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

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

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

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

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.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

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

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.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

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

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

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.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

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