Somewhat Decent Reviews: Recent Episodes
Somewhat Decent Reviews
Join us as we reconvene 6 months later for our second episode of the season.
We cover:
Movies: Banshees of Inisheran, You People, Coyote Ugly
TV: Love Island
Books: Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas, The Scholomance Series by Naomi Novik, Nurture by Erica Chidi
Podcasts: Ologies
Music: Portland Radio Project 99.1FM Radio Station, Isao Tsukamoto's Arches
NOW! That's What I call the 90's!
The Movie Edition.
On this week's episode, Laure and Molly chat all things 90's! This week, we're sticking to movies - but stay tuned as we navigate music, television, and all our favorite 90's paraphernalia.
A brief list of the movies we covered (but let's be honest, we couldn't keep our mouths shut so there is probably more to this list)
Clueless
10 Thing I Hate About You
The Parent Trap
It Takes Two
Braveheart
One Fine Day
The Twin Phenomenon
In this weeks Episode, the final episode of season one, Laura and Molly try something new - Games! Buckle in as we review one of Molly's current favorite games as well as some amazing movies, books, and music!
What do we review this week?
Games:
Spirit Farer, on Nintendo Switch
Books:
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Say, Say, Say
The Earthsea Series
Movies:
Alice in Cities
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
Music:
Joy Oladokun
The Hired Hand Soundtrack
In this episode Laura and Molly AGAIN give their somewhat decent takes on TV, Movies, Books, Music, and Podcasts and talk about the drama of reality TV and reality in general, give a brief rundown of their favorite childhood shows, and run out of battery on their computer! Oops!
What do we talk about this week?
Movies: Tony Hawk Documentary, the Abercrombie & Fitch Documentary, In the Mood for Love
Television: Life & Beth, the Ultimatum, The Tourist
Books: Brain on Fire, the Great Pretender, World of Wonders
Music: DEHD, Lake Street Dive
Podcast: the Allusionist
In this episode Laura and Molly welcome their first guest: Kelsey! Listen as we talk about how we know Kelsey (modern day parent trap style meet cute) and as we navigate Mediums, men in the gaming industry, and roasting ourselves.
In this episode:
Movies:
- Batman
- 355
- The Hundred Foot Journey
- Special plug: Avatar Two!
Music:
- Rosalia: Motomami
- Adrienne Lenker (of Big Thief): A-Sides and B-Sides
- Bonny Light Horseman: Self Titled Album
Shows:
- Minx on HBO
Podcast:
- Mediums
- Twin Flame
- Sounds Like a Cult
Games:
- The Last of Us
In this episode listen as Laura and Molly TRY not to talk about Twilight, TRY not to do Australian accents when talking about Byron Baes, and get turnt about the Fourth Turning!
Books: Honeybee by Trista Mateer and The Fourth Turning by Neil Howe
Movies: The Cutting Edge and The House of Gucci
Shows: WeCrashed and the Gilded Age
Music: Black Sabbath and the Wood Brothers
Podcast: Song Exploder
In this episode Laura and Molly give their somewhat decent takes on Hollywood remakes, the problematic white women we have encountered in books and television lately, and Princess Diana's vibes - our new band name.
CONTENT WARNING
We chat about some tough issues like eating disorders, abuse, racism, and rape.
What do we review this week?
Kimi
West Side Story (the remake)
Spencer
Bridgerton
The Dropout
Anne of Green Gables - L.M Montgomery
Such a Fun Age - Kiley Reid
Welcome to episode four of Somewhat Decent Reviews! This week we shoot the shit about our faves of the week! On this episode:
Laura:
- Music: Magnetic Fields
- Book: Alanna
- Movie: Big Night
- Show: White Lotus
- Podcast: Still Processing
Molly:
- Music: Mitski
- Book: Disability Visibility
- Movie: Paper Moon
- Show: Love is Blind
- Podcast: S-Town
Fan Recommendation : Storytime with Seth Rogan
In this weeks episode Laura and Molly drink a glass of wine, get confused about what month it is, and review a few somewhat decent podcasts, movies, shows, and more!
On this weeks episode:
Lauras Album: Allison Russel
Molly's Album: Japanese Breakfast
Laura's Podcast: Getting Curious
Molly's Podcast: Poetry Unbound
Laura's Book: Crying in H Mart
Molly'a Book: Stone Butch Blues
Laura's Show: Euphoria
Molly's Show: Discovery of Witches
Laura's Movie: Bottle Shock
Molly's Movie: Ride the Eagle
In this episode we talk about the podcasts we are listening to, a deep dive into folk and Americana, movies with subtitles, and some somewhat decent tv shows. And don't worry, we squeeze Ireland and our bestie Meg into this episode too.
In this episode we discuss:
Molly's Podcast: the Emergence Podcast
Laura's Podcast: the MLK Files
Molly's Album: Aoife O'Donovan
Laura's Album: Caamp
Molly's Book: The House in the Cerulean Sea
Laura's Book: The Priory of the Orange Tree
Molly's Show: ...And Just Like That
Laura's First Movie: Coda
Molly's Movie: How to Deal
Laura's Second Movie: Binti
Listen to our premier episode! In this episode, Laura and Molly chat about why they are here, what they've been listening too, reading, and watching recently as well as our somewhat decent review of Wild Mountain Time. This first episode is a love note to Ireland.
In this episode we discuss:
Molly's Podcast: OnBeing
Laura's Podcast: MkUltra
Molly's Album: Joab Baez's Greatest hits
Laura's Album: The Gap Band
Molly's Book: Office of Historical Corrections
Laura's Book: Station Eleven the Book
Molly's Show: Insecure
Laura's Show: Station Eleven
The Movie: Wild Mountain Thyme