Jay & Louisa deliver a fiery, opinion fueled overview of movies, social movements, cultural behaviors and eating habits - dovetailed with a honey-based recipe and reviews of the most obnoxious movie/media news headlines we can get our eyeballs in front of. For our latest editions, we will be reviewing scripts from the infamous Hollywood 'Black List' (scripts with a ton of 'buzz' that have yet to secure a deal or go into production) - and adding our own casting and story development suggestions.
The Zip Gun Problem And Other Ways To Ruin A Motorcade
Send us Fan Mail A good thriller doesn’t just ask, “Will he do it?” It asks, “What part of you breaks while you try to stop it?” That’s why we had to go back to the 1993 political action thriller In the Line of Fire, where Clint Eastwood plays Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan, the last active-duty man on the JFK detail, still haunted by the split-second hesitation he can’t forgive. The result is a movie that’s tense on the surface, but surprisingly human underneath. We talk through what m...
19 Oct 2026
Thug Notes
Send us Fan Mail Classic books are supposed to be timeless, so why do they so often feel unreadable? We get into Thug Notes, the short web series that retells Shakespeare, dystopias, and other canon staples through Sparky Sweets, PhD a do-rag-wearing “professor” persona played by comedian Greg Edwards. The format sounds like a gimmick until you notice something: the literary analysis is actually tight. It moves fast, quotes the source, and still lands themes, motifs, and plot structure in a w...
21 Sept 2026
Brewster’s Millions And The Hidden Math Of “Easy Money”
Send us Fan Mail A rich uncle’s final wish sounds like a dream until you hear the fine print: spend $30 million in 30 days, end with zero assets, tell no one what you’re doing, and only then can you touch the real fortune. We jump into Brewster’s Millions (1985) with Richard Pryor and John Candy and unpack why the premise is both hilarious and quietly terrifying once you think like an adult instead of a kid watching an 80s comedy. We walk through the rules that make “just spend it” nearly im...
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