What better way to celebrate summer than with some battleyness and extraneous romance subplots? Join us for our conversation on Gladiator (2000) and Braveheart (1995).Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sig

Watch Out! Jackie Brown Kills Bill

Apr 18th, 2024 1h

In honor of Women's History Month, Emory, Kelsea, and Meredith discussed a Tarantino trilogy: Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill vol. 1 (2003) and Kill Bill vol. 2 (2004).Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print? ⁠⁠⁠Sign

Watch Out!: The Kids Are All Fight

Mar 17th, 2024 53m 50s

We all wanna change the world. Try to dig what we all say as we talk revolution and teen angst with Rushmore (1998) and The Trotsky (2009).Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print? ⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠If

Watch Out!: Black History Biopics

Feb 19th, 2024 1h 8m

We're celebrating Black History Month with two biopics featuring famous men of the Civil Rights Movement: Malcolm X (1992) and Marshall (2017). Want to discover more ways to celebrate? Check out our Cultural Heritage guide!Want to receive all

Watch Out!: I See Fire and I See Rain

Jan 29th, 2024 1h 8m

The 90s were awash with disasters evidently and we have none other than Ryan Edghill, City of League City Emergency Management Coordinator, joining us to cover Alive (1993) and Volcano (1997). Be safe out there, folks, and don't forget to plan,

Watch Out! Holiday Hijinks

Dec 22nd, 2023 57m 47s

Check out our conversation about two holiday comedies from the mid-aughts: Elf (2003) and Just Friends (2005)! Happy Holidays, y'all!Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to print? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Don

Watch Out! Wolf in Wingtips

Dec 7th, 2023 54m 54s

And you thought the holidays with your family would be a nightmare! Join us for our discussion of more men behaving badly with The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and Goodfellas (1990).Want to receive all the Helen Hall Library news that's fit to p

Watch Out! Movember and Men's Mental Health

Nov 17th, 2023 1h 3m

We're celebrating Movember with two films featuring fantastic mustaches on some unhinged men: There Will Be Blood (2007)⁠ and ⁠The Lighthouse (2019). This episode finds Emory celebrating her birthday by drinking your milkshake, Kelsea surprisin

Watch Out!: Get On the M.Night Train

Oct 30th, 2023 1h 5m

It's spooky season and we're celebrating with an M. Night Shyamalan double feature: Signs (2002) and The Village (2004). This episode finds Emory championing M. Night as a critically overlooked auteur, Kelsea and Emily reliving their religious

Watch Out! Dirt in the Skirt, Wind in Her Hair

Oct 12th, 2023 54m 13s

We're going back to the 90s and digging into some films for the ladies: A League of Their Own (1992) and Thelma & Louise (1991). This episode finds Emory and Emily unimpressed by Tom Hanks, Kelsea reliving her favorite moments, and Meredith los

Watch Out! Sing It, Sondheim!

Aug 28th, 2023 1h 5m

Join us for a very special musical episode featuring a Sondheim double feature: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Into the Woods (1991)! This episode finds us celebrating Kelsea's birthday(!!!!) and welcoming Isaak back

Watch Out! No Taxi for Old Drivers

Aug 4th, 2023 1h 10m

It’s August. It’s hot. And we’re celebrating Emily’s birthday with two of her favorites films featuring (unhinged) men behaving badly: No Country for Old Men (2007) and Taxi Driver (1976)! This episode finds Emily loving some capable men, Emory

Watch Out!: Bull to this Waterworld

Jul 20th, 2023 57m 30s

We’re covering the best and the worst? The good and the ugly? The awful and the mediocre? Of Kevin Costner with Bull Durham (1988) and Waterworld (1995). This episode finds Emory championing a reevaluation of Waterworld, Kelsea grading Costner’

Watch Out! Close Encounters with Jaws

Jun 21st, 2023 1h 17m

Nothing screams summer more than shark attacks and sunburns! Join us for our Spielberg double feature of Jaws (1975) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). This episode finds Emory defending Richard Dreyfuss as a leading man, Kelsea agr

Watch Out! Sneak Hard

Jun 2nd, 2023 55m 10s

Join us for games of cats and mice with Sneakers (1992) and Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995). This episode finds Emory decrying the underutilization of River Phoenix, Kelsea being pleasantly surprised by a bunch of old men, Emily playing “spot

Watch Out!: Boats & Bros

May 10th, 2023 1h 1m

Join us for musical stylings and full-throttle Farrell as we explore Step Brothers (2008) and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006). This episode finds Emory performing every role, Kelsea going solo, and Meredith finding both perfe

Watch Out!: Little Prides, Prejudiced Women

Apr 21st, 2023 1h 10m

We're welcoming Kelsea back with two 19th century literary adaptations: Pride and Prejudice (2005) and Little Women (2019). This episode finds Emory loving some women on film, Kelsea dishing out some hot takes on Timothée Chalamet’s acting chop

Watch Out! Lost in (her) Translation

Mar 29th, 2023 1h 2m

We're curling up with two takes on existential crises and modern alienation: Lost in Translation (2003) and her (2013). This episode finds Emory giving a coveted 5, Emily sharing her undying love for Dustin Hoffman, and Meredith visualizing a d

Watch Out! Private Eyes Are Watching You!

Mar 10th, 2023 56m 12s

Things are getting noir-y in here with Klute (1971) and The Long Goodbye (1973). This episode finds Emory overwhelmed by beauty, Emily pushing moon pies for violence prevention, and Meredith issuing an important correction.Don't forget to foll

Watch Out! Judas Jean Jacket

Feb 24th, 2023 1h 3m

It's Black History Month and we're talking alien encounters and FBI informants with Nope (2022) and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021). This episode finds Emory thrilling on the nostalgia, Emily leaning in to conspiracy, and Meredith taking a b

Watch Out! You Can't Handle this Full Metal Jacket

Feb 14th, 2023 1h 6m

We're celebrating V-Day with veterans and covering A Few Good Men (1992) and Full Metal Jacket (1987). This episode finds Emory loving bad John Wayne impersonations, Emily questioning domino theory, and Meredith still can't get it together to f

Watch Out! What the Hoffman?

Jan 27th, 2023 1h 2m

Who’s your Hoffman? We’re keeping it all in the family and chatting about The Big Lebowski (1998) and Licorice Pizza (2021). This episode finds Emory identifying with the righteous anger of Walter Sobchak, Emily playing “spot the President,” an

Watch Out! JAN-uary

Jan 13th, 2023 58m 13s

We’re celebrating JAN-uary with a Jan de Bont double feature: Speed (1994) and Twister (1996). This episode finds Emory exploring eccentricity over just plain crazy, Kelsea reliving childhood fears, and Meredith reveling in the cult of meteorol

Watch Out! 2022 in Review

Dec 31st, 2022 59m 12s

Listen for our top film picks, favorite TV shows, MVPs, and more from 2022. This episode finds Emory taking the assignment seriously, Kelsea brought to tears by Rat Race, and Meredith forgetting that she has ever read anything.Don't forget to

Watch Out! Holiday Hooligans

Dec 22nd, 2022 44m 14s

Add a dash of chaos to your Christmas with How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) and Gremlins (1984). This episode finds Emory wishing for more family entertainment that makes children cry, Kelsea hating Gremlins, and Meredith deeply offended b