12.40 What’s on The Menu?
Even though this delicious film came out seven months ago, somehow Kelly did not get spoiled on the actual meat of “The Menu.” And, don’t worry, we won’t spoil you here. But we do spoil you in this episode!
12.39: We Have Questions. The Pope Has Answers.
We have a slew of questions we’d love to ask Pope Francis. Sadly, we did not get the opportunity. But a lucky group of Spanish-speaking young people did in the Hulu documentary “The Pope Answers.”
12.38: Tina Remains Simply the Best
Today we celebrate the powerful life of the fabulous Tina Turner. Better than all the rest! Really, what else is there to say about Tina? We have not just a bit more, as does the documentary “Tina” (2021, on Max) that we watched for this episode.
12.37 Football Is Life (The “Ted Lasso” Finale?)
It’s been a minute, but we’re finally discussing the season/series(?) finale of Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso.” Is it really the end? Will there be a spinoff? Maybe a continuation?
12.36: Searching for the Truth in Air
Susan sat this one out since Cort and Kelly are discussing a biopic. We’re chatting about the movie “Air,” about the creation of the Air Jordan shoe and signing Michael Jordan to the fledgling Nike basketball division.
12.35: The Finale Show (Not Ours!)
This week, the Geek Girls discuss two series finales and one season finale. It’s the end of HBO’s “Succession” and “Barry” and the season-2 end of Showtime’s “Yellowjackets.”
12.34: Love to You, Donna Summer
This week, the Geek Girls discuss the wonderful documentary “Love to You, Donna Summer,” co-directed by Donna Summer’s daughter Brooklyn Sudano and Roger Ross Williams (first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Director—short film “Music by Prudence”).
12.33: Silo Episodes 1 to 3
Apple TV+ is quickly becoming our favorite streaming service… especially as original favorite HBO Max transitions into Max. (Sigh.) Today Cort and Kelly are chatting about the excellent new series “Silo,” based on the books by Hugh Howey.
12.32: Michael J. Fox Still (Always) Has Our Heart
In this episode, we chat about the wonderful new documentary “Still” about Michael J. Fox. The documentary goes back to his childhood, moves forward through his acting career, and goes deep into his life with Parkinson’s Disease.
12.31: The Killer Nurse, the Good Nurse, and the Danish Nurse
Nurses are the real heroes of the hospital. But today we’re chatting about two nurses who killed their patients and the nurses who helped stop them.
12.30 Moms of Distinction
Movie and TV moms: the good, the bad, and the truly despicable. We grew up wishing that certain TV moms were our mom. We’ve watched movies wondering, “Oh, my lord, what is she doing?!” Today we’re discussing moms of distinction in TV and film: those we love and those we love to hate.
12.29: Death Note and the Rise of Kira
“The world is rotten, and those who are making it rot deserve to die.” So states Light Yagami in episode 1 of the Japanese anime “Death Note” after getting acquainted with the notebook of the same name.
12.28: Tainted Meat: David Choe Ruins “Beef” PLUS the Ridiculous Fun of “Cocaine Bear”
We had to scrap the episode we had previously recorded on the Netflix series “BEEF” after we learned about the David Choe scandal. So, we’re replacing it with a discussion of the Choe incident(s) and a blow-by-blow of the “Final-Destination”-esque deaths in “Cocaine Bear.”
12.27: “Introducing Brian Broome” with Filmmaker Chris Ivey
Y’all know how much we love documentaries. Today we’re discussing the hilarious, profound, and deeply moving “Introducing Brian Broome” with producer and director Chris Ivey.
12.26: Something is Risen: Midnight Mass
It’s Easter weekend, and you know what that means… our second annual (?) rewatch of Mike Flanagan’s “Midnight Mass”!
12.25: Reality Geeks: Small Deck Energy
Introducing the newest show in the Geek Girl Soup network: Reality Geeks. With the new show, we present a new cohost, Catherine. Like Susan and Amelia, she feels no guilt watching some of the “trashy” reality shows like 90 Day Fiancé, Below Deck, Real Housewives, and more.
12.24: Luther: The Fallen Sun
Idris is back, baby! Yes, we’d love more of Luther than just a two-hour and 9-minute movie. But this totally worked!
12.23: Women Directors: The Woman King and Women Talking
Just because the Oscars didn’t recognize any women directors this year doesn’t mean there weren’t awesome films made by women in 2022. This week, Kelly and Cort discuss two of our favorite films of 2022 that were directed by women: “The Woman King” and “Women Talking.”
12.22: It’s the Oscars 2023!
Crisis team firmly on call, this year’s Oscars were pretty tame. Well, except for Cocaine Bear! The Geek Girls and Erik were virtually there to bring you all the goodies!
12.21 The Last of Us S1 Reflections
For those of us still here and uninfected by Cordyceps, let’s talk about this first season of the most-excellent “The Last of Us” on HBO!