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Fiction Fixation

Delightfully unsophisticated, these aren’t the movie recaps you expect—but they are the ones you deserve. Join us every Friday as we dive into a new movie, bringing the story to life in a brand new format. With immersive storytelling from two published authors, pearl-clutching jokes, character roasts, and hilarious banter, you can expect 45-50 mins of pure entertainment.
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Episodes

Follow That Gut, Babe (Movie Recap, Woman of The Hour)

With Anna Kendrick's directorial debut, we deep dive into this 2023 based on a true story thriller, Woman of The Hour. Starring Anna Kendrick, Autumn Best and Daniel Zovatto. This is a tale as old as time- good looking man turn out to be a serial killer who is too emotional and eventually bested by a woman who played his game better than him. Two women actually, the one who got away and the one who put him away.

Jul 04, 202554 minEp. 176

Jason Gideon Was Here (Movie Recap, The Princess Bride)

After years of putting it off (and for WHAT?) we finally deep dive into this cult classic, The Princess Bride. Starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright and Mandy Patinkin. We... Loved it. The DRAMA, the BETRAYAL, the SASS, the ACTION, the romance. Ok, so the romance isn't the point here. And this DID take place a long time ago, so we can't blame Buttercup for not seeing the red flag. She didn't know to be looking for them.

Jun 20, 20251 hrEp. 175

He's Still An Intern (Movie Recap, Baby Girl)

After all the fan fare regarding Baby Girl, we decided WE too wanted to a part of it. This 2024 Erotic Thriller stars Nicole Kidman, Antonio Banderas, Harris Dickinson and Sophie Wilde. The cinematography, the acting A+, 10/10. The storyline? Didn't hit the way we thought it would. At the end of the day, he's STILL AN INTERN and YOU'RE STILL HIS BOSS... Like yeah, he's a snack and half. But... perhaps there were better options out there babes.

Jun 06, 20251 hr 15 minEp. 174

Sorry For The Snow Edits, Suzanne (Movie Recap, A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes)

This recap, we apologize to Suzanne Collins for still believing young Snow is an absolute snack. This 2023 film is based of a novel by the same title. Set in the early years of the Hunger Games universe, our MC is none other than President Snow... as a teen. You may be thinking to yourself, this is his villain origin story, I'm going to find out WHO caused Snow to be the way he is. And you're right, you will. But there is no empathy here. Snow, even as a teen, was and always has been, his own vi...

May 23, 20251 hr 17 minEp. 173

Run, Forest! From Jenny (Movie Recap, Forest Gump)

This episode we deep dive into this 1994 classic, starring Tom Hanks, Sally Field and Robin Wright. Watching this movie as a adult, definitely changes some perspective. For a man who was considered 'the local idiot', Forest did more with his life than Rose and Courtney put together. The layer of historical presence woven into Forest's tale is **chef's kiss**. Not to mention the little jokes that we never noticed as kids. Sadly, it also brought one along the startling realization that Jenny may v...

May 09, 202554 minEp. 172

Girlboss Energy (Movie Recap, Erin Brockovitch)

Our recap this week is an OG tale of Girlbossing to the max, starring Julia Roberts as a badass paralegal. This based on a true story movie is a cautionary tale of why Attorneys should listen to their paralegals more often (speaking from past experience here). Erin literally got in the trenches for her clients, AND THATS WHATS UP.

Apr 25, 20251 hr 1 minEp. 171

Jail, All Of You (Movie Recap, Miller's Girl)

This week's recap stars Jenna Ortega as a child cosplaying adult games with actual adults. Sure she's 18, but I think we can all agree that 18 year olds are honorary adults at best. To be honest, even the adults in this movie don't act like it, we got two almost pedophiles, an alcoholic author and parents who thought it would be a good idea to leave their mentally unwell daughter home alone in their historic mansion while they went... Somewhere?

Apr 10, 20251 hr 1 minEp. 170

It's A Girlhood-Com (Movie Recap, Uptown Girls)

We're really loving the nostalgia lately. This week's deep dive features a delightfully young Dakota Fanning and the forever quirky Brittney Murphy. Courtney and Rose again realize that the love interest in these Rom-Coms are just NPCs for a subplot that doesn't even matter. The men were actually wholly unnecessary. Which tracks, if we're being honest.

Mar 28, 20251 hr 20 minEp. 169

Where Was That Gun? (Movie Recap, Miss Congeniality)

We deep dive right back into some nostalgia with this weeks recap and revisit the fresh into the Millenia classic, Miss Congeniality. Starring Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, William Shatner and Candice Bergen. Sandra is always a vibe. We're never mad about it. However, this movie is very late 90's early 2000's. Girl needs a makeover so boy sees her for HER. But this girl has a gun. Several actually. Because this is America.

Mar 14, 202557 minEp. 168

Love or Limerence? (Movie recap, Wish You Were Here)

On this weeks deep dive we recap Wish You Were Here, a movie based on the novel by Renee Carlino AND Julie Styles directorial debut. Yes, that Julie Styles, we checked. Courtney is a big fan of this tragic tale of love and losing, and Renee Carlino in general. Would you throw yourself into a doomed, short term relationship just to end up heartbroken in the end? Charlotte sure does. Maybe it was the dumplings, maybe it was smile, who knows.

Feb 28, 20251 hr 4 minEp. 167

Narcissist Gonna Narcissist (Movie Recap, Alice Darling)

This week's deep dive is psych thriller, starring Anna Kendrick. Our hot take, psych thriller are scarier than regular thrillers. And what's more terrifying than a mentally abusive man that everyone loves? Imagine telling your friends that the perfect guy you're dating is terrible. Not only that, he's so good at it, that you think your the problem. He's gotten so far into your head that YOU look crazy.

Feb 14, 20251 hr 7 minEp. 166

CIA To PTA And Back To CIA (Movie Recap, Back In Action)

Cameron Diaz returns to acting with Jamie Foxx in this week's recap. They go from banging their CIA partners (each other, duh) to beating the shit out of creepy dudes in clubs hitting in their teenage daughter. It's been about 15 years, but they still got it. And blow their cover in the process. Spy comedies are always a good time, and this one is no different. CIA training is like riding a bike... right?

Jan 31, 202554 minEp. 165

Juicy Mummy Wasn't The Villain (Movie Recap, The Mummy)

On this week's recap we serenade you with the tale of Juicy Mummy, Brendan Fraser and Katherine Weiss. A 90's masterpiece outlining the classic trope of boy meets girl, girl saves boy from being hanged, boy takes girl to mythical land and together the awaken Juicy Mummy and must work together to save the world. A perfect love story. Did we mention 1998 Brenden Fraser in his floppy hair era?

Jan 16, 202556 minEp. 164

Delusional Derby (Movie Recap, Whip It)

This recap of Drew Barrymore's directorial debut starring Elliot Page is a dangerous one for Rose and Court. The vibes, the aesthetics, the rage- it made us think we too, could be Roller Derby Girls. We can't, for the record. But we adored this coming of age film. As former 17 year old girls AND as women who are... No longer 17.

Jan 03, 202556 minEp. 163

Ho, Ho, Ho For Those Arms (Movie Recap, Die Hard)

Its been the age old December question: is Die Hard a Christmas movie? We're happy to announce that we're not here to answer that for you. We ARE however here to recap this 1988 classic starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman. This was a first watch for both Rose and Courtney... We wanted to drag this movie, because we like to be haters sometimes... But there isn't much to drag. Except our jaws off the floor while gawking at Brucey's biceps. We're unwell. Send help.

Dec 20, 20241 hrEp. 162

He's So Toxic, Babes (Movie Recap, Two Weeks Notice)

Swimming in a little bit of nostalgia with this weeks recap of Two Weeks Notice. Starring Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant. We get he's hot, he's British for some reason, he rich AF... But girl, he doesn't want a girlfriend, he wants a mommy. And not in the kinky way. He wants a legit mother. You're an m-effing attorney. You have a whole ass law degree and you STILL got dickmatized. Its ok, it happens to the best of us. And at the end of the day, you're still Sandra Bullock.

Nov 22, 202454 minEp. 160

Scissors Weren't Necessary (Movie recap, Edward Scissorhands)

Taking it way back with a Tim Burton classic, Edward Scissor Hands. Starring Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder. This proves that white women really WILL try to rescue any. And reminds us that MLM's are not millennial hell device, they've been been around for a long time. Also, Johnny Depp in leather. With scissor hands. For some fucking reason.

Nov 15, 202456 minEp. 159

Girl, You Didn't Even Try (Movie Recap, Ella Enchanted)

Rounding off October with this flouncy, early 2000's number we recap Ella Enchanted. Starring Anne Hathaway, Hugh Fancy, Minnie Driver and Vivica Fox. It's fun, it's medieval, it's... modern? You'll see what we mean. Ella is way too smart to have gone 17 years with this curse. We literally spent 3 hours with her curse and came up with like 15 loopholes. But we'll forgive it, because without it she wouldn't have got her golden retriever, almost man bun having Prince/King.

Nov 01, 202450 minEp. 158

I Knew That Jawline (Movie Recap, Van Helsing)

In the spirit of spooky season, we recap this fantasy masterpiece starring Hugh Jackman (who Courtney didn't recognize by face, but by Jawline). There's a lot going on here and honestly, what's not to love? You got your monsters, your fairy tales, your religious trauma and your morally corrupt murderous angelic man (maybe still angel?). Plus, there is a man bun. Oh, there's a plot too. But that's less important than the man bun tbh.

Oct 25, 202456 minEp. 157

Girls Will Be Girls (Movie Recap, Pure)

A recap of purely (pun intended) girly things. Summoning a demon, the mother of demons to be more specific, at an ALT right purity camp. These girls really saw an opportunity to say 'we're just girls' and said bet, summoning Lilith and taking vengence. Jahkara Smith, McKaley Miller, Ciara Bravo, Annalisa Cochrane are an absolute delight, while Scott Porter and Jim Klock are... well, there. Mayor Paul (Ginny and Georgia reference) would never do this to us, but Pastor Seth definitely would, and d...

Oct 11, 202457 minEp. 155

No Alien Banging! (Movie Recap, The Adjustment Bureau)

Oh. My. God. A Sci-Fi movie where no one had to have sex with an alien? We are totally down for this recap starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt that centers around, wait for it, FATE. We think. Like if we had to name it, we'd name it Fate. This movie is the perfect example of 'if he wanted to, he would.' Because Matt Damon wanted to, and he did. More than once. And that chemistry? Give it an EGOT.

Oct 04, 202457 minEp. 154

Are WE The Uglies? (Movie Recap, Uglies)

Gen Z is finally getting their YA movie mania. Or, sorta. They got this one. This singular movie. Starring Joey King, Laverne Cox, Keith Power, Chase Stokes and Brianne Tju, we deep dive into this dystopian hell where you're insecurities are highlighted. But don't worry, when you turn 16, before you can drive a car, you get to consent to major plastic surgery and change anything you want about your appearance. Not only do you GET to, you're required to. The other option is living in the woods wi...

Sep 27, 20241 hr 6 minEp. 153

'00's Teenage Boy Crack (Movie Recap, Fight Club)

Starring Ed Norton, Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter we recap this cult classic that starred in the fantasies of teenage boys (and some adult men) for years. We understand that this movie was made for men, by men. And it shows. No follow up questions, blind following into violence, not a secretary or assistant in sight but magically things are getting done. Hell, someone is even filing. This movie is the epitome of a man's spank bank- beating the shit out of each other instead of going to ther...

Sep 20, 202458 minEp. 152

Just Boys Kissing (Movie Recap, Challengers)

Everyone was talking about this...Tennis movie? Starring Mike Faist, Josh O'Connor and Zendaya. We had to check it out and see what all the rave was about. Tennis, by default, is kind of a boring sport, but we were seated during this recap. SEATED. Tashi, played by Zendaya, is toxic AF here. A true homewrecker of this bromance. A manipulator of men. We ain't mad about it either. She's a player playing players.

Sep 13, 202447 minEp. 151

Skins Suits or nah? (Movie Recap, I Am Number Four)

The YA book to movie adaptation boom wouldn't have been complete without hot teenage alien chosen ones. This movie goes hard on that trope. We're left with a lot of lingering questions, but our inner teenagers are satisfied.

Sep 06, 202455 minEp. 150

Shroom Therapy For Men (Movie Recap, Knocked Up)

These two really did too much. It was 2007, not 1807. They didn't have to get married cause they fell victim to tequila shots and got pregnant. It was modern times, my loves. Their relationship honestly sounds like the beginning to a bad a joke, but like in a genuinely funny way? Starring Katherine Heigel, Seth Rogan, Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd this week's deep dive recaps the 2007 Rom Com, Knocked Up.

Aug 30, 20241 hrEp. 148

Is All Mob Money Bad? (Movie Recap, American Hustle)

The American Hustle recap is a wild ride. Con men, check. Con WOMEN, check. The Mafia, check. The FBI, check. Jeremy Renner, doing everything perfectly, check. We're not saying we should let the Mafia run the government, but if they wanna build sidewalks and create jobs... maybe let them? Starring Bradly Cooper (with curly, dark hair that just does something to Rose), Christian Bale (sans the chiseled thighs), Amy Adams (sans Princess dress), Jennifer Lawrence (who, in this movie Rose and Courtn...

Aug 22, 202448 minEp. 149

Who's Cleaning This Up? (Movie Recap, American Psycho)

Was it real? Psycho Path or Delusions of Grandeur? Both? This weeks recap takes on the 2000 thriller, American Psycho, starring Christian Bale, William Dafoe and Reese Whiterspoon. After traumatizing ourselves with the weirdest episode of Criminal Minds ever, we're left with the question of: Who is cleaning up this mess? A man? I think not.

Aug 16, 202454 minEp. 147

That's Not A Tip (Movie Recap, It Can Happen To You)

In this recap we deep dive into the based on a true story events of It Could Happen to You, Starring Nicholas Cage and Rosie Perez. Movie wife is made to be a villain, but her husband DID give away half their lottery earnings to waitress he just met. However movie wife IS kind of a gold digger. But Cop Cage DID get their anniversary wrong... So... Justified?

Aug 09, 202458 minEp. 146
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