Join Joel and Bethany in the second episode as they talk about cults for the first (but definitely not the last) time! What kind of cult do you think you’d be susceptible to? What is so interesting about cults? Don’t forget some side musing about our parents for spice.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music From:

Holy Hell Soundtrack – “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol
Sound of My Voice Soundtrack – “Dreams” by The Cranberries
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Links from the show:

2025 Criterion Challenge

The Turning Podcast

What have we been watching? See below for titles we mention and where you can see them.

Bethany -

Movies:
Rocco and His Brothers available on Criterion
Star Trek: First Contact available on Paramount+
Anna Karenina available for rental
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 available on Paramount+
A Canterbury Tale available on Criterion
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie available for rental
Analyze This available for rental
Analyze That available for rental
Miller’s Crossing available for rental
My Darling Clementine available for rental
Captain America: Brave New World available for purchase
Thunder on the Hill not available

TV:
Evil available on Paramount+
Matlock available on Paramount+
Elsbeth available on Paramount+
White Lotus available on Max
Righteous Gemstones available on Max
Dark Winds available on AMC
Heartstopper available on Netflix
Wheel of Time available on Amazon Prime
Mayfair Witches available on AMC
Abbot Elementary available on Hulu
Yellowjackets available on Showtime
Buffy the Vampire Slayer available on Hulu
Angel available on Hulu

Joel -

Movies:

The Rule of Jenny Pen available on AMC and Shudder
Mickey 17 available for rental
Foreign Intrigue not available
Black Bag available on Peacock
Paddington 2 available for rental
Paddington in Peru available for rental
O Brother, Where Art Thou available for rental
Game Night available for rental

TV:
Severance available on Apple+
Bojack Horseman available on Netflix

Next Episode!
Galaxy Quest (1999) from Joel
and
The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) from Bethany

Joel and Bethany do their pilot episode on serial killers, racism, and what’s interesting about watching two serial killer movies from two very different cultural backgrounds.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music from:
Memories of Murder soundtrack - “Faces”
Summer of Sam soundtrack - “There But for the Grace of God”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

What have we been watching and where can you watch it? See below!

Joel –

Movies:
The Last Waltz available for rental
Paprika available for rental
Blue Velvet available on Max
Zatoichi available for rental
Crash (1996) currently unavailable
Companion available on Max
Heart Eyes available for rental
Cure available on Criterion
Dreams available for rental
Drunken Master available for rental
Excalibur available for rental
The Monkey available for rental
Paddington available on Paramount+

TV:
Severance available on Apple+
Common Side Effects available on Max
Bojack Horseman available on Netflix

Bethany –

Movies:
Sister Act & Sister Act II available on Disney+
The Breaking Ice available on Criterion
Heat available on Netflix & Paramount+
Mirror available on Criterion
A Complete Unknown available on Hulu
The Art of Love currently unavailable
The Postman available for rental
The Last Showgirl available for rental
Better Man available on Paramount+
Wild at Heart currently unavailable
Nashville available for purchase
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby available for rental
The Long Good Friday available on Criterion
THX 1138 available for rental
Thief available for rental
I’m Still Here available for rental
Black Box Diaries available on Paramount+
Nickel Boys available on Amazon Prime
The Six Triple Eight available on Netflix
Paddington in Peru available on Paramount+
Pygmalion available on Criterion
Salesman available on Criterion
Star Trek Generations available on Paramount+
Dirty Dancing available for rental
Mickey 17 available for rental
The Empty Man available for rental

TV:
White Lotus available on Max
Heartstopper available on Netflix
Yellowjackets available on Paramount+
Nobody Wants This available on Netflix

Next Episode!
Holy Hell (2016) from Bethany
and
Sound of My Voice (2011) from Joel