257 - Runaway Bride

Two villains, both alike in evil.This week’s thirstiest movie is Runaway Bride. This film has everything: performative egg eating, a third-act Homer Eisenhower reveal, and a print news column that’s basically if Andrew Tate knew how to read and immediately started doxxing hot women for USA Today. If you love petty shade, chaotic horse escapes, and two villains finding love, this episode’s for you!Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review Romancing the Pod to help more people discover our community.What did you think of our episode on Runaway Bride? Tell us on social media @RomancingThePodShow on Facebook and Instagram, or @RomancingPodSho on Twitter.Up Next: Fool's Gold (2008)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Where are the guns coming from?This week’s campiest queer romcom spy fantasy is... DEBS.This film has everything: secret agents in ceiling swings, a sapphic supervillain, and tech so confusing Todd thought it was legit teleportation. If you love standardized-test-based spy recruitment and falling in love with the woman who just tried to murder all your friends... this episode’s for you!Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review Romancing the Pod to help more people discover our community.What did you think of our episode on The Wedding Banquet? Tell us on social media @RomancingThePodShow on Facebook and Instagram, or @RomancingPodSho on Twitter.Up Next: Runaway Bride (1999)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“Did I fall asleep for a second?” This week’s hottest movie is... The Wedding Banquet. This film has everything: Avant-garde quilt energy. Sexy paperwork. And a surprise pregnancy caused by Bowen's THAAAAAAAAANG.If you love drag dragons, Civil War diary entries, and marriage proposals that would make ICE furious, this episode’s for you!Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review Romancing the Pod to help more people discover our community. What did you think of our episode on The Wedding Banquet? Tell us on social media @RomancingThePodShow on Facebook and Instagram, or @RomancingPodSho on Twitter. Up Next: D.E.B.S. (2004)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“He’s on a 1% Rumspringa.”This week’s hottest movie is... My Own Private Idaho. This film has everything: Narcoleptic street naps. A Shakespearean crime daddy and his Red Hot Chili hype goblin. And the most emotionally devastating campfire scene since The Parent Trap. If you love cult leader Paige, Dutch Boy roleplay, and bisexual tragedy on a wheatfield highway, this episode’s for you.Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review Romancing the Pod to help more people discover our community.What did you think of our episode on My Own Private Idaho? Tell us on social media @RomancingThePodShow on Facebook and Instagram, or @RomancingPodSho on Twitter.Up Next: The Wedding Reception (2025)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“Jennifer Tilly is playing F Chess.”This week’s slickest lesbian noir is... Bound. This film has everything: a mob nepo baby who looks like he got kicked out of Boyz II Men, a literal money-laundering montage complete with ironing, and a full-on power move where Gina Gershon goes knuckles deep... then shakes the husband’s hand. If you love vibey noir lighting, criminal scissoring, and domination so subtle it gets hand-delivered through a handshake, this episode’s for you.Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review Romancing the Pod to help more people discover our community.What did you think of our episode on Bound? Tell us on social media @RomancingThePodShow on Facebook and Instagram, or @RomancingPodSho on Twitter.Up Next: My Own Private Idaho (1991)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"She looks like one of the people from Planet of the Apes. And by people, I mean apes."This week’s most unhinged movie is… Color of Night. This film has everything: a possessed Casio keyboard soundtrack, a man narrating his own life out loud like a noir detective who’s never heard of internal monologue, and a surprise Bruce Willis full-frontal that gives the only believable performance in the entire film. If you love chaotic sax solos, unsolicited monologues, and aquatic dong reveals, this episode’s for you!What did you think of our episode on Love Lies Bleeding? Tell us on social media @RomancingThePodShow on Facebook and Instagram, or @RomancingPodSho on Twitter.Up Next: Bound (1996)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“She just threw up a Kristen Stewart.”This week’s thirstiest movie is Love Lies Bleeding. This film has everything: A gym manager elbow-deep in body horror plumbing. Ed Harris’s forehead winning the Picard for best hairline. An underground love story so jacked on roids and vibes it’s basically She-Hulk by way of A24. If you love magical realism, anabolic steroids, and bodybuilder thirst with a side of murder, this episode’s for you!What did you think of our episode on Love Lies Bleeding? Tell us on social media @RomancingThePodShow on Facebook and Instagram, or @RomancingPodSho on Twitter.Up Next: Color of Night (1994)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“Welcome back to posthumous pregnancy court, where we decide if this dead lady was actually pregnant or not.”This week’s thirstiest thriller is... Fatal Attraction. This film has everything: A 100-minute rage mixtape that makes “Side B” a hostage situation, a man with the kind of dick that makes you skip the hospital and reach for the knife drawer, and Glenn Close dressed like she’s about to hack Keanu Reeves’ brain chip in Johnny Mnemonic If you love posthumous pregnancy trials, emotional terrorism set to cassette, and erotic thrillers that dare to ask, “How bad can a man be… and still get away with it?”—this episode’s for you.What did you think of our episode on Fatal Attraction? Tell us on social media @RomancingThePodShow on Facebook and Instagram, or @RomancingPodSho on Twitter.Up Next: Love Lies Bleeding (2024)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"Diane Lane gave it all up for a dude who would go down on her."This week’s thirstiest trainwreck is… Unfaithful. This film has everything: a murder snow globe, Diane Lane furiously scrubbing her nethers with literal train water, and a full Beauty and the Beast crossover you’ll never see coming. If you love messy affairs, murder husbands, and sex scenes that somehow involve a public restroom soap dispenser, this episode’s for you!Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review Romancing the Pod to help more people discover our community.What did you think of our episode on Unfaithful? Tell us on social media @RomancingThePodShow on Facebook and Instagram, or @RomancingPodSho on Twitter.Up Next: Fatal Attraction (1987)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"How dare she do that to Puss in Boots?"This week’s most confused kink movie is... Babygirl. This film has everything: a possibly unhinged needle drop, a disappearing cult subplot, and a main character trying to explore vulnerability while also spearheading the automation apocalypse. If you love messy power dynamics, baffling sex scenes, and standing in the corner like a good girl, this episode’s for you!Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review Romancing the Pod to help more people discover our community.What did you think of our episode on Spy? Tell us on social media @RomancingThePodShow on Facebook and Instagram, or @RomancingPodSho on Twitter.Up Next: Unfaithful (2002)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.