The B**** Incognito Trope: Mean Girls Who Fake Nice
She’s beautiful, charming, and sweet as pie… or, at least, that’s what she wants you to think. Whether she’s a Queen Bee we love to hate, a comedic obstacle, or a full on villain, there’s just something about her that keeps movies and shows coming back to the trope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12 Aug 202312min
Did Friends Ever Jump The Shark? - Most Controversial Plotlines
Friends is a cultural icon, but even its most ardent fans can agree that along with all of the great moments, the show has also had some duds... but did it ever truly Jump the Shark? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10 Aug 202311min
And Just Like That Finally Understands What It Should Be
And Just Like That has been a disappointment to Sex and the City fans since the beginning, but as it nears a second finale… is the show finally starting to get its magic back?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Aug 202311min
Online Generations: How When We First Logged On Shaped Us
In all of the discourse about the difference between generations, people have kind of let out the effect of 'online generations' - that is, the era in which you became a regular user of the internet. Today we're taking a quick look at how *when* we hopped online also had a huge part in shaping us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Aug 202313min
How The Graduate’s Quarter-Life Crisis Lasted Decades Onscreen
The Graduate didn’t invent the quarter-life crisis, but it might have been the first movie to really dramatize it. It also laid the groundwork for some of our favorite more recent quarterlife crisis films! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 Aug 202315min
Barbie's Hidden Easter Eggs & Margot Robbie's Best Barbie Looks
Barbie had so many great easter eggs and references, both in the film itself *and* the press tour before hand! So today we're taking a look at all of the best Barbie references. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3 Aug 20239min
Bromances Are Back On Top: Behind The Trope's Resurgence
Bromance movies exploded in the early 2000s, and then kind of disappeared for a while... Today we're looking at the evolution of male friendships onscreen, and why it’s so valuable for men to feel secure in their bromances! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3 Aug 202310min
The Amnesia Trope: When Hollywood Gets It Right and SO Wrong
Amnesia is often used as a plot device on screen, but memory loss in real life often looks quite different from what we see in movies & shows. So what are the real thematic reasons filmmakers keep returning to their Hollywood vision of amnesia? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 Juli 202313min
