·45· Clueless

If you’ve ever wondered what the hell Helen is singing about in her original Falling in Love Montage theme song, then be buggin’ no longer.

Starting with episode 45, Clueless, we will tackle all six movies referenced in the theme song.

It’s going to be Phat!

We’ve called a truce and brought Val’s Matt back (after he was totally wiggin’ on Bridesmaids).

Also joining us is our *official* Jane Austen correspondent, Tracy Tanoff!

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·44· Emma

For our first (but not last) time covering a Jane Austen adaptation, we knew we needed to rope in someone better read, smarter, and generally superior to us — so we nabbed Superfan Tracy Tanoff! We rode through the rain* to tell you about the Gwyneth Paltrow Emma, easily the second-best adaptation of the novel Emma made in 1995-1996.

*metaphorically.**

**No, not even.

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·42· Mannequin


Last year we were listening to Rae Sremmurd and doing the Mannequin Challenge. Thirty years ago we were listening to Starship and watching Jonathan Switcher do the Mannequin.
FiLM is joined by special guest MC Williams of the Myths Your Teacher Hated podcast to discuss the 1987 re-telling of Pygmalion.
Join us for a healthy dose of chick-flick-nitpicks and Greek-geek-speak.

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·41· GIRLS TRIP


Is it hot in here or is it just August? If you’re looking for a breakout summer comedy that’s got everything from urinating on a crowd to bootyhole-kush to sploshing, then look no further than 2017’s Girls Trip. Oh, we should also mention it’s a remarkably grounded narrative about friendship and a powerful portrayal of black women that audiences everywhere desperately want and deserve. Ryan, Sasha, Dina, and Lisa are characters we want to spend more time with.

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·40· Frozen


Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, snow sister ❄️ 

In our first ever clean* episode, sisters Helen and Valerie talk about Disney’s 2013 Frozen. Our special “guest Matt” will melt you like an Olaf by an open fire.

*an earnest attempt to not say F**k and S**t

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