Minute 24

Best Friend and Criterion Collection supporter Steffan Sitka joins me to watch two very different movies. He shows me Brand on the Brain and I get a lot of stuff wrong. We talk about Film Noir, stereotypes of the 50s and a Clockwork Orange. I'm enthralled in the love triangle and keep trying to expand it. Then I show him Almost Famous. We talk about New York Actor's gangs, Alvin and the Chipmunks and tour bus drivers. We laugh, we cry, we talk. I learned a lot and I had a great time!

Best Friend and perpetual optimist Marcelina Chavira sits miles away from me on a computer to share one of her favorite movies - Harold and Maude. It is weird and both not enough and too much. We talk about ageism, the agency of a woman and how talented Margot Robbie is. Then I show her Tommy Boy and it is very different. We talk about little boy humor and it's very real place in the world, and I talk about loving David Spade in this era. We laugh, we cry we talk about life. I learned a lot and had a great time.  BYE FOREVER

Best Friend and dog actor enthusiast Stephanie Streisand comes on the show to show me a classic - S.O.B. She teaches me a lot about the movie industry, I talk a lot about how dogs break into the biz. She talks intelligently about the background of the movie and how it came to be and I keep nodding, forgetting I'm audio only. Then I show her Empire Records and she does an amazingly accurate job of predicting the movie. We talk about Can't Hardly Wait and 90's tropes and how surprisingly empowered women are in this movie. I try to talk about rock and roll but you can tell I'm an imposter. We laugh, we cry, we learn a lot and have a great time. BYE FOREVER.

Best Friend and fellow podcaster Myke Thompson joins me on my podcast to revisit an old favorite. He makes me watch True Lies while I try not to fall in love with young Arnold Schwarzenegger. We talk about spies, Jamie Lee Curtis and how I always picture Tom Arnold driving. We laugh a lot and get a lot of stuff wrong. Then I make him watch (500) Days of Summer, while I nervously wait to see his reaction. We talk about gender roles, who the villain in the relationship is and what if Charlie Kauffman had directed the film. We laugh a lot and worry about Ikea's business model. I learned a lot and I had a great time.

Best friend and brother-in-law Marshall Cox "zoom calls" me to talk about some of our favorite SNL scenes. He explains his amazement at the MacGruber sketch becoming a full fledged pop culture icon. We laugh and talk about Pepsi and his wife. Then I show him Enemy at the Gates. I fawn over Joseph Fiennes and Jude Law and Rachel Weiss. We cry and talk about Russia and war. I learned a lot and I had a great time. BYE FOREVER.