por Audrey Cornell and Louise Kolman
Our last movie of 2024 centers around a pickpocket (Mary Stuart Masterson) and her niece becoming involved with a mall security guard (Mark Ruffalo) during the week of Christmas. We both ended up loving this movie and thought it was perfectly sweet and festive! Our discussion covers topics from the excellent chemistry between Masterson and Ruffalo, all of the crazy plot points that occur, and our appreciation for David Hewlett's wacky thief side character. Music: They All Become Blueberries - Tiger Gang Mysterious Grove - Cast of Characters
A city councilwoman (Shelley Long) tries to put a stop to Santa (Bruce Kirby) in their small town, against her son's wishes. We discuss why this might be the weirdest interpretation of Santa Claus (and not just because he's pro-Nixon??), the fact that it contains one of the craziest plot twists ever, our annoyance with Lifetime's insistence that careerwomen should be villainized for their dedication to their job, and just how insane the story is! Music: They All Become Blueberries - Tiger Gang Mysterious Grove - Cast of Characters
Lifetime's first Christmas movie is a '90s female-led version of A Christmas Carol starring Susan Lucci as Ebbie Scrooge. We talk about the erm... unique... interpretations of the story/characters since the narrative doesn't translate very well in a "modern" setting, and why we side with this intrepretation of Scrooge. Music: They All Become Blueberries - Tiger Gang Mysterious Grove - Cast of Characters
Another based-on-a-true-story about Richard Farley (Richard Thomas)'s obsession with new co-worker Laura Black (Brooke Shields) turning deadly. Major content warning, as this movie deals with stalking, harassment, and gun violence - we talk about whether or not the film deals with them respectfully. Music: They All Become Blueberries - Tiger Gang Mysterious Grove - Cast of Characters
We're kicking off Lifetime's 1993 contributions with one of THREE TV movies made about Amy Fisher, a teenager who shot the wife of an older man she was groomed by. This one presents an entirely positive portrayal of Joey Buttafuoco by manipulating the facts and turning Fisher into a calculating seductress. Topics include the inappropriately campy performances from Alyssa Milano and Jack Scalia that we loved to hate, how '90s media distorted the real case, and why Mary Jo Buttafuoco deserves better representation than what she's given in the movie. We were kind of shocked at how terrible this was but had fun talking about it. Music: They All Become Blueberries - Tiger Gang Mysterious Grove - Cast of Characters
We're back with another spooky Satanic movie reminiscent of Rosemary's Baby but with some deep Catholic themes. After her mother dies, a woman (Kim Delaney) meets a mysterious man (Thomas Gibson) who might be related to a series of strange circumstances that have started occuring in her life. Along with our guest Zeus, we discuss whether or not the religious aspects are handled well, Matthew Lillard's fun performance as a part-time photographer/part-time web sleuth, and our frustration with horror movie characters never being able to pick up on obvious red flags. Audrey also shares some insanely unexpected trivia at the end! We wish you a fun and safe Halloween, and for all of our American listeners: please make sure to vote! Music: They All Become Blueberries - Tiger Gang Mysterious Grove - Cast of Characters
We are back for spooky season and with our friend Zeus as a guest to discuss the satanic panic movie, Midnight's Child. A creepy Swedish au pair (Olivia D'Abo) tears a family apart with ulterior motives in mind. Our conversation covers topics like the disappointing lack of Satan throughout, uncomfortable family dynamics, the crazy parallels between this movie and popular horrors that followed, why young Elisabeth Moss gave the best performance, and much more. Music: They All Become Blueberries - Tiger Gang Mysterious Grove - Cast of Characters
In this episode we cover a true story about a teenage girl (Tiffani Thiessen) who is murdered and her mother (Patty Duke) sets out to find her killer. We continue to ponder over Lifetime's obsession with turning true crime into semi-trashy movies. Luckily this one is slightly elevated by Duke's strong performance and a properly scary villain but unfortunately falls apart theme- and plot-wise on further discussion. Music: They All Become Blueberries - Tiger Gang Mysterious Grove - Cast of Characters
This absurdly titled Lifetime flick is based on a true story about a woman (Veronica Hamel) who kidnaps a baby from a single mother (Nancy McKeon) to keep her husband (Michael Madsen) from divorcing her. This might be our most entertaining movie for the podcast yet! We talk about everything from the hilarious dialogue, Madsen and David Duchovny's insane acting choices, how little sense the actual baby-snatching plan makes, and so much more. It's the perfectly trashy but enjoyable Lifetime movie that we've been looking for. Music: They All Become Blueberries - Tiger Gang Mysterious Grove - Cast of Characters
This is a very special episode because we are doing a double feature! The films focus on the life and trial of Betty Broderick (Meredith Baxter, in an Emmy-nominated performance), who murdered her ex-husband Dan (Stephen Collins) and his new wife Linda (Michelle Johnson). We do a deep dive into the movies' cherry-picking of events and why we found their selections harmful in relation to the real-life players and the narrative. Other topics include Baxter's memorable portrayal of Betty, the lack of nuance within the story, our thoughts on the courtroom drama, and so much more. It's an interesting case dealing with patriarchal trappings, narcissism, self-destruction, and infidelity that gets the complete Lifetime makeover with these movies. Music: They All Become Blueberries - Tiger Gang Mysterious Grove - Cast of Characters