Join Joel and Bethany in some old timey comedy. Is there much in common between Monty Python and The Marx Brothers? What works and what doesn't work for us now as adults than when we were kids? All these answers and more!

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music from –

Camelot Song – Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Chico Marx at the Piano – Night at the Opera
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel’s Media
Movies:

The Holdovers available for rental
Nouvelle Vague available on Netflix
Krampus available on Shudder and AMC
The Occupant of the Room available on Shudder
Dust Bunny available in theaters
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004) available on Paramount+

TV:

Pluribus available on Apple
Percy Jackson available on Disney+
Taskmaster available on YouTube

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

How the Grinch Stole Christmas available on Peacock
Charlie Brown Christmas available on Apple
The Heroic Trio 2: Executioners available for rental
Memoirs of an Invisible Man available on Amazon Prime
Wake Up Dead Man available on Netflix
The Muppet Family Christmas available on YouTube
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Winnie Pooh Year available on Disney+
God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust available for rental
The Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa available on Disney+
Merrily We Roll Along unavailable currently
The Year Without a Santa Claus available on AMC
Beautiful Boy available on Amazon Prime
Wicked: For Good available in theaters
Hamnet available in theaters
Ella McCay available in theaters

TV:

Heated Rivalry available on HBO
Shiny Happy People available on Amazon Prime
It: Welcome to Derry available on HBO
Grace and Frankie available on Netflix
BoJack Horseman available on Netflix

Next Episode
The Girl with All the Gifts from Bethany
and
The Girl with a Needle from Joel

Happy holidays to all! This week Bethany and Joel talk about some holiday romcoms. We make wild speculations about our mother and some less wild ones. We discuss the likelihood of certain couples surviving the closing credits and wonder why Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman never made another movie together.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music from –

While You Were Sleeping score - "Love Theme"
The Holiday score - "Maestro"
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Joel’s Media

Movies:

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves available on Paramount+
That Thing You Do available for rental
The Black Windmill unavailable streaming
The Breadwinner available for rental
The Running Man (2025) available in theaters
Little Women (2019) available for rental
Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One Backflip available on Dropout
Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man available on Netflix
Wicked: For Good available in theaters

TV:

Pluribus available on Apple
Man on the Inside available on Netflix

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

The Secret of Roan Inish available on Kanopy and Starz
This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection available on Criterion
Crazy Mama available for rental
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles available on Paramount+
The Conjuring: Last Rites available on HBO
Superman and the Mole Men available for rental on YouTube
Cat People (1942) available for rental
Hide and Seek available on Criterion
Love Letters available on Criterion
Black Angel available for rental
Invasion of Astromonster available on Criterion and HBO
Dead Ringers available on Criterion
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving available on Apple
La Llarona available on Criterion
To Die For available for rental

TV:

Grace and Frankie available on Netflix
Yellowjackets available on Showtime

Next Episode

Monty Python and the Holy Grail from Joel
and
A Night at the Opera from Bethany

Once upon a time... two siblings talked about Cinderella and the different ways it could be told. Join Joel and Bethany as they discuss the 90s classic Ever After (more classic for Bethany) and how our parents instincts that movies could teach us leftist ideology was at least somewhat correct. Then dive into a much darker and uglier version of the story with 2025's The Ugly Stepsister.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music from –

Ever After soundtrack – “Your Highness – What a Surprise”
The Ugly Stepsister soundtrack – “Blomsterdansen”
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany’s Media

Movies:

Scooby-Doo available for rental
Scooby-Doo 2 available for rental
After Life available on Criterion
Back to the Future available on Netflix
Frankenstein (2025) available on Netflix
Caged Heat available for rental
Predator: Badlands available in theaters
Elio available on Disney+
Moana 2 available on Disney+
Hellboy (2004) available on HBO
Salem’s Lot (1974) available for rental
Bugonia available in theaters
The Running Man available in theaters
Earth Girls Are Easy available for rental

TV:

Pluribus available on Apple+
Wayward available on Netflix
Taskmaster available on YouTube
The Lowdown available on Hulu

Joel’s Media

Movies:

Back to the Future Part II available on Netflix
Mulan available on Disney+
Die My Love available in theaters
Dunkirk available on Peacock
The Carpenter’s Son available in theaters
Hugo available on Paramount+

Next Episode -
First Christmas Spectacular - Christmas Romcom Edition

While You Were Sleeping
and
The Holiday