A Chick Flick Podcast
If you’re looking for Jet Li, you won’t find him here. For some reason or another, we talk about Finn Taylor’s 2016 comedy fantasy, Unleashed. It’s your basic wish fulfillment flick with a generous layer of problematic events. But hey, Kate Micucci, right?
It’s currently streaming on Netflix but be very careful with what you do with that information.
We also spend some extra time talking with a Matt, and this time—we have very similar feelings about the movie.
1989’s When Harry Met Sally asks the burning question, “Can men and women be friends after women have subjected them to a full-length episode about Fifty Shades Darker?”
According to Bill O’Donnell, so-called software expert, most charming person in the world, and our special guest, the answer is “Yes, Yes, Yes!”
Masochism meets sadism in episode 53 when three lovely, talented, educated young women deliberately (why god, why?) watch Fifty Shades Darker, the critically reviled sequel to the equally critically reviled Fifty Shades of Grey (which they’ve also watched).
Valerie and Helen are joined by sublime guest, Meghan Griffin for an uproarious and deserved ripping. Fall in love with Meghan now or get to know her better at any of her many delightful podcasts, Judging Book Covers Podcast, Fableulous Retelling Podcast, and A Handbook for Handbook for Mortals.
*** expletive warning ***
Falling in Love Montage podcast often embraces the freedom of profanity, however, a particular four-letter word comes up with fervent frequency and is used as a sub for every different part of speech, including the verb.
Happy New Year!
We could think of no better way to ring in 2018 than to watch one of the best things about 2017 — Wonder Woman. And we could think of no better person to discuss it with at incredible length* than our podcast sweetheart, #1 fan, and male counterpart (and previous guest) Ryan Lynch. And we could think of no better “Matt” to consult than Ryan’s own (non-Matt) very best half, Ariel Azzara.
Check out all of Ryan’s podcasts — We’ll Get it Right Next Year: An Adventure in Cinema (for which Helen is the Etta Candy) and Comrade sister-casts Divisive Issues and Oops, I Talked Politics, both also available at frondsradio.com — and hit up Ariel on the internet to find out where you can send her tons of money for her upcoming wedding.
*like really incredible length
And with this, Titanic part 2, we gleefully (and finally) finish all our wrapping.
We wrap our six-episode (okay, seven) theme-song series, we wrap our first-ever 2 part episode, and we wrap our 2017 calendar.
Special thanks to Emily Bennett for proposing the brilliant and collaborative theme song you hear in this episode.
The warmest thank yous to our talented contributors, our beloved podcast family:
Intro
Singers: Emily Bennett, Ollie Brady/Jason Statham, Laura B., Frances Chang, Malcolm Nygard, Vanessa Riley
Finnish translation and recitation: Juha Heikkil
Electric guitar: Bill O’Donnell
Outro
Bass: Ryan Lynch
Piano: Bill O’Donnell
As we bid adieu to this year we take with us, hold dearly, and will never let go of the beautiful friendships we’ve made.
Happy New Year, friends!
*This episode is lovingly dedicated to the memory of GiGi
20 years ago tomorrow, people poured into theaters to see James Cameron’s epic romance-disaster film, Titanic.
Just last week, Helen, Valerie, and two fellas named Matt shelled out a ton of cash, donned some serious 3D shades, and relaxed into their reclining movie theater seats for 195 minutes of Helen preciously reciting every line of Titanic. For the record, this is the preferred way to see Titanic.
What happens now is part 1 of a very special 2 part episode, closing out FiLM’s six-episode theme-song series, and our 2017 schedule.
Don’t let go!
