Elizabeth and Alexandra

Where Do I Know Them From?

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Two friends watch the entire filmography of one actor and respond. Each week, we discuss a different movie and consider its themes, symbols, production, and our actor's performance. If you love constantly annoying your friends by reminding them that water equals rebirth and green means growth, or asking "is that gay subtext?" then this is the podcast for you! Season 1: Saoirse RonanSeason 2: Sam ClaflinSeason 3: Tessa ThompsonSeason 4: Dev Patel Season 5: Grace KellyInstagram: @wheredoiknowthemfrom

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Jul 3, 2026

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“A Fantasy Movie in Which American Trains Run on Time” - High Noon 03.07.2026

Howdy, partners! We're back with another Grace Kelly movie. Listen along this week as we unpack Elizabeth's love of Western's, our deep ball-knowledge of 1930s censorship laws, and Alexandra's train stereotypes. That's right we are discussing High Noon (1952). Send it to your dads and grandpa's immediately!

“The Police Force of New York City Accidentally Won” - Fourteen Hours 19.06.2026

We're back! And covering Grace Kelly! So, naturally we start at the beginning with her first film appearance: Fourteen Hours (1951). Listen along this week and this season as the podcasts literally goes into the archives to unpack the Golden Age of Cinema, the Hayes Code, and more! CW: suicide, mental illness

“Stealing Nature for Their Electronic Dance Music” - The Rabbit Trap 02.01.2026

You thought you got rid of us? HA! Dev released one more movie in 2025 and we waited until we could watch it for you! Listen to us unpack The Rabbit Trap and discover why everyone hates people who love EDM and also small children who look like Barry Keoghan. PLUS, stay tuned for a very special announcement! CW: molestation, animal death, infertility

“That's Mr. Movies Right There” - Monkey Man (feat. Aroog) 15.08.2025

IT'S FINALLY HERE! The season four finale, and we celebrated by bringing on a very special guest, Aroog, from The Navel Gaze. We talk about Dev Patel's most recent movie, and directorial debut, Monkey Man, Aroog provides her medical expertise, and Alexandra invents new slang. It's an epic action packed season finale, we hope you enjoy. Link to The Navel Gaze: https://open.spotify.com/s...

"More Than You Would Expect A Woman to Know About Rats" - Wes Anderson Shorts 01.08.2025

It's been awhile since we got to watch a Wes Anderson movie for the podcast, so here we are for you with four! In this episode we discuss the Wes Anderson adaptation of Roald Dahl short stories into short films. We discuss Dev Patel's performance in "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" and "Poison" and how they fit into this collection with Anderson's other two adaptations, "The Rat Catcher" and "...

“No Story, No Sword, No Bitches” - The Green Knight 18.07.2025

Once again, our literature nerd mode has been activated as we get in to Dev Patel's 2021 film, The Green Knight. This one is for all those King Arthur kids who obsessed over Merlin and read Morgana fanfics on AO3. We loved this one and we hope you do to! We can't wait for you to join us on this quest. CW: death, beheading, cheating, sex, sexual assault

“It Could Have Been Worse” - India from Above 04.07.2025

It's a mini-sode! This week we tell you a little about India from Above, a two episode mini series narrated by Dev Patel. This week you learn a little bit about our documentary experience and opinions and learn about Elizabeth's preferred media to fall asleep to.

“Alexandra’s Unquenchable Thirst for Yearning” - Modern Love 20.06.2025

This week we do what we do best-- yearn! We are covering a TV episode! Specifically Dev Patel's episode of Modern Love! Join us this week to hear all our hot takes about dating and finding love in the digital age. CW: cheating

“I Don’t Subscribe to a Bitch that Gets Paid by the Word” - The Personal History of David Copperfield 06.06.2025

Friends, it's been too long since we flexed our inner English majors! Come along with us as we discuss how truly silly goofy the world of Charles Dickens can be as we explore Dev Patel's 2020 movie, The Personal History of David Copperfield. Though we try, this week's episode is not sufficient replacement for attending to your British Literature class this week. CW: death of a parent,...

“Do I Have Your Consent to Kidnap You?” - The Wedding Guest 23.05.2025

Sorry, rom-com fans, this one is deceptive. We've got another action movie for ya this week! This week we are covering The Wedding Guest, Dev Patel's 2018 movie. We explore Dev's potential as a professional kidnapper (spoiler alert: low) and also put on our true crime girl hats. CW: Kidnapping, murder

"While Noble Also Kind of Stupid” - Hotel Mumbai 09.05.2025

Bunker down, folks, this week's episode is TENSE! This week we unpack Hotel Mumbai, Dev Patel's 2018 film based on the 2008 Mumbai attacks. We discuss hostage films, how to build tension, and Armie Hammer's tendency to be type cast as a rich American. CW: death, terrorism

“The Biggest Google Earth Heist Ever” - Lion 25.04.2025

Feeling lost without hearing from us every week? Don't worry, we have a movie for that! This week we discuss Dev Patel's 2016 film, Lion. Tune in this week for a special look into all the times Elizabeth and Alexandra did or did not allegedly get lost in the Orlando airport and for this season's eternal question-- is it orientalism? CW: death

“In a Love Triangle with Math” - The Man Who Knew Infinity 11.04.2025

Good Will Hunting, A Beautiful Mind, The Immitation Game— somehow Hollywood has tricked the liberal arts film bros into romanticizing math. Will Dev’s math movie live up to the hype? This week we cover the 2016 film, The Man Who Knew Infinity, and we discuss the geometry of romance plots, the inherent racism in academia, and answer our favorite question— why wasn’t this more gay? CW: death

“The Duality of Robot” - Chappie 28.03.2025

With the rise of AI, has there ever been a better time to look back on what we believed AI to be in 2015? Apparently we believed it wold be a sentient police robot that is trained by gangsters to become the ultimate killing machine... but somehow cures capitalism with love? Obviously this week we are discussing Dev Patel's 2015 film Chappie, and we could not be happier to be telling you about Hugh...

“Mental Illness Sleepaway Camp” - The Road Within 14.03.2025

Everyone loves a teenage coming of age story, and this week we discuss another one-- Dev Patel's 2014 film, The Road Within. Following a forced-proximity-friend-group on a road trip to the ocean we discuss the way this movie displays mental illness, and whether or not that makes it ok to be racist! It's sure to be a doozy. CW: mental illness, eating disorder, Tourette’s, OCD, anorexia, dea...

"Latent Girlboss Potential" - About Cherry 28.02.2025

This week will be a true test of our parents listening to every episode. We are covering About Cherry, Dev’s 2012 film covering a woman’s career into the porn industry. Listeners this week are in for Alexandra and I stumbling over how to describe sex acts in a nonsexual way, discussion of 2012 vibes, and unpacking Dev’s “not like other boys” character.  CW: sex, pornography, rape, drugs, death, se...

"The Avengers of Old People" - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 14.02.2025

Happy Valentine's Day! We know you are never too old for a rom com so this week we have brought you an episode on Dev Patel's 2011 and 2015 films, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and it's sequel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Tune in to see if this sequel is giving more Godfather II or Grease 2, and listen to us talk about how much we love Bill Nighy, regardless of his skills...

"You Might Like This Movie If You Hate Movies" - The Last Airbender 31.01.2025

We know you all are going to have some STRONG opinions about this movie. This week we are covering the infamous M. Night Shymalan live action remake, The Last Airbender. Listen along this week to hear, perhaps the greatest film critic quotation we have ever read on the show, and a discussion of the movie that destroyed the image of one of the greatest animated shows of our youth. CW: whitewashing,...

“Letterboxd Users Are Little Freaks” - The Commuter and Home Shopper 17.01.2025

Have you ever wondered what a film shot on a Nokia would look like? Or if you could buy all the supplies to clean up a murder on QVC? Well this week's episodes have all those answers and more! This week we cover two short films involving Dev Patel, The Commuter and Home Shopper. CW:police violence, kidnapping, addiction, murder, abusive relationship

“A Self Professed Slumdog Millionaire Hater” - Slumdog Millionaire 03.01.2025

We are back! Did you miss us? To kick off season 4 we have a very special episode! We kick off the movies of Dev Patel by watching and discussing Slumdog Millionaire, Patel's 2008 debut. To celebrate we have brought on a very special guest and certified Slumdog Millionaire hater, Deepthi! We are so excited to share this episode with you all and dive into Season 4! Thanks so much to Deepthi for com...

BONUS EPISODE: "Dude, Where's My Movie?": On Lost Media 06.09.2024

We are bringing you something new to tide you over until Season 4. In finding movies for this podcast we have come across more than a few movies that we knew were made and released, but are impossible to find and watch now, for one reason or another. We wanted to explore the different ways movies become inaccessible, who dictates access to films, and how people are working to combat the loss of fi...

S3E25: “It Talks Good About Lonely” 12.07.2024

Well, we've made it, the last episode of season 3. We know you will be lonely without our soothing voices so we wanted to leave you with this little movie that explores loneliness in our rapidly shrinking world: The Listener (2024). Tune in this week for a deep look into Elizabeth's psyche, primo COVID commentary from Alexandra, and the actor for season 4! CW: sexual abuse, domestic abuse,...

S3E24: “It’s All Fake and Made Up!” 05.07.2024

What a better way to celebrate the day after the 4th of July than with a beautiful film about racial construction of race in America! Join us this week for discussion of Tessa Thomspon's 2020 film Passing , based on the novel by Nella Larson. This is probably one of our more educational videos to date, and we are excited for you to listen!

S3E23: “Saxophonist” 28.06.2024

Have you ever made someone a mixtape? Stalked your crush on Spotify to see what they are listening to? Then this episode is for you! This week we are discussing Sylvie's Love, Tessa Thompson's 2020 movie following two music lovers who keep finding each other at the wrong time. This week we talk score, romance tropes, and more! CW: cheating, sex, death of a parent, pregnancy

BONUS EPISODE: "This Guy Named Marty" with Josh 21.06.2024

While Alexandra adventures through Europe we are giving you guys a never before seen episode style -- interview! This week we interview one of our first listeners and fellow movie buff, Josh, about his experience watching every single Martin Scorsese movie. This is one of the episodes we have had the most fun recording and we are so thankful to Josh for coming on and letting us share this episode...

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