G&T with Greta & Taylor
by Greta & Taylor
G and T with Greta and Taylor is a podcast from current friends and former co-workers Greta and Taylor! We like Gin and Tonics. We like movies. So we drink Gin and Tonics and talk about movies. Join us on our quest to find a double feature of movies that pair as well as Gin and Tonic!
Episodes
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081 - Kate Winslet
Titanic (1997) and Sense and Sensiblity (1995) Apologies for Taylor's janky audio qualityon this one. It will be fixed in future episodes.
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080 - Sofia Coppola
Somewhere (2010) and The Bling Ring (2013)
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079 - Vampires
Bleh. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) & The Lost Boys (1987)
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078 - Bruce Willis
BRUUUUUUCE!!! Death Becomes Her (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994)
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077 - Tomm Moore
The Secret of Kells (2009) and Wolfwalkers (2020) We had a weird time at Poor Things, and decided to pivot from talking about Yorgos Lanthimos, as previously announced. We're glad we did, cause these Tomm Moore movie absolutely rule.
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076 - Frame Tales
GENDER!
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075 - Melissa McCarthy
Tammy (2014) and The Heat (2013).
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074 - Hayao Miyazaki
Greta and Taylor have NO IDEA how to speak about the cinema of Hayao Miyazaki, but they sure do give it a try!
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2023 in Review
In which we talk about our favorite movies and performances of the year 2023 across a variety of cateogories.
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073 - Scientists
Movies about scientists!!!
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072 - Jack Black
Ring-gig-goo-ging gig-goo-gig-goo-ging! It's our Jack Black episode! We'll talk King Kong and Bernie, what makes us comtinue to love Jack Black, and run down our top 5 Jack Black performances. It all culminates in our most bizarre episode selection process EVER! Enjoy!
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Commentary 003 - Inception
This commentary was recorded in March of 2023. Please excuse the very dated references found therein.
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071 - Park Chan-wook
In which we discuss two horny movies with creepy uncles. We also talk a bunch about Scream. Next time: King Kong (2005) and Bernie (2012) Twitter! Instagram!
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Special: Our Favorites of 2022
Greta and Taylor discuss their favorite movies, scenes, and performances of the film year 2022 across a variety of categories. Twitter! Instagram! Seeya next time.
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070 - Fish Out of Water Comedies
Topics include Jim Carrey, New England boarding schools, basic cinematic competence, and The Sound of Music. We'll see ya next time to talk Park Chan-wook with The Handmaiden (2016) and Stoker (2013). Twitter! Instagram!
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069 - Thelma Ritter
Greta & Taylor talk legendary character actress Thelma Ritter, but get derailed with talk of modern day character acting, the 1950 Best Actress race, Paul Newman's seriously chill star persona, and Ticket to Paradise. Join us next time for Crocodile Dundee and My Cousin Vinny. Instagram! Twitter!
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068 - Errol Morris
Yes we talk about high-minded political docs (The Thin Blue Line and Fog of War) but ALSO Taylor does his Ira Glass and his Werner Herzog and neither is good!
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Top 5 Hand Drawn Disney Films (with Megan Cole)
Another special episode?!?! Recorded in July, this long-delayed bonus episode sees Greta, Taylor, and last week's guest back to run down their top 5 hand drawn Disney animated movies. All in anticipation of a Disneyland trip that happened four months ago! TIMELINESS!!!
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Commentary 002 - White Christmas
We're back! With our longest episode ever! We watch 1954's "White Christmas" with a special guest! Taylor has too much gin. Enjoy!
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067 - Dance Movies
I KNOW JANE CAMPION IS NOT FROM AUSTRALIA! BUT SEETIE WAS FILMED IN AUSTRALIA, SO I THINK OF IT AS AN AUSTRALIAN MOVIE. This week, Greta and Taylor dive into the world of movies about dance and dancers! Taylor once again refuses to attempt to define "camp." Join us next time for The Fog of War...
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066- Ruth Negga
It's a double feature of gerunds this week starring the great Irish-Ethiopian actress Ruth Negga. We'll get into the layers of her performances, the varied paths of directors Rebecca Hall and Jeff Nichols, Preacher, Top Gun: Maverick, and SO much more! Join us next time for Strictly Ballroom and...
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065 - Rian Johnson
We're talking director Rian Johnson this week, possibly our favorite of the recent string of directors to make the leap from small, personal Indies to major studio IP. But does Johnson retain his artistic identity in the process? We'll talk Bruce Willis, Paul Dano, Laura Dern, and of course:...
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064 - School Plays
Two movies that could literally not have LESS in common take center stage on this week's episode! We'll realize just how little we have personal, lived experience in this arena before discussing cinematic frivolity, the teen Shakespeare boom, and of course September 11th. Join us next time for...
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063 - Kristen Stewart
This week, it's all things K-Stew. In addition to how much we love these two films from her artier period, we'll also get only Twilight, Adventureland, and you KNOW we're gonna talk Panic Room. (We apologize for any comments about Bill Murray in this episode. Based on when we recorded it, they…
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062 - Frank Capra
We're going BACK in time this week to discuss two comedies from director Frank Capra. We'll talk star qualities of Cary Grant, Clark Gable, and Jimmy Stewart. We'll get into problematic portrayals of mental illness, our confusion about the particulars of the Hayes Production Code, and OF COURSE...
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061 - College-Set Movies
I wish I could go back to college. Life was much simpler back then. What would I give to go back and live in a dorm with a meal plan again? See you next time for Arsenic and Old Lace & It Happened One Night. Give us a twitter follow? Hit that gram?
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060 - Richard E. Grant
We're talking Richard Entertainment Grant this week! Character actor extraordinaire! Have we each known our OWN Withnails? Do we generalize about how men are bad at communicating? Does Marvel TV make an apprearance? Yes to ALL! Join us next time for "Mona Lisa Smile" and "Breaking Away" Twitter!...
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059 - Don Bluth
SAD! MOVIES! This week, we're talking the emotionally desolate, surreal, yet incredible commercially minded oeuvre of animated Don Bluth. We'll hint at childhood trauma, talk about how he's both a Disney guy and NOT a Disney guy, with plenty of rabbit holes for us to go down in the interim.…
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058 - Mistaken Identity
Who am I? Who are you? These are questions grappled with in movies about mistaken identity, I suppose. How do these two comedies compare? Is the fact that they're comedies enough to make it a great pairing? Greta and Taylor will debate the highs and lows of Bill Murrays career, and hold up their...
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057 - Isabelle Huppert
After a brief announcement about scheduling issues, we dive into the career of actress Isabelle Huppert. We also talk Maika Monroe, ask ourselves what IS the French New Wave, and Taylor gets pedantic about metronomes. Sea next time for Life of Brian and The Man Who Knew Too Little! Twitter!...
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State of the Union
Greta and Taylor haven't recorded for awhile. So they ease back into things to get themselves back on a regular schedule with a freewheeling episode that covers Licorice Pizza, early pandemic nostalgia, who's the hottest Ghostbuster, and other topics. We'll be back soon with Nora Ephron!…
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Commentary 001 - The Muppet Christmas Carol (with Megan Cole)
Tis the season for our first ever feature length commentary episode! Watch along as you listen to us talking about a variety of topics, some of which relate to the 1992 film "The Muppet Christmas Carol." We have our SECOND EVER guest on this episode. We'll be back later in December with our Norah...
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055 - Blumhouse
We're talking modern low budget horror this week! How well do those budgets work out! We'll tell ya! Greta starts to come to terms with her stressful movie experiences, and Taylor unsuccessfully defends the indefensible. Join us next time for A SPECIAL SURPRISE! After that, we'll be talking Julie…
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054 - Denzel Washington
What more needs to be said? It's Denzel Washington! Two cool movies. Callbacks to other movies we've covered! The cancellation of PBS's "Arthur." Greta hates Meryl Streep. All this and more! Next time: Get Out (2017) and Ma (2019) We are on Twitter. We are on Instagram.
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053 - James Cameron
We're talking big budget blockbusters of varying success levels this week through two movies by legendary Hollywood auteur James Cameron. Topics covered include romance, political allegory, pinko communism, Scientology and Gilmore Girls. Join us next time for Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) and The...
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052 - Drag Queens (with Bill Hulseman)
It's our longest ever episode! And our first with a guest! We welcome Greta's uncle Bill Hulseman to talk with us about our first TRIPLE feature! We'll get into authenticity, camp, representation, lingo, queer spaces, parody, Hairspray, and all manner of nonsense and unintentional innuendo! Check...
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051- Dakota Johnson
It's bad LIMES at the El Royale this week. We talk Ellen, nepotism, the greatness of Cynthia Erivo, the awfulness of Shrek, the beauty of Tracee Ellis Ross, and a great number of other topics! We love Dakota! Join us next time for a THREE-FER! We got Paris is Burning (1990), To Wong Foo, Thanks…
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BONUS: Our Faves from the First Fifty
In this shorty episode, Greta & Taylor share our top five favorite movies covered on the first fifty episodes of the podcast. We also have a tenuous guessing game, but it's not important. Dakota Johnson next week! Be there!
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050 - David Lynch
We're back! After an unplanned late summer hiatus due to none of your damn business, G&T have returned with our long promised David Lynch episode. Greta has a take that Dennis Hopper is BAD in Blue Velvet. Taylor does a PITIFUL impression of Mulholland Dr.'s Cowboy character. We talk weather...
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049 - TV Adaptations
Our longest episode ever! Topics include Nick at Nite, Head of the Class, The Backstreet Boys, Boy Meets World, Monty Python, and I guess the two focus movies for the week. We'll see you next time for Blue Velvet (1986) and Mulholland Dr. (2001) Twitter! Instagram!
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048 - Steve Buscemi
This week, we're going deep (but also not deep at all) on character actor Steve Buscemi! We'll talk his beloved-man status and his creepy-guy status and how the two interact. Does he have the "it" factor? Is Sienna Miller a good actor? Join us next week for The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) and Dudley...
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047 - Karyn Kusama
Things get a little comfortable, and we learn more about each other. See you next time for Interview (2007) & Ghost World (2001) Social media! Twitter! Instagram!
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046 - Heist Movies
We're light and frothy with charming criminals/hot people on this week's episode. Stars we love! Ben Kingsley's wild accent work! Other things! Join us for next time as we talk Karyn Kusama with Jennifer's Body (2009) & Destroyer (2018) Twitter! Instragam!
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045 - Sharon Stone
Look! Sharon Stone! We'll talk auteurism, film bros, and why Tammy Wynette was right. Hello to Greta's mom! Taylor will talk way too much about Starship Troopers. This is the way of it. Join us next time for How To Steal A Million (1966) and Sneakers (1992)
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044 - Jim Henson
This week, things get Muppet-y without any official Muppet content to discuss. We're going deep on the craft, the spirit, and the fantasy weirdness of the gone-too-soon Jim Henson. We'll talk David Bowie, the modern dependence on CGI, and what classic work of literature we'd like to see the…
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Mango
Sometimes you just need to talk about other stuff. Yes, we're still on for Labyrinth & Dark Crystal. Next week. Twitter and Instagram are things!
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043 - Fictional Musicians
This week, Greta opens the show by promising to be totally insufferable as we discuss two Kovach family favorites. Taylor gives her a run for her money in that department. We talk Adam Schlesinger, cultural appropriation, childhood caterpillars, and so much more on a particularly punchy episode....
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042 - Sidney Poitier
This week, we talk the handsome fellow that is Sidney Poitier. Taylor talks about a movie that concerns escaped convicts in the Deep South, compares it to the Odyssey, and somehow doesn't mention "O Brother Where Art Thou." He feels dumb for not thinking of it, but also proud of himself for not...
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042 - Agnes Varda
We're off to France with Agnes Varda. Does she embody the bad clichés of the French New Wave? Will Greta and Taylor argue of which of these two movies is better? Will their rhythms be slightly off this week for reasons neither of them can explain? All this AND MORE! Join us next time for In The...
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040 - Musical Remakes
This week, we throw on our tap shoes, movement clothing, and break out the vocal exercises to talk musicals! Specifically, we're talking movie musicals that are remakes of movies that weren't musicals to begin with. Will Taylor be able to justify his dislike for Ellen Greene's performance in…
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About this show
G and T with Greta and Taylor is a podcast from current friends and former co-workers Greta and Taylor! We like Gin and Tonics. We like movies. So we drink Gin and Tonics and talk about movies. Join us on our quest to find a double feature of movies that pair as well as Gin and Tonic!
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