Join Joel and Bethany in some old timey comedy. Is there much in common between Monty Python and The Marx Brothers? What works and what doesn't work for us now as adults than when we were kids? All these answers and more!

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Music from –

Camelot Song – Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Chico Marx at the Piano – Night at the Opera
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel’s Media
Movies:

The Holdovers available for rental
Nouvelle Vague available on Netflix
Krampus available on Shudder and AMC
The Occupant of the Room available on Shudder
Dust Bunny available in theaters
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004) available on Paramount+

TV:

Pluribus available on Apple
Percy Jackson available on Disney+
Taskmaster available on YouTube

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

How the Grinch Stole Christmas available on Peacock
Charlie Brown Christmas available on Apple
The Heroic Trio 2: Executioners available for rental
Memoirs of an Invisible Man available on Amazon Prime
Wake Up Dead Man available on Netflix
The Muppet Family Christmas available on YouTube
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Winnie Pooh Year available on Disney+
God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust available for rental
The Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa available on Disney+
Merrily We Roll Along unavailable currently
The Year Without a Santa Claus available on AMC
Beautiful Boy available on Amazon Prime
Wicked: For Good available in theaters
Hamnet available in theaters
Ella McCay available in theaters

TV:

Heated Rivalry available on HBO
Shiny Happy People available on Amazon Prime
It: Welcome to Derry available on HBO
Grace and Frankie available on Netflix
BoJack Horseman available on Netflix

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The Girl with All the Gifts from Bethany
and
The Girl with a Needle from Joel

Happy holidays to all! This week Bethany and Joel talk about some holiday romcoms. We make wild speculations about our mother and some less wild ones. We discuss the likelihood of certain couples surviving the closing credits and wonder why Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman never made another movie together.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music from –

While You Were Sleeping score - "Love Theme"
The Holiday score - "Maestro"
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel’s Media

Movies:

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves available on Paramount+
That Thing You Do available for rental
The Black Windmill unavailable streaming
The Breadwinner available for rental
The Running Man (2025) available in theaters
Little Women (2019) available for rental
Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One Backflip available on Dropout
Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man available on Netflix
Wicked: For Good available in theaters

TV:

Pluribus available on Apple
Man on the Inside available on Netflix

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

The Secret of Roan Inish available on Kanopy and Starz
This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection available on Criterion
Crazy Mama available for rental
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles available on Paramount+
The Conjuring: Last Rites available on HBO
Superman and the Mole Men available for rental on YouTube
Cat People (1942) available for rental
Hide and Seek available on Criterion
Love Letters available on Criterion
Black Angel available for rental
Invasion of Astromonster available on Criterion and HBO
Dead Ringers available on Criterion
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving available on Apple
La Llarona available on Criterion
To Die For available for rental

TV:

Grace and Frankie available on Netflix
Yellowjackets available on Showtime

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail from Joel
and
A Night at the Opera from Bethany

Once upon a time... two siblings talked about Cinderella and the different ways it could be told. Join Joel and Bethany as they discuss the 90s classic Ever After (more classic for Bethany) and how our parents instincts that movies could teach us leftist ideology was at least somewhat correct. Then dive into a much darker and uglier version of the story with 2025's The Ugly Stepsister.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music from –

Ever After soundtrack – “Your Highness – What a Surprise”
The Ugly Stepsister soundtrack – “Blomsterdansen”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

Scooby-Doo available for rental
Scooby-Doo 2 available for rental
After Life available on Criterion
Back to the Future available on Netflix
Frankenstein (2025) available on Netflix
Caged Heat available for rental
Predator: Badlands available in theaters
Elio available on Disney+
Moana 2 available on Disney+
Hellboy (2004) available on HBO
Salem’s Lot (1974) available for rental
Bugonia available in theaters
The Running Man available in theaters
Earth Girls Are Easy available for rental

TV:

Pluribus available on Apple+
Wayward available on Netflix
Taskmaster available on YouTube
The Lowdown available on Hulu

Joel’s Media

Movies:

Back to the Future Part II available on Netflix
Mulan available on Disney+
Die My Love available in theaters
Dunkirk available on Peacock
The Carpenter’s Son available in theaters
Hugo available on Paramount+

Next Episode -
First Christmas Spectacular - Christmas Romcom Edition

While You Were Sleeping
and
The Holiday

It's an accidental celebration of Noirvember! We would love to say we were clever enough to plan this but actually, as is often the case for us and so rarely the case for anyone in a film noir... we were just lucky. Listen to us discuss what we know everyone was dying to hear - WOULD Bethany still do Orson Welles in Touch of Evil? Gotta listen to find out!

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music from –

Miklos Rozsa – Double Indemnity Theme
Henry Mancini – Touch of Evil Theme
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel’s Media

Movies:

Creature from the Black Lagoon available for rental
Frankenstein (2025) available on Netflix
Bride of Frankenstein available on HBO Max
Back to the Future available on Netflix

TV:

Only Murders in the Building available on Hulu
The Lowdown available on Hulu
Reservation Dogs available on Hulu
Deadloch available on Amazon Prime

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster available on HBO Max
House of Dynamite available on Netflix
It (1990) available on HBO Max
Addams Family Values available for rental
Prey available on Hulu
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown available on Apple

TV:

The Bear available on Hulu
It: Welcome to Derry available on HBO Max
Wayward available on Netflix
Matlock available on Paramount+
Grace and Frankie available on Netflix

Next Episode

Ever After from Bethany
and
The Ugly Stepsister from Joel

Listen to Bethany wax poetic about one of their personal heroes - Roger Ebert. Big movie dork episode this week as we discuss two different movie documentaries, one of which definitely worked better for us than the other!

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music from -

Leonard Cohen - "I'm Your Man"
Hitchcock/Truffaut soundtrack - "Floors of Glass"
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany’s Media:

Movie –

Labyrinth available on Peacock
Lucky Numbers available for rental
News from Home available on Criterion and HBO Max
The Long, Long Trailer available for rental
Tron: Ares available in theaters
Equinox available on Criterion
Hereditary available on HBO Max
Sidney available on Apple
a.k.a. Charlie Sheen available on Netflix
Ride with the Devil available for rental
Chosen (2001) available on YouTube
Yoyo available on Criterion
Event Horizon available for rental
The Predator available on Hulu
The Perfect Neighbor available on Netflix
Sneakers available on Peacock
The Thursday Murder Club available on Netflix

TV –

Taskmaster available on YouTube
Grace and Frankie available on Netflix
Task available on HBO Max
Elsbeth available on Paramount+
The Golden Bachelor available on Hulu
Only Murders in the Building available on Hulu

Joel’s Media:

Movies:

Sleepy Hollow available for rental
Creepshow available on AMC
The Black Phone available on Peacock
The Witch available on HBO Max
After the Hunt currently unavailable
The Wolfman available for rental
Good Fortune available in theaters
Frankenstein (1931) available for rental
Lonely Are the Brave available on Starz

TV:

The Lowdown available on Hulu
Alien: Earth available on Hulu

Next Episode:

Double Indemnity from Joel
and
Touch of Evil from Bethany

How many abs does any one man need? How do we feel about Zac Snyder both historically and now? How much do we really have to say about either of these movies? What's it feel like to revisit adolescent favs that are now kind of embarrassing? Many questions to be answered!

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music From

300 soundtrack – “The Hot Gates”
Jason and the Argonauts soundtrack – “The Attack”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel's Media –

Movies:

Cloud (2024) currently unavailable
The Bad Guys available on Peacock
High and Low available on Criterion
Highest 2 Lowest available on Apple+
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert available for rental
Americana currently unavailable
Ne Zha available on Netflix and Peacock

TV

Yellowjackets available on Netflix
Taskmaster available on YouTube

Bethany's Media –

Movies:

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang available for rental
Tron: Legacy available on Disney+
Crumb available for rental
Fail Safe available for rental
Fixed available on Netflix
Judge Dredd available for rental
Honey, Don’t! available in theaters
Weapons available in theaters

TV

Alien Earth available on Hulu

Next Episode

Special episode – Netflix’s Fear Street movies!

Get medieval with Bethany and Joel as we discuss one of our favorite movies of a few years ago and one new to both of us. Lots of violence and mysteries but also just a lot of fun!

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music From:

The Last Duel soundtrack – “Duel Preparations”
The Name of the Rose soundtrack – “Kyrie”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany’s Media:

Movies –
Kpop Demon Hunters available on Netflix
Howard available on Disney+
Beauty and the Beast available on Disney+
Between the Lines available on Criterion
Missing from Fire Trail Road available on Hulu
Bernice Bobs Her Hair available on Criterion
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad available on Paramount+
Naked Gun (2025) available in theaters
Naked Gun 2 ½: The Smell of Fear available on Paramount+
Sorry, Baby available in theaters
The Mask available for rental
The Fantastic Four: First Steps available in theories
Predator: Killer of Killers available on Hulu
Perfect Days available on Hulu
Purple Noon available on Criterion
One of Them Days available on Netflix
The Love Witch available on Peacock
Branded to Kill available on Criterion
Freaky Friday (1976) available on Disney+
Bergman Island (2021) available on Criterion
Freaky Friday (2003) available on Disney+
Tron available on Disney+
The Hidden Fortress available on Criterion

TV –

Taskmaster available on YouTube

Joel’s Media:

Movies –

Marc Maron: Panicked available on HBO
Killer Joe available on Amazon Prime
She Rides Shotgun available in theaters
Weapons available in theaters

TV –

The Bear available on Hulu
Murderbot available on Apple+
Stick available on Apple+
King of the Hill available on Hulu

Next Episode:

300 from Joel
and
Jason and the Argonauts from Bethany