Christian Bale (“I’m Batman”)! Harry Melling (yes, cousin Dudley)! Toby Jones (character actor in, like, everything)! Timothy Spall (yes, Wormtail)! We had great expectations for this film. It is a good mystery, and two of us enjoyed it. It just didn’t get all the stars we had hoped to give it.

“The Pale Blue Eye” follows Bale’s Augustus Landor as he investigates a gruesome murder at West Point. He is assisted by cadet Edgar Allan Poe. Yes, “quoth the Raven, ‘nevermore’” Poe.

The film is atmospherically lovely. Beautiful music by Howard Shore (“LOTR,” “The Hobbit,” “The Departed,” “The Aviator”). And the story is twisty. Nice! Melling is perfect as Edgar Allan Poe. He has totally moved beyond the bullying Dudley.

Check out this SPOILERIFIC episode to find out what we loved and didn’t love. And watch the film for the atmosphere and the surprise.

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A bit late, but the Geek Girls are chatting about this year’s Golden Globe Awards!

Who won? Who said what to whom? Who cheered the hardest? (That one’s easy!) Who gave the best acceptance speech? Who told the orchestra to f*** off with the most aplomb?

We dish it all!

(Please excuse the terrible sound in this episode!)

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It’s Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s etc…

We watched a few traditional & non-traditional films & shows to celebrate - Die Hard (1 & 2), Violent Night, Home Alone (1 & 2), The Shop Around the Corner, Julstorm, Hjem til Jul, When Harry Met Sally, All Saints Christmas, I Believe in Santa, Spirited, A Christmas Story Christmas

We also spent a few minutes in the James Cameron “corner” since his new movie was just released..

Next time

We’ll be off the first week of January, then returning with a One and Done from Chris

Thank you for listening.

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PS - Happy Holidays

It’s Christmastime! We know, lots of other holidays too, but this podcast is focused on Christmas in Norway, Italy, South Africa, Poland, the UK, Brazil, & Holland. We talked about How to Ruin Christmas: The Baby Shower, Delivery by Christmas, Christmas Full of Grace, The Mistletoe Farm, Klaus Family (1&2), Hjem til Jul, & Odio il Natale.

Next time

We continue the Christmas Holiday Something Something Extravaganza

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PS - Happy Holidays

Kelly, Susan, & Erik discussed the end of The Walking Dead (main show). It’s been 11 seasons & we’ve loved, hated, and suffered through most of them. Don’t worry, though, Erik has agreed to watch all the spin-offs for us.

Squirrels/other things we’ve watched

Poltergeist, Better Call Saul, Game of Thrones, Die Hard

Next time

We begin the Christmas Holiday Something Something Extravaganza with a selection of international Christmas shows and movies

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PS - Happy Holidays

In the last One and Done of 2022, we watched the NBC show Kings from 2009. The series' narrative is loosely based on the biblical story of King David, but set in a kingdom that culturally and technologically resembles the present-day United States. You can watch the series on NBC.com

Squirrels/other things we’ve watched :

Cocaine Bear trailer

Next time

The Walking Dead series wrap-up

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PS - Happy Holidays

Who doesn’t love a good romcom?! Throw in some 80s music, Billy Idol, a pineapple, and a walrus, and the Geek Girls are all in! We are talking about Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in “50 First Dates” and “The Wedding Singer.”

Let me tell you now. This episode is not a movie review. We love this flicks! We share some of our favorite moments, as well as a few problematic moments.

We also make a bunch of recommendations for other stuff we’re watching, including but not limited to: “Don’t Worry, Darling,” “Fleischman Is In Trouble,” “Welcome to Chippendale’s,” and “Love, Lizzo.”

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This Thanksgiving, Geek Girl Soup is debating This and That. “What’s that?” you ask. How about Neo vs John Wick, for example! Or LOST vs Game of Thrones. Or turkey vs tofurkey.

Cort and Kelly also make recommendations for what Susan should watch during her December break. We’ve got some Amazon Prime fabulosity and a few flicks no one has seen yet.

Next week, it’s a Barrymore-Sandler rom-com fest with “50 First Dates” and “The Wedding Singer.”

Happy Thanksgiving weekend, y’all!

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Original music by Garrett Thompson

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