EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 1H 2M
Some Kind Of Wonderful | Romantic Storytelling in the 80's + Pop Culture Updates
from Call Me When They Kiss · host Call Me When They Kiss
This week we're throwing it back to the 1980s with a lesser-known John Hughes movie, 'Some Kind of Wonderful'. Watts is the ultimate cool girl, Amanda Jones "is sex", and Keith...well he's just plain dumb. But we root for him because we root for Watts. We'll get into that on the pod...From script vs storytelling, to themes and characters, we discuss how it all impacts our overall reception of the movie. But it's not a CMWTK episode without some rants on the latest pop culture news. Patrick Schwarzenegger has been cast as Gus in the latest Emily Henry adaptation, Beach Read, and we have some thoughtssssss. We also discuss the downfall of male pop stars, Hamilton?, and and the female gaze. All around a good time (;Did you like the episode and want to show us some love? Don’t forget to follow and leave us a five-star rating!Love, CMWTK 💕Join us next week for Isa's special birthday episode and our review of 10 Things I Hate About You.
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This week we're throwing it back to the 1980s with a lesser-known John Hughes movie, 'Some Kind of Wonderful'. Watts is the ultimate cool girl, Amanda Jones "is sex", and Keith...well he's just plain dumb. But we root for him because we root for Watts. We'll get into that on the pod...From script vs storytelling, to themes and characters, we discuss how it all impacts our overall reception of the movie. But it's not a CMWTK episode without some rants on the latest pop culture news. Patrick Schwarzenegger has been cast as Gus in the latest Emily Henry adaptation, Beach Read, and we have some thoughtssssss. We also discuss the downfall of male pop stars, Hamilton?, and and the female gaze. All around a good time (;Did you like the episode and want to show us some love? Don’t forget to follow and leave us a five-star rating!Love, CMWTK 💕Join us next week for Isa's special birthday episode and our review of 10 Things I Hate About You.
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