Memories of Movies

Charade/Funny Face

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 05 May 2026 06:00:00 -0700

Don't you love Audrey Hepburn? And also just movies? Listen to Joel and Bethany wax poetic about just how much they love Charade and then also how they watched Funny Face, two movies with Audrey Hepburn in an age gap relationship where one of them works... much better than the other!

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Music From –

Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”
Charade Score - "Charade"
Funny Face Score - "Bonjour, Paris"

Bethany’s Media:

Movies –

The Color of Money available for rental
You, Me & Tuscany available in theaters
The Firm available on Criterion
Before the Rain available on Criterion
Multiple Maniacs available on Criterion
The Kitchen available for rental
Cloud Atlas available for rental
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz available on YouTube
The Wizard of Oz (1982) available on YouTube
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie available in theaters
Geri’s Game available on Disney+
A Bug’s Life available on Disney+
Disclosure available on Criterion
Celine and Julie Go Boating available on Criterion
Green Card available for rental
Dracula (1931) available for rental
Little Women (1949) available on Kanopy
Jupiter Ascending available for rental
Whisper of the Heart available on HBO
Follow That Bird available for rental
Noah Kahan: Out of Body available on Netflix
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials available on Netflix

TV –

Andor available on Disney+
Margo’s Got Money Troubles available on Apple+
Beef available on Netflix
Silicon Valley available on HBO
Daredevil: Born Again available on Disney+

Joel’s Media:

Movies –

Faces of Death (2026) available in theaters
Close-Up available on Criterion
The Dark Crystal available for rental
Rugrats in Paris available on Paramount+
The Mask available for rental
Speed Racer available for rental
Fight Club available on Hulu
Mother Mary available in theaters
Dead of Night (1945) available for rental
The Devil Rides Out currently unavailable
Demon Pond available on Criterion

TV –

The Pitt available on HBO
Hacks available on HBO
Taskmaster available on YouTube

Next Episode
The Others from Joel
and
Ghost Story (1981) from Bethany

The Natural/3 Days of the Condor

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0700

Join Joel and Bethany for our very own Redford Files, as we discuss Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, baseball, politics, and what the most frustrating kind of movie is. Sometimes unexpected movies lead to unexpectedly long conversations, this one was not planned to be so long!

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Music From –

Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”
The Natural soundtrack - "The Natural Theme"
3 Days of the Condor soundtrack - "Flight of the Condor"

References in the episode

Roger Ebert’s Review of The Natural
Sunday School Cinema episode about The Apostle

Joel’s Media:

Movies –

No Country for Old Men available on Paramount+
Big Trouble in Little China available on Amazon Prime
On the Waterfront available for rental
Ben-Hur available for rental
Blazing Saddles available for rental
Clockers available for rental
Coogan’s Bluff available for rental
The Muppet Movie available on Disney+
The Jerk available on AMC
Chao available in theaters
The Princess Diaries available on Disney+
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off available on Paramount+

TV –

Taskmaster available on YouTube

Bethany’s Media:

Movies –

Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962) available on Kanopy
Forbidden Fruits currently unavailable
Heathers available on Amazon Prime
Jawbreaker available for rental
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come available in theaters
They Will Kill You available in theaters
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation available on HBO Max
The Drama available in theaters
Green Room available on Netflix
Antitrust available on Criterion
Hoppers available in theaters
The Wiz available on Netflix
Godzilla vs. Gigan available on HBO Max
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple available on Netflix
The Elephant Queen available on Apple+
The Gleaners and I: 2 Years Later available on Criterion
Witness available on Kanopy
The Devil’s Advocate available on Criterion

TV –

Hacks available on HBO Max
Nobody Wants This available on Netflix
Daredevil: Born Again available on Disney+
Andor available on Disney+

Next Episode:
Charade from Bethany
and
Funny Face from Joel

Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game/Tommy: The Movie

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0700

It's time for some pinball! Listen to us discuss two very different movies whose only connection is a love of the game of pinball (we think?), a colon in the title, and some very different takes on what it looks like to come into a kid's life as a stepfather.

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Music From –

Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”
Pinball Music - Cirqus Voltaire
Tommy Soundtrack - "The Acid Queen"

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

Let the Sunshine In available on Criterion
Gemini Man available on Starz
Stop Making Sense available for rental
Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere available on Netflix
Compensation available on Criterion
Chris Flemming: Live at the Palace available on HBO Max
Return to Oz (1964) available on YouTube
Oz (1976) available for rental
Friendship available on HBO Max
Born in Flames available on Criterion
Captain Blood available for rental
Three Poplars on Plyuschikha Street available on Amazon Prime
Married to the Mob available on Amazon Prime
The Year of Living Dangerously available for rental
Toni Erdmann available on Hulu
Mortal Kombat (1995) available on HBO Max
Sirat available for rental
The Bride! available to buy
Mistress Dispeller available on Criterion
Splitsville available on Hulu
Mr. Nobody Against Putin available on Kino Lorber
Is This Thing On? available on Hulu

TV:

Jury Duty available on Amazon Prime
Silicone Valley available on HBO Max
Hal & Harper available on Mubi
Monarch available on Apple+

Joel’s Media

Movies:

Red Eye available on Peacock
Kiki’s Delivery Service available on HBO Max
It Was Just An Accident available on Hulu
One Battle After Another available on HBO Max
Parasite available for rental
Project Hail Mary available in theaters
Bend of the River available for rental
Black Sabbath available for rental
Undertone available in theaters
Everything Everywhere All At Once available on HBO Max

TV:

The Pitt available on HBO Max

Next Episode:
The Natural from Joel
and
3 Days of the Condor from Bethany

Fargo/Columbus

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0700

Welcome to maybe our most distantly connected episode yet - two movies that are named after midwestern towns. At least we think so? Our West Coast origin is really clear here. Regardless, two really beautiful and heartfelt movies in two completely different ways.

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Music From –

Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”
Fargo score - "Fargo, North Dakota"
Columbus score - "Meier"

Joel’s Media:

Movies –

The Lego Movie available on Netflix
Call Me By Your Name available on HBO Max
Pillion available in theaters
Weapons available on HBO Max
Taylor Tomlinson: Prodigal Daughter available on Netflix
The Shrouds available on Criterion
RRR available on Netflix
Mad Max: Fury Road available for rental
Hoppers available in theaters
Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace available on HBO Max

TV –

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms available on HBO Max

Bethany’s Media:

Movies –

The Wonderful Land of Oz available on YouTube
All Monsters Attack available on HBO Max
The Alabama Solution available on HBO Max
Come See Me in the Good Light available on Apple+
The Cars that Ate Paris available on Criterion
Crime 101 available in theaters
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie available in theaters
Arco available for rental
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud available on HBO Max
Bride and Prejudice available on Paramount+
Ghost Elephants available on Disney+
It Was Just an Accident available on Hulu
Diane Warren: Relentless available on Kanopy
The Smashing Machine available on HBO Max
All the Empty Rooms available on Netflix

TV –

Silicon Valley available on HBO Max
Hal and Harper available on Mubi
Monarch available on Apple+
Andor available on Disney+

Next Episode:
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game from Bethany
and
Tommy: The Movie from Joel

Special Episode: 2025 Wrap Up!

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0700

Join Bethany and Joel for one of our favorite times of the year - time to talk about all of the things we loved in movies for the year! We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week but it was fun to just chat about a good year at the movies.

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Joel –

Worst Movie of the Year:

Heart Eyes available on Netflix

Best Theatrical Experience:

Princess Mononoke

Best TV:

The Lowdown available on Hulu
Long Story Short available on Netflix
The Pitt available on HBO Max
Andor available on Disney+

Best New to Me Movies of 2025:

5. Paper Moon available on Criterion
4. Shin Godzilla available on HBO Max
3. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert available for rental
2. Viy available for rental
1. Lonely Are the Brave available for rental

Joel’s Top 10 of 2025

Bethany –

Worst Movie of the Year:

Fear Street: Prom Queen available on Netflix

Best Theatrical Experience:

One Battle After Another at the Music Box in Chicago

Best TV:

Adolescence available on Netflix
Taskmaster available on YouTube
Percy Jackson available on Disney+
Pluribus available on Apple+
Heated Rivalry available on HBO Max

Best New to Me Movies of 2025:

5. The Gleaners and I available on Criterion
4. Citizen’s Band available for rental
3. Miami Vice available for rental
2. Hester Street available on Criterion
1. News from Home/No Home Movie available on Criterion and for rental

Bethany’s Top 10 of 2025

Pan's Labyrinth/Land and Freedom

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0700

Join us in our discussion of the Spanish Civil War! Which to be clear, we know basically nothing about, please do not take our expertise on anything. But we dive into two quite different movies touching on the same period of history and talk about Pan's Labyrinth as a fable about the importance of disobedience.

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Music From –

Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”
Pan’s Labyrinth score – “Lullaby”
Land and Freedom soundtrack – “Si Me Quieres Escribir”

Bethany’s Media

Movies –

Sky High available on Disney+
Song Sung Blue available on Peacock
We Can Be Heroes available on Kanopy
Young Sherlock Holmes available on Paramount+
The Wizard of Mars available on YouTube
Dracula (2025) available in theaters
Little Amelie, or the Character of Rain available for rental
Perfectly a Strangeness available on Criterion
The Devil is Busy available on HBO Max
Retirement Plan available on YouTube

TV –

Love is Blind available on Netflix
Grace and Frankie available on Netflix
Industry available on HBO Max

Joel’s Media

Movies –

Titanic available on Netflix
28 Years Later available on Netflix
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? available on Disney+
Blue Moon available on Netflix
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die available in theaters
Atonement available for rental
Her available for rental
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind available on Hulu and Peacock

TV –

The Pitt available on HBO Max
Hal and Harper available on Mubi
Taskmaster available on YouTube

Next Episode
Fargo from Joel
and
Columbus from Bethany

The Adventures of Robin Hood/Robin and the 7 Hoods

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0800

Bethany and Joel have their first strong disagreement on this podcast. We recommend watching both movies for yourself and picking a side! In general our team swashbuckles their way through these two very different Robin Hood stories (kinda). It's a good time!

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Music From –

Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”
Robin Hood score - Robin Enters the Great Hall"
Robin and the 7 Hoods soundtrack - "Mr. Booze"

Joel’s Media

Movies:

Sentimental Value available in theaters
Eephus available on Mubi
Black Bag available on Amazon Prime
Send Help available in theaters
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You available on HBO Max
The Testament of Ann Lee available in theaters
Groundhog Day available on AMC
The People’s Joker available on Mubi
The Land Before Time available for rental

TV:

The Pitt available on HBO Max

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

The Beast available on Criterion
KPop Demon Hunters available on Netflix
The Housemaid available in theaters
Predators available on Paramount+
The Wizard of Oz (1925) available on YouTube
The Wizard of Oz (1938) available on HBO Max
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person available on Mubi
35 Shots of Rum available on Mubi
The Perfect Neighbor available on Netflix
Spellbound currently unavailable
Lynden available on YouTube
Swing Shift available for rental
The Plumber available on Criterion
Materialists available on HBO Max
Wolfwalkers available on Apple
The Muppet Show available on Disney+

TV:

Obi-Wan available on Disney+
Wonder Man available on Disney+
Knight of the Seven Kingdoms available on HBO Max
Fallout available on Amazon Prime
Daredevil: Born Again available on Disney+

Next Episode
Pan's Labyrinth from Bethany
and
Land and Freedom from Joel

The Lion in Winter/Summertime

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0800

An entire episode of Joel and Bethany basically running around with a big flag that says MOVIES as we talk about just how much we loved these two films. We hope we never die, friends, at least as long as there is beautiful art in the world and people to share it with.

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Music From –

Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”
Lion in Winter score - "Main Title"
Summertime score - "Summertime in Venice"

Bethany’s Media

Movies –

After Hours available for rental
Zootopia 2 available in theaters
A Touch of Class available for rental
Destroy All Monsters available on HBO and Amazon Prime
His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz available on YouTube
The Magic Cloak of Oz available on YouTube
The Testament of Ann Lee available in theaters

TV –

The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms available on HBO
Daredevil & Daredevil: Born Again available on Disney+
Fallout available on Amazon Prime
Percy Jackson available on Disney+
The Book of Boba Fett available on Disney+

Joel’s Media

Movies –

No Other Choice available in theaters
H is for Hawk available in theaters

TV –

Andor available on Disney+
The Pitt available on HBO
Taskmaster available on YouTube

Next Episode
The Adventures of Robin Hood from Joel
and
Robin and the 7 Hoods from Bethany

A Few Good Men/Stand By Me

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0800

Joel and Bethany go on a Rob Reiner retrospective in honor of him and his wife's tragic passing. What on earth was happening with Demi Moore's character in A Few Good Men? Which parts of talking about Stand By Me bring us both to tears? All this and more ahead of you!

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Music From –

A Few Good Men score – Guantanamo Bay
Come Go with Me – The Del-Vikings
Stand By Me – Ben E. King
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel’s Media –

Movies:

The Secret Agent available in theaters
Ne Zha 2 available on HBO
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl available on HBO
Marty Supreme available in theaters
Left Handed Girl available on Netflix
Together available on Hulu
We Bury the Dead available in theaters
The Mastermind available on Mubi
Vulcanizadora available for rental
Is This Thing On? available in theaters
The Wizard of Oz available on HBO
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple available in theaters

TV:

The Pitt available on HBO

Bethany’s Media –

Movies:

Appointment with Death available on Amazon Prime
Megadoc available on Criterion
Citizens Band available for rental
Presence available on Hulu
Harlan County, USA available on Criterion
The Wonderful World of Oz (1910) available on YouTube
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) available on YouTube
No Home Movie available on Kanopy
Eighth Grade available on Amazon Prime
Sorry, Baby available on HBO
The Rider available for rental
The Bad Guys 2 available on Peacock
Die, My Love available on Mubi
Morvern Caller available on Amazon Prime
Ghostbusters available for rental
All We Imagine is Light available on Criterion
Freakier Friday available on Disney+
Pee Wee as Himself available on HBO
The Moon Has Risen available on Criterion
Eephus available on Mubi
Lesbian Space Princess available for rental
A Simple Favor available for rental
Another Simple Favor available on Amazon Prime
Brightburn available on Netflix
No Other Choice available in theaters
Melvin and Howard not currently available
Boys Go to Jupiter available for rental

TV:

The Mandalorian available on Disney+
The Book of Boba Fett available on Disney+
Heated Rivalry available on HBO
Fallout available on Amazon Prime
Daredevil available on Disney+
Peacemaker available on HBO

Next Episode
The Lion in Winter from Bethany
and
Summertime from Joel

The Girl with All the Gifts/Girl with the Needle

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0800

Bethany and Joel discuss girls who have things! One of them has gifts and one of them has... a giant needle it turns out. Happy new year, may we all get the gifts we need and avoid the needles.

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It's a Wonderful Life episode referenced in the show

Book referenced in episode - We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian

Music from –

The Girl with All the Gifts score – “She Who Brings Gifts”
The Girl with the Needle score – “Karoline’s Theme”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

Mister Klein available on Criterion
Return to Oz available on Disney+
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town available on Peacock
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep available
Zootopia available on Disney+
Zootopia 2 available in theaters available on Criterion and HBO Max
White Christmas available on Amazon Prime
Relay available on Netflix
The Secret Agent available in theaters
The Last Wave available on Criterion and HBO Max
Klaus available on Netflix
Roofman available on Paramount+
The Mastermind available on Mubi
A Dry, White Season available on Amazon Prime
The Tale of Zatoichi available on Criterion
Son of Godzilla available on Criterion and HBO Max
Muppet Christmas Carol available on Disney+
Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas available on Disney+
Death on the Nile (1978) available on Amazon Prime
Evil Under the Sun available on Amazon Prime
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. available on Criterion
Avatar: Fire and Ash available in theaters
God Bless the Child available for rental
Train Dreams available on Netflix
The Hebrew Hammer currently unavailable

TV:

Taskmaster available on YouTube
Fallout available on Amazon Prime
It: Welcome to Derry available on HBO Max
The Mandolorian available on Disney+

Joel’s Media

Movies:

Eight Crazy Nights available for rental
Die Hard available on Amazon Prime
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) available on Netflix
Violent Night available on Peacock
Christmas in Connecticut available for rental
Hamnet available in theaters
Hedda available on Amazon Prime
The Spongebob Movie: The Search for Square Pants available in theaters
Muppet Family Christmas available on YouTube
The Night Before available for rental
It’s a Wonderful Life available on Amazon Prime
Reflection in a Dead Diamond available on AMC and Shudder
Sanjuro available on Criterion
Jay Kelly available on Netflix

TV:

Pluribus available on Apple+
Percy Jackson available on Disney+

Next Episode
A Few Good Men from Joel
and
Stand By Me from Bethany

Monty Python and the Holy Grail/A Night at the Opera

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0800

Join Joel and Bethany in some old timey comedy. Is there much in common between Monty Python and The Marx Brothers? What works and what doesn't work for us now as adults than when we were kids? All these answers and more!

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Music from –

Camelot Song – Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Chico Marx at the Piano – Night at the Opera
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel’s Media
Movies:

The Holdovers available for rental
Nouvelle Vague available on Netflix
Krampus available on Shudder and AMC
The Occupant of the Room available on Shudder
Dust Bunny available in theaters
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004) available on Paramount+

TV:

Pluribus available on Apple
Percy Jackson available on Disney+
Taskmaster available on YouTube

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

How the Grinch Stole Christmas available on Peacock
Charlie Brown Christmas available on Apple
The Heroic Trio 2: Executioners available for rental
Memoirs of an Invisible Man available on Amazon Prime
Wake Up Dead Man available on Netflix
The Muppet Family Christmas available on YouTube
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Winnie Pooh Year available on Disney+
God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust available for rental
The Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa available on Disney+
Merrily We Roll Along unavailable currently
The Year Without a Santa Claus available on AMC
Beautiful Boy available on Amazon Prime
Wicked: For Good available in theaters
Hamnet available in theaters
Ella McCay available in theaters

TV:

Heated Rivalry available on HBO
Shiny Happy People available on Amazon Prime
It: Welcome to Derry available on HBO
Grace and Frankie available on Netflix
BoJack Horseman available on Netflix

Next Episode
The Girl with All the Gifts from Bethany
and
The Girl with a Needle from Joel

While You Were Sleeping/The Holiday

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0800

Happy holidays to all! This week Bethany and Joel talk about some holiday romcoms. We make wild speculations about our mother and some less wild ones. We discuss the likelihood of certain couples surviving the closing credits and wonder why Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman never made another movie together.

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Music from –

While You Were Sleeping score - "Love Theme"
The Holiday score - "Maestro"
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel’s Media

Movies:

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves available on Paramount+
That Thing You Do available for rental
The Black Windmill unavailable streaming
The Breadwinner available for rental
The Running Man (2025) available in theaters
Little Women (2019) available for rental
Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One Backflip available on Dropout
Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man available on Netflix
Wicked: For Good available in theaters

TV:

Pluribus available on Apple
Man on the Inside available on Netflix

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

The Secret of Roan Inish available on Kanopy and Starz
This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection available on Criterion
Crazy Mama available for rental
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles available on Paramount+
The Conjuring: Last Rites available on HBO
Superman and the Mole Men available for rental on YouTube
Cat People (1942) available for rental
Hide and Seek available on Criterion
Love Letters available on Criterion
Black Angel available for rental
Invasion of Astromonster available on Criterion and HBO
Dead Ringers available on Criterion
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving available on Apple
La Llarona available on Criterion
To Die For available for rental

TV:

Grace and Frankie available on Netflix
Yellowjackets available on Showtime

Next Episode

Monty Python and the Holy Grail from Joel
and
A Night at the Opera from Bethany

Ever After/The Ugly Stepsister

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0800

Once upon a time... two siblings talked about Cinderella and the different ways it could be told. Join Joel and Bethany as they discuss the 90s classic Ever After (more classic for Bethany) and how our parents instincts that movies could teach us leftist ideology was at least somewhat correct. Then dive into a much darker and uglier version of the story with 2025's The Ugly Stepsister.

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Music from –

Ever After soundtrack – “Your Highness – What a Surprise”
The Ugly Stepsister soundtrack – “Blomsterdansen”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

Scooby-Doo available for rental
Scooby-Doo 2 available for rental
After Life available on Criterion
Back to the Future available on Netflix
Frankenstein (2025) available on Netflix
Caged Heat available for rental
Predator: Badlands available in theaters
Elio available on Disney+
Moana 2 available on Disney+
Hellboy (2004) available on HBO
Salem’s Lot (1974) available for rental
Bugonia available in theaters
The Running Man available in theaters
Earth Girls Are Easy available for rental

TV:

Pluribus available on Apple+
Wayward available on Netflix
Taskmaster available on YouTube
The Lowdown available on Hulu

Joel’s Media

Movies:

Back to the Future Part II available on Netflix
Mulan available on Disney+
Die My Love available in theaters
Dunkirk available on Peacock
The Carpenter’s Son available in theaters
Hugo available on Paramount+

Next Episode -
First Christmas Spectacular - Christmas Romcom Edition

While You Were Sleeping
and
The Holiday

Double Indemnity/Touch of Evil

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0800

It's an accidental celebration of Noirvember! We would love to say we were clever enough to plan this but actually, as is often the case for us and so rarely the case for anyone in a film noir... we were just lucky. Listen to us discuss what we know everyone was dying to hear - WOULD Bethany still do Orson Welles in Touch of Evil? Gotta listen to find out!

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Music from –

Miklos Rozsa – Double Indemnity Theme
Henry Mancini – Touch of Evil Theme
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel’s Media

Movies:

Creature from the Black Lagoon available for rental
Frankenstein (2025) available on Netflix
Bride of Frankenstein available on HBO Max
Back to the Future available on Netflix

TV:

Only Murders in the Building available on Hulu
The Lowdown available on Hulu
Reservation Dogs available on Hulu
Deadloch available on Amazon Prime

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster available on HBO Max
House of Dynamite available on Netflix
It (1990) available on HBO Max
Addams Family Values available for rental
Prey available on Hulu
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown available on Apple

TV:

The Bear available on Hulu
It: Welcome to Derry available on HBO Max
Wayward available on Netflix
Matlock available on Paramount+
Grace and Frankie available on Netflix

Next Episode

Ever After from Bethany
and
The Ugly Stepsister from Joel

Life Itself and Hitchcock/Truffaut

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0800

Listen to Bethany wax poetic about one of their personal heroes - Roger Ebert. Big movie dork episode this week as we discuss two different movie documentaries, one of which definitely worked better for us than the other!

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Music from -

Leonard Cohen - "I'm Your Man"
Hitchcock/Truffaut soundtrack - "Floors of Glass"
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany’s Media:

Movie –

Labyrinth available on Peacock
Lucky Numbers available for rental
News from Home available on Criterion and HBO Max
The Long, Long Trailer available for rental
Tron: Ares available in theaters
Equinox available on Criterion
Hereditary available on HBO Max
Sidney available on Apple
a.k.a. Charlie Sheen available on Netflix
Ride with the Devil available for rental
Chosen (2001) available on YouTube
Yoyo available on Criterion
Event Horizon available for rental
The Predator available on Hulu
The Perfect Neighbor available on Netflix
Sneakers available on Peacock
The Thursday Murder Club available on Netflix

TV –

Taskmaster available on YouTube
Grace and Frankie available on Netflix
Task available on HBO Max
Elsbeth available on Paramount+
The Golden Bachelor available on Hulu
Only Murders in the Building available on Hulu

Joel’s Media:

Movies:

Sleepy Hollow available for rental
Creepshow available on AMC
The Black Phone available on Peacock
The Witch available on HBO Max
After the Hunt currently unavailable
The Wolfman available for rental
Good Fortune available in theaters
Frankenstein (1931) available for rental
Lonely Are the Brave available on Starz

TV:

The Lowdown available on Hulu
Alien: Earth available on Hulu

Next Episode:

Double Indemnity from Joel
and
Touch of Evil from Bethany

Fear Street trilogy + Prom Queen

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0700

Strap yourself in for a giant Halloween episode, friends! Joel and Bethany discuss the 2021 Netflix Fear Street trilogy and also briefly the terrible Fear Street movie that was released this year. Followed by a VERY LONG what we’ve been watching, because we haven’t seen each other for 5 weeks! Happy Halloween!

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Music From

Fear Street 1994 Score – “Skullmask”
Fear Street 1978 Score – “Chased Through the Woods”
Fear Street 1666 Score – “Revelation”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Michael Mann and Masculinity essay

Joel’s Media:

Movies:

Honey Don’t! available on Peacock
Titanic available for rental
Final Destination available on HBO Max
Jaws available on Netflix
Dog Day Afternoon available on HBO Max
Dr. Strangelove available for rental
Caught Stealing available for rental
Viy available for rental
The Godfather available for rental
The Hustler available for rental
Citizen Kane available for rental
The Roses available in theaters
The Departed available for rental
Goodfellas available for rental
The Thing (1982) available on Peacock
The Long Walk available in theaters
Toy Story available on Disney+
Misery available on HBO Max
Se7en available on HBO Max
Pan’s Labyrinth available for rental
Psycho available on Peacock, Shudder, and AMC+
A Clockwork Orange available for rental
Gianmarco Soresi: The Thief of Joy available on YouTube
Casablanca available on HBO Max
Vertigo available on Shudder and AMC+
2001: A Space Odyssey available on HBO Max
One Battle After Another available in theaters
Lawrence of Arabia available for rental
Apollo 13 available on Netflix
The Funhouse available for rental
Candyman (1992) available on Amazon Prime and AMC+
Perfect Blue available for rental
The Sting available on Peacock
From Dusk Til Dawn available on Peacock
An American Werewolf in London available on AMC+
Evil Dead II available on HBO Max
Roofman available in theaters
Army of Darkness available for rental

TV:

The English Teacher available on Hulu
Yellowjackets available on Netflix and Showtime
Long Story Short available on Netflix
Only Murders in the Building available on Hulu
Alien Earth available on Hulu

Bethany’s Media:

Movies –

Bad Press available on Criterion
This Is My Life available for rental
The Insider available on Hulu
Miami Vice available for rental
The Funeral available on Criterion
A Nice Indian Boy available on Hulu
Paper Moon available for rental
The Addams Family (2019) available on Amazon Prime and Paramount+
Collateral available on Paramount+
Mystery Men available for rental
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish available on Netflix
Highest 2 Lowest available on Apple+
Blackhat available on Amazon Prime
Gidget available for rental
White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie and Fitch available on Netflix
Manhunter available on Criterion
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told available on Hulu
The Paperboy available on Amazon Prime
Ghosts of Mars available on Criterion
Hester Street available on Criterion
A Fish in the Bathtub available on Criterion
Working Girls available on Criterion
Bugsy Malone available for rental
Prom Dates available on Hulu
Night at the Museum available on Hulu
The Silence of the Lambs available on HBO Max
The Merchant of the Four Seasons available on Criterion
La Cienega available on Criterion and HBO Max
28 Years Later available on Netflix
Hard Boiled available on Criterion
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart available on Criterion
Popeye available on Criterion
Paragraph 175 available on Criterion
Eleanor the Great available in theaters
Casper available on Netflix
The Addams Family (1991) available on Paramount+

TV –

Task available on HBO Max
The Lowdown available on Hulu
The Bear available on Hulu
High Potential available on Hulu
Taskmaster available on YouTube
Bob’s Burgers available on Hulu

Next Episode:

Life Itself from Bethany
and
Hitchcock/Truffaut from Joel

300 & Jason and the Argonauts

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0700

How many abs does any one man need? How do we feel about Zac Snyder both historically and now? How much do we really have to say about either of these movies? What's it feel like to revisit adolescent favs that are now kind of embarrassing? Many questions to be answered!

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music From

300 soundtrack – “The Hot Gates”
Jason and the Argonauts soundtrack – “The Attack”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel's Media –

Movies:

Cloud (2024) currently unavailable
The Bad Guys available on Peacock
High and Low available on Criterion
Highest 2 Lowest available on Apple+
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert available for rental
Americana currently unavailable
Ne Zha available on Netflix and Peacock

Yellowjackets available on Netflix
Taskmaster available on YouTube

Bethany's Media –

Movies:

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang available for rental
Tron: Legacy available on Disney+
Crumb available for rental
Fail Safe available for rental
Fixed available on Netflix
Judge Dredd available for rental
Honey, Don’t! available in theaters
Weapons available in theaters

Alien Earth available on Hulu

Next Episode

Special episode – Netflix’s Fear Street movies!

The Last Duel & The Name of the Rose

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0700

Get medieval with Bethany and Joel as we discuss one of our favorite movies of a few years ago and one new to both of us. Lots of violence and mysteries but also just a lot of fun!

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music From:

The Last Duel soundtrack – “Duel Preparations”
The Name of the Rose soundtrack – “Kyrie”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany’s Media:

Movies –
Kpop Demon Hunters available on Netflix
Howard available on Disney+
Beauty and the Beast available on Disney+
Between the Lines available on Criterion
Missing from Fire Trail Road available on Hulu
Bernice Bobs Her Hair available on Criterion
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad available on Paramount+
Naked Gun (2025) available in theaters
Naked Gun 2 ½: The Smell of Fear available on Paramount+
Sorry, Baby available in theaters
The Mask available for rental
The Fantastic Four: First Steps available in theories
Predator: Killer of Killers available on Hulu
Perfect Days available on Hulu
Purple Noon available on Criterion
One of Them Days available on Netflix
The Love Witch available on Peacock
Branded to Kill available on Criterion
Freaky Friday (1976) available on Disney+
Bergman Island (2021) available on Criterion
Freaky Friday (2003) available on Disney+
Tron available on Disney+
The Hidden Fortress available on Criterion

TV –

Taskmaster available on YouTube

Joel’s Media:

Movies –

Marc Maron: Panicked available on HBO
Killer Joe available on Amazon Prime
She Rides Shotgun available in theaters
Weapons available in theaters

TV –

The Bear available on Hulu
Murderbot available on Apple+
Stick available on Apple+
King of the Hill available on Hulu

Next Episode:

300 from Joel
and
Jason and the Argonauts from Bethany

The Gold Rush (1925) and Thousand Pieces of Gold

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0700

Join Bethany and Joel as we talk about our experience and thoughts around silent film and the first (although certainly not the last) conversation about a couple of unconventional westerns. And please check out Nancy Kelly’s Thousand Pieces of Gold, a clearly underseen little gem.

Interviews about Thousand Pieces of Gold here, here, and video interview here.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music From:

The Gold Rush soundtrack - "Roll Dance"
Gary Remal Malkin - "The Settler's Waltz"
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel:

Movies –

Superman (2025) available in theaters
One of Them Days available on Netflix
Eddington available in theaters
Cosmopolis available on Starz
F1 available in theaters
Crooklyn available on Starz
Kpop Demon Hunters available on Netflix
Home available in theaters

TV –

Taskmaster available on YouTube
The Bear available on Hulu

Bethany:

Movies –

Open Range available for rental
The Lady of Shanghai available for rental
Unstoppable available for rental
The Ballad of Wallis Island available on Paramount+
Zombies 4 – Dawn of the Vampires available on Disney+
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh available on Disney+
Winnie the Pooh (2011) available on Disney+
What Men Want available for rental
Sense and Sensibility available for rental
Brick available for rental
Mothra vs. Godzilla available on Criterion and HBO Max

TV –

Hacks available on HBO
Taskmaster available on YouTube

Next Episode

The Last Duel from Bethany
and
The Name of the Rose from Joel

Mostly Martha and Big Night

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0700

Join Bethany and Joel chatting about food, a weird topic for us both because of how we are both picky eaters but we also both really enjoy food movies! Nothing to bring folks together like a great meal and people obsessed with making it, as both our movies explore. Good times. Stay tuned as well for a small extra segment on the NYT Best Movies of the 21st Century and our picks for that.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music From:

Keith Jarrett – “Country”
Louis Prima – “Buona Sera”
Rosemary Clooney – “Mambo Italiano”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

See the NYT list here

Joel NYT List:

Fury Road
Little Women (2019)
Game Night
Blade Runner 2049
The Handmaiden
The Witch
Across the Spiderverse
Zodiac
Inside Llewyn Davis
Drive My Car

Bethany NYT List
(links to previous podcasts where film was discussed)

Past Lives
The Favourite
Spotlight
John Wick
Tree of Life
No Country for Old Men
Children of Men
Brick
Almost Famous
Drive My Car

Bethany –

Movies:

Mary Jane’s Not a Virgin Anymore available on Criterion
Moonage Daydream available on HBO
28 Days Later available on AMC
28 Weeks Later available Hulu
I Could Never Be Your Woman available on Prime and Peacock
Last Summer available on Criterion
King Ralph available for rental
Yojimbo available on Criterion
The Hudsucker Proxy available for rental
The Green Knight available for rental
Hot Tomorrows currently unavailable
Inland Empire available on Criterion
White Material available on Criterion
Horizon: An American Saga – Part 1 available on Netflix
The Gleaners & I available on Criterion
Bedtime Story currently unavailable
F1 available in theaters

TV:

Taskmaster available on YouTube
Buffy the Vampire Slayer available on Hulu
Angel available on Hulu
The Gilded Age available on HBO
Daredevil available on Disney+

Podcast:

Long Shadow

Joel –

Movies:

Materialists available for purchase
Rear Window available on Netflix
The Thin Man available for rental
28 Years Later available in theaters

TV:

Murderbot available on Apple+
Stick available on Apple+

Next episode

The Gold Rush from Joel
and
Thousand Pieces of Gold from Bethany

Winter's Bone & Leave No Trace

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0700

Join Joel and Bethany to talk about Debra Granik's beautiful determination to tell stories about people we don't usually hear stories about. As a warning, this is a sad set of movies, but also a really beautiful and tender set. What do the stories about the outcasts of society say about community care and how well our social net actually works?

Debra Granik interview referenced here

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music From:

Winter’s Bone soundtrack – “Bred and Buttered”
Leave No Trace soundtrack – “Moon Boat”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel –

Movies:

Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning currently unavailable
Bring Her Back available for purchase
Paper Moon available on Paramount+
Predator: Killer of Killers available on Hulu+
The Phoenician Scheme available for purchase
Ballerina available for purchase

TV:

Stick available on Apple+
Duster available on HBO

Bethany –

Movies:

Look Who’s Talking Too available for rental
Look Who’s Talking Now available for rental
King Kong vs. Godzilla not available streaming
Dredd available on HBO
Mountainhead available on HBO
Cats available on Netflix
Gigli available for rental
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice available on Disney+
Laura Croft Tomb Raider available for rental
Materialists available for purchase

TV:

Taskmaster available on YouTube
Daredevil available on Disney+
Echo available on Disney+
Love Is Blind available on Netflix

Next episode -

Mostly Martha from Bethany
and
Big Night from Joel

Your Sister's Sister & Sh*thouse

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0700

Join Joel and Bethany as we dive into two very messy and very human stories. What happens when you make terrible mistakes but still love each other? How do you make friends in college and learn to be a grown up? We look at the two deeply human movies Your Sister’s Sister and Sh*thouse and muse on our own college experience a bit.

Cooper Raiff Interview referenced here

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music From:

Black Belt Eagle Scout - "I Don’t Have You In My Life”
Shithouse soundtrack - "Walk All Over Me (Original Mix)"
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany –

Movies:

Supergirl available on HBO Max
National Lampoon’s European Vacation available for rental
Biosphere available on Hulu
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom available on Peacock
Police Story available on Criterion
Every Row a Path not available
Tag available for rental
Fast Times at Ridgemont High available for rental
Look Who’s Talking available for rental
Wish available on Disney+
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning available in theaters

TV:

Last of Us available on HBO Max
Taskmaster available on YouTube
Poker Face available on Peacock
Dark Winds available on AMC
Bob’s Burgers available on Hulu

Joel –

Movies:

Re-Animator available for rental
Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go available on HBO Max
Hurry Up Tomorrow available for rental
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl available on Netflix
Rogue One available on Disney+

TV:

The Studio available on Apple+
Hacks available on HBO Max
Dying for Sex available on Hulu
Murderbot available on Apple+
Say Nothing available on Hulu
Severance available on Apple+

Next Episode:

Winter's Bone from Joel
and
Leave No Trace from Bethany

Notorious (1946) & Black Book

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0700

It took us an entire five episodes to get to Nazis! Join us as we contrast a movie made immediately after WWII by the Americans with a movie made decades after by a European. Would you believe they have somewhat different vibes?

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Music From:

Notorious Score - "Suite"
Black Book soundtrack - "Ich Bin Die Fesche Lola"
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Paul Verhoeven Interview referenced here

Joel –

Movies:

Pride and Prejudice (2005) available on Netflix
Raging Bull available for rental
The King of Comedy available for rental
Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life available on Max
The Surfer available in some theaters
The Man Who Knew Too Much available for rental

TV:

Hacks available on HBO Max
The Studio available on Apple+
Andor available on Disney+
The Pitt available on HBO Max

Bethany –

Movies:

Sunday, Bloody Sunday available for rental
Chain Reaction available for rental
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife currently unavailable
Companion available on Max
Sinners available in theaters
Crossing Delancey available for rental
The Girl on the Broomstick available on Criterion
Chilly Scenes of Winter currently unavailable
Fortune Feimster: Crushing It available on Netflix
Johnny Dangerously currently unavailable
Something Wild available on Amazon Prime
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans available on Amazon Prime
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker available on Netflix
Clueless available on Paramount+
Thunderbolts available in theaters

TV:

Mid Century Modern available on Hulu
The Golden Girls available on Hulu
Taskmaster available on YouTube
Poker Face available on Peacock
Dark Winds available on AMC
The Last of Us available on HBO Max
BoJack Horseman available on Netflix

Next episode:
Your Sister's Sister from Bethany
and
Shithouse from Joel

The Little Mermaid & The Lure

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0700

Dive into musical mermaids with Joel and Bethany as they discuss how queer the Little Mermaid might actually be and how having a friend to tear out the throat of the guy who betrays you can make a story more interesting.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music From:

The Little Mermaid soundtrack - "Part of Your World"
The Lure soundtrack - "You Were the Beat of My Heart"
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany –

Movies:

Princess Mononoke available on HBO Max
Pan available for rental
The Egg and I available for rental
No Time for Love currently unavailable
I Met Him in Paris currently unavailable
Being Two Isn’t Easy available on Criterion
Forest of Bliss currently unavailable
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy available for rental

TV:

The Last of Us available on HBO Max
Love Is Blind available on Netflix

Joel –

Movies:

The Muppet Movie available on Disney+
I Saw the Devil available on Peacock
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp available on Criterion
Warfare available for purchase
Sinners available in theaters

TV:

Hacks available on HBO Max
Steven Universe available on Hulu

Next Episode:

Notorious from Joel
and
Black Book from Bethany

Galaxy Quest/The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0700

Welcome to episode 3 of Memories of Movies! Listen to Joel and Bethany muse about theatrical memories and express a lot of confusion about the existence of a watermelon. This was a fun one to do!

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music from:

Galaxy Quest Theme by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Theme by Michael Boddicker
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

What have we been watching and where can you watch it? See below!

Joel –

Movies:

Hercules available on Disney+
Frenzy available for rental
Princess Mononoke available on Max
The Lady Vanishes available on Max
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang available for rental

TV:

Severance available on Apple+

Bethany –

Movies:

Three Cases of Murder available on Criterion
Shockproof available on Criterion
Always available for rental
Sweet Liberty not currently available
Savage (1973) available on YouTube
Hook available for rental
Scent of a Woman available for rental
Black Bag available on Peacock
High and Low available on Criterion
Death of a Unicorn available for purchase
Michael Clayton available on Paramount+
Kraven available on Netflix
Spawn available on Paramount+

TV:

Adolescence available on Netflix
The Studio available on Apple+
Deli Boys available on Hulu
Dark Winds available on AMC
Mid Century Modern available on Hulu

Next Episode:

The Little Mermaid from Bethany
And
The Lure from Joel

Holy Hell/Sound of My Voice

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0700

Join Joel and Bethany in the second episode as they talk about cults for the first (but definitely not the last) time! What kind of cult do you think you’d be susceptible to? What is so interesting about cults? Don’t forget some side musing about our parents for spice.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music From:

Holy Hell Soundtrack – “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol
Sound of My Voice Soundtrack – “Dreams” by The Cranberries
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Links from the show:

2025 Criterion Challenge

The Turning Podcast

What have we been watching? See below for titles we mention and where you can see them.

Bethany -

Movies:
Rocco and His Brothers available on Criterion
Star Trek: First Contact available on Paramount+
Anna Karenina available for rental
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 available on Paramount+
A Canterbury Tale available on Criterion
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie available for rental
Analyze This available for rental
Analyze That available for rental
Miller’s Crossing available for rental
My Darling Clementine available for rental
Captain America: Brave New World available for purchase
Thunder on the Hill not available

TV:
Evil available on Paramount+
Matlock available on Paramount+
Elsbeth available on Paramount+
White Lotus available on Max
Righteous Gemstones available on Max
Dark Winds available on AMC
Heartstopper available on Netflix
Wheel of Time available on Amazon Prime
Mayfair Witches available on AMC
Abbot Elementary available on Hulu
Yellowjackets available on Showtime
Buffy the Vampire Slayer available on Hulu
Angel available on Hulu

Joel -

Movies:

The Rule of Jenny Pen available on AMC and Shudder
Mickey 17 available for rental
Foreign Intrigue not available
Black Bag available on Peacock
Paddington 2 available for rental
Paddington in Peru available for rental
O Brother, Where Art Thou available for rental
Game Night available for rental

TV:
Severance available on Apple+
Bojack Horseman available on Netflix

Next Episode!
Galaxy Quest (1999) from Joel
and
The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) from Bethany

Memories of Murder/Summer of Sam

Bethany Sparkle — Tue, 20 May 2025 06:00:00 -0700

Joel and Bethany do their pilot episode on serial killers, racism, and what’s interesting about watching two serial killer movies from two very different cultural backgrounds.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music from:
Memories of Murder soundtrack - “Faces”
Summer of Sam soundtrack - “There But for the Grace of God”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

What have we been watching and where can you watch it? See below!

Joel –

Movies:
The Last Waltz available for rental
Paprika available for rental
Blue Velvet available on Max
Zatoichi available for rental
Crash (1996) currently unavailable
Companion available on Max
Heart Eyes available for rental
Cure available on Criterion
Dreams available for rental
Drunken Master available for rental
Excalibur available for rental
The Monkey available for rental
Paddington available on Paramount+

TV:
Severance available on Apple+
Common Side Effects available on Max
Bojack Horseman available on Netflix

Bethany –

Movies:
Sister Act & Sister Act II available on Disney+
The Breaking Ice available on Criterion
Heat available on Netflix & Paramount+
Mirror available on Criterion
A Complete Unknown available on Hulu
The Art of Love currently unavailable
The Postman available for rental
The Last Showgirl available for rental
Better Man available on Paramount+
Wild at Heart currently unavailable
Nashville available for purchase
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby available for rental
The Long Good Friday available on Criterion
THX 1138 available for rental
Thief available for rental
I’m Still Here available for rental
Black Box Diaries available on Paramount+
Nickel Boys available on Amazon Prime
The Six Triple Eight available on Netflix
Paddington in Peru available on Paramount+
Pygmalion available on Criterion
Salesman available on Criterion
Star Trek Generations available on Paramount+
Dirty Dancing available for rental
Mickey 17 available for rental
The Empty Man available for rental

TV:
White Lotus available on Max
Heartstopper available on Netflix
Yellowjackets available on Paramount+
Nobody Wants This available on Netflix

Next Episode!
Holy Hell (2016) from Bethany
and
Sound of My Voice (2011) from Joel