Hailey and Javier discuss the 2009 erotic thriller Chloe starring Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, and Liam Neeson. Topics discussed include Chloe's uncomfortable themes, death of the artist, the original French film Nathalie..., how the film visualizes tension, the hidden metaphor of mirrors, sex work, rejection therapy, communicating feelings, emotional check-ins, family meetings, insecurities caused by aging, negotiating boundaries, meeting people where they're at, unicorns, shame, how affirmations shape the brain, the film's alternate endings, queer criticism of the film, and what's more disturbing: pedophilia or sneezing into a hand?

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Hailey and Javi discuss the 2015 gothic romance Crimson Peak. Topics covered include what defines a period piece, Guillermo Del Toro, the symbolism of rubies in film, how ghosts manifest physically, vampire moths, ghosts' attachments to people and places, Fernando Velazquez, the happy major scale vs the sad minor scale, the importance of kiss chemistry, personal growth through polyamory, why other partners' dates must be respected, the power of journaling, long form media in the modern age, porn, and can polyamory solve incest?

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Hailey and Javi discuss 2003's The Haunted Mansion, starring Eddie Murphy. Topics covered include: religion and tarot, the original Disney attraction, the differences between men and women dating, what makes a successful online dating profile, barbershop quartets, the difference between green screen and blue screen, who made up the term jiggy, chatGPT, kids TV shows, and space facts!

Hailey and Javi discuss both the 2025 film Heart Eyes and the 2024 film It's What's Inside. Topics discussed include throuples, unicorn hunting, kinks and consent, how polyamory helps breakups, director Greg Jardin, integrity, porn addiction and its effects on romantic relationships, social media, possession vs love, group vs couple dynamics in polycules, and social anxiety.

Hailey and Javi discuss the 2016 psychological crime revenge film Nocturnal Animals. Topics discussed include Hailey and Javi's childhood exposure to horror, Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, The Alchemist, junk culture, Hailey analyzes the visual aspects of the film the Wilhelm scream, director Tom Ford, composer Abel Korzeniowski, Great Clips, makeup, Curology, toxic masculinity and machismo, male Titanic survivor, divine femininity and divine masculinity, guns, lavender marriages and beards, wealth and class in relationships, how to overcome judgement from others, and why terms like small dick energy are toxic.

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Hailey and Javi discuss the 2008 musical movie Mamma Mia. Topics discussed include: ABBA, bigamy vs polygamy and polyandry, Rumpelstiltskin, Greek weddings, Marilyn Monroe's triangle eye, crushes, The Fates of Greek mythology, jealousy being equivalent to love, polyamorous families, and next season's theme!

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In this episode, Hailey and Javi discuss the 2007 musical movie Hairspray. Topics covered include: CinemaScope, Adam Shankman, Mark Shaiman, homages to the sounds of the 60s, white savior syndrome, Trump's America, shape theory in character design, fat shaming, sexualizing teenagers in movies, the original 1988 film, homewrecking, transparency in communication, and what happened to Nikki Blonsky?

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