Falling in Love Montage

2! 4! 6! 8! No more Matt McConaughate! 8! 6! 4! 2! Love for LGBTQ(+)! Happy Pride, FiLM buffs! Queer stories have been neglected in our chosen genre and on our podcast for way too long; it's time to parade them out and put them in the spotlight they deserve. And this is just the beginning. For the first of our four Pride month entries, we're talking about cult favorite But I'm a Cheerleader with our old friends Kat (whom you might remember from our Fifty Shades of Grey episode) and Whitney (whom you will likely eventually remember from our upcoming-on-date-TBD The Notebook episode). We talk about some pretty gay shit. 

Welcome to our NOT AN EPISODE episode of I Feel Pretty! We had the great privilege of being invited to discuss this film with the cast of The Feminine Mistake Podcast. On the Feminine Mistake Podcast with Nicole, Sarah, and Hillary, we were able to be a part of a much richer and deeper discussion. Every week, The Feminine Mistake Podcast and a guest take a critical look at how woman have been portrayed in film and television. Nicole, Sarah, and Hillary lead us through a discussion of the film, introduce some hot facts, and measure how the film holds up to the scrutiny of the Bechdel test and other litmuses for on-screen representation. One of my favorite segments is Nervous Breakdowns where guests and hosts read bad, misogynist casting breakdowns. Find The Feminine Mistake Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, and their production channel Critical Crop Top Here are direct links to the episodes, in case you feel pretty and lazy 😉 Ep. 309 I Feel Pretty Ep. 310 Dish Hands Ep. 311 Never a Salad Ep. 312 Lady Bits: And Yet... As you know, all month long in June, Falling in Love Montage will be releasing weekly episodes for Pride Month with our first episode out later this week. Thank you for your patience as we move slightly behind schedule. We truly can't wait to share this next episode and hope you look forward to it too.

Well, folks, we did it. You did it! It's done. We collectively watched Matthew McConaughey's least enjoyable movies (highly subjective statement, depending) and we survived. We just kept living — exactly as McConaughey dictated. We planned a wedding, we moved out of Mom and Dad's house, we visited the past and glimpsed the future, and now we are on one last treasure hunt — searching for GOLD!  Yes, you guessed it, Fool's Gold!  Joining us on this bestests of quests is the bestests of guests and co-host of Stranger Still podcast, Jon Biegen. Jon will pirate your heart like he has ours and you'll probably want to drop anchor at his harbor here and here. And, if you're observing, Happy McMorial Day! 💪    

Congratulations! If you listen to this episode, or even glance at it, you are three quarters through McConauMay. This would normally be a sad event but, having just watched Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, we're feeling a little raw (maybe even hostile) right now.  The only thing that can rectify this mood is the company of our spectacular guest, Nick Wood.  Nick is a newcomer to our production and podcast network Flying Machine but an oldcomer to his hilarious and inquisitive podcast, Stranger Still, which he hosts with fellow spectacular human, Jon Biegen. You can also catch Nick yucking it up with his Dad on Limited Cell- A Generational Hanna-Barbera cartoon review show. Please enjoy this episode as Helen, Valerie, and Nick single-handedly ruin his incredible wife's Mother's Day. There's some humor in here and hopefully a bit of a catharsis too.  Just Keep Living!

It's McConaunaMay part II, or as we're calling it (for some reason*) McConaunaMother's Day. In order to get enough wind in our sails to dissect 2006's Failure to Launch, we had to beg Ryan Healey, of Tales from the Static podcast to watch this film with us. OR — was it the other way around?  You'll never know (unless you listen to this episode) which is, btw, just as charming as our guest (i.e., hella charming).    *Because it's Mother's Day and we love Kathy Bates, that's why. 

Welcome to Matthew McConauMAY!  Every Monday in May, Falling in Love Montage is covering an early 21st-century Romantic Comedy starring Matthew McConaughey.  This week we break the cardinal rule of Wedding Planning and fall in love with our guest, Elle Riccardi. She knows a thing or two about weddings and even more about jigsaw puzzles.  Join us as we try to piece together this puzzle of a movie.  ✨Also, if you stick around for the very beginning (and why wouldn't you?) you'll hear some really big news! ✨ And if you stick around until the end (thank you) you'll learn that Helen and Valerie are month-long guests on one of their favorite podcasts, The Feminine Mistake Podcast, hosted by Hillary, Sarah, and Nicole.  Find them (and follow them) on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud or start listening to this awesome discussion of I Feel Pretty by clicking right here! 

We're back from our "Spring Break" and we have a question to ask you. You ready? Okay, what's better than two sisters on a podcast talking about a super awesome movie?  Oh, so I heard one of you say a million dollars and now that I'm getting into this I'm realizing there is probably more than one answer.  Okay, so yes, that is correct. BUT the answer I was looking for is THREE SISTERS talking about a really awesome movie! Helen and Valerie's sister, Tara, join them to talk about 1990's Mermaids 🧜‍♀️. Please welcome us in joining Tara and wishing Helen a very happy (belated) Birthday!  *update*  We have replaced this episode with a "louder" version. Please redownload if you were having difficulties hearing the last one.  Thank you!

Batter up! Hear that call! The time has come for Helen and Valerie to discuss the Penny Marshall classic A League of Their Own. Friend to the podcast Jan poked us until we put her choices to a vote, and our beloved listeners voted overwhelmingly to hear about everyone's favorite chick sports flick. Expect some more fan picks and Jan picks in the future. We bumble our way through the plot, objectify David Strathairn, talk to a Matt, and make too many puns. So it's just like every other episode, really. And to think we were intimidated by the material. P.S. Art Garfunkel

We're back in black and we're back in black comedy. Joining us all the way from six hours in the future (c/o Germany) is Juha Heikkilä, esteemed guest, friend, and winner of a recent(ish) Facebook group caption contest. Juha can be found guesting on podcasts and occasionally tweeting. If you're dedicated, you can find his super secret archive of film blogs. We're still looking.👀 Our hero Juha resurrected us after the recent event that was Unleashed and gave us hope and light when he chose this exquisite, exceptional, and peerless film. Thank you, Juha! 🙌

We didn't know what to call this clip episode.  It's winter, technically, but remember we are in Georgia, USA and while it was 35° today, it was 90° last week.  Also, the movies we clipped are from last spring so... ...while we're busy figuring it out, please enjoy these outtakes from—like I just said—last spring.    ***edit*** Around 26:21 I incorrectly reference a letter as unsent. Ladies and gents, the letter in question was in fact sent via email.  Thank you, that is all.