491: Mr. Holland's Opus

This week, Jocelyn is joined by marvelous guest host Andrew Ivimey to discuss LAST NIGHT IN SOHO! We discuss incredible staging, the perils of writing outside of your experience, and how this movie is a little bit Feminism 101. But the LIGHTING! The LIGHTING!!! WESTERN CANADA. See guest Andrew Ivimey performing in Victoria, BC, Sept 10 - Vancouver, BC, Sept 15 - Winnipeg, MB, Sept 18 Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

It's another Audience Choice pick, and you chose 17 AGAIN! We contemplate whether Zac Efron needs a security basketball, talk about the unfortunate trend of 'sex pest' characters, and lose our minds with laughter. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

This week-- whoops! We're talking about STONE COLD, and neither of us is totally sure why! We discuss recipes for lizards, sub-optimal usage of Lance Henriksen, and how this movie actually does NOT have anything to do with Stone Cold Steve Austin so don't look for him.   This episode brought to you by Vinted. Ready to clean out your closet and make some extra money? Download the Vinted app for free and start listing. With no seller fees, you keep every dollar you earn - and for a limited time, enjoy free shipping in the US on Vinted.   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

This week, we're talking about the other cheerleading movie for teens from the late 90s/early 2000s, SUGAR AND SPICE! We discuss James Marsden's slightly bonkers career, heists with more cool moves, and get visited by executives who HATE it when women fart. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

By audience request, we're discussing WATERWORLD! We talk about a hellish shoot, an opening shot that's just… no, and how Jocelyn wants to slough off this mortal coil. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

This week, we're talking about a movie that's too earnest to be camp and too camp to be earnest: JAWBREAKER! We discuss how this movie needs to pick a lane, a "gotcha" ending that would not "gotcha" anyone, and praise Pam Grier.   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

This week, we're talking about the cuckoo banana pants No Way Out! We discuss a scene that had Jocelyn ALL in, too large vents, and a twist that makes you go "…but why?"    Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

This week, we're talking about The Drama! We discuss whether this movie should have kept its twist a secret, admire its take on the wedding industrial complex, and Kat gets IMMENSELY let down by a big reveal.   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

We're back!! This week, we're talking about Mr. Holland's Opus, a movie about a bad man and his worse opus! We discuss how Mr. Holland has to be taught that *checks notes* other people have feelings, hear a SHITTY opus, and Kat tells a story that breaks Jocelyn.   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.

This week due to a personal emergency we were unable to record our regularly planned episode so we're giving you access to this previously Patreon exclusive episode on Chicago! We discuss great choreography, how this musical made a major comeback, and Kat confuses the director with a very funny alternate.   Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, video series, web comics, and more.