We Love the Love

February 29 is a bonus day, so we're here with a bonus episode on the 2010 romantic comedy Leap Year , in which Amy Adams heads to Ireland to propose to her boyfriend because that's the only time and place she's allowed to do it! Join in as we discuss Adams's career trajectory, the evils of apartment staging, the film's fanfic logic, and Irish train schedules. Plus: Why is Anna...

We're finishing our month of high school romances with a look at the intergenerational fauxlationship at the heart of Irving Reis's The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer ! Join in as we discuss teenage Shirley Temple, Cary Grant's star persona, woman judges, and high school health classes. Plus: How does this movie show Hollywood's transition to the 1950s? Why is susan so mean to Jerry?...

We're continuing our look at high school romance with one of the four modern princess stories released in 2004: the post-Lizzie McGuire Hilary Duff vehicle A Cinderella Story . Join in as we discuss our best Halloween costumes, the North Ridge earthquake, Chad Michael Murray, and the movie's surprisingly extensive series of spinoffs. Plus: What's going on with the gazebo at the dance?...

We're continuing our look at high school romances with the Lifetime original High School Possession (sometimes listed as High School Exorcism ). Join in as we discuss beating curfew, school newspapers, church computer espionage, and a sequel tease more compelling than the actual movie. Plus: What do the Chosen believe? Why does this church have so many gates? Is this the most unreasonable movi...

We're kicking off a month of high school romances with a look at one of the most iconic teen movies there is: John Hughs's 1985 classic The Breakfast Club . Join in as we discuss our favorite high school movies, our own detention experiences, the movie's enduring appeal with contemporary teens, and, of course, The Beekeeper . Plus: Will the Breakfast Club ever meet again? Why was Rick...

We're looking at a half-dozen romances across eighty years as we dig into the intergenerational relationships of Stephen Daldry's 2002 adaptation of The Hours . Join in as we discuss the stacked female cast helmed by Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep, other great one- and two-scene performances, the movie's nebulous queerness, the 2003 Oscars, and this January's box o...

We're looking at one of the high points of writer Richard Curtis's careet with the 1999 hit Notting Hill , starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant! Join in as we discuss cartoon pseudonyms, grand gestures, British pregnancy laws, and a very weird kiss. Plus: Are travel bookstores viable? Did She give him a real Chagall? Why are Anna Scott's outfits so weird? And, most importantly, why di...

This week we're filling in a blind spot as we finally look at the romance of Ang Lee's 2005 classic, Brokeback Mountain ! Join in as we discuss the movie's strikingly young cast, our own memories of the film's release, symbolic cowboy hats, and tetherball. Plus: Where does this fit in Lee's filmography? Why did the production's animal handling cause problems? Would John Way...

We're looking at the start of a classic screen pairing as we dig into Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in George Stevens's 1942 Best Picture nominee Woman of the Year ! Join in as we discuss our favorite newspaper movies, the Hepburn-Tracy relationship, the 1943 Oscars, and George Stevens's postwar career. Plus: Why did producers rework the ending? Why is Tess so chummy with Fulgenc...

We're kicking off the new year with a look back at our favorite movies of 2023, and a look even further back as we travel through time with Mr. Peabody & Sherman in the 2014 DreamWorks Animation adaptation directed by Real Housewives of Beverly Hills character Rob Minkoff! Join in as we discuss the year in film, from the collapse of the superhero box office to the pleasant surprise of non-...

We're having a weird (but good!) Christmas with the holiday romance of Stanley Kubrick's final film, 1999's Eyes Wide Shut . Join in as we discuss the movie's place in Kubrick's filmography, its use of real-life couple Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, the Christmas setting, and the differences between the theatrical and unrated cuts. Plus: How does the movie compare to Arthur Schn...

We're checking in on this year's Hallmark Channel holiday romances with a look at Never Been Chris'd , a movie that definitely didn't start with a title and build a shaky premise off of that. Join in as we discuss Hallmark's programming ethos, bad moms, Hays Code lesbians, and the movie's questionable understanding of both It's a Wonderful Lif e and The Great Gatsby . P...

It's almost Christmastime, so we're grumpily lining up to look at the dreadful romance of the 2002 CBS film adaptation of The Christmas Shoes , based on the treacly NewSong hit. Join in as we discuss Rob Lowe's performance as "Mean Business Dad," the film's stupid first line, chain emails, and the surprisingly extensive Christmas Shoes universe. Plus: Is Maggie's marr...

We're kicking off the holiday season with a classic adaptation of an even more classic story: 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol ! Join in as we discuss the post-Henson history of the Muppets, a weird-looking Ghost of Christmas Past, Paul Williams's great songs (except one), and Ignorance and Want. Plus: Why is "When Love is Gone" only in some versions of the movie? Did Scroog...

We're having a whale of a time as we look at the time-travel romance of 1986's Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ! Join in as we discuss large sea creatures, Spock's vulgarity, the 1986 Saturn Awards, and Scotty's surprising skill with a Macintosh. Plus: What Paramount star almost played a key role in the movie? Will the time-displaced whales die in the future? Can you drink whale milk...

We're welcoming the world's number one Trolls fan to the podcast to talk about the royal romance of DreamWorks's first feature about the long-haired Scandinavian toys. Join in as we discuss jukebox movies, the Trolls universe, Bergen class hierarchy, and the rhythm nation. Plus: Is Gristle Jr a good king? What is Bridget's long-term plan? Do the Battle Trolls appear in the sequels?...

We're talking formative parodies as we look at the irresistable romance of 1997's Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery . Join in as we discuss the film's unusual DVD release, the Evil family in therapy, Bond girl names, and themed rollercoasters. Plus: How old is Scott supposed to be? Will Austin Powers 4 ever happen? Why aren't there broccoli in VeggieTales? And, most impor...

Dune Part II got moved to next year, so we're looking at another odd genre epic from the early 80s: Peter Yates's 1983 fantasy flop Krull ! Join in as we discuss marital flamethrowing, the Widow in the Web, the movie's unhelpful name, the movie's surprising link to a We Love the Love favorite. Plus: Are Slayers parasitic? Why does the Beast want to marry a human? Where are all the...

We're celebrating Halloween with a look at the most fun of the classic slashers, Wes Craven's 1984 hit A Nightmare on Elm Street ! Join in as we discuss Freddy Krueger, vigilante parents, great practical effects, and wet factories. Plus: How does this compare to the other slashers of its period? Why did Nancy's mom keep Freddy's glove? Why does Tina like Rod? And, most importantly,...

We're finally entering the Dark Universe! At long last, it's time to dig into the paltry romance of Alex Kurtzman's ill-fated reboot of The Mummy , starring Tom Cruise in the would-be beginning of a cinematic universe. Join in as we discuss other occupants of the franchise graveyard, the development of the Dark Universe, the film's weirdly insulting location cards, and the puzzling...

We're celebrating the release of Killers of the Flower Moon by looking at Martin Scorsese's spookiest movie: his 1991 remake of Cape Fear , starring Nick Nolte, Robert De Niro, and Jessica Lange. Join in as we discuss our favorite cinematic boats, Juliette Lewis's performance as Nolte and Lange's daughter, De Niro's twenty-first century comedy career, and comically large cigars...

We're getting spooky - or is it terrifying? - as we look at the Gothic romance of Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak ! Join in as we discuss the film's place in Del Toro's career, our love of villainous Jessica Chastain, and the red clay's place among our favorite color pops in movies. Plus: What exactly is Sharpe's business plan? What's happened to Tom Hiddleston's...

We're diving deep into a world of crime for a look at the torrid romance of Warren Beatty's 1990 film Dick Tracy , starring Beatty as the classic detective being torn between Glenne Headly's Tess Trueheart and Madonna's Breathless Mahoney. Join in as we discuss Tracy's history, the complicated saga of Beatty's attempts to maintain the rights to the character, the movie'...

We just saw the new movie from writer-director-star Tommy Wiseau ( The Room ), so we had to throw our schedule out the window to talk about the romance of Big Shark ! Join in as we discuss our experience being in a room with Wiseau, his growth as a filmmaker, his dubious claims about its production, and various plans for exploding pigs. Plus: What happened to Greg Sestero? Did the music in the mov...

We're putting on a double feature as we look at two films whose actresses tied for the Oscar in 1968: Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl and Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter . Join in as we discuss the tie itself, these two extremely different performances, the history of Fanny Brice on stage and screen, and the surprising comedy of a drama about twelfth-century English succession squabbl...