Happy December 27! We've almost made it through this 2020 nonsense, and we are MAKING THE YULETIDE EXTREMELY GAY with Clea DuVall's Happiest Season. Will Bella from Twilight and Cameron from Halt and Catch Fire find comfort and joy this holiday season? We spoil and ponder this question for about two hours -- happy holidays, from our family to yours!

It's the time of Thanksgiving -- the time we all get together as family to celebrate life's blessings stay home in near-complete isolation and watch another Anna Kendrick movie to soothe our weary souls. This time, the Anna Kendrick movie is FiLM-favorite Paul Feig's sumptuous (Thanksgiving) feast, A Simple Favor.

We tried to avoid spoilers when discussing this fun and twisty lady-thriller, so if you like to hear us talk about job interviews and Without a Trace and Jason Priestley, you'll love this one. And we are eternally grateful. You gotta have Faith, you know? #sisters #blessed

A Simple Favor is currently streaming on Hulu and Prime Video in the US, so put on your designer bib and dig in.

It's Halloween time, and you know what that means! Probably. I mean, I guess it would mean something spooky or scary maybe? Maybe like some kind of terrifying monster, like a vampire or something? And we do chick flicks, so you know what that means, maybe! A vampire-or-something chick flick, I suppose! 

And -- yep, I did a Google search and the only item returned when I look up "vampire-or-something chick flick" is Twilight, so it's your spooky day -- we are finally exploring the 2008 YA adaptation Twilight, and we got our pal and unashamed* sparkly-vampire expert, Elle Riccardi to lend us an ice-cold hand.

*Ashamed. A little bit ashamed.


👻 Spooky FiLM Theme by Jon Biegen

Have you missed our overlong episodes?
I'm being waggish, I know you have not.

Folks, as sorry as we are about asking you to listen to us go on and on and on and on about Mike Nichols' 1988 Working Girl, perfectly written by Kevin Wade, we'd be more sorry if we didn't talk, joke, and cry for hours about Mike Nichols' 1988 Working Girl, perfectly written by Kevin Wade. 

But as we always say to Mick, if you want another podcast, ask another girl. 

John Hodge and Danny Boyle's 1997 Crime/Comedy/Fantasy/Absurdist Tale brings us a literal and figurative celestial cast and everything else about it, well, it's not logical, but we love it. 

But is it a chick flick? One bark for yes. 

And now 🥁 🥁 🥁  the episode you have not been waiting for and may have already heard! 

Please enjoy this summer hottie, previously released on the Flying Machine Network Patreon channel in October 2018. Helen and Valerie talk about nothing and everything but mostly they talk about the 1999 American Science Fiction Horror film Deep Blue Sea. 

If you previously paid for this content and now you're like, "Hey this is my top secret content, why are you giving it away?", then please come over to our Facebook group and ask to speak to a manager. Helen and Valerie will find a way to make you feel more important than everyone else - because let's be honest, you are 😉  and everyone should know that. 

Happy Pride! As every good brand can tell you right now, we are living in difficult times. So difficult, in fact, that we talked for two hours -- just like in the old difficult times! This month's movie is admittedly pretty white, pretty straight, plenty corporate, hella cisgendered, and doesn't wear a mask (mostly), but this month's movie does happen to be Josie and the Pussycats -- the best movie ever; join the army.

This episode is a lot, and it is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Adam Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020). 

Outtro music: Way Back into Love, written and performed by Adam Schlesinger

Co-host Helen appears on episodes of Deep in Bear Country [Episode 247 - Play Ball!] & We'll Get it Right Next Year: An Adventure in Cinema [Mailbag Apocalypse w/ Helen]

Check out Limited Cel, a generational Hanna-Barbera cartoon review show, with Mike and Nick Wood.

EPISODE 36: JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS (1970)
EPISODE 47: JOSIE AND THE PUSSY CATS IN OUTER SPACE

Well, we kinda lucked into a quarantine McConauMay special event. We recorded one great episode on Magic Mike with our friend Jon Biegen of Stranger Still back in March. Then, when that episode was lost faster than Big-Dick Richie's tearaway pants, we recorded another, even greater episode on Magic Mike with our friend Jon Biegen of Stranger Still in April! And here we are in McConauMay 2020 with a new episode on a new (-to-the-podcast) McConaughey movie and a beloved past McConauMay guest. Everything worked out in the end, and Jon Biegen and Channing Tatum are national treasures. For different, but sometimes similar, reasons.

Anyway, enjoy, and happy belated Mother's Day. The movie we're discussing has butts in it.

Nothing makes a woman feel more like a girl than a man who sings like a boy, and nothing makes a chick flick fan feel more like a real podcaster than a very special guest. We were delighted to have The Flop House Podcast's own Dan McCoy join us -- from a very safe distance -- to talk about the 2012 aca-hit Pitch Perfect. We find harmony with Anna Kendrick et al, but we also find plenty to criticize -- so listeners like you don't call the movie names behind its back. 

You can hear more from Dan at flophousepodcast.com, follow him at @dankmccoy on Twitter, or catch some of his Emmy-award-winning writing on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 

It's April the first! And here we are with a new episode, just for you! Just kidding! It's an old episode that was originally just for paying Patrons, but since the world and network fell apart, we're sharing it with you now!

In this bonus episode, Helen and Valerie analyze a gender-swapped adaptation of the classic story of the Three Little Pigs. Special guests Maintenance Guy and Walter (the dog) also feature. Is this swine story a chick flick? You have to listen to find out! I would just tell you, but I haven't listened through the ep in a while and I don't remember.

Stay tuned for a return to full episodes later in the month. And happy April, FiLM Fools! 

Big vibes today! We're back in 2020 with our first episode of the year. 

The release of this episode coincides with two very special occasions, Galentine's Day and our 4 year podcasting anniversary. 🎊

So Happy Galentine's Day, pals! And pssht, you don't have to be a gal to celebrate. All that is required to participate is appreciating and honoring the friendship between women. If you consume this episode, you're doing just that. 

Additionally, this episode is our last under Flying Machine, our beloved podcast family (formally Comrade Radio). The Flying Machine Network has been our home for 3 years and during that time our lives have changed and our hearts have grown. Many of you may have found us through the network and I know you feel our feelings and share our sentiments when we say, thank you for everything Flying Machine. Special thank you to Malcolm Nygard and Justin Vignola. Leading with talent and talently leading. (I think that's a made up word - just go with it). All the love!