I get it, you wanna be a cool mom. But when your daughter starts trying to twat swat Zac Efron away just because he's her boss, maybe lay down the law. Like knocking, for starters. This recap Courtney and Rose discuss the chemistry between Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron and...Joey King, the unwelcome interloper to their romance.
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 145
Imagine having your man's entire dating history at your finger tip- PRE SOCIAL MEDIA. That's God tier, my friend. And with great power, comes great responsibility. Stacy (Brittney Murphy), doesn't have any of that. She gets that power of his Palm Pilot and girl bosses directly into the sun. Stacy abuses her position at work (slay) and dives head first into BF's dating history and lands in the pile of trash that is Derek (Ron Livingston). However, we support women's rights and women's wrongs in o...
Jul 05, 2024•57 min•Ep. 144
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejui- shut up. Don't say it girly. Yeah, he's kinda hot in that dirty way, but he's gonna ruin your life. He's gonna try to kill your dad and force you into marriage. Does it sound like a dark romance plot? A little. But trust us, we're But Scientist and can tell you that with 100% certainty, Emo Michael Keaton isn't worth it. Stick with the adorable weirdo (Alec Baldwin) and his tiny town replica. But, like, still keep an eye on that. If this recap teaches you any...
Jun 28, 2024•45 min•Ep. 143
The many personalities of Glen Powell shine here. He cosplays every intrusive thought he ever had. But Mafia Ken...or Ron? That's our favorite one. It's everyone's favorite. Mafia Ken is mother trucking vibe. A VIBE. Our discussion about Mafia Ken is ALSO a vibe, because we can't be trusted.
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 142
This movie didn't have to go this hard. But it did. And it did that for US. We can't get over how we, as a collective society, just got over Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie searching each other for weapons while dancing... IN PUBLIC. People got to see that for free. Nay, people were PAID to watch this happen. There had to of been more than one take. They got see it over and over again. This movie was a gift and we took it for granted. Our recap of Mr. & Mrs. Smith pays homage to this A+ we neve...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 141
The recap this is thirty, flirty and fabulous. It only works with thirty. And Mark Ruffalo. And Jennifer Garner. Sprinkle some magic pixie dust (glitter, it's just glitter) and time travel with us.
Jun 07, 2024•59 min•Ep. 140
This recap is every teenage girl's dream. Being sent to a reform school that is actually a front for a religious YA fan fiction novel to play out. With two super hot angels fighting over you. One even brings you COFFEE. And YOU have secrets you don't even know about. It's giving perfect senior year.
May 31, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 139
Is Zooey Deschanel the villain? Is Joseph Gordon-Levitt the villain? Its the age old debate with this cult classic. We go through all 500 Days of Summer with Tom and offer a new option in this recap... Is there even a villain?
May 24, 2024•58 min•Ep. 138
For this week's recap- imagine, you're a 40 year old divorcee with a teenage daughter. Your ex-husband bails on parenting time on your BIRTHDAY WEEKEND. Your life is over. WRONG. Because you're Anne Hathaway. You're gonna go to Coachella, meet a pop star (Nicholas Galitzine), then tour with him around Europe all summer and see what them hands do.
May 17, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 137
This week we recap this based on true events movie starring Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst. They may have changed his name, but they couldn't change the creep factor or his implied guilt of at least 2 murders (and accessory to another). While well never know exactly what happened to his wife, he do know he had a wall of windows. And that speaks for itself.
May 09, 2024•54 min•Ep. 136
What kind of messy intrigue are you involved with? The answer for our teenage assassin is, well...a lot. Anything she can find honestly. Even after adamantly stating she will not get involved. All while navigating a love triangle between her guard and the prince. Ladies and Gents, it's time for Courtney to introduce Rose to the cult she's been begging for by dragging her further into the SJM universe with this book discussion.
May 03, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 135
On the heels of TTPD's release we needed to feel... Well, tortured. Emotionally mangled. Cruel manipulation. Some less than honorable intentions if you will. And this movie delivered from the joyless, unsupervised teenagers, all the way to the vehicular manslaughter and a surprise funeral revenge plot? Yes, please. This recap is almost as wild as the subject material.
Apr 26, 2024•54 min•Ep. 134
We recap for you, this unintentional comedic masterpiece, starring Gina Rodriguez and Ariana Greenblatt. We watch them as they face the struggles of sleep deprivation, including but not limited to; looting, widespread vandalism, cognitive decline, irritability, one creepy pastor, grand theft auto, murder, the US Military, teenage boy attitude and potential human sacrifice. Did we mention this was just after day one? Also, why was no one else concerned about the power? We'll never know.
Apr 12, 2024•50 min•Ep. 132
We will never forgive TikTok for delaying our watching of "Damsel," the 2024 dark fantasy starring the phenomenal Millie Bobby Brown. This movie is all about feminine rage and revenge, so buckle up girly pop, we are diving into a deep pit to settle some old royal family debts. Not willingly, of course. That's where the rage part comes in. Join us for our hilarious recap of the young maiden who refused to die a virgin.
Apr 05, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 131
When an ambitious young woman tells a little white lie on a plane to impress the hot British guy beside her, she has no idea how far she will have to take it. After all, doesn't she know the first rule of a rom-com? The stranger sitting beside you on a plane is someone who you will FOR SURE have to deal with for the rest of your life. On our search for a modern Rom-Com that ticks all our boxes brought us to the 2024 romantic comedy Upgraded, staring Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, and our queen Ma...
Mar 29, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Rose was dying to watch Anyone But You for the podcast. A rom-com enemies to lovers feature two hot actors? This was right up our alley. However, while we usually lovingly drag movies over the coals, this movie we tie to train tracks. This movie really got us going. So buckle up and prepare, we are on our bullshit this episode. Hilarity ensues. Hope you enjoy!
Mar 22, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 129
This episode we recap the wacky thriller You Get Me staring Bella Thorne and a grown man trying to pass for a teenage boy. When young guy finds the perfect window during his 24hr break up from his girlfriend to hook up with another girl, he gets what he deserves--an obsessed stalker who infiltrates his life, seduces his friends, and takes out anyone in the way. We aren't sure what the game plan is here, but it's pure girlboss energy, to be honest with you. This movie is so bad it's good. Don't m...
Mar 15, 2024•45 min•Ep. 128
This week we bring you a the 2024 Netflix original Players staring Gina Rodriguez and Damon Wayans Jr. We follow a group of friends who specialize in running small cons to trick unsuspecting strangers into sleeping with them. They find their match in a prestigious reporter who is the kind of man you freeze your eggs for. This is the first time that they are playing for keeps and they are committed to help their fellow group member land this guy. Are these people sociopaths? Maybe. But do they de...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 127
We present to you, our magnum opus. Our work of art. What this podcast has been building to. The culmination of almost three years of honing our wit and banter, our ability to balance unserious with dark confessionals. We are here recapping your all time favorite movie, don't even lie, we know it's Twilight. If you listened to our Midnight Sun recap episode (ep 4) you are not allowed to bring receipts to this episode. We are different people than we were back then, maybe better...maybe worse. Ho...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 126
Buckle up, besties. We're going on a roadtrip down memory lane. This week we recap the 2002 movie Crossroads, staring Zoe Saldana, Terry Manning, and OFCOURSE Britney Spears. There's magic to these early 2000s movies that we wish we could bubble it up, wether it be reminiscing on the trauma that era imposed on us, or losing your V card to a felon...it's all fun and games until Dad flies in looking for you. Don't miss this hilarious recap of this coming of age story slash Britney Spears concert....
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 125
What if a nefarious tech company were ran by a charismatic and better looking version of Mark Zuckerberg (Tom Hanks). Terrifying, we know. But do you know what’s scarier than THAT? A cult that...actually makes a lot of good points. In this episode we recap The Circle, a 2017 thriller (we object to that classification, but okay), staring Emma Watson and Tom Hanks. How does an overly ambitious tech company get away with a sweeping ploy to surveil and monitor and influence the masses without conseq...
Feb 16, 2024•48 min•Ep. 124
What seemed to be a sweet rom-com staring Lucy Hale turned out to be a phallic filled charcuterie board of all things sex. You've been warned. This week we recap the 2020 Netflix original movie, A Nice Girl Like You. When sweet Lucy finds herself alone after her boyfriend humiliates her and gaslights her into thinking she is sexually inadequate, she embarks on an Eat Pray Love journey to unprude herself. The result is a slapstick, weird montage of a film that we had a HYSTERICAL time recapping. ...
Feb 09, 2024•36 min•Ep. 123
You're in for a doozy. Who needs the FBI when the US Postal Service has a hunky inspector who's a legit federal agent? This week we recap the movie QueenPins, staring Kristin Belle. This is the story of how two suburban women let a couponing obsession spiral into insane criminal activities. This episodes is full of confessions and some hilarious insights from your never-too-serious hosts. Hope you enjoy!
Feb 02, 2024•49 min•Ep. 122
Settle in for a long one as we take several extra minutes dismantling the patriarchy (as one does). This week we are discussing the 2023 movie Barbie, staring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Or rather, Rose recaps the movie to Courtney who has thus far refused to watch it for no reason other than to ruin Rose's life. Anyway...join in on the hilarity as we examine this movie and the ways the patriarchy stole the story's power right at the very end.
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 121
This week, we're recapping the 2023 movie "Role Play" with Kaley Cuoco and David Oyelowo. Ever wonder what we never ask male assassins? "How does he juggle it all?" But meet Emma, a suburban mom of two, trying to spice up her marriage and hide her secret life as an assassin. She's good at it, really good. One slip-up, and now her whole family's in a war with her former boss. Got a tranquilizer gun handy? You're gonna need one! Enjoy our hilarious and unpretentious movie recap and discussion that...
Jan 19, 2024•46 min•Ep. 120
What happens when a woman who is drop-dead gorgeous but totally dead-inside is put between a rock and hard place? Well--whatever the hell she needs to do for a Buick, that's what. No Hard Feelings (2023) was an unexpected blast of a movie. Jennifer Lawrence shows us a side (and many undersides) of her we haven't seen on film yet. When a wealthy couple offers her a free Buick in exchange for her to bring their son "out of his shell," she wastes no time playing the clumsiest game of seduction in h...
Jan 12, 2024•56 min•Ep. 119
Rose is opening the suggestion box just so you all can write in to Courtney and express how much this episode traumatized you BECAUSE IT TRAUMATIZED HER. The 2023 movie Saltburn is a dark and twisty tale that, in retrospect makes a lot of sense, but in the moment you wonder if this screenplay was meant to be posted on a forum under a pen name and never to be seen by the masses. Ah well, here it is. Our hilarious (because, duh, darkness brings out our funny) and entertaining recap slash discussio...
Jan 05, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 118
This week we recap the 2014 movie Age of Adeline, Staring Blake Lively and another guy whose name we can't pronounce. Also Harrison Ford! Join us as we have a blast discussing the events of the movie and wondering what the holidays are looking like for a woman who has a lot of awkward skeletons in her closet. Though they are nothing compared to what Daddy Ford is keeping in his shed of secrets.
Dec 22, 2023•50 min•Ep. 117
This week, Courtney begs Rose or ANYONE to say 'syke'. That's because former president Barack Obama (can we call you Barry?) produced a too-realistic movie about the end of the world called Leave The World Behind. In this episode, we let our paranoia and anxieties shoot through the stratosphere in our hilarious recap of this probably really serious movie (do we take anything serious?). Tune into our hilarious recap and don't forget to leave a review if you're enjoying our podcast.
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 116
Welcome back to Fiction Fixation! In this episode, we dive into May December, a thought-provoking film starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore. As always, we're your hosts, Courtney and Rose, here to bring you our unique blend of dark humor, insightful commentary, and pure entertainment. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride through this emotionally charged movie as we dissect its intricate plot, explore the complex characters, and share our thoughts on the exceptional performances by Portman a...
Dec 08, 2023•59 min•Ep. 115