12.45: Christmas in July 2023
For this Christmas in July, we went a very non-traditional route with our movie choice and watched “The Apology” on Hulu. Thankfully, we also watched “A Storm for Christmas” and “Die Hard,” two actual Christmas shows. We definitely needed something more jovial after “The Apology”!
12.44 Barbenheimer
Last weekend, we were Barbie girls in Oppenheimer’s world! Life’s atomic, it’s so comic. Podcast without a care; listen everywhere! (Sorry, Ice Spice and Nikki Minaj!)
12.43: Everything to Love on AppleTV+ PLUS The Strikes
Ever since a certain prestige streamer went a bit, shall we say, low-rent, AppleTV+ has soared to the top of our list as our number 1 favorite streaming service. What AppleTV lacks in quantity, it well more than makes up for in quality. And it’s doing its damnedest to catch up in quantity!
12.42: Lone Star State of Mind: “Friday Night Lights”
For Kelly’s birthday, we’re in a Lone Star state of mind! I mean, not everything is messed up in Texas, right, y’all? We watched a shoot-ton of episodes of “Friday Night Lights” to get fully in the mood.
12.41: Cape Fear
For the Fourth of July, we decided to watch three takes on one film, part of which happens over July Fourth weekend. We watched the 1962 and 1991 versions of “Cape Fear” and s5 e2 of “The Simpsons”: “Cape Feare.”
12.40 What’s on The Menu?
Even though this delicious film came out seven months ago, somehow Kelly did not get spoiled on the actual meat of “The Menu.” And, don’t worry, we won’t spoil you here. But we do spoil you in this episode!
12.39: We Have Questions. The Pope Has Answers.
We have a slew of questions we’d love to ask Pope Francis. Sadly, we did not get the opportunity. But a lucky group of Spanish-speaking young people did in the Hulu documentary “The Pope Answers.”
12.38: Tina Remains Simply the Best
Today we celebrate the powerful life of the fabulous Tina Turner. Better than all the rest! Really, what else is there to say about Tina? We have not just a bit more, as does the documentary “Tina” (2021, on Max) that we watched for this episode.
12.37 Football Is Life (The “Ted Lasso” Finale?)
It’s been a minute, but we’re finally discussing the season/series(?) finale of Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso.” Is it really the end? Will there be a spinoff? Maybe a continuation?
12.36: Searching for the Truth in Air
Susan sat this one out since Cort and Kelly are discussing a biopic. We’re chatting about the movie “Air,” about the creation of the Air Jordan shoe and signing Michael Jordan to the fledgling Nike basketball division.
12.35: The Finale Show (Not Ours!)
This week, the Geek Girls discuss two series finales and one season finale. It’s the end of HBO’s “Succession” and “Barry” and the season-2 end of Showtime’s “Yellowjackets.”
12.34: Love to You, Donna Summer
This week, the Geek Girls discuss the wonderful documentary “Love to You, Donna Summer,” co-directed by Donna Summer’s daughter Brooklyn Sudano and Roger Ross Williams (first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Director—short film “Music by Prudence”).
12.33: Silo Episodes 1 to 3
Apple TV+ is quickly becoming our favorite streaming service… especially as original favorite HBO Max transitions into Max. (Sigh.) Today Cort and Kelly are chatting about the excellent new series “Silo,” based on the books by Hugh Howey.
12.32: Michael J. Fox Still (Always) Has Our Heart
In this episode, we chat about the wonderful new documentary “Still” about Michael J. Fox. The documentary goes back to his childhood, moves forward through his acting career, and goes deep into his life with Parkinson’s Disease.
12.31: The Killer Nurse, the Good Nurse, and the Danish Nurse
Nurses are the real heroes of the hospital. But today we’re chatting about two nurses who killed their patients and the nurses who helped stop them.
12.30 Moms of Distinction
Movie and TV moms: the good, the bad, and the truly despicable. We grew up wishing that certain TV moms were our mom. We’ve watched movies wondering, “Oh, my lord, what is she doing?!” Today we’re discussing moms of distinction in TV and film: those we love and those we love to hate.
12.29: Death Note and the Rise of Kira
“The world is rotten, and those who are making it rot deserve to die.” So states Light Yagami in episode 1 of the Japanese anime “Death Note” after getting acquainted with the notebook of the same name.
12.28: Tainted Meat: David Choe Ruins “Beef” PLUS the Ridiculous Fun of “Cocaine Bear”
We had to scrap the episode we had previously recorded on the Netflix series “BEEF” after we learned about the David Choe scandal. So, we’re replacing it with a discussion of the Choe incident(s) and a blow-by-blow of the “Final-Destination”-esque deaths in “Cocaine Bear.”
12.27: “Introducing Brian Broome” with Filmmaker Chris Ivey
Y’all know how much we love documentaries. Today we’re discussing the hilarious, profound, and deeply moving “Introducing Brian Broome” with producer and director Chris Ivey.
12.26: Something is Risen: Midnight Mass
It’s Easter weekend, and you know what that means… our second annual (?) rewatch of Mike Flanagan’s “Midnight Mass”!