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In this episode, Masie & Stuart close out their examination of the filmography of Goro Miyazaki by checking out his second feature film, From Up On Poppy Hill. Has Goro learned any lessons from his first directorial outing with Tales from Earthsea? Or does he crash straight downhill? Listen as …

In this episode, Masie and Stuart take a boat to the fantasy lands of Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea book series for Studio Ghibli's 2006 adaptation titled Tales from Earthsea. Along with the director Goro Miyazaki, this film has quite a negative reputation among Ghibli's otherwise illustrious catalo…

In this episode, Masie & Stuart finally wrap up their pride month duo after a moving hiatus by digging up the 2017 queer coming of age film Call Me By Your Name. A critical and financial success upon its release, Luca Guadagnino and James Ivory's film adaptation of Andre Aciman's novel has garn…

In this episode, Masie & Stuart celebrate pride month by watching Andrew Ahn's 2022 film Fire Island, a loose adaptation of Pride and Prejudice set on the titular gay resort. As queer fans of Jane Austen, our hosts find much to admire in this film's smart adaptation decisions and joyful, but cr…

In this episode, Masie & Stuart arrive in a galaxy far far away to complete their tribunal of JJ Abram's by covering Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Unearthing over a decade of mixed (mostly negative) feelings about this sequel trilogy, our hosts find that while they are still compelled by the ch…

In this episode, Masie & Stuart begin an epic journey into space to examine the sci-fi franchise reboots of director JJ Abrams. Beginning with his 2009 Star Trek film, our hosts find much to appreciate about the movie's casting and set design. However, our resident Trekkie Masie has more than a…

In this episode, Masie & Stuart return to the world of animation to cover the strange 2002 anime film, A Tree of Palme, directed by Takashi Nakamura. A critical and financial failure upon its release, this odd Pinocchio-inspired sci-fi adventure movie has faded into obscurity over the years, bu…

In this episode, Masie & Stuart finally enter the world of animation by discussing the 2023 film Nimona. Rescued from Disney's closure of its production studio, our hosts find plenty to appreciate about this queer kid's adventure flick. How does it hold up compared to the original graphic novel…

In this episode, Masie & Stuart get kidnapped and taken on a crazy roadtrip by Jonathan Demme's 1986 comedy-thriller film Something Wild. The second part of Stuart's pairing of manic-pixie dream girl films, our hosts find much to discuss about this film whose tone, characters, and plot developm…