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And now...a podcast dedicated to the lovely ladies...of the Left. In this week's episode, Bri chose to inflict the most boring violence imaginable on the rest of the girls by having them watch 1987's Ishtar. Primarily remembered for being a box office flop, this movie is a bizarre amalgamation of failures from production, casting, and conceptual standpoints that results in a remarkably dull viewing experience. Join Bridget, EV, Bri, and Jae as they discuss getting bugged by the feds, the discography of Simon & Garfunkel, and an egregious misuse of Isabelle Adjani.

Never give up, never podcast! In this episode, EV choose to blodly take the rest of the girls where many movie disucssions have gone before: 1999's Galaxy Quest. This sci-fi comedy, serving as a meta-commentary on the value of nerd culture, has had a cult following since it's release and the girls spend this conversation talking about how that commentary has aged, in addition to, y'know, all the good jokes. Join Bridget, EV, Bri, and Jae as they discuss the long-term ramifications of nerd culture escapism, the semantics of what makes something an isekai, and, unfortunately, Tim Allen.

I never considered what would come after podcasting. This episode, Bridget decided to play God by having the rest of the girls watch Guillermo del Toro's recent Frankenstein adaptation. Although divisive in it's execution, it's impossible to deny the artistry and passion on display over the film's runtime. Join Bridget, EV, Bri, and Jae as they discuss the Romantic movement, ableist ideology, and forgiveness as a form of liberation.

Just don't make me think; post it! It was only a matter of time before Jae picked an absolutely miserable movie to subject the rest of the girls too, but she's not alone in finding reverie in Ari Aster's Eddington, as the crew is willfully joined by Friends From The Internet's Zoe! Is it an irresponsible piece of cinema? Does it try to do "both-sides"-ism? Is it just another meditation on the struggle of cishet white men? Or is spending your time posting about these kinds of questions on the internet a futile exercise in feeling empowered when you are irreparably alienated from your fellow humans by said exercise? Join Bridget, EV, Bri, Jae, and Zoe as they discuss the dichotomy of gendered class, humiliation rituals, and the death of media literacy.

She's just podcasting, it's not that impressive. With the first step of Project Mellon out of the way, Bri decided to serve in a wildly different direction and have the rest of the girls watch Jennifer's Body. Despite being advertised at the time as another "Megan Fox is so hot" boner comedy, the director/writer combo of Karyn Kusama and Diablo Cody produced what is now considered a queer cult classic about post-9/11 America. Join Bridget, EV, Bri, and Jae as they discuss MySpace, the indie rock boom of the mid to late 2000s', and the commodification of national tragedies.

One podcast to rule them all. In this week's episode, EV finally pulled the trigger on Project Mellon and the rest of the girls watch the first entry in Peter Jackson's totemic adaption of The Lord of the Rings. It goes without saying these films left a massive imprint of blockbusters in the 21st century, but do they hold any weight beyond their pop culture appeal? Join Bridget, EV, Bri, and Jae as they discuss the shadow Tolkien casts over genre fiction, homosociality, and, of course, wizards ripping fat clouds

I know an outcome that makes everyone miserable...and it's this podcast! As usual, Bridget brought the rest of the girls back to the world of anime, this time with the compilation film, Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp. Stitching together three films, which were adapting the first part of a lengthy light novel series, Koyomi Vamp tries to tell the story of Araragi and his vampire compadre, Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade. Emphasis on the word "tries". Join Bridget, EV, Bri, and Jae as they discuss the aesthetic ambitions of Studio SHAFT, the dissolution of imperial Japan, and Monster Musume.

Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall podcast till it be morrow. In this episode, Jae decided to inject a little bit of class into what has been an admittedly silly cycle by suggesting the group watches Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. In what was undeniably a cultural flash point of the 90s, Luhrmann adapted the classic play into a modern setting in what could only be described as a frantic cyclone of camp. Join Bridget, EV, Bri and Jae as they discuss queer undertones, the value of excellent casting, and Son of the Mask.

You are all my listeners, now! The Delroy Lindo Train cannot be stopped this episode as Bri took the rest of the girls on a trip through Jet Li's The One. A little bit of Highlander, a little bit of Future Wars, and a whole lot of nu-metal, The One is a relic from an era of Hollywood where the dumbest ideas were allowed to exist, so long as they had star power behind them. Join Bridget, EV, Bri, and Jae as they discuss turn-of-the-century politics, ziggurats, and, of course, rats with giant balls.

So, you rob banks and trains, but you can't steal this podcast for a night? After a brief hiatus, all of the girls are back again, this time to discuss a movie actually released in the same calendar year as this recording: Sinners! With all the hype behind this film earlier on in the year, EV felt it was a worthwhile pick for the group to watch and discuss; suffice it to say, this bombastic love letter to music and genre fiction didn't disappoint. Join EV, Bridget, Bri, and Jae as they discuss the blues, the dire state of sexuality in popular culture, and America as an ideal vs. America as a reality.

With our regularly scheduled episodes currently on hold due to Big Moves Happening, Jae figured there has never been a better time to have an in-depth 3-hour long discussion about 2025's totemic visual novel, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. However, she couldn't handle such a herculean task on her own, so she invited on Eskay from Two Queers Play (https://www.youtube.com/@twoqueersplay) to help her out. Join the two of them as they discuss the psycho-sexual nature of fascism, choose-your-own-adventure novels, and the liberation of creating art, regardless of its flaws.

It's Monkey Monday! Show me that monkey! For this episode's expedition, Bridget took the rest of the girls into the depths of the Congo with the 1997 film, Congo. While certainly not a good movie, Congo more than makes up for it by being a wildly eccentric piece of technothriller slop. Join Bridget, EV, Bri, and Jae as they discuss the impact of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, Jimmy Buffett, and eviscerating monkeys with a laser gun.

If there's any kind of magic in this world, it must be in the attempt of podcasting. In a major tonal shift, Jae felt like it was time for the rest of the girls to learn a little bit about the art of yearning, which means they're talking about Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise; the first entry in the Before trilogy, this film introduces us to Jessie and Celine, a couple of 20-somethings whose chance meeting will lead to a lifelong romance. Join Bridget, EV, Bri, and Jae as they discuss romantic chemistry, the liminality of life, and the ironic detachment of Gen X.

Boy, I never seen four ladies do so much damned podcasting. The girls are getting off the couch and hitting the road because, in this episode, Bri is taking them on a cross-country trip with Beavis and Butt-Head Do America. It may be a stupid movie, but it manages to be so tremendously stupid that the spectacle of these two terrible homunculus teenagers shines brightly. Join Bridget, EV, Bri, and Jae as they discuss the cultural dominance of MTV, anti-humor, and the ineptitude of the U.S. government.Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/bcGMXVvA

You keep what you podcast. The girls are officially running on Diesel because, in this episode, EV had them watch and talk about the 2004 space opera farce, The Chronicles of Riddick. Supposedly, this is a sequel to the sci-fi/horror hit, Pitch Black; however, it plays out more like the vanity project of an edgy D&D nerd trapped in Vin Diesel's body. Wait, nevermind, that's just Vin Diesel. Join Bridget, EV, Bri, and Jae as they discuss whatever is going on with Karl Urban's hair, the ambiguity of play, and the 1985 hit song, "Walk of Life" by Dire Straights. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/bcGMXVvA

This podcast started years ago! It took a whole year of episodes, but Bridget was finally able to make the rest of the girls watch an anime movie they all loved: Mamoru Oshii's Patlabor 2: The Movie. With this film, Oshii transforms Patlabor, originally a series of goofy cop shenanigans, into a cold meditation on the concept of "peace" in an era of endless proxy wars. Join Bridget, EV, Bri, and Jae as they discuss blowback, the Tokyo Sarin Gas Attacks, and neoliberal capitalism's inability to respond to problems of their own making.

Is this your podcast, listener? The girls have officially become a real podcast and started their second year of broadcasting. And what better way to kick off the new season than a round table discussion on what is arguably the most iconic comedy of all time, The Big Lebowski. Join Bridget, EV, Bri, and Jae as they chat about post-Reagan politics, recreational marijuana use, and the absurdity of "film theories".

We've reached the end of our first year of podcasting, which can only mean one thing: It's time to craft an arbitrary ranking of the films we watched over the course of that first year!

The Podcast has become so very ugly, don't you think? As the girls reach the end of the first season, EV reveals that there has been a mole in their ranks this whole time; the only way they can solve this mystery is by discussing the 2011 spy-thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. An adaptation of a sprawling novel, the film attempts to condense all of its source material's meticulous details down to a red-string-tattered cork-board. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss the ideology of conspiracy theory, the aesthetics of power, and, of course, cuckolding.

The podcast is not square! Bridget decided to take the girls into The Anime Mines one more time this season and they were not prepared in the slightest for what Gundam Reconguista in G: Movie I — Go! Core Fighter had to offer. As a compilation movie, choices were made of what to include or, more importantly, not include for fresh viewers and the results are mostly catastrophic. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss Yoshiyuki Tomino, misogyny, and cannibalism

As you podcast...join the girls as Bri reads them a bedtime story about giant rats, Andre the Giant, and The Princess Bride. Despite being a beloved piece of pop culture, Jae has managed to avoid seeing this film for her whole life; will she love it as much as the rest of the group? There's only one way to find out and, in case you weren't aware, that's by listening to the dang episode! Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss storytelling, true love, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

You pod what you love and cast the rest. The girls hit the highway for the final loop, as Jae has the group watch '00s indie darling, Little Miss Sunshine. Part dysfunctional family drama, part dark comedy, and all deconstruction of the insidious gender norms that permeate American culture, Little Miss Sunshine remains an entertaining road movie from start to finish. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss American exceptionalism, Osmosis Jones, and various flavors of familial baggage.

Alright, you know the deal: are you going for the chicken or the podcast? Anime Fun Time is over, as EV took the rest of the girls to something that can barely be categorized as a movie: Minecraft but I survive in PARKOUR CIVILIZATION [FULL MOVIE]. Essentially a compilation of YouTube Shorts, Parkour Civilization is an amalgamation of Let's Plays, anti-capitalist art, and algorithm manipulation. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss the post-YouTube media landscape, naive art, and the rule of tens in comedy.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't teach her how to podcast. The anime relay race enters the final stretch as Bridget takes the girls to the horse track with Uma Musume: Pretty Derby — Beginning of a New Era. Although the girls appreciate the concept and moments of stunning animation, the opinions on the final product are mixed, to say the least. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss the moé-to-gacha game pipeline, the works of David Lynch, and whether or not value can be derived from commercials

Once you give up, the podcast is truly over. Bri is running the anime basketball down the court, as she brings the girls to The Championships in The First Slam Dunk! The directorial debut of esteemed manga artist Takehiko Inoue, The First Slam Dunk stuns the girls by both capturing the feeling of an amazing sports game while also feeling like a monumental achievement in anime, akin to Akira or Nausicaa. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss sports dynasties, herniated disks, and the questionable quality of 3D animation in Japan.

We may be a movie podcast first and foremost, but, goddamnit, we contain multitudes! In their first bonus episode, the girls spend a couple hours running down what their favorite gaming experiences of 2024 were. They're unbridled by year of release, objective quality, and even the broad concept of what defines a video game in these rankings, so don't expect a conversation on the tent pole releases of last year; however, you can expect conversations on movie tie-in games, political philosophy, and the cosmic horror of crafting "player-driven" narratives.

I wish this spiral were a podcast. The wildcard is back in action this episode, as Jae takes the rest of the girls into the Nasu-verse with The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral. Despite being the fifth film in an eight film franchise, Jae makes the argument that this part manages to function well outside of that context by virtue of being a bottle-episode-style mystery thriller. Let's find out if the rest of the girls agree! Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss blatant product placement, visual novel exposition, and asshole wizards.

Some podcasters always tryin' to ice-skate uphill. EV has once again brought the rest of the girls back to the late 90s, this time to check out the proto-MCU comic book adaptation, Blade; it's arguably the most 90s-coded film they've watched so far, for all the positive and negative associations tied to such a label. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss medieval circumcision, Enron, and how Deacon Frost sleeps in an earthquake-proof bed.

Come with me if you wanna podcast. After being stuck in the shadow of Tom Green with the last episode, Bridget was feeling like the rest of the girls were headed for a dark fate - Terminator: Dark Fate, that is! Much maligned at release, this entry in the Terminator series bombed in both the box office and public eye; thankfully, the girls discover throughout this viewing that it's a movie deserving of cultural re-evaluation. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss the collapse of empire, franchise fatigue, and Crunchyroll doorbusters.

They're podcasters! Mooooooooooooovie podcasters!!! This week, Bri woke up and chose chaos, having the rest of the girls watch 2001's Freddy Got Fingered; spearheaded by Tom Green, the film serves as a metaphor for how film studios will unwittingly throw away millions of dollars on the hot new thing, without realizing why exactly people like said hot new thing. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss the Schick Hydrobot, Lego depictions of national tragedies, and the morality of shock humor.

Yo, homie, is that my podcast? On this episode, Jae is making the rest of the girls hop from one neo-noir film to another as they discuss Michael Mann's Collateral. Although it was easily Mann's most successful movie financially at the time, Collateral seemed to be an entry in his filmography stuck in the shadow of giants; thankfully, this thrilling character study about a taxi driver unwillingly taking an assassin from hit to hit over the course of a single night has cemented itself over the last two decades as a classic. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss jazz, nihilism (derogatory), and the atomizing impact of cars on modern society.

God bless you, podcast listener! This October, the girls decided to celebrate the Halloween season by talking about the scariest topic of all: America's War on Drugs. That's right, per EV's connection, this episode they're discussing Bill Duke's underrated neo-noir film, Deep Cover, starring Lawrence Fishburne and Dark Jeff Goldblum. Although it's a fascinating exploration of the futility of those operations in the face of a deeply obfuscated and ever-evolving geopolitical landscape, this film firstly manages to be a slick and enthralling thriller like no other. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss barbecue jumbo shrimp, the ethics of boning down The Oncler, and double consciousness.

It took eleven episodes, but the girls have finally arrived in The Cage Zone. That's right, this time around, Bridget selected the 2018 Nicolas Cage vehicle, Mandy, directed by Panos Cosmatos. An atmospheric, hallucinogenic-addled revenge flick, Mandy juggles a variety of tones to craft an ethereal experience difficult to capture in a short podcast blurb. Frankly, it's difficult to capture in an audio discussion as well, but damnit are the girls gonna try! Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss chainsaw fights, coping with severe emotional damage, and whether or not Nicolas Cage is an experienced smelter.

Is the podcast over? No, of course not, the girls have only been going at it for nine episodes and this time around they'll be discussing Bri's new pick, The Triplets of Belleville. This French animated film from the early 00s left quite the impression upon first release and the gang is on a quest to discover whether this narrative about dedication has withstood the test of time, especially in a vastly different animation landscape. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss casual fatphobia, the inevitability of failure, and whether or not one must imagine Sisyphus happy.

The girls may love movies, but can they spot the wolves in this picture? Considering Jae assigned them Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, they're gonna have their work cut out for them; a true crime story centered around the conspiratorial series of murders targeting the Osage community, Killers hides it's evils in all shapes and forms. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss complicity, moral cowardice, and a listener's subconscious desire to marry Mike Meyers.

If it bleeds, the girls can make a podcast about it. This time around, EV had the group watch Prey (2022), the prequel/soft-reboot of the Predator franchise. Little did they know, they were going to watch the best video game movie ever made. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss Elden Ring builds, sucker-punching bears, and the creative bankruptcy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The girls wanna go to dog heaven, but, unfortunately, Bridget had different plans for them. This episode, the girls take a dive into what is widely considered one of the largest production disasters in the history of Hollywood, 1996's The Island of Dr. Moreau; Sadly, the film itself is nowhere near as entertaining as the the horror stories that have been told about working on its set. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss Marlon Brando making the best creative decisions, the inherent biases baked into all art, and the dubious worldviews of late 19th / early 20th century genre authors.

The girls may love Rocky Road, but do they love the illustrious career of Weird Al Yankovic? We're going to find out this week, as Bri assigned the girls the 2022 parody music biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story; this Funny or Die / Roku co-production has the heavy task of expanding a single 3-minute sketch into a feature-length film and the girls are stuck figuring out whether it manages to succeed in said task. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss armchair joke-writing, the state of comedy in the 1980s, and the tragic loss of discovering movies on basic cable.

After fighting through the trials and tribulations of war, the girls start the cycle anew with some much needed therapy. For this session, Jae has tasked the group with the 1997 film, Good Will Hunting; a breakthrough hit for then up-and-coming actor/writer team, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, the crass Boston Boys show our hosts just how wicked smaht they truly are. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss maladaptive coping mechanisms, the legacy of Robin Williams, and also Kevin Smith, for some reason.

As the girls reach the end of their first loop through the queue, they learn that war is hell. This time, they're tasked with watching Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, which poses the question: "What if war is just a bunch of meaningless death and chaos?" Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss 360-noscoping Hitler, throwing pies, and the catch-22 of trying to make an anti-war movie while also valorizing the bodies of power participating in war.

Third time was absolutely not the charm with this one, folks. Directed by acclaimed anime director Rintaro and co-written by a member of the renowned manga collective CLAMP, X: 1999 is a film that manages to be one of the most boring and baffling films ever made - at least according to 3 out of 4 podcasters. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss the idea of median anime, the cosmic absurdity of ranking systems, and cartoon squelch noises.

Through hell or high water, the girls made it to episode two! They celebrate this momentous occasion by watching what is, somehow, the most George Miller-ass George Miller movie he's ever directed: Babe: Pig in the City. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss becoming naturalists, the difference between pelicans and storks, and Jim Cummings.

It's our inaugural episode! Which means that Brianna, Bridget, EV, and Jae are gonna start off on the right foot by stumbling their way through David Lynch's magnum opus, Mulholland Drive. Join them for discussions of boomers, lesbians, and the vicious nature of the mechanisms that keep Hollywood running.