Latest Coming of age Podcast Episodes
Forward Flash 034: Hey, there's something down here... | The Descent (2005) [Patreon Preview}
Fashion Grunge Podcast - February 25, 2024 12:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsfor the full episode join the Patreon [patreon.com/fashiongrunge] This is the perfect example of 'never leave the house' and 'don't go descenting into unknown cave systems'. I wasn't sure what film to do so again I asked Charles for another suggestion. I have no idea what I did to deserve this ...
Dark Rise (2021)
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr - February 20, 2024 08:05 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 47 ratingsFollowing recommendations from listeners Emma and Line, we're finally checking out C.S. Pacat's Dark Rise (2021). The magical fantasy text features a multiplicity of Chosen One protagonists, as well as tons of twists and turns. Could it have used a firmer hand in the editing and an abbreviated ...
176: Maybe the next one, darling. | Crash (1996)
Fashion Grunge Podcast - February 18, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsFinally I've stepped into the world of David Cronenberg films. It really is fitting that the first one I see and review is Crash from 1996. It was both me and Charles' first watch and we were enthralled. The exploration of subcultures I always find fascinating and this certain was that. We talk ...
Mailbag 28: Toxic Fandom
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr - February 16, 2024 08:05 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 47 ratingsUsing Twilight as a launchpad, listener Victoria prompts Brenna and Joe to consider the differences between good and toxic fandom, using examples from Star Wars, RuPaul's Drag Race and Formula 1 (that's right!) Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and BlueSky @HKHSPod or...
Orion and the Dark
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr - February 13, 2024 08:05 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 47 ratingsWe're skewing extremely young with our latest pick: Emma Yarlett's 2014 picture book Orion and the Dark, and Sean Charmatz's 2024 animated adaptation. The book is fun and cute, perfect for young ones who have anxiety or fears. The film is from a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovi...
175: Congratulations, you've discovered life beyond MTV. | Girl (1998)
Fashion Grunge Podcast - February 11, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsThis was a first watch for both me and Jules. Objectively it's no Oscar winner but when you see it for what it is, there was something there. The casting was incredible and Tara Reid basically stole the show. We get into the realistic fashion, so many quotes we loved, a real-time deep dive on ...
You, Me and 5 Bucks 014: A chat w/ Old Millennials Podcast
Fashion Grunge Podcast - February 06, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsWhat a wild ride! I get to unlock the side of my reality tv brain and have a chat with Emilie and Margaux of Old Millennials Podcast about our history with the genre. I can't even begin to tell you everything we talked about but lets just say we talked about Tyra Banks fainting on ANTM, fashio...
Wonka (2023)
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr - February 06, 2024 08:05 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 47 ratingsYou've never had a Wonka movie like this before! Well...unless you've seen writer/director Paul King's Paddington films, which have a lot of shared DNA, including a silly role for Hugh Grant (delightfully slumming it). We're not surprised at the incredible success of the film, which is anchored...
Back Track 012: Amity is a summer town, we need summer dollars! | Jaws (1975) [Patreon Preview]
Fashion Grunge Podcast - February 04, 2024 20:13 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsfor the full episode join the Patreon [patreon.com/fashiongrunge] --- What says July 4th other than shark attacks and no holds barred capitalism? That's right we're talking Jaws from 1975! I have never seen this movie (can you believe it?) so Charles suggested it for July 4th this year! I ...
Mailbag 27: Twilight Book Club
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr - February 02, 2024 08:05 - 5 minutes ★★★★ - 47 ratingsNow that we're recording regularly again, Brenna and Joe are back with new Mailbag episodes. To kick off 2024, Tea, Books and Chocolates writes in to tell us about a mom & daughter book club experience reading Twilight. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and BlueSky @H...
The Twilight Saga: New Moon feat. Jenny Nulf
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr - January 30, 2024 08:05 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 47 ratingsIt's Stephenie Meyer time as we, along with returning guest Jenny Nulf, tackle the second title in The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Our main take-away? This is a deeply boring book and while Chris Weitz's film isn't more interesting, at least the actors, particularly Michael Sheen, bring some fun/c...
174: Behind the Music Videos | Volume 1
Fashion Grunge Podcast - January 28, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsThe time has come. I finally recorded an episode on my own. A first time here on the show. It was hard deciding although I did do an internet poll and 'top music videos of the 90s' won. This took me a while to get in the mood to do but I selected these videos not really as random but as a goo...
Forward Flash 033: Jake Donnelly, please report to the nurses station. | Swimfan (2002) w/ @lovefool.99 [Patreon Preview]
Fashion Grunge Podcast - January 25, 2024 20:25 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsfor the full episode join the Patreon [patreon.com/fashiongrunge] --- A first on the podcast, we have a special guest for a Forward Flash episode! I'm joined by Samantha of the nostalgia account Lovefool.99 on IG! This was such a blast to deconstruct an early 2000s classic. Swim along with u...
The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr - January 23, 2024 08:05 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 47 ratingsThe second half of our "17" double bill concludes with Kelly Fremon Craig's The Edge of Seventeen (2016) which finds Hailee Steinfeld playing a frustrating/unlikable social outcast. C/W: Attempted sexual assault Plus: Why it's important to read the film from Nadine's perspective, the film's cri...
86 - Cory Harding
Fffffing 40s - January 19, 2024 07:00 - 24 minutesThis time on the Ffffing 40s Show we bring back our former co-host and recurring guest, Cory Harding! Cory comes with new of his most recent projects, including a music video he filmed for Punch Drunk Cabaret last summer which premieres this week. We also have news of Calgary’s Top Entertainmen...
You, Me and 5 Bucks 013: A chat w/ Black Girl Film Club
Fashion Grunge Podcast - January 17, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsAnd we're back with another interview episode! I did promise I would do more of these this year and what a better way to start than to chat to Ashley and Britney of Black Girl Film Club Podcast! As per usual we were all over the place when it comes to the topics we covered. The way we analyze f...
Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets of the Universe
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr - January 16, 2024 08:05 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 47 ratingsIt's finally time for Brenna and Joe to discover Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Sáenz's award-winning 2012 novel and Aitch Alberto's 2022 film adaptation. We're *huge* fans of the book, which has 2(!) sets of great parents and a beautiful, heartwarming ...
173: I'm not going back. | Born Into Exile (1997)
Fashion Grunge Podcast - January 14, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsSome considerable time has passed since we last explored the 'movie of the week' genre on the podcast. Luckily, if we ever run out of 90s films to talk about, there are literally thousands to pull from. This is one that has really stuck with me since I was a teenager. I remember taping this from...
17 Again (2009)
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr - January 09, 2024 08:05 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 47 ratingsBrenna wanted to remember Matthew Perry, so we're revisiting Burr Steers' 17 Again (2009) starring Perry and Zac Efron. While some of this hasn't aged well, this time travel/body swap has a lot of heart and Efron's comedic chops are solid. While Joe could do with less Thomas Lennon, the sweet ...
172: If you wanna smoke, you can smoke in the trunk. | Excess Baggage (1997)
Fashion Grunge Podcast - January 07, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsWhat a way to welcome the New Year. Excess Baggage is a film from 1997 that almost takes you there but then falls short overall. The casting honestly saved this whole project but it really puts into perspective the importance of a tight story and seamless collaboration. This film was riddled w...
Back Track 011: That's not the Northern Lights, that's Manderley! | Rebecca (1940) [Patreon Preview]
Fashion Grunge Podcast - January 05, 2024 17:49 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsfor the full episode join the Patreon [patreon.com/fashiongrunge] --- There is such a distinct memory I have watching Rebecca for the first time. My Mom showed this to me when I was about 10 and thank goodness because my bar for cinema was set pretty high from the jump. This is one of me and...
Loveboat Taipei / Love in Taipei
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr - January 02, 2024 08:05 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 47 ratingsBrenna and Joe kick off 2024 with Abigail Hing Wen's fantastic 2020 book Loveboat Taipei ...and Arvin Chen's extremely generic 2023 film adaptation, Love in Taipei. The book is rich, readable and filled with complicated characters which only makes the film, bland even by YA rom-com standards, e...
BONUS: Oh we burning...Saltburn (2023) [Patreon Unlocked] 🧂🔥
Fashion Grunge Podcast - December 29, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsWell, we're here. Yes I had to talk about Saltburn, the recent release by Emerald Fennell. I can't remember a time where I've seen a film twice in the theater within a week. There was just something that grabbed me from the first trailer viewing that I knew I had to see this on the big screen. ...
171: This is my house. I have to defend it. | Home Alone (1990) 🎄
Fashion Grunge Podcast - December 24, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsIt's not officially the Christmas season without a rewatch of the 90s classic, Home Alone. I have some residual trauma around this film from when I was kid and I only now as an adult really see the true chaotic and terrifying nature of it all. Me and Mikey talk the memories of our youth we hav...
Mailbag 26: Brenna's Top 5 YA Scandals
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr - December 22, 2023 08:05 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 47 ratingsBrenna and Joe squeeze in one final Mailbag for the year. At the request of listener Tea, Books and Chocolate, we're talking about the juiciest of YA scandals from recent years, including John Green leaving Tumblr, Maggie Stiefvater vs Halsey, Sarah Dessen's Twitter mob, Lauren M Davis vs Marvel...
85 - LeAnne Welcomes Killer Karen Back into The Ffffing 40s Studio
Fffffing 40s - December 22, 2023 08:00 - 1 hourIt’s been too long, hasn’t it? I’m joined in the studio by Fffffing 40s best friend, Killer Karen, we know you’ve missed her, we have too. This time around we catch you up on the going’s on here at Fffffing 40s, everything from Leanne post-op to the current music scene in Calgary and karen’s...
My True Love Gave To Me (2014)
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr - December 19, 2023 08:05 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 47 ratingsBrenna and Joe celebrate the holiday season with a look at the Stephanie Perkins-edited collection of seasonal stories. We chat about the stories we liked the best ("It’s a Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown", "Krampuslauf", "Midnights", "The Girl Who Broke The Dreamer" and "Welcome to Christmas, ...
170: This dress is dry clean only Melanie! | Spice World (1997)
Fashion Grunge Podcast - December 17, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsGirl Power! No, really! You know we couldn't talk about the 90s without mentioning the glue that held us all together, the Spice Girls. I finally have Mikey and Jules on a podcast together to talk about our favorite girl group from across the pond. We basically spend sooo much time reliving ...
Mailbag 25: Dark Rise Recommendation
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr - December 15, 2023 08:05 - 2 minutes ★★★★ - 47 ratingsHere's a short and sweet Mailbag from Tasmanian listener Emily, with a recommendation for a future read: Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and BlueSky @HKHSPod or use the hashtag #HKHSPod: > Brenna: @brennacgray (BlueSky/Instagram) > Joe: @b...
Willy Wonka / Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr - December 12, 2023 08:05 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 47 ratingsWe've got a golden ticket! To coincide with the release of new film Wonka, Brenna and Joe dip into Roald Dahl's problematic 1964 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, as well as Mel Stuart's 1971 adaptation and Tim Burton's 2005 "more faithful" take. There's *lots* to discuss: colonialism, racism,...