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Is the comedy in the room with us? This week, we discuss The Bear's mostly dramatic, somewhat funny, yet distinctive, third season.

We're back! In the premiere of our first official season we get into the phenomenal film that is Miss Juneteenth (2020).    Notes:  Celebrating Juneteenth: Interviews w/ Channing Godfrey Peoples: https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/making-miss-juneteenth https://www.motionpictures.org/2021/02/miss-juneteenth-writer-director-channing-godfrey-peoples-on-her-potent-feature-debut/  

This week we’re joined by a special guest, Jay Reid from the podcast Tunes and Tales! We discuss his core memory attached to the film 500 Days of Summer (2009) and play a soundtrack-themed game in a new segment. You can listen to Jay’s podcast anywhere they’re streamed!   Find Jay: @tunesandtalespod 

Jennifer and Madison get into the new-ish Amazon series, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," Donald Glover and Francesa Sloane's smart reimagining the 2005 action/espionage/romance film, starring Glover, Maya Erskine, and a surprising cast of guest stars!

We know we're a little late with this one, but let's normalize celebrating Black History year-round! Madison and Jennifer get into the importance of the moving image throughout Black history.

Jennifer and Madison discuss the new Netflix release, "Good Grief," written and directed by Dan Levy.

In this episode Jennifer and Madison are runnin' it back! They recap their top movies, unforgettable tv binges, not-so-guilty pleasures, and comfort watches for 2023. Plus what they're looking forward to in 2024!

Tis' the season! Co-hosts, Madison and Jennifer review two new holiday movies, "Best Christmas Ever" and "Candy Cane Lane."

Madison and Jennifer discuss a quintessential and groundbreaking 80s TV show, "Moonlighting," which recently started streaming on Hulu. 

Happy Halloween! Madison and Jennifer share their very different takes on the 1990 Black horror film Def "By Temptation."    Sources: https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/def-by-temptation#:~:text=1h%2035m&text=The%20sole%20film%20directed%20by,eating%20succubus%20(Cynthia%20Bond) .   https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/defbytemptationrharrington_a0aae9.htm ht...

Join Jennifer and Madison as they discuss gender dynamics, relationships, work, and men who can’t handle ambitious women in the recent release “Fair Play,” directed by Chloe Domont, and the 1945 classic noir/melodrama, “Mildred Pierce.”    Criterion: https://www.criterion.com/films/29025-mildred-pierce Chloe Domont: https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/fair-play-explained-netflix-movie-ra...

We're back! This week, hosts Jennifer and Madison discuss the Pixar SparkShort, "Twenty Something" (2021), written and directed by Aphton Corbin, and navigating their twenties.    Madison's Letterboxd: @MadisonNayo https://letterboxd.com/madisonnayo/  

Back from a long hiatus and with a new format – exploring something new and something classic (just like them!) – Jennifer and Madison discuss the hit sequel and fan-fave "Across the Spiderverse" (2023) and take a little trip down memory lane with "Rock-a-Doodle" (1991).  Madison's Letterboxd: @MadisonNayo

A lot of life has been happening behind the scenes, but hosts Jennifer and Madison finally catch up over what they've been watching and get into just how much representation matters in Black woman-led film "The Woman King." Gina Prince-Bythewood: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/gina-prince-bythewood-oscars-shutout-the-woman-king-1235319026/  

It’s February, so you know what that means. Black History Month! Jennifer and Madison explore a branch from their family tree with the inspirational true story of Jesse L. Brown, the first Black aviator in U.S. Navy history and the subject of the beautifully rendered film, “Devotion.” Featuring a clip from “Devotion,” directed by J.D. Dillard and written by Jake Crane. Featuring an excerpt from th...

We were on hiatus, but we’re back and this episode is très bien! This week, Jennifer and Madison have some catching up to do on all  they’ve been watching. Then they get into their guilty pleasure “Emily in Paris” which they keep coming back to despite Emily’s chaotic outfits, insufferable American can-do attitude, and her incessant love triangles. And we must ask, like why? And honestly, are the...

It's the last day of 2022 and Jennifer and Madison dive into one of their favorite holiday pastimes – watching made-for-tv (or in these days streaming) holiday rom-coms and dramas where half the fun is talking about how formulaic and predictably corny they can be. We discuss "Boxing Day," "Something From Tiffany's," "Christmas With You," and "The Noel Diary."  Vulture Article Link: https://www.vul...

This week Jennifer and Madison kick off the holiday season and talk about their essential holiday viewing. Beware, at (17:10- 19:03) they go on tangents about Grandma's missed appearance at a movie premiere and take a detour at (19:28-21:50)to discuss "Sex and the City."  Neil Gaiman Reading "A Christmas Carol": https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/12/19/listen-neil-gaiman-reads-christmas-carol NPR's St...

In this special episode, you get a peek into what an impromptu phone conversation sounds like between Jennifer and Madison. Completely off the cuff they discuss something interesting Madison found about Black film history and their dear cat George joins the convo for a bit. They discuss a passage from "Making Movies Black" by Thomas Cripps (2:04), Lillian Randolph in "It's a Wonderful Life" (7:35)...

Over the summer people were panning Netflix's adaptation of "Persuasion." We did not watch that! But we did have the audacity to talk in circles about screen adaptations we have not read the books to.  Correction: Paramount now has the rights to "Children of Blood and Bone." Jennifer's Citation About Alice Walker: https://dc.cod.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1306&context=essai

This week, Jennifer and Madison chat about their love of the Emmy winning series "Abbott Elementary" and what they've been watching this spooky season.  - Jacob is played by Chris Perfetti and Larry Owens plays his boyfriend Zach in the series.  - The Craft: the film Rachel True is in that Madison for some reason couldn't remember on the spot. - Shameless Plug: You can follow The Renegade Magazine...

It's finally here! Get to know the hosts as they take a trip down movie memory lane.  "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema" and "When the Woman Looks" by Linda Williams are the essays Madison mentioned.

Everybody and their mama has a podcast these days, so why not us? Just a little taste of what's to come.