Put It On The List

Put It On The List

by Wife City

Comedy Hobbies Film Reviews

Season 1

Episode 10 - The Triplets of Belleville

Is the podcast over? No, of course not, the girls have only been going at it for nine episodes and this time around they'll be discussing Bri's new pick, The Triplets of Belleville. This French animated film from the early 00s left quite the impression upon first release and the gang is on a quest to discover whether this narrative about dedication has withstood the test of time, especially in a vastly different animation landscape. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss casual fatphobia, the inevitability of failure, and whether or not one must imagine Sisyphus happy.

Episode 9 - Killers of the Flower Moon

The girls may love movies, but can they spot the wolves in this picture? Considering Jae assigned them Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, they're gonna have their work cut out for them; a true crime story centered around the conspiratorial series of murders targeting the Osage community, Killers hides it's evils in all shapes and forms. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss complicity, moral cowardice, and a listener's subconscious desire to marry Mike Meyers.

Episode 8 - Prey (2022)

If it bleeds, the girls can make a podcast about it. This time around, EV had the group watch Prey (2022), the prequel/soft-reboot of the Predator franchise. Little did they know, they were going to watch the best video game movie ever made. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss Elden Ring builds, sucker-punching bears, and the creative bankruptcy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Episode 7 - The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

The girls wanna go to dog heaven, but, unfortunately, Bridget had different plans for them. This episode, the girls take a dive into what is widely considered one of the largest production disasters in the history of Hollywood, 1996's The Island of Dr. Moreau; Sadly, the film itself is nowhere near as entertaining as the the horror stories that have been told about working on its set. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss Marlon Brando making the best creative decisions, the inherent biases baked into all art, and the dubious worldviews of late 19th / early 20th century genre authors.

Episode 6 - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

The girls may love Rocky Road, but do they love the illustrious career of Weird Al Yankovic? We're going to find out this week, as Bri assigned the girls the 2022 parody music biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story; this Funny or Die / Roku co-production has the heavy task of expanding a single 3-minute sketch into a feature-length film and the girls are stuck figuring out whether it manages to succeed in said task. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss armchair joke-writing, the state of comedy in the 1980s, and the tragic loss of discovering movies on basic cable.

Episode 5 - Good Will Hunting

After fighting through the trials and tribulations of war, the girls start the cycle anew with some much needed therapy. For this session, Jae has tasked the group with the 1997 film, Good Will Hunting; a breakthrough hit for then up-and-coming actor/writer team, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, the crass Boston Boys show our hosts just how wicked smaht they truly are. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss maladaptive coping mechanisms, the legacy of Robin Williams, and also Kevin Smith, for some reason.

Episode 4 - Saving Private Ryan

As the girls reach the end of their first loop through the queue, they learn that war is hell. This time, they're tasked with watching Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, which poses the question: "What if war is just a bunch of meaningless death and chaos?" Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss 360-noscoping Hitler, throwing pies, and the catch-22 of trying to make an anti-war movie while also valorizing the bodies of power participating in war.

Episode 3 - X: 1999

Third time was absolutely not the charm with this one, folks. Directed by acclaimed anime director Rintaro and co-written by a member of the renowned manga collective CLAMP, X: 1999 is a film that manages to be one of the most boring and baffling films ever made - at least according to 3 out of 4 podcasters. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss the idea of median anime, the cosmic absurdity of ranking systems, and cartoon squelch noises.

Episode 2 - Babe: Pig in the City

Through hell or high water, the girls made it to episode two! They celebrate this momentous occasion by watching what is, somehow, the most George Miller-ass George Miller movie he's ever directed: Babe: Pig in the City. Join Bri, Bridget, EV, and Jae as they discuss becoming naturalists, the difference between pelicans and storks, and Jim Cummings.

Episode 1 - Mulholland Drive

It's our inaugural episode! Which means that Brianna, Bridget, EV, and Jae are gonna start off on the right foot by stumbling their way through David Lynch's magnum opus, Mulholland Drive. Join them for discussions of boomers, lesbians, and the vicious nature of the mechanisms that keep Hollywood running.

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