations! Find and follow your Helen...

It's Black History Month and we're talking alien encounters and FBI informants with Nope (2022) and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) . This episode finds Emory thrilling on the nostalgia, Emily leaning in to conspiracy, and Meredith taking a back seat to her sinuses. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized...

We're celebrating V-Day with veterans and covering A Few Good Men (1992) and Full Metal Jacket (1987) . This episode finds Emory loving bad John Wayne impersonations, Emily questioning domino theory , and Meredith still can't get it together to find her notes. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommen...