Total Saps

WE'RE HERE! WE'RE QUEER! OH WAIT, BUT I'M A CHEER... LEADER? Torie and Hannah learn all about the ins and outs of gender roles and how to be heterosexual with the 1999 film But I'm A Cheerleader! Starring Natasha Lyonne, Clea Duvall, Cathy Moriarty, and a special appearance by Rupaul and the man who ended up being the reason why Vanderpump Rules exists?? We had an absolute blast discussing this delightful campy cult classic which really should be required watching in schools. Want to help us choose a movie? Our Summer Poll: Performative Males! is available on our Patreon RIGHT NOW!  Episode Content Warning: Conversion Therapy Special thank you to Ansel Burch with The Indecisionist

Spring has sprung and the sun is now out! Hannah and Torie watch the Patreon Poll winner of 2005's Just Like Heaven starring Mark Ruffalo and Reese Witherspoon. A supernatural love story between a focused doctor and a man lost in grief. We discuss the loss of weird San Francisco, what role box trucks play in anime, and what dog Mark Ruffalo (Bark Ruffalo) would be akin to. This podcast includes spoilers and content warnings of: general 2005 attitudes, discussion of death, discussion of DNR support. Thank you to Ansel Burch and please check out our Patreon! We'll be posting a new Summer Poll soon!  

What is a man doing here? Torie and Hannah allow Ansel Burch to speak on mic for the first time as we discuss the Nora Ephron classic Sleepless in Seattle (1993)! A perfectly content woman descends into near madness after hearing a particularly sad man on the radio. Not only does this have some of the best child acting we've ever seen, but we discuss microwave techniques, why widowers are attractive, and how parasocial relationships have always existed. More importantly though, we have a lot of fun talking about this delightful movie. Thank you for listening! Content warnings include: Off screen death, grief, stalking (or research), and various phrases from the 90s Thank you to Ansel Burch and please feel free to check out Ansel's Projects as well as the Time 2 Party episodes we're on. And please feel free to join our Patreon!

Torie, Hannah and special guest Erica discuss the movie that has set the bar for friendships and for breakup scenes, Waiting to Exhale (1995)! A year in the life of four women and we talk about whether or not love needs to have identity. This was an incredibly fun one to talk about and we hope you enjoy listening! Please forgive the audio quality for this recording as we tried something new. This podast contains spoilers! Content Warning: Substance Abuse, Abortion, Questionable Consent We have our Spring Patreon Poll available until April 25th!  Special thanks to Erica available on instagram at @erksmynerves and Ansel Burch

Torie and Hannah face the cold winter and harsh environments of Russia in Dr. Zhivago! Chosen by our Patrons we watch this classic film that made everyone's mom fall in love with Omar Sharif with fresh eyes. If you want to vote on our Spring movie, our poll will be up soon on our Patreon! This is a DENSE and NUANCED movie and this podcast does contain spoilers. Content warnings: Police brutality, war, sexual assault.   A very special thanks as always to Ansel Burch!

Happy February everyone! Hannah forgot how to upload so if you have the old episode, no you don't. Torie, Hannah, and special guest Vanessa Joseph go back to the 90s to watch the rivals to lovers classic of Love & Basketball (2000). We'll be very spoiler heavy as we figure out whether this movie sends out a message of settling or if this is a slam dunk.   Find us on Patreon or Tiktok Find Vanessa on Tiktok @nessinaroundagain and on Insta @nessinaround Find Ansel @theindecisionist on all platforms.

Torie and Hannah watch an American fairytale of being in a love triangle with two incredibly rich brothers! We watched the original Sabrina (1954) with Humphrey Bogart, William Holden, and the incomprable Audrey Hepburn. A comfort movie for Hannah, a first time watch for Torie, and a lot of gushing over the Givenchy/Edith Head of it all.https://www.patreon.com/cw/TotalSaps This episode contains spoilers and some difficult content for some listeners. Content Warnings: Discussion of suicidal ideation, manipulative tactics, and general 1950s topics. Special thank you to Jill Davis with some delightful adds and Ansel Burch for the assist with recording. As always, if you want to suport us, please consider rating, reviewing, subscribing, and supporting our Patreon!   

Happy Holidays! Torie and Hannah go back to the 90s to experience fleeting wanderlust with Before Sunrise! This movie has a lot of thoughts on love itself and we spoil everything in order to gush about what we think they got right and what we've aged out of. If you like us, please rate, comment, and subscribe or become a Patreon Patron and participate in our Winter Poll! (Hannah has started posting speed draws of fan art on both Tiktok and Patreon) Thank you for supporting our little labor of love and we can't wait to upload more in the New Year!

Hannah and Torie talk about one of THE 2000s rom-coms! And... we have thoughts! If we were really clever we would have formatted it into a list but instead we spoil everything and come to the fierce defense of team Hips and Lips. Please rate, comment, and subscribe if you enjoy us and if you REALLY like us, become a Patreon Patron Our Winter Poll is coming up soon so feel free to join even if it's just to vote.

We're back! Our belated but beloved Halloween episode chosen for us by our Patrons, we're talking about Only Lovers Left Alive. This film is a dark and gothic look at love through the lens of a long life we were really feeling it. If you'd like to vote on our winter movie poll coming up, become a Patron with our Patreon!   This episode will contain spoilers as well as some difficult content for some listeners. Content Warnings: Discussions of blood, suicidal ideation, and addiction.