Falling in Love Montage
183 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago - ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsEvery other week, Valerie and Helen will look at a different chick flick (muff film, broad comedy, lady thriller, period movie, whathaveyou) and boil it down to its themes and how those themes affect our tender feminine emotions.
Mostly we'll just go off on tangents about Sex and the City.
We'll talk about chick flick tropes, like love triangles/squares/pentagons and sisterhood. We'll explore just how strong girl power actually is and if real vampires sparkle in the sunlight, or if that's just movie magic. And we'll reveal our (Helen's) repressed sexual feelings for Hugh Grant.
We'll get a dude's opinion, and we'll even listen to it.
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Re-Patreon M.A.S.H
March 29, 2024 11:36 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBIt's March y'all, officially Spring, so in honor of that, we're going to spring a surprise on you and switch up our regularly scheduled programing. We're looking forward to discussing the 1998 McMillan classic How Stella Got Her Groove Back, but in the interim, please enjoy a throwback from August 2019 when we were on our beloved podcast network, Flying Machine.
Valentine's Day
February 29, 2024 22:11 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBLeap year only comes around every four years, and this year -- our 8th anniversary -- marks the second leap year we've experienced as a podcast. We couldn't think of a better time to finally bring you an enthusiastic discussion of the oft-mentioned 2010 rom-com Leap Year -- but we didn't do that. Instead, we're here with an enraged dialog about the best-forgotten 2010 rom-bomb Valentine's Day. The movie about the holiday Valentine's Day. The one that happens every year. Enjoy. ❤️
The Notebook
January 30, 2024 20:03 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBIt's the 20th anniversary of the beloved film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks's The Notebook, and that means we and our podcast are really old, and that means it's time to finally cover this movie. Join us as we ascend the figurative ferris wheel that is this 2004 romance. Do our pants get pulled down? Do we fall in love? Has this metaphor already worn itself out?
The Christmas House
December 30, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBFor a podcast that has never covered a Hallmark movie in its 7+ years of existence, our fans sure love to throw Hallmark holiday movie memes and articles our way. Now it's our turn -- see how much you like it* when we throw Hallmark holiday movie content at you, haha! Yes, for this holidaymonth, we are talking about the holly-jolly, gay-appareled, made-for-TV stone-cold Hallmark masterpiece, The Christmas House. Is it destined to be a holiday classic, or is it merely a 90-minute makeover...
Legally Blonde (w/ Vanessa Riley)
December 02, 2023 18:43 - 1 hour - 142 MBAristotle and Holland Taylor once said, "The law is reason, free from passion." Valerie and Helen once said, "Oh man, we really should cover Legally Blonde at some point." And six or so years later, here we are -- covering 2001's beloved Legally Blonde with long-overdue repeat guest, beloved Vanessa Riley from The Square Roots Podcast. Habeas corpus!
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (w/ Tracy Tanoff)
October 30, 2023 22:09 - 1 hour - 103 MBTo round out our whirlwind 2023 sampling of various Bennet and Darcy types (a Darcuterie, if you will), we've brought back our bestie and official Austen correspondent Tracy Tanoff for the third time/adaptation this year. Spooky month brings us to our likely last Pride and Prejudice for the foreseeable future -- the 2016 action-comedy-horror-chick-flick Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Will Charlotte become a zombie? Will love conquer all? Is Helen a dirty Wickham apologist?? Find out on ...
Barbie
August 31, 2023 22:16 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBWe waited a long time to see our oldest friend grace the silver screen and make it pink, but Barbie is here now, and we are glad to be able to bring our OK-maybe-not-as-objective-as-they-could-be thoughts to you in this, the year of our Lord*, 2023. *Greta Gerwig
Something New (w/ Gloria White)
August 01, 2023 01:51 - 1 hour - 129 MBIt is the dog days of summer and we have dog mom and Atlanta comedian Gloria White joining the pod to discuss the 2006 ultra chick flick, Something New. Bonus: Listeners who imbibe can take advantage of the opportunity to drink every time we crack a title pun. ✨ Check out Gloria on Instagram Find her on all the socials, look for the handle "glow07" ❤️ Listen to Gloria on a recent episode of One Fry Short
Fire Island (w/ Tracy Tanoff)
June 29, 2023 22:08 - 1 hour - 127 MBWe had such a gay old time covering Pride & Prejudice earlier this year that for Pride month, we wanted to have an even gayer, new time -- so we grabbed our beloved Austen correspondent Tracy Tanoff to talk about the 2022 loose P&P adaptation Fire Island. Does Elizabeth find her Darcy? I don't know who those people are, but I can tell you I've got my eye on Noah and Will. (Hahaha, this is a ruse, as I have watched the movie and actually know what happens! Spoiler alert: lots of beautiful ...
Bring It On (w/ Owen Choules)
May 31, 2023 21:56 - 1 hour - 136 MBIt's been 23 years since Bring It On brought its cheer to the world, and it's been something like 6 years since we had our beloved friend and cheerleader-lover* Owen Choules on to talk about a chick flick with us. So do we do a high kick and delight in this classic, or do we give it the spirit finger? Does Owen still tolerate us? What is team captain Torrance's connection to the dad from The Shining? Listen to find out! Rah! *Yeah, he won't object to that descriptor at all, prob...
Can't Hardly Wait
May 01, 2023 01:20 - 1 hour - 124 MBFor better or worse, 1998's Can't Hardly Wait is a quintessential exhibit of 90s High School cinema. A movie with almost as much cringe as it has stars. Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont weave a magical story wherein Kenny Fisher gets the girl, Jenna Elfman gets the cab, and Amanda Beckett gets to stand up for herself, for like, at least a minute. And who knows, there's always a possibility of a sequel with less Smashmouth and F slurs.
Plus One
April 01, 2023 01:29 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBYou are all cordially invited to the wedding of us and Maya Erskine (pending her consent) - and surprise - you're the toast master too. We're here to talk about Plus One, which is fresher than diner fish* . *Fish you order at a diner, but why would you do that?!
Pride & Prejudice (w/ Tracy Tanoff)
February 28, 2023 20:26 - 1 hour - 124 MBIt is a truth universally acknowledged that two women in possession of a chick flick podcast must eventually cover 2005's Pride & Prejudice. Fan favorite and Jane Austen correspondent Tracy Tanoff joins us for truly the most exemplary podcast she's guested on in in many years. For more Austen fun, check out Tracy's Fine Curated Links! On the autism spectrum and Pride & Prejudice The Lizzie Bennet Diaries The Jane Austen Universe Black Girl Loves Jane Gay Austen Sasha Sienna's Jane...
Thelma & Louise (w/ Malcolm Nygard)
January 31, 2023 16:10 - 1 hour - 123 MBTo start 2023 off on the right route, we wanted to talk about best friends with a best friend. So we brought FiLM fave Malcolm Nygard on to fan-girl out with us over the ultimate road trip movie, Thelma & Louise. Check out Malcolm's thoughtful Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/theoscargrouch/ and see if you can spy a chick flick or two in his top ten. Thelma & Louise is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, and geez, Louise, do we ever recommend you watch it.
Falling for Christmas
December 31, 2022 19:52 - 1 hour - 116 MBIt's what you were all hoping for, I'll keep telling myself -- for the holiday season, and to close out 2022, we covered a new Christmas classic, Falling for Christmas, starring Lindsay Lohan. We not only talked about it, but we also watched it! And if you don't listen and enjoy, magic Santa will push you down a mountain. We'll be back next year with not this movie. Happy New Year, FiLM buffs! And for no particular reason, here's Ben @palmertrolls on Candace Cameron Bure.
Never Been Kissed
November 30, 2022 16:46 - 1 hour - 114 MBIt's November for a few more hours, and we are thankful to be here with you, talking about another problematic (!) fave (?), 1999's Never Been Kissed. We shouldn't say this because we're your teacher hosts, but it's totally rufus. Sorry in advance for Helen's questionable audio -- she was recording on an iPhone from a frilly pink bedroom in South Georgia. Happy N[e]vember Been Kissed! Nailed it.
Hocus Pocus 2
October 31, 2022 16:16 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBYears ago, a pair of sisters came together on Halloween to talk about Hocus Pocus. We thought the story ended there. We were wrong. Those lovable sisters are back, making magic, once again, because Disney dug up the past with Hocus Pocus 2, and like a bajilliondy people watched it, and we figured, One Way or Another, we could get some easy spooky-month downloads. Itchita kupita melaka mystika. Hocus Pocus 2 is currently streaming on Disney+. Check out our friend Jon Biegen at jinglej...
The DUFF
September 30, 2022 23:53 - 1 hour - 149 MBThis time Valerie's just getting over COVID, and she still managed to watch, talk about, and edit an entire podcast episode on the Definitely Underrated Fun Film, 2015's The DUFF.
The Princess Diaries
August 31, 2022 23:46 - 1 hour - 149 MBWhether we say it directly or not, both of us are still a little bit waiting to see if and when Mary Poppins will fly down to us and reveal we are secretly princesses. What we are in the meantime is chick-flick podcasters, so this month we decided to podcast about the 2001 chick flick The Princess Diaries. It's also our third Disney film this year, and our third Sandra Oh film this year, so. Yeah. Happy August, commoners listeners.
Sense and Sensibility (w/ Tracy Tanoff)
July 01, 2022 02:45 - 2 hours - 222 MBIf you've been spontaneously crying as of late, and want more of that, this is the podcast episode for you. It's the last day of Pride month, and while we have failed to deliver a focused conversation about a piece of queer cinema, we are delivering on our mother's dying (to be determined) wish to discuss a personal favorite of her's - thus, a house-hold favorite of ours and a staple of our childhood — 1995's Sense and Sensibility. We are joined by our best friend/Jane Austin correspo...
10 Things I Hate About You (w/ Jan Thrapp)
June 01, 2022 23:52 - 1 hour - 160 MBWe put this month's movie up to a vote, and if the votes told us anything, it's that 1 thing you hated about us is that we hadn't covered the classic '99 teen rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You yet. Well, now we have. Helen's bestie Jan Thrapp joins us again to talk about Shakespeare, our motives behind the various colors of underwear we possess, and Andrew Keegan's California cult. And we maybe introduce a new FiLM award. 10 Things I Hate About You is currently streaming on Disney+. Ch...
Enchanted
April 30, 2022 17:27 - 1 hour - 105 MBIt was Helen's birthday this month, so this time, we covered a movie she wanted to cover! ...Just like we pretty much always do, whoops. Anyway, the movie Helen wanted to cover this time was the 2007 Disney spectacular Enchanted. Did we find it enchanting? It's a safe bet to say we did, but obviously these notes are meant to promote the episode, so officially you'll have to listen to the episode to find out!! Oh, also, it's finally getting a sequel later this year, so let's pretend we...
Turning Red
April 01, 2022 02:44 - 1 hour - 141 MBWhat do you get when you cross an embarrassment of pandas with embarassing podcasters? This. This is what you get. We had a box full of kittens-like good time discussing Domme Shi's 2022, unapologetically titled Pixar hit, Turning Red.
Groundhog Day
February 28, 2022 12:38 - 1 hour - 110 MBHere we are again, for the first time, talking about the Harold Ramis 1993 classic Groundhog Day. Does spring come early for the podcast? Listen and let us know if you hear a shadow. Here we are again, for the first time, talking about the Harold Ramis 1993 classic Groundhog Day. Does spring come early for the podcast? Listen and let us know if you hear a shadow. Here we are again, for the first time, talking about the Harold Ramis 1993 classic Groundhog Day. Does spring come early for the p...
The Holiday
January 31, 2022 14:33 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBIf you want more Jack Black than you can shake a stick at, there's no better choice than the Kung Fu Panda trilogy. But we're talking about Nancy Meyers's warm and fuzzy The Holiday this time, which Jack Black is also in (as well as Jude Law, Eli Wallach, and a couple of chick-flick all-stars). With this episode, we become the leading ladies of our own lives, by deciding that we can release a Holiday episode at the end of January in a pandemic.
High Fidelity (w/ Shane Kearney)
December 25, 2021 23:04 - 1 hour - 144 MBIt's the holiday season and the 107th episode of this chick-flick podcast -- so really what choice did we have but to discuss 2000's High Fidelity with our friend and Beta-Band-stan Shane Kearney? It makes sense if you consider our continued use of John Cusack as a 2021 coping mechanism, or if you know that one of our hosts wouldn't even be here if it weren't for a meet-cute in a record store in Chicago. Anyway, it's one of our top-5 favorite male-led rom-coms, with one of our top-6 favorit...
Footloose (w/ Ollie Brady)
October 31, 2021 14:45 - 1 hour - 160 MBMerriam-Webster defines "footloose" as "having no ties; free to roam about." So yeah. It's our podcast and our Octobermonth episode, and we wanted to talk about Footloose with our friend, return guest Ollie Brady. So we did. It's almost spooky how much everybody cut, everybody cut, everybody, everybody cut footloose. Check out some of Ollie's guest turns on the Media-eval Podcast! The very talented Jon Biegen did our spooky intro music -- hit him up if you want him to make music fo...
Catfight (w/ Jan Thrapp)
October 02, 2021 20:24 - 2 hours - 194 MBHappy JAN(uary?)-September in October! For this Sept. episode we happen to be releasing in Oct., we brought in Helen's BFF Jan (Thrapp)! After 20+ years of friendship and 5+ years of Falling in Love Montage, we wanted Jan's first visit to be really formidable, so we spent 2.5 hours (after cutting it down) talking about Onur Tukel's 2016 satirical black comedy about formidable women, Catfight. Check out Catfight, currently streaming on US Netflix, and check your local county animal co...
The Thing Called Love
August 31, 2021 14:36 - 1 hour - 121 MBIt's still technically August, which we all know is Valerie's birth month, so for a special gift, we tackled Peter Bogdanovich's 1993 dram-rom-com The Thing Called Love, starring Samantha Mathis and River Phoenix (in Phoenix's last full role). If you've never seen it (and, statistically speaking, a lot of you will have never seen it) -- don't worry, we take plenty of silly, irrelevant tangents too. Note: Helen's audio is a little wonky at parts in this one, but it should still be listenab...
The Wedding Singer (w/ Gena Radcliffe)
July 31, 2021 15:04 - 1 hour - 101 MBEnough of the '80s, let's visit "the '80s"! Gena Radcliffe of Kill by Kill joins us to rap about the 1998 Sandler-Barrymore rom-com The Wedding Singer. Check out the Kill by Kill podcast and Gena's writings for The Spool.
The Breakfast Club (w/ Bill O’Donnell)
June 30, 2021 16:40 - 1 hour - 158 MB"This is what an entire diaspora of edgelords is to going to base their personality on." -Bill, The Brain "When I smoke locker-weed, I just gotta dance, y'all." -Helen, The Basketcase "Did you ever have Saturday school? ...If it's expunged, you don't have to tell us." -Valerie, The Criminal We came together on a non-school-day to discuss one more (the last?) '80s movie mentioned by Olive in Easy A. Its chick-flickness may be dubious, but we were still delighted to have our good fr...
The Breakfast Club
June 30, 2021 16:40 - 1 hour - 158 MB"This is what an entire diaspora of edgelords is to going to base their personality on." -Bill, The Brain "When I smoke locker-weed, I just gotta dance, y'all." -Helen, The Basketcase "Did you ever have Saturday school? ...If it's expunged, you don't have to tell us." -Valerie, The Criminal We came together on a non-school-day to discuss one more (the last?) '80s movie mentioned by Olive in Easy A. Its chick-flickness may be dubious, but we were still delighted to have our good fr...
Drop Dead Gorgeous
June 01, 2021 00:39 - 1 hour - 115 MBWe needed a little break from the problematic '80s, so just for the heck of it, we decided to visit the problematic '90s -- and 1999's beauty-queen black comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous. But we'll be back with more John Hughes next month! Unless Kirstie Alley stops us.
Sixteen Candles
April 30, 2021 21:03 - 1 hour - 112 MBOK, we dragged our feet a little getting to our 100th episode -- and getting to Sixteen Candles. We know John Hughes' directorial debut is considered a landmark teen comedy, one that is loved and celebrated. And even coming upon our own celebratory landmark, we couldn't find much to celebrate in this stale cardboard cake of a movie. That said, our discussion of the film's major problems isn't incredibly thorough or personal, and we maybe back off of some things for which we should hold th...
Can't Buy Me Love
March 31, 2021 19:24 - 1 hour - 141 MBI don't have a lot to say about the 1987 teen rom-com Can't Buy Me Love that we haven't already said, so suffice it to say: check out this episode in which we have a lot to say about the 1987 teen rom-com Can't Buy Me Love.
Say Anything (w/ Michael M. Rader)
February 26, 2021 21:36 - 1 hour - 125 MBOur hearts and Easy A told us to, so here we are, in February 2021, discussing Cameron Crowe's directorial debut Say Anything with January guest and still-amazing person Michael M. Rader on Galentine's Day and our fifth podcasting anniversary. That was a run-on sentence, I know, but we've always been able to say anything to you. Does Say Anything hold up after 32 years? Do we hold up after 5? Listen to find out. (And again, listen to Michael on WHEEEEEEngs - A Sincere Wings Podc...
Say Anything
February 26, 2021 21:36 - 1 hour - 125 MBOur hearts and Easy A told us to, so here we are, in February 2021, discussing Cameron Crowe's directorial debut Say Anything with January guest and still-amazing person Michael M. Rader on Galentine's Day and our fifth podcasting anniversary. That was a run-on sentence, I know, but we've always been able to say anything to you. Does Say Anything hold up after 32 years? Do we hold up after 5? Listen to find out. (And again, listen to Michael on WHEEEEEEngs - A Sincere Wings Podc...
Easy A (w/ Michael M. Rader)
February 01, 2021 01:56 - 1 hour - 138 MBWelcome to 2021! New year, new sweat pants, new episode! Much anticipated guest and pretend shag of the podcast Michael M. Rader joins us in adorning our bodices with red As ... and it doesn't smell that weird. Listen to Michael on WHEEEEEEngs - A Sincere Wings Podcast & We'll Get It Right Next Year: An Adventure in Cinema
Easy A
February 01, 2021 01:56 - 1 hour - 138 MBWelcome to 2021! New year, new sweat pants, new episode! Much anticipated guest and pretend shag of the podcast Michael M. Rader joins us in adorning our bodices with red As ... and it doesn't smell that weird. Listen to Michael on WHEEEEEEngs - A Sincere Wings Podcast & We'll Get It Right Next Year: An Adventure in Cinema
Happiest Season
December 27, 2020 18:53 - 1 hour - 140 MBHappy December 27! We've almost made it through this 2020 nonsense, and we are MAKING THE YULETIDE EXTREMELY GAY with Clea DuVall's Happiest Season. Will Bella from Twilight and Cameron from Halt and Catch Fire find comfort and joy this holiday season? We spoil and ponder this question for about two hours -- happy holidays, from our family to yours!
A Simple Favor
November 30, 2020 16:43 - 1 hour - 103 MBIt's the time of Thanksgiving -- the time we all get together as family to celebrate life's blessings stay home in near-complete isolation and watch another Anna Kendrick movie to soothe our weary souls. This time, the Anna Kendrick movie is FiLM-favorite Paul Feig's sumptuous (Thanksgiving) feast, A Simple Favor. We tried to avoid spoilers when discussing this fun and twisty lady-thriller, so if you like to hear us talk about job interviews and Without a Trace and Jason Priestley, you'll...
Twilight
October 30, 2020 15:31 - 1 hour - 151 MBIt's Halloween time, and you know what that means! Probably. I mean, I guess it would mean something spooky or scary maybe? Maybe like some kind of terrifying monster, like a vampire or something? And we do chick flicks, so you know what that means, maybe! A vampire-or-something chick flick, I suppose! And -- yep, I did a Google search and the only item returned when I look up "vampire-or-something chick flick" is Twilight, so it's your spooky day -- we are finally exploring the 2008 YA ...
Twilight (w/ Elle Riccardi)
October 30, 2020 15:31 - 1 hour - 151 MBIt's Halloween time, and you know what that means! Probably. I mean, I guess it would mean something spooky or scary maybe? Maybe like some kind of terrifying monster, like a vampire or something? And we do chick flicks, so you know what that means, maybe! A vampire-or-something chick flick, I suppose! And -- yep, I did a Google search and the only item returned when I look up "vampire-or-something chick flick" is Twilight, so it's your spooky day -- we are finally exploring the 2008 YA ...
Working Girl
October 01, 2020 00:23 - 2 hours - 206 MBHave you missed our overlong episodes? I'm being waggish, I know you have not. Folks, as sorry as we are about asking you to listen to us go on and on and on and on about Mike Nichols' 1988 Working Girl, perfectly written by Kevin Wade, we'd be more sorry if we didn't talk, joke, and cry for hours about Mike Nichols' 1988 Working Girl, perfectly written by Kevin Wade. But as we always say to Mick, if you want another podcast, ask another girl.
A Life Less Ordinary
August 31, 2020 12:01 - 1 hour - 135 MBJohn Hodge and Danny Boyle's 1997 Crime/Comedy/Fantasy/Absurdist Tale brings us a literal and figurative celestial cast and everything else about it, well, it's not logical, but we love it. But is it a chick flick? One bark for yes.
Bonus: Deep Blue Sea
July 31, 2020 17:15 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBAnd now 🥁 🥁 🥁 the episode you have not been waiting for and may have already heard! Please enjoy this summer hottie, previously released on the Flying Machine Network Patreon channel in October 2018. Helen and Valerie talk about nothing and everything but mostly they talk about the 1999 American Science Fiction Horror film Deep Blue Sea. If you previously paid for this content and now you're like, "Hey this is my top secret content, why are you giving it away?", then please come over...
Josie and the Pussycats
June 29, 2020 20:44 - 1 hour - 158 MBHappy Pride! As every good brand can tell you right now, we are living in difficult times. So difficult, in fact, that we talked for two hours -- just like in the old difficult times! This month's movie is admittedly pretty white, pretty straight, plenty corporate, hella cisgendered, and doesn't wear a mask (mostly), but this month's movie does happen to be Josie and the Pussycats -- the best movie ever; join the army. This episode is a lot, and it is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Ad...
Magic Mike (w/ Jon Biegen )
May 11, 2020 19:24 - 1 hour - 92 MBWell, we kinda lucked into a quarantine McConauMay special event. We recorded one great episode on Magic Mike with our friend Jon Biegen of Stranger Still back in March. Then, when that episode was lost faster than Big-Dick Richie's tearaway pants, we recorded another, even greater episode on Magic Mike with our friend Jon Biegen of Stranger Still in April! And here we are in McConauMay 2020 with a new episode on a new (-to-the-podcast) McConaughey movie and a beloved past McConauMay guest. ...
Magic Mike
May 11, 2020 19:24 - 1 hour - 92 MBWell, we kinda lucked into a quarantine McConauMay special event. We recorded one great episode on Magic Mike with our friend Jon Biegen of Stranger Still back in March. Then, when that episode was lost faster than Big-Dick Richie's tearaway pants, we recorded another, even greater episode on Magic Mike with our friend Jon Biegen of Stranger Still in April! And here we are in McConauMay 2020 with a new episode on a new (-to-the-podcast) McConaughey movie and a beloved past McConauMay guest. ...
Pitch Perfect
April 06, 2020 02:38 - 1 hour - 113 MBNothing makes a woman feel more like a girl than a man who sings like a boy, and nothing makes a chick flick fan feel more like a real podcaster than a very special guest. We were delighted to have The Flop House Podcast's own Dan McCoy join us -- from a very safe distance -- to talk about the 2012 aca-hit Pitch Perfect. We find harmony with Anna Kendrick et al, but we also find plenty to criticize -- so listeners like you don't call the movie names behind its back. You can hear more fro...