Our Scarlett Johansson podcast returns with a thorough analysis of her return role as Black Widow in Joss Whedon's Avengers: Age of Ultron. I examine her ongoing character arc and address a whole bunch of dopey Internet controversy as we exp

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 38: Lucy, or, "100%"

Jun 4th, 2015

We did it! We caught up! This is the last episode of Scarjo A Go-Go for a few months while we wait for the Blu-ray release of Age of Ultron. But I'm still going to give it 100% as we examine Scarlett Johansson's performance in crazy French

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 37: Captain America The Winter Soldier, or, "Friendship is Magic"

May 28th, 2015

This week we delve into Scarlett Johansson's third outing as super spy Black Widow in Marvel's take on a political/espionage thriller, Captain America: the Winter Soldier. Is friendship the magic ingredient in cooking up the very best versio

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 36: Chef, or, "Bite-Size"

May 21st, 2015

This week writer/director/actor Jon Favreau cooks up a passion project, granting cameos to his former Iron Man 2 cast mates Robert Downey Jr and - you guessed it - Scarlett Johansson, in the food porn road trip: Chef! Has Favs finally learne

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 35: Her, or, "The Proxy"

May 14th, 2015

This week we study Scarlett Johansson without ever even seeing her, when she appears as a disembodied voice in Spike Jonze's Her. This film has plenty to chew on, plus her hottest, weirdest, sex scene of all time!Download here! (click to s

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 34: Under the Skin, or, "Stripping Back the Layers"

May 7th, 2015

This week is a complete change of pace as Scarlett Johansson plays the ultimate outsider in Jonathan Glaser's eerie, sci-fi thriller Under the Skin. Challenging and packed with meaning, we're going to strip back every single layer and find o

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 33: Don Jon, or, "The Escort"

Apr 30th, 2015

This week we put a magnifying glass to Joseph Gordon Levitt's writing/directing review as he writes a very special role specifically for Scarlett Johansson in Don Jon. JGL's porn obsessed, low I.Q. gym junkie certainly keeps his hands busy i

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 32: Hitchcock, or, "The Phantom Nipples"

Apr 23rd, 2015

This week we travel back in time to the heady 1950's as we watch Scarlett Johansson play iconic actress Janet Leigh in Hitchcock. And not only does she recreate the infamous shower scene from Psycho, but we're going to poke around behind the

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 31: The Avengers, or, "The Fixer"

Apr 16th, 2015

We already met the fledgling incarnation of super-spy Black Widow back in Iron Man 2, but can writer/director Joss Whedon work with our hero, Scarlett Johansson, to fix up some of those flaws in his big screen team-building exercise The Aven

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 30: We Bought a Zoo, or, "Why Not?"

Apr 9th, 2015

This week our subject, Scarlett Johansson, takes a brief break from Black Widowing in order to help Matt Damon with his ludicrous scheme in We Bought A Zoo. Why on earth would any sane person buy a zoo? They wouldn't. But let's see if Scarle

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 29: Iron Man 2, or, "Act Three: The Acorn, Part 2"

Mar 26th, 2015

We made it! This week we finally begin to delve into Scarlett Johannson's journey portraying Marvel's super-spy Black Widow, starting with the mostly improvised Iron Man 2! This is one of Marvel's most problematic movies to date, so let's pu

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 28: He's Just Not That Into You, or, "Four Things"

Mar 19th, 2015

This week I analyse Scarlett Johansson's performance in the star-packed women-are-like-this-and-men-are-like-this broad gender stereotype comedy (!?) He's Just Not That Into You. Will Scarlett break the slump and be given a character with so

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 27: The Spirit, or, "Anything Goes"

Mar 12th, 2015

This week we sit through Frank Miller's incomprehensible grim and gritty take on Will Eisner's The Spirit! Can our hero Scarlett Johansson transform into a scientist, a chauffer, a sexy nurse and a Nazi and still keep her dignity intact? Can

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 26: Vicky Cristina Barcelona, or, "The Frenemy"

Mar 5th, 2015

This week Woody Allen gets his third chance to work with Scarlett Johansson in the critically acclaimed Vicky Cristina Barcelona. I loved Match Point, didn't love Scoop - will Woody tip the scale in his favour? And does he treat his friend r

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 25: The Other Boleyn Girl or "Natpo A Go-Go"

Feb 26th, 2015

This week Scarlett Johansson is in serious danger of being eclipsed by Natalie "Natpo" Portman in the droll history soap opera The Other Boleyn Girl. Which one of them will win over Aussie bogan King Eric Bana, and who will end up with their

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 24: The Nanny Diaries, or, "You CAN Handle the Truth!"

Feb 19th, 2015

This week the star of our show, Scarlett Johansson, is back in top form in the surprisingly well-crafted The Nanny Diaries. Why does this film shine where others have failed? I'm going to pull it all apart and expose some much needed truth!

Scarjo A Go Go Episode 23: The Prestige, or, "The Accomplice"!

Feb 12th, 2015

This week I take you behind the curtain and expose the secrets of magician Christopher Nolan when Scarlett Johansson is saddled with the unwieldy The Prestige. Will she manage something memorable or will she drown under layers and layers of

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 22: The Black Dahlia, or "Turning the Table"

Feb 5th, 2015

This week director Brian De Palma is in the firing line as he enlists Scarlett Johansson in noir light-on-thrills thriller The Black Dahlia. We already know that Scarlett can play a femme fatale in a period piece, but does the director of Sc

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 21: Scoop, or, "Leading the Muse"

Jan 29th, 2015

This week Woody returns, following up the wonderful indulgence-free with Match Point with a very indulgent Scoop! What does he have in mind for the focus of our ongoing study - the mighty Scarlett Johansson - this time around? Can she comfo

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 20: The Island, or, "Selling the Product"!

Jan 22nd, 2015

After a holiday hiatus our in depth study of the films of Scarlett Johansson continues, this time delving into her performance in Michael Bay's The Island. Is Michael Bay an incoherent tyrant or a shrewd star-maker, and what can the Bay unlo

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 19: Match Point, or, "The Net"

Dec 4th, 2014

This week I watch Woody Allen's brilliant and multilayered Match Point for the very first time and Scarlett Johansson's iconic and alluring performance as a self-aware seductress gives us a whole slew of stuff to talk about! This is a film

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 18: In Good Company, or "One Tongue"

Nov 27th, 2014

This week we talk about Scarlett Johansson's FIFTH film for 2004, In Good Company, in which Dennis Quaid is an old skool magazine dude, who finds out that upstart Topher Grace is his new boss AND might be banging his daughter! Will it all

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 17: Spongebob Squarepants the Movie, or, "The Voice of Reason"

Nov 20th, 2014

This week we dive into the deep as we study Scarlett Johansson's very first voice acting role in Spongebob Squarepants the Movie! Will she prove just as engaging when her bottom half is a fish? Or will it sin her career forever!? (Spoilers:

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 16: A Good Woman, or "The Treasured Possession"

Nov 13th, 2014

This week Girls Go Oscar Wilde as we dissect Scarlett Johansson's performance in the filmic adaptation of Lady Windermere's Fan, better known as: A Good Woman! The good news: Scarlett is captivating, the bad news: It also stars Helen Hunt.

Scarjo A Go-Go Episode 15: A Love Song for Bobby Long, or, "Accentuate the Positive"!

Nov 6th, 2014

This week I tackle my least anticipated movie, the deep south John-Travolta-drinks-himself-to-death drama: A Love Song For Bobby Long! But although things may look grim for John, I'm happy to say that the budding Scarlett Johansson is back

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