<p>This week, Dana is joined by Amy Nicholson, <em>Los Angeles Times </em>film critic and host of the podcast <a href="https://www.unspooledpodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unspooled</a>, as well as Jamelle Bouie, <em>New York Times </em>columnist and host of the podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unclear and Present Danger</a>. They discuss love affairs, lustful, glamorous, and interspecies.</p><br><p>First up, it’s the lustful as they take up Emerald Fennell’s bodice-ripping adaptation of “<em>Wuthering Heights.” </em>Starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as the doomed duo Cathy and Heathcliff, the adaptation promises an over-the-top, camp spin on the Gothic tale but does it offer enough depravity to really deliver?</p><br><p>Next, it’s on to the glamorous with the Ryan Murphy-produced, CK One-scented limited series <em>Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette</em> about the tragic love story of the political scion and New York fashion It Girl.</p><br><p>Finally, they discuss all the interspecies hijinks and backstage chaos in the delightful revival of <em>The Muppet Show</em>.</p><br><p>In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the trio of cinephiles celebrate recent reporting that movie theaters are cool again.</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>Endorsements</strong></p><br><p><strong>Jamelle: </strong>William Wyler's 1939 version of <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/wuthering-heights-x2/season:1/videos/wuthering-heights" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Wuthering Heights</em></a><em> </em>starring Laurence Olivier— and while you're visiting the Criterion Channel, check out their collection <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/mervyn-leroy-s-pre-code-films" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mervyn LeRoy’s Pre-Code Films</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Amy</strong>: Gore Verbinski's new film <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1341338/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die</em></a>, in theaters now.</p><br><p><strong>Dana</strong>: The patient, observant documentaries of the recently deceased filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, <a href="https://www.kanopy.com/en/lapl/category/33075" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">several of which are available to stream on Kanopy</a>.&nbsp;</p><br><p>----</p><br><p>Email us your thoughts at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>