Dive into musical mermaids with Joel and Bethany as they discuss how queer the Little Mermaid might actually be and how having a friend to tear out the throat of the guy who betrays you can make a story more interesting.

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Music From:

The Little Mermaid soundtrack - "Part of Your World"
The Lure soundtrack - "You Were the Beat of My Heart"
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Bethany –

Movies:

Princess Mononoke available on HBO Max
Pan available for rental
The Egg and I available for rental
No Time for Love currently unavailable
I Met Him in Paris currently unavailable
Being Two Isn’t Easy available on Criterion
Forest of Bliss currently unavailable
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy available for rental

TV:

The Last of Us available on HBO Max
Love Is Blind available on Netflix

Joel –

Movies:

The Muppet Movie available on Disney+
I Saw the Devil available on Peacock
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp available on Criterion
Warfare available for purchase
Sinners available in theaters

TV:

Hacks available on HBO Max
Steven Universe available on Hulu

Next Episode:

Notorious from Joel
and
Black Book from Bethany

Welcome to episode 3 of Memories of Movies! Listen to Joel and Bethany muse about theatrical memories and express a lot of confusion about the existence of a watermelon. This was a fun one to do!

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music from:

Galaxy Quest Theme by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Theme by Michael Boddicker
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

What have we been watching and where can you watch it? See below!

Joel –

Movies:

Hercules available on Disney+
Frenzy available for rental
Princess Mononoke available on Max
The Lady Vanishes available on Max
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang available for rental

TV:

Severance available on Apple+

Bethany –

Movies:

Three Cases of Murder available on Criterion
Shockproof available on Criterion
Always available for rental
Sweet Liberty not currently available
Savage (1973) available on YouTube
Hook available for rental
Scent of a Woman available for rental
Black Bag available on Peacock
High and Low available on Criterion
Death of a Unicorn available for purchase
Michael Clayton available on Paramount+
Kraven available on Netflix
Spawn available on Paramount+

TV:

Adolescence available on Netflix
The Studio available on Apple+
Deli Boys available on Hulu
Dark Winds available on AMC
Mid Century Modern available on Hulu

Next Episode:

The Little Mermaid from Bethany
And
The Lure from Joel

Join Joel and Bethany in the second episode as they talk about cults for the first (but definitely not the last) time! What kind of cult do you think you’d be susceptible to? What is so interesting about cults? Don’t forget some side musing about our parents for spice.

Find us on Letterboxd at BethanySparkle and admiralobvious

Music From:

Holy Hell Soundtrack – “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol
Sound of My Voice Soundtrack – “Dreams” by The Cranberries
Bojack Horseman soundtrack – “I Will Always Think of You”

Links from the show:

2025 Criterion Challenge

The Turning Podcast

What have we been watching? See below for titles we mention and where you can see them.

Bethany -

Movies:
Rocco and His Brothers available on Criterion
Star Trek: First Contact available on Paramount+
Anna Karenina available for rental
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 available on Paramount+
A Canterbury Tale available on Criterion
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie available for rental
Analyze This available for rental
Analyze That available for rental
Miller’s Crossing available for rental
My Darling Clementine available for rental
Captain America: Brave New World available for purchase
Thunder on the Hill not available

TV:
Evil available on Paramount+
Matlock available on Paramount+
Elsbeth available on Paramount+
White Lotus available on Max
Righteous Gemstones available on Max
Dark Winds available on AMC
Heartstopper available on Netflix
Wheel of Time available on Amazon Prime
Mayfair Witches available on AMC
Abbot Elementary available on Hulu
Yellowjackets available on Showtime
Buffy the Vampire Slayer available on Hulu
Angel available on Hulu

Joel -

Movies:

The Rule of Jenny Pen available on AMC and Shudder
Mickey 17 available for rental
Foreign Intrigue not available
Black Bag available on Peacock
Paddington 2 available for rental
Paddington in Peru available for rental
O Brother, Where Art Thou available for rental
Game Night available for rental

TV:
Severance available on Apple+
Bojack Horseman available on Netflix

Next Episode!
Galaxy Quest (1999) from Joel
and
The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) from Bethany