Heart Of Podness

We just saw the new movie from writer-director-star Tommy Wiseau (The Room), so we had to throw our schedule out the window to talk about the romance of Big Shark! Join in as we discuss our experience being in a room with Wiseau, his growth as a filmmaker, his dubious claims about its production, and various plans for exploding pigs. Plus: What happened to Greg Sestero? Did the music in the movie have planned notation? Are any of the firemen characters being paid? And, most importantly, did they ever use the treasure map? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Dick Tracy (1990) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

We're putting on a double feature as we look at two films whose actresses tied for the Oscar in 1968: Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl and Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter. Join in as we discuss the tie itself, these two extremely different performances, the history of Fanny Brice on stage and screen, and the surprising comedy of a drama about twelfth-century English succession squabbles. Plus: Why did Columbia want to fire Omar Sharif? How many aliases did Nick Arnstein have? Does anyone care about Geoffrey? And is Funny Girl actually good, or is it just Barbra? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

We're taking another look at one of the year's new movies as we head to foggy London town for the casual romance of Rye Lane (now available on Hulu!). Join in as we discuss the film's South London location, Britishisms, childhood rumors, and address several questions about Young Sheldon. Plus: How did director Raine Allen-Miller creatively avoid making Rye Lane a covid movie? How did they get a Colin Firth cameo? Are tongues are weirdest muscles? And, most importantly, when and how should one use a urinal respectfully? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: The Lion in Winter *and* Funny Girl (both 1968) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

We're looking at a movie heralded by some as the savior of the R-rated comedy: David Dobkin's 2005 hit Wedding Crashers! Join in as we discuss the 05 box office, the logistics of wedding crashing, the DC setting, and the film's odd handling of sexual assault. Plus: What's the deal with the oft-rumored sequel? Why is John McCain here? Is Owen Wilson playing the worst friend ever? And, most importantly, are these dudes even good wedding crashers? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Rye Lane (2023) - now streaming on Hulu! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

We're headed to Japan for one of the country's biggest hits: Makoto Shinkai's 2016 romantic epicYour Name.! Join in as we discuss body swap rules, biking uphill, small-town corruption, and altruistic terrorism. Plus: What's going on with the American remake? Why are so few American animated movies set specifically in the present? And, most importantly, did Mitsuha ever try a urinal? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Wedding Crashers (2005) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

We're checking in with Springfield's first family for a look at the romance between Homer and Marge in 2007's The Simpsons Movie! Join in as we discuss the film's long development, our favorite Simpsons characters, Spider-Pig, and Surf's Up. Plus: Why wasn't this nominated for the Animated Feature Oscar? Did Stephen King rip off this movie? What's with all the two-part movies in 2023? And, most importantly, does Tigger look like a tiger? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Your Name. (2016) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

300th EPISODE!!! To celebrate this major milestone, we're going back to the work of Sandra Bullock - star of our very first episode (on While You Were Sleeping)! Join Will, Marc, and #FiFiFierce for an update on our investigation into movie romance, a discussion of Bullock's tripping and surprisingly successful glow-up, the movie's extremely coppy politics, and William Shatner's scene-stealing performance. Plus: What exactly is Candace Bergen's plan? Did Eric expose every FBI agent's face and identity to a children's website? Did Ellen DeGeneres lie about inspiring the movie? And, most obviously, why isn't this an episode on Zack Snyder's 300? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: The Simpsons Movie (2007) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

We're looking at an animated cult classic this week: the Rankin-Bass adaptation of Peter S. Beagle's beloved fantasy novel The Last Unicorn! Join in as we discuss weird movies from our childhoods, the soundtrack by America, the film's connection to Studio Ghibli, and sexually aggressive trees. Plus: Why is Prince Lir so dull? What happened to Mommy Fortuna? Why is Molly Grue the only competent person in this world? And, most importantly, why are there tacos??? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Miss Congeniality (2000) - Our 300th episode!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

We're talking some of the biggest stars of the 1940s as we look at the romance of George Cukor's adaptation of The Philadelphia Story, starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart in the role that won him an Oscar. Join in as we discuss the film's abundance of romantic options, Tracy Lord's scumbag dad, box office poison, and the 1941 Oscars ceremony. Plus: Is Virginia Weidler's the funniest performance? Why is Liz following Mike around? Is George the only character who doesn't know he's in a movie? And, most importantly, does anyone in this movie ever actually go to Philadelphia? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: The Last Unicorn (1982) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

We're shimmying back in time to talk about the biggest hit for Mae West, controversial star of stage and screen: 1933's I'm No Angel! Join in as we discuss West's career, art deco fashion, acceptable lies, and burlap underwear. Plus: How was the movie impacted by the new Production Code? Why did costar Cary Grant come to resent West in the years after this movie? Does this movie feature the most permissive judge ever? And, most importantly, just how exciting is a hot lady who puts her head in a lion's mouth? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: The Philadelphia Story (1940) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

We're looking at the middle of a love story in the 2004 American adaptation of Shall We Dance? starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, and a ton of other familiar faces. Join in as we discuss the differences from the Japanese original, a wistful Jennifer Lopez, hot Bobby Cannavalle, and parent hobbies. Plus: Why is this movie so sexless? Are there really this many clubs that also play ballroom music? How did this movie get Gere banned from India? And, most importantly, what's the deal with Sound of Freedom? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: I'm No Angel (1933) - available here via the Internet Archive! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

Just in time for Dead Reckoning (Part I), we're returning to one of our favorite franchises to talk about the film that started it all: Brian De Palma's 1996 blockbuster Mission: Impossible! Join in as we discuss the film's post-Cold War setting, the Impossible Mission Force, Vanessa Redgrave's villainous performance, and our brief glimpse of pre-breakdown Ethan Hunt. Plus: Why were fans of the Mission: Impossible TV show upset with the movie? How did the rat at Langley die? Why is the NOC list available as a single file? And, most importantly, why doesn't Ethan do magic more often? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Shall We Dance? (2004) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

We're halfway through 2023, so we're checking in on our favorite movies so far as we take a look at a brand new release, Numa Perrier's The Perfect Find (now on Netflix). Join in as we discuss Gina Torres, a sketchy fashion company, annoying fights, and David Zaslav. Plus: Why does Jenna have a landline? What was her mysterious humiliation? What's the deal with Eric's dad? How do you blow up a pipeline? And, most importantly, why has there not been a 4k steelbook of M3GAN yet??? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Mission: Impossible (1996) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

As we all prepare to spin the Dial of Destiny, we decided to return to another of Indy's adventures with 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade! Join in as we discuss the movie's long development, Sean Connery's performance, the rules of the Grail, and Indy's meeting with Adolf Hitler. Plus: How much is Alison Doody's Elsa Schneider really into Indy? Where does this fit into the evolution of Spielberg's portrayal of Nazis? Is Indy quietly the worst teacher we've ever covered? And, most importantly, how effective is the Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: The Perfect Find (2023) - now on Netflix! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

This week we're looking at the most prominent of Hollywood's efforts to update a classic musical with Will Gluck's 2014 "cool" Annie, starring Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Rose Byrne, and a raft of other famous faces. Join in as we discuss our own histories with the little orphan, the politics of Annie's various incarnations, Sia's reimagined musical numbers, and the 2014 Sony hack. Plus: What exactly does Stacks's business do? Why does he want to be mayor? Is Moonquake Lake a comedy? And, most importantly, did Rose Byrne's Grace get Big'd? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

Some movies have healthy relationships. Some movies have unhealthy relationships. Park Chan-wook's 2016 film The Handmaiden has a pretty sweet romance between two women in Japanese-occupied Korea, but they're also making some pretty nasty schemes about one another. Join in as we discuss the opening of Japan, poison cigarettes, the British novel on which the movie is based, and pooping in the Bible. Plus: How do all of these schemes basically work out? How has the rollout of the Max app been so bad? Do octopuses know about fire? And, most importantly, when were lollipops invented? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Annie (2014) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

We're kicking off Pride 2023 with a look at gay romances from 100 years ago in Terence Davies's 2022 biopic Benediction, about the many loves of World War I poet Siegfried Sassoon. Join in as we discuss Sassoon's biography, the Bright Young Things, handsome British boys, and casting characters at different ages. Plus: How autobiographical is this movie for Davies? Is Sassoon right to hate musicals? What does the title mean for the movie? And, most importantly, what TV has Marc been watching lately? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: The Handmaiden (2016) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

It's been too long since we had any #Wegtent on the show, so we're taking a look at Renee's turn in the Farrelly Brothers' 2000 comedy Me, Myself & Irene. Join in as we discuss Jim Carrey's dual performance (as Me and Myself), the Farrellys' recent careers, and their portrayal of disability. Plus: What conspiracy did Irene discover? Are Quibis a good watch? And, most importantly, is this the worst movie we've covered? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Benediction (2022) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

We're headed to the movies for a look at a brand new (and already nearly gone) romance: Love Again, starring Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, Sam Heughan, and, naturally, Celine Dion. Join in as we discuss our favorite celebrity performances, the differences between the trailer and the finished film, the German novel it's based on, smishing, and Rob's terrible and expensive plan to meet his mysterious texter. Plus: Is Rob the worst music critic on the planet? Do these characters have friends? Should the movie have been about the pandemic? And, most important, would you rather fight one horse-sized duck or one hundred duck-sized horses? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Me, Myself, and Irene (2000) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message

Just in time for Fast X, we're going back to the midway point in the world's favorite vehicular franchise to talk about the varyingly developed romances of Fast Five! Join in as we discuss our favorite chase sequences, director Justin Lin's career, the franchise's transition away from street racing, and early 2010s Facebook apps. Plus: Why is Dwayne Johnson's Hobbs so sweaty? How did they land on DSS as the right paramilitary agency to use in this movie? Is Johnson being funny, or just bad? And, most importantly, weren't Brian and Mia being deeply irresponsible? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Love Again (2023) - now in theaters!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-love-the-love/message