Othersode #73: Some of Those Aspects Are Dead Now / The Midnight Club

November 14, 2022 The Squad

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Horror, Empathy, and Faith in Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass

November 10, 2021 Kelli

If you are a regular listener to our podcast you probably know that BSG stans Mike Flanagan. We are #FlanaganHive. Just check out our episodes on The Haunting of Bly Manor and Doctor Sleep if you don’t believe me. Anyway, knowing this, you might have been wondering if we were going to talk about Midnight Mass. Herein lies your answer: I, Kelli, am going to be talking about Midnight Mass all by myself, because it’s November already and I can no longer wait for the other members of this operation to catch up with me. I watched this show the weekend it came out, and I have been thinking about it ever since.

(Very minor spoilers to follow)

That Funny Feeling: Thinking about Bo Burnham's Inside

June 16, 2021 Mary

As the world began “opening up” this year, I found myself wanting to stay inside more. Suddenly, the prospect of having to interact with other people seems terrifying. Outside of our neighbors (what’s up, Emily?), we haven’t seen many people over the past year. Even a recent trip to see family felt exhausting. It’s been a weird year and some change, and I don’t know that my anxiety will let me jump feet first back into social life, even though it seems a lot of other people are having no trouble with it whatsoever. Really, they maybe should be having some trouble with it, considering how many people in my area aren’t vaccinated.

Just as all these anxieties converged on me, Bo Burnham released Inside, his new comedy special, on Netflix. After seeing a few TikToks about it on my FYP, I figured I needed to check it out. So I grabbed Todd, settled down in a dark living room, and sat perfectly still for the entire runtime in shock.

Deadly Illusions: This Movie Didn't Make Sense and Neither Does This Blog Post

April 1, 2021 Kelli & Emily

We’d like to think Netflix’s Deadly Illusions was one elaborate April Fool’s joke, but since it wasn’t—since it is an actual movie that got made—we’re here to review it.

Emily: So word on the street was there was a new thriller in town on Netflix. And it was #1 on the charts. And it was terrible. So you know I had to check that out. Yes, we're talking about DEADLY ILLUSIONS, the groundbreaking thriller starring Kristin Davis and Kelsey Grammer's daughter. I'm sure he's really proud. When I say this movie is groundbreaking, I just mean I have never seen a movie quite like this before. Even going into it knowing it was going to be bad, I really had no idea just how bad it was going to get.

(Spoilers ahead. You’re welcome.)

Finding Grrrl Power in Moxie

March 11, 2021 Kelli, Mary, and Emily

Back in 2018, YA Book club covered Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu. The novel follows Vivian, a high schooler who wakes up to the everyday sexism happening at her school and, inspired by her former-riot grrrl mother, anonymously spearheads a feminist movement amongst her classmates. While acknowledging that the book was not necessarily meant for us (grown women), we generally appreciated what it was doing, so when the film adaptation directed by Amy Poehler showed up on Netflix last week, we knew we had to cover it.

12 Days of Christmas Movies, Day 4: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

December 5, 2020 Emily

On the 4th Day of Christmas Movies, we’re breaking all the rules. That’s right. Because Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares isn’t a Christmas movie. It’s a Christmas tv show. Or rather, it’s a Christmas mini-series on Netflix. But I feel like this still counts. Plus, I’ve actually read the young adult novel that this show is based on. Not that I have a lot of insight into the show based on what I read because I can’t really remember the book that well. All I know is it was a delightful YA holiday story. Will the mini-series be the same?

Let’s run it through the Christmas-o-meter and see!

12 Days of Christmas Movies, Day 1: The Holidate

November 22, 2020 Emily

What’s that? You want more movie reviews in a series? No? Well. You’re getting it anyway. And while this is the second year I’m doing this series, it feels very different this year. The holidays just hit different during the time of Covid, don’t they? Half of the country is staying home, not seeing their families, and putting up their sad tiny Christmas trees/holiday decorations from their celebration of choice. And it’s sad and lonely. And the other half is just… going about their life. Like nothing is wrong.

Yeah, I’m bitter. And these reviews might reflect that a little bit. But you know what they say about Covid. It is what it is.

So on that cheerful note, let’s talk about The Holidate. Which is a movie.