Send us a text Who knew all it took to make a smart movie was Val Kilmer and a lot of popcorn. Welcome back to the fourth episode on the screen queen where we are going back to the days of the 1980s to see a film that flew under the retro radar. What is the science for the movie and which character was the inspiration for two famous chipmunk characters? Part 1: Intro (warning scratchy noises…sorry) Part 2: What is Real Genius? Part 3: How the characters changed the norm of geek characters Part 4...
Apr 23, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Send us a text The Birdcage was more than just a remake of a classic, it became a solidified part of the 90s with the themes it tackled. How did everything turn out for the film almost thirty years later, what almost happened to Nathan Lane during the production of the movie? Who was considered gay during the film? And who had to wear a sound blanket because of laughing too hard? Part 1: Intro Part 2: What’s The Birdcage? Part 3 Robin Williams Part 4: Nathan Lane Part 5: Hank Azaria Part 6: An u...
Apr 17, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Send us a text Cartoon Network had already shown us a superhero fighting evil by moonlight and a character trying to find the dragonballs, but no one was ready for a character run over by car to come back to life as a spirit detective to work with his rival and two demons. Who knew this was the wild card for Cartoon Network. This is my favorite anime of all time and I’ve followed this series from bizarre timeslots to finding out there was more to the series than I knew. There is a lot of history...
Apr 09, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Send us a text 27 years ago, our favorite actions heroes of the 90s went into a different kind of action…The drag queen scene. This movie was a bit of an oddball choice to see a drag queen movie to be presented in the 90s when Drag Queens and LGBTQ culture was being normalized in the media. You’ll get to hear about the surprise cameos in the film, a history of drag, and a piece of the movie that you won’t believe got auctioned. ALSO fun fact, this movie came out the year I was born! So I guess t...
Apr 02, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Send us a text Back in 1989, the world was introduced to a dangerous dirty bar that needed to be cleaned up from a man that came off of a dancing movie that was also dirty. Years later, here we are where people still don’t know if they are supposed to hate this 80s gem or love this 80s gem. As a die-hard fan of the movie I can see different points of the film to why people feel torn about it. What is it about Road House that makes the danger feel real? What man of history do we have in this movi...
Mar 20, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Send us a text The talk about the remake of this classic fairy-tale of everyone's favorite fish out of water has been...divisive. So far the reactions have been either negative or people tired of the negative reactions. I have some thoughts about it to share since the trailer dropped. Are you going to see this remake of Disney's first mermaid in theaters? My insta! - @thequeenofthescreen (Hit me up for any movie recommendations you want to hear on the show!) Tiktok - themysticalspacewitch Profil...
Mar 18, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Send us a text Pop quiz hotshot… what do you get when you put the action blueprint for Die Hard on a bus? You get a hit movie that put turned a simple bus ride into a thrill ride. How did Speed do it? What made people say yes To Die Hard on bus? Make sure you keep your intensity over 50 MPH as we dive into one of the biggest hits of 1994. Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The Writer Route Part 3: Women in Action Movies Part 4: The emotional bus ride Part 5: After Speed Part 6: The Behind-the-Scenes A...
Mar 12, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Send us a text Hello...You…I see your looking for a podcast show…Ok, I’ll bite…I see your looking for something about an observant character…what will you listen to? YOU was the unexpected show that kept people coming back. Joe’s a simple man with a complicated history. He just wants love like everyone else, and now for four and a half seasons we’ve seen what lengths he’ll go to. But how did we get YOU? How do people feel about the show? Who are the surprise stars of the show that have made a na...
Mar 05, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Send us a text History was made with how Richard & Mildred Loving won the Supreme Court case in 1967. Loving was the movie we deserved and honestly what the Lovings deserved as well for their love story to be apart of our history for years to come. What was the history of the Lovings before we got the 2016 biotopic? What was the adaptation we got before we got this movie in 2016? Why is this movie so important? Part 1: Intro Part 2: The Cast Part 3: The History Of The Loving Family Part 4: M...
Feb 26, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Send us a text Do you believe that this movie almost didn’t happen? On this episode of The Screen Queen we cover one of the box office romantic hits of the 1990s. But there’s something funny about this movie directed from a guy that was known for funny movies. How did this movie get made when they ALMOST didn’t have the perfect cast? Part 1: Intro! Part 2: Where and Who did we get Ghost from? Part 3: Whoopee for Whoopi Part 4: Who was almost Sam Wheat? Part 5: The Multi Genre Movie Part 6: The C...
Feb 23, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Send us a text You had the time of your life in the last episode...Now you get to have some more ON VALENTINE'S DAY. But honestly let's face it...you love it, I love it, it's the movie you can't get enough of. When I had this movie on earlier today for my valentine's day double feature, I saw some interesting aspects I just couldn't get out of my head, and I would have no idea where to fit this info into another episode. So here it is! An extra feature of insight about Dirty Dancing. Would you l...
Feb 15, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Send us a text NOBODY PUTS THIS MOVIE IN THE CORNER! Dirty Dancing has become one of those dancing movies that is more than just a dancing movie. Dirty Dancing impacted a generation to have the time of their life. But where did Dirty Dancing come from? Who was almost Johnny Castle? And did everyone have the time of their life doing this movie? Yes…and No. You’ll find out on this episode that lasted a lifetime! Part 1: MY RETURN Part 2: Intro Part 3: Eleanor Bergstein Part 4: Back in 2008… Part 5...
Feb 12, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Send us a text Now this is the kind of version of Winnie The Pooh I can get behind! Cocaine Bear comes out February 24th! Are you going to bear with it to see this movie? My insta! - @thequeenofthescreen (Hit me up for any movie recommendations you want to hear on the show!) Tiktok - themysticalspacewitch Profile picture - Cover art by Emily Whitacre ( https://teenytinycoffeebean.carrd.co/ ) Opening Theme - Night Rider - jiglr https://soundcloud.com/jiglrmusic Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 ...
Feb 10, 2023•7 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Send us a text WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS MATERIAL OF HISTORICAL WAR, PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE, AND VIOLENCE. ALSO...It's Loud, I get a little too loud in this one. You might need to lower your volume at some parts! To think a film that has Magneto and the kid from The Client playing characters that define everything wrong with our humanity would get it right in the commentary. This one of those rare films that dives into the pain of the past and fret of our future without diving too deep. What...
Jan 30, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Send us a text Nicolas Cage dons the cape for his take on Dracula in the upcoming film Renfield about a guy that seems to have a life that just sucks these days as he takes on a midnight shift at the morgue to give Dracula some appetizers. This might be the new vampire film that we had no idea we were waiting for, but it more than just a vampire film? Next up: Apt Pupil! My insta! - @thequeenofthescreen (Hit me up for any movie recommendations you want to hear on the show!) Tiktok - themysticals...
Jan 26, 2023•10 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Send us a text TERMINOLOGY NOTE: After the airing of this episode I was kindly informed that I used the wrong terminology. First Nations is the appropriate and accurate term. In the future episodes on indigenous culture movies I’ll be sure to use the accurate term! Thank you for understanding in my continual education of using respectful terms! Love ya! Pocahontas is one of those films people have been mixed about since the 90s. They either loved it, hated it, or scared to admit they liked it. I...
Jan 22, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Send us a text They kept on knocking and they couldn’t come in. They came in any way with a message about the end of the world. Where do I sign up for this movie? Knock at the Cabin is another staple of the golden age of Shyamalan’s cinematic comeback. What will happen to this couple that didn’t expect to be taken hostage by a rouge alien and former Hogwarts student. Will YOU go see Knock At The Cabin? My insta! - @thequeenofthescreen (Hit me up for any movie recommendations you want to hear on ...
Jan 19, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Send us a text Watch out for the banana in the tailpipes because we’re going into the 1980s! The decade changed for cinema with the inclusion of the buddy cop genre. Eddie Murphy comes back to the sub-genre with a film that surpassed expectations and created something for years to come, what is it about Beverly Hills Cop that makes it timeless? What did this do for the careers of the actors? What device was created solely for the movie’s plot? Part 1: The Beginning of Eddie Murphy Part 2: The di...
Jan 15, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Send us a text Turns out my blood pressure isn't the only thing that's rising in 2023. The return of the Evil Dead series has been anticipated since the reboot in 2013, but what do we know so far about Evil Dead Rise? Will it bring something new and what do we have that parallels the past movies? THAT SMILE STILL LIVES IN MY HEAD GUYS, PRAY FOR ME My insta! - @thequeenofthescreen (Hit me up for movie recommendations you want to hear on the show!) Tiktok - themysticalspacewitch Profile picture - ...
Jan 12, 2023•11 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Send us a text Stallone is a core part of our action genre, but would you be surprised to find one of his favorite underrated roles isn’t an action hero or underdog boxer? What is it about Cop Land that makes the high marks to be a film that made a silent impact on the crime genre? What is it about this film that makes it feel like it’s unlike all the previous cop movies while paving the way for the future for the crime genre? Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The plot of Cop Land Part 3: What Cop La...
Jan 08, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Send us a text Now here is your preview before your feature presentation! Megan is…trying, let’s just put it at that. A woman working on adapting new robots makes the perfect companion for her young orphaned niece. Megan is her name, and all she knows is to protect this young girl…even if that means there is body count. Megan has all the ingredients of a robot horror movie with callbacks to the past films that had renegade robots. I have a lot of strong thoughts about this film, and we’ll see if...
Jan 05, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Send us a text Hello there and Happeh New Year!! 2022 was a heck of year for the first run for the show, I still can’t get over how well this show went over in just a small period of time. For the 21 episodes created for the show, there’s a lot that went on behind the scenes! This is your inside scoop for the best of 2022! Which one is the most popular? Which one was the most difficult? Which is the most downloaded episode of all time?! Part 1: Getting down with the sickness Part 2: Recap Part 3...
Jan 04, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Send us a text Yippie Kai…Yay? Die Hard 2 was smash hit at the box office and continued Bruce Willis’ action career…so why isn’t this film mentioned as much as the first movie or third movie? Also, what other soon to be action bad guy makes an appearance in this movie? You’ll have to find out! Merry Christmas EVERYONE! Part 1: The history of Die Hard Part 2: The concern for Die Hard 2 Part 3: The fast pace of the film Part 4: The double edged sword of the double villain troupe Part 5: The weathe...
Dec 24, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Send us a text You’ll shoot ur eye out kid! In a movie that is overplayed and overhyped, yet people don’t complain about reliving this movie many times and hearing all the memorable lines and iconic scenes. Why do people keep coming back to this film year after year? Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The Deal Part 3: The future movies after A Christmas Story Part 4: The silent communication of the meltdown scene Part 5: The Resolves at the end Part 6: Jean Shepherd's legacy Part 7: Final thoughts abo...
Dec 18, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a text We’re never getting too old for this shit. Iconic isn’t a strong enough word to describe Lethal Weapon for perfecting the buddy cop trope. But how did it perfect a trope that was still in works? What is so special about this movie that people still keep coming back to it? Get your mullet and your egg nog as we dive into Lethal Weapon. Part 1: A different kind of Buddy Cop movie Part 2: A history of Buddy Cop movies Part 3: The unspoken hero that saved Lethal Weapon Part 4: The uns...
Dec 11, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text Everyone loves to watch Die Hard, it’s the ultimate action Christmas movie!...Buuuuut there is another contender that got swept under the rug. This 1996 action movie has all the elements of action and Christmas with powerhouse acting from Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson. How did this movie end up forgotten like our main character’s amnesia? This episode dives deep on how Christmas fits into an action movie, how this movie could have changed, and what Samuel L. Jackson revealed a...
Dec 04, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text Start your engines and let’s go into the movie that has a character that drove the sales for Pixar and drove people mad! Did people like Lightning McQueen? Did people not like Lightning? Why was there so much Mater that no one asked for? Did I like this movie? Just like me this was a film series that divided people. What went into this movie and what did people not get about this series? Get ready….Set… GO! Part 1: Start Line & Announcements Part 2: The Beginning: Cars Part 3:...
Nov 23, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text To think we wouldn’t have Batman Forever if this guy didn’t make a movie about a different kind of bat. Welcome back to The Screen Queen, for the final episode your host is taking a bite out of the biggest hit in 1987. Where would we be without The Lost Boys? How did his movie make its mark on cinema history? What surprise singer created the anthem for these immortal bloodsuckers of Santa Carla? Find out on this episode! Happy HALLOWEEN LOVES! Part 1: My complicated relationship w...
Oct 31, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text What else is there to The Silence Of The Lambs? Preparing for this episode was a tricky challenge to approach to talk about a movie where everything is virtually said or known about the movie. But the biggest challenge I had to face was challenging myself to see this movie differently than the way I saw it 12 years ago. Part 1: Introduction: What did I not see In Silence Of The Lambs? Part 2: The praise of the movie Part 3: The themes in The Silence Of The Lambs Part 4: Dissecting...
Oct 19, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text He’s the puppy with PTSD, the dog that has it all, today’s episode of The Screen Queen dives into the history and legacy of Courage The Cowardly Dog. One of my favorite animated shows so this is a treat for everyone! Part 1: How did Courage get away with Horror? Part 2: The arrival of Courage Part 3: The rising popularity of Courage Part 4: Season 1 Episode highlights Part 5: How Courage handled heavy topics] Part 6: The cruelty in the last two seasons Part 7: The impact of John R...
Oct 13, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 14
