What we've been watching: Sparkle – Darkman available for rental In Heaven There Is No Beer? available on Criterion The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love available on Criterion Piranha II: The Spawning not available streaming Please Vote for Me available on Criterion until 5/1 Douglas Sirk movies, All That Heaven Allows, Written on the Wind, & Magnificent Obsession available for rental and on Criterion until 5/1 The Learning Tree available on Criterion until 5/1 and for rental D...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 41
Sparkle – Robin Robin available on Netflix Please Hold available on HBO The Queen of Basketball available on YouTube The Summer of Soul available on Hulu If Beale Street Could Talk available for rental Beat Girl available on Plex and for rental Ascension available on Paramount+ Harvey available for rental The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor not currently available Elle available for rental X available in theaters Detour available on Amazon Prime God’s Not Dead: We the People available on Pur...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 40
Joel: Cherry Falls available on Shudder I Want You Back available on Amazon Prime The Woman Who Ran available on Mubi Turning Red available on Disney+ Titane available on Hulu The Batman available in theaters High School Musical available on Disney+ The Secret of Kells available for rental Heaven Knows What available on Mubi and for rental Ms. 45 available on Shudder National Treasure available on Disney+ The Righteous Gemstones available on HBO Bethany: Nothing Like a Dame available on rental a...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 39
It's a bonus episode! If you just can't get enough of us, you can listen to 30 minutes of us speculating what will win Oscars and what we wish would win Oscars this next week. For additional fun (at least for us), whoever gets the most correct gets to make the other one watch something. So you'll hear the outcome of that in a few weeks! Happy Oscars, everyone!
Mar 22, 2022•35 min•Ep. 1
Final speech referenced in podcast - https://dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot.com/2008/11/god-on-trial-rabbi-speaks.html Bethany: CODA available on Apple+ Belfast available for rental God Told Me To available for rental Dark Days available for rental Flee available on Hulu Free Guy available on Disney+ Cyrano available for purchase The Art of Self-Defense available on Hulu Sonic the Hedgehog available on Hulu The Tinder Swindler available on Netflix Paddington available on Netflix Paddington 2 avail...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 38
Media Picks - Bethany Old Enough available on Criterion Boyish Girl Interrupted available on HBO Pinocchio available on Disney+ Death on the Nile available in theaters Drive My Car available on HBO as of 3/2 Bright Star available on Netflix The Worst Person in the World available only in select theaters Young Adult available on HBO Blow-Up available for rental The Photograph available for rental Top of the Lake available on Hulu Pam and Tommy available on Hulu The Great available on Hulu This La...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 37
Joel – Casablanca available on HBO Scream 4 available for rental The Apartment available for rental Jabberwocky available on Amazon Prime The Book of Boba Fett available on Disney+ Search Party available on HBO Bethany – Neptune Frost not available yet Master available on Amazon Prime in March F^¢k ’€m R!ght B@¢k not available yet The Cow that Sang a Song Into the Future not available yet Speak No Evil not available yet 2 Fast 2 Furious available on HBO Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift available fo...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 36
Joel Twitter: @joel_krahn Bethany Twitter: @sparkle_heretic Show Twitter: @SSCinemaPod Article referenced in podcast: https://thecjn.ca/arts/the-alt-right-relationship-with-american-history-x/ Bethany: Criterion 2022 Challenge: https://letterboxd.com/bslaby/list/the-criterion-challenge-2022/ Elisabeth Subrin short films available on Criterion Operation Varsity Blues available on Netflix Nobody available on HBO The French Dispatch available for rental Spencer available for rental Caroline Monnet ...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 35
Sparkle – Top 10 of the year list - https://letterboxd.com/bethanysparkle/list/top-10-of-2021/ Letterboxd Year in Review - https://letterboxd.com/bethanysparkle/year/2021/ Green Knight review: https://letterboxd.com/bethanysparkle/film/the-green-knight/reviews/by/activity/ Honorable Mentions: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie available on Amazon Prime Fear Street Trilogy available on Netflix In the Heights available on HBO Stillwater available for rental Rita Moreno documentary available on Netfli...
Jan 18, 2022•2 hr 39 min•Ep. 34
Media recommendations Sparkle – Spider-Man: No Way Home not available for streaming yet Rare Exports available on Hulu Some Kind of Heaven available on Hulu Nightmare Alley not available for streaming yet Black Christmas (2019) available for rental The Innocents unavailable currently The Shop Around the Corner available for rental Tokyo Godfathers available for rental Christmas in Connecticut available for rental The Man Who Invented Christmas available on Hulu Garrett Bradley shorts available o...
Jan 04, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 33
A Note: Joel's audio was particularly bad this episode, I did what I could but it is still crackly! We are working on a better way, we appreciate you sticking with us. Also as a warning, this episode is mostly 2 hours of us talking about what we've been watching. Merry Christmas and happy holidays, see you in the new year! Joel – Twilight available on Netflix Emma (2020) available on HBO Max The Last Duel available for rental Let the Right One In available on Amazon Prime and Hulu The VVitch ava...
Dec 21, 2021•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 32
Bethany – Halloween movies available on various platforms Klute available for rental Victor/Victoria available for rental Train to Busan available on Amazon Prime Venom: Let There Be Carnage available for purchase Dawn of the Dead (2004) available on Starz or for rental Nude on the Moon and Bad Girls Go to Hell both available on Criterion Saint Maud available on Hulu and Paramount Ted Lasso available on Apple Midnight Mass available on Netflix Foundation available on Apple Succession available o...
Dec 07, 2021•51 min•Ep. 31
Media Recommendations: Bethany – Halloween 3 available for rental Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers available on Shudder The Trial of the Chicago 7 available on Netflix Double Teamed available on Disney+ Ring of Endless Light available on Disney+ Shang Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings available on Disney+ Destination Wedding available on Netflix Sleepless in Seattle available on Hulu Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? available on Criterion Malignant available on HBO The Sweet Smell of S...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 30
Note: Bethany mistakenly said that Nine Perfect Strangers was an HBO miniseries, it is a Hulu miniseries. Media recs: Bethany – Cool Cat Saves the Kids! available for rental Fireproof available for rental (please don’t though) Halloween available on Shudder What If available on Disney+ The Good Fight available on Paramount+ Mr. Corman available on Apple+ Steven Universe available on HBO Crazy Ex-Girlfriend available on Netflix Reservation Dogs available on Hulu Joel – Reading Stephen King’s It P...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 29
Media discussions: Joel – Black Widow available to buy X2 available on Disney+ Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party available on Hulu Pig available to rent Fear Street: 1666 available on Netflix Princess Cyd available on Hulu Old available only in theaters No Sudden Move available on HBO Jungle Cruise available for purchase I Am Not a Witch available on Mubi Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs available on Netflix Candyman (1992) available for rental The Green Knight available for purchase Stillwater ava...
Oct 19, 2021•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 28
Media discussion: Bethany – I Kill Giants available for rent Luca available on Disney+ Red River available on Amazon Prime Fast 9 available for rent Carol available for rent 10 Things I Hate About You available on Disney+ Fear Street 1 & 2 available on Netflix Black Widow available for purchase Evil available on Paramount+ The Good Fight available on Paramount+ Succession available on HBO Gossip Girl available on HBO Joel – Betty available on HBO Arrested Development available on Hulu Underg...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 27
Hey everyone! Episode up at last. As a note this is our first time with a guest and I had never edited 3 people before so the audio is a bit meh. But it was a fun episode and everyone should go listen to Em's podcast Idle Curiosities! Follow Em on Twitter @ReinekeEmily Em – Saw Franchise available for rent Cruella available on Disney+ Censor available for rent Modock available on Hulu Rutherford Falls available on Peacock Joel – Mare of Eastown available on HBO Another Round available on Hulu In...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 26
Joel – Godzilla King of the Monsters available for rent Godzilla vs. Kong available on HBO In the Earth available for rent The Secret World of Arietty available on HBO Kiki’s Delivery Service available on HBO Mortal Kombat available for rent Mangrove (Small Axe) available on Amazon Prime Nobody available for rent The Mitchells vs. the Machines available on Netflix Starlet available available on Mubi or for rent The Crazies (1973) available for rental The Greatest Showman available on Disney+ Sai...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 25
Media recommendations Joel – Schitt’s Creek available on Netflix Lone Wolf and Cub available on HBO Light from Light available for rental on Apple Scott Pilgrim vs the World available on netflix The Godfather available on Peacock or rental Bethany – A New Leaf available on Paramount+ The Old Dark House available on Shudder Morocco not available currently Dishonored not available currently The Legend of Black Charley available on Showtime Blue Valentine available on HBO Nights of Cabiria availabl...
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 24
Title film available on HBO Max Media Discussion Joel - Zebraman available on Mubi Audition available on Mubi and Shudder Matilda available for rental Cinderella (1997) available on Disney+ Shrek available on Hulu Nomadland available on Hulu The Muppet Show available on Disney+ Bethany – Johnny Mnemonic available for rental Zack Snyder’s Justice League available on HBO Superman and Lois available on CW Pretty Little Liars available on HBO Teen Wolf available on Amazon Prime Superstore available ...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 23
NOTE: It appears we were lucky to be able to catch this documentary on YouTube while it was up for a while. At this point it doesn't seem to be easily available anywhere, although if you ever have an opportunity to see it I would super recommend it. Media Recs Joel: The Princess Diaries available on Disney+ Little Miss Sunshine available for rental A Most Wanted Man available for rental Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris available on Mubi Holes available on Disney+ Frozen available on Disne...
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 22
Listen to me yell about Christopher Nolan's approach to women! Also, sorry y'all, the audio is a little bit not the best on this one. I did what I could and I still think it is a good conversation. Media recs: Bethany – Raging Bull available for rental Her available for rental Nomadland available on Hulu The Lady and the Dale available on HBO Infinity Train available on HBO One Tree Hill available on Hulu Joel – Titanic available on Starz Possessor available on Hulu Martin Eden available for ren...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 21
Listen to us talk about our many feelings on Jim Carrey. Warning: spoilers in the back half of the episode for the first 5 episodes of WandaVision Media Recs - Joel Sound of Metal available on Amazon Cinderella available on Disney+ Search Party available on HBO WandaVision available on Disney+ Bethany Martha Marcy May Marlene available for rental Les Samurai available on HBO City Lights available on HBO and Criterion Gravity available for rental Dickinson available on Apple+ Charmed available on...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 20
Joel – The Great available on Hulu Remi available on Hulu Search Party available on HBO The Mandalorian available on Disney+ WandaVision available on Disney+ Wolfwalkers available on Apple+ Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (Herzog) available for rental Soul available on Disney+ Our Time Will Come available for rental Trial of the Chicago 7 available on Netflix Mank available on Netflix Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom available on Netflix Fences available for rental Ghost in the Shell available ...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 19
Listen to us talk about the 2001 film No Man's Land, as well as a weirdly long section on the union negotiations on the Power Rangers set. You know. The usual. Media Recommendations: Bethany - Shin Godzilla available for rent Blindspotting available for rent Over the Moon available on Netflix Raw available for rent Rip Girls available on Disney+ Person of Interest available on HBO Power Rangers available on Netflix Joel - Charade available on Amazon Prime The Mandalorian available on Disney+ We ...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 18
Media: Bethany – The Vow/Seduced: Inside the NVIXM Cult available on HBO and Starz respectively The Witches available on HBO Max (remake) and for rental (original) Cabin in the Woods available on Prime and Hulu American Murder: The Family Next Door available on Netflix Joel – Insidious available on Netflix The Descent available on Prime and Hulu Hagazussa available on Prime Bad Hair available on Hulu The Third Day available on HBO...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 17
Why Million Dollar Baby Infuriates the Disabled - https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-02-02-0502020017-story.html Media: Bethany - Never Rarely Sometimes Always available on HBO Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts available on Netflix I Saw the Devil available for rental The General available on Prime Joel – The Host available on Hulu Hocus Pocus available on Disney+ Dick Johnson is Dead available on Netflix...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 16
Joel -- Shutter available on Netflix Black Swan available for rent mother! available for rent Silence of the Lambs available for rent A Chinese Ghost Story available on Prime The Devil All the Time available on Netflix It Follows available on Shudder Mean Girls available for rent Fargo S4 available on Hulu Lovecraft Country available on HBO We Are Who We Are available on HBO The Third Day available on HBO Bethany -- You Lucky Dog available on Disney+ Brink! available on Disney+ Working Girls una...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 15
What We've Been Watching! Joel - Mountains May Depart available on Mubi Ringu available on Shudder Hereditary available for rental Boys State available on Apple+ Lovecraft Country available on HBO Third Day available on HBO We Are Who We Are available on HBO I'm Thinking of Ending Things available on Netflix Bethany Person of Interest available on HBO Max Christmas Prince: Royal Wedding available on Netflix M available on Criterion and HBO Max A Cinderella Story available on Disney+ Freaky Frida...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 14
What We've Been Watching: Joel - Relic Echo Captain Marvel Lovecraft Country Schitt's Creek Bethany The Vow (disclaimer - this was in the first few episodes and I had VERY DIFFERENT FEELINGS about this show by the end) Person of Interest The Leftovers Pickpocket Revenge Zardoz Shirley Class Action Park Contact us anytime! @joel_krahn @sparkle_heretic
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 13
