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Hosts Kayley Loo and Julia Mercado used to love watching movies and TV shows together when they lived in the UK. Now, having been separated by hemispheres and time zones, they’re finding ways to chat about TV and movies together. Welcome to RemoteWatch, the podcast that transcends time. Join us every other Wednesday as we give you a taste of what it’s like to be an amateur film critic through a 12 hour time difference.
For Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary, Whovians were coming out of the woodwork to see the return of David Tennant. For Julia, that era never ended, and for Kayley, the 60th specials were like being acquainted with an old love. Listen in as they break down each of the episodes and the entrance of Ncuti Gatwa.
It's weird that Elvis and Priscilla got their own biopics a year after each other, right? Making Kayley and Julia wish they had two nickels, Sofia Coppola's Priscilla provides a calmer perspective to an Elvis-crazed world.
With the release of Priscilla, it is only fair to explore one of Sofia Coppola’s other biopic hits: Marie Antoinette. From the anachronistic hints to the visceral hate for the film, Julia and Kayley discuss what makes it tick and why this Coppola has a hang of the female biopic. Follow us!@remotewatch on twitter@remote_watch on instagramremotewatchpod.com
It’s been a pink-tastic summer for everyone! With the release of Barbie, Kayley and Julia donned their best pink attire and stepped to the theaters to see the phenomenon of the summer: Barbie! Together, they talk about their experience seeing the films and if it lies up to their childhood fantasies
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Could there be a better Spider-Man movie? Across the Spider-Verse gives us so much rich content, Kayley and Julia can't help but give it all the love. Probably enough love to fill several multiverses…
Julia and Kayley can’t help but get their fill of period pieces. With the release of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story and the third season of The Great, it is the best opportunity to compare them both. Tune in as Kayley and Julia discuss both the similarities and differences between the two shows.
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The Vampire Renaissance has now spawned a reboot. Our beloved Twilight is coming back to us in the form of a television show. This week, Julia and Kayley recount their experiences with the original Twilight series and ask themselves: how did we get here?
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Video games aren't their thing, but TV shows are, which is why when HBO adapted The Last of Us, it was perfect. Armed with their love for Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, Kayley and Julia were taken on an emotional ride they couldn't get off.
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Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz are a match made in movie heaven. From the magical music to the colourful costumes, Julia and Kayley talk all about what makes them love La La Land the most and what songs they still carry with them today.
A tech billionaire invites his friends for a murder mystery party on his private island, what else could happen? Well thanks to Rian Johnson, "Knives Out: Glass Onion" might be Kayley and Julia's new favourite movie.
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Disney’s Andor wasn’t what Kayley and Jula were expecting. With great storytelling and a powerful protagonist, Kayley and Julia dive into why they might become Star Wars girlies after all.
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Everyone knows the Addams Family is a unit, so when Wednesday goes to school all by herself, is it a hit or miss? This week, Kayley and Julia ask themselves: how different do you have to be an outcast?
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Kayley and Julia wouldn't be here without Doctor Who - well, that's exaggerating. While they get timey-wimey from across the world, these hosts chat about their relationship with Doctor Who and how they feel about the end of the Thirteenth Doctor.
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HBO's latest fantasy phenomenon just finished its first season. With so many standout performances, Julia and Kayley tried to contain their excitement over who their favourite was, break down their overall thoughts and find out just how many Aegons there are.
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Catherine Called Birdy and Rosaline feature headstrong women who would do anything to not be forced to marry. After watching this double feature, Julia and Kayley explore just how modern these period pieces are.
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‘What We Do in the Shadows’ is headed back to its eternal slumber after dropping a bombshell for the season four finale. While Kayley and Julia wait for season five of the comedy series, they reflect on how they fell in love with it and why season four still holds up well.
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The Hargreeves are back with their annual apocalypse! Saving the world with family trauma and endless bops? Count us in. This week, Kayley and Julia cover season three of The Umbrella Academy and take a dive into each of the Hargreeves siblings. Alexa, start a count for every time we say "Daddy Hargreeves."
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Bridgerton Season Two has everyone burning for its enemies to lovers plot with Kate Sharma and Anthony Bridgerton. For the anniversary special of RemoteWatch, listen as Julia and Kayley talk about the differences between the book series, the show and their opinions.
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Love is in the air… and on screen. For the second RemoteWatch finale, Kayley and Julia talk about the romance tropes that make them swoon and the ones that make them break up with a show/movie.
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Huzzah! Hulu's The Great is slated for a third season! So this week, Kayley and Julia go into a deep dive about what made season two so great and why Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult and Gillian Anderson deserve all the awards and vodka they could ask for.
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As Julia and Kayley transcend time this week, they talk about period dramas. They go through everything from costumes, to locations, to what culturally makes a period drama. Tune in this week as we discover that “period dramas” don’t just take place in a rich, English court.
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We're with J. Jonah Jameson on this one: all Kayley and Julia wanted for Christmas was to see Spider-Man. Filled with SPOILERS and other Marvel-crazed madness, this is the RemoteWatch review of Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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With the release of Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, Kayley and Julia take a dig at representation on screen once again. How is Hollywood attempting to represent others from all different backgrounds?
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With the large list of many great on screen couples and ensembles out there, Kayley and Julia take a dive into which fictional pairs are convincing and which ones fall flat.
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We bypassed one of the largest Hollywood strikes in history at the eleventh hour. This week, Kayley and Julia talk what led to the strikes, the working conditions in Hollywood and how we as viewers can help out.
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For the Halloween special, it’s just a bunch of Hocus Pocus! For two movie goers who don’t like horror, Julia and Kayley took a chance on deciding what makes Hocus Pocus the cult classic it is today and dive into what makes witches so popular.
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The stakes are high this week as Julia and Kayley discuss the latest Netflix phenomenon, Squid Game. This week they take to the water cooler and figure out what makes the show so popular, then test themselves. Would they join the games, what games from their countries would they play and what are their chances of survival?
The season two premiere of RemoteWatch takes reviewing TV and Film to a whole new level. After being a part of Netflix’s Global Fan Event, TUDUM, hosts Julia and Kayley determine what they liked and didn’t like about the event. Is it truly the fan event of the season?
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In the RemoteWatch Season One finale, Kayley and Julia get all timey-wimey in the first half by talking about how they wanted the MCU’s Loki series to end and how we can go from here. In the second half, they try to hold themselves back from tearing the series apart. It’s fair to say we need season two sooner rather than later. Follow us on @remotewatch on Twitter and @remote_watch on Instagram!
Listen in on the chaos as Kayley and Julia watch shows the other hasn't seen before with a twist: only watching the first and last episodes. Can you understand a show with you haven't seen the full arc? Or does the show just explain itself?
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Do you know how Phoebe Waller-Bridge is such a genius? No? We don’t either. But we spent 45 minutes talking about how she created Fleabag, one of the horniest, feminist and most brilliant TV shows of our time. So, hit play and listen to us ramble about how much we love the Hot Priest, we dare you.
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Are you okay? We’re okay. As Julia comes out of lockdown and Kayley goes back in, we reflect on how the pandemic has made us regress into our teen selves, namely the year 2014, where John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars and how this film, YA adaptations and Tumblr shaped our teenage years and an entire generation.
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Why is animation only perceived as being for kids when it is such a sophisticated way of storytelling? Kayley and Julia poke at that question on this week’s RemoteWatch where we cover things from representation in animated movies to complications in the industry.
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For the 20th anniversary of Shrek, this week’s RemoteWatch takes a deep dive into the best moments and pop culture references that have come out of the franchise. Originally marketed as a film for children, Kayley and Julia ask themselves, is Shrek for kids or for adults?
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The 2021 Oscars has its most diverse lineup of nominees in its 93 year history. So, just how did the Academy get to this point and why did it take so long? After looking at several diversity tests, Kayley and Julia try to determine what’s the best way to measure diversity in film and television and what that means for them as moviegoers.
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Taika Waititi is officially halfway to EGOT status, so, this week Kayley and Julia explore his earlier projects such as Thor: Ragnarok and What We Do In The Shadows, and the film that got him there: Jojo Rabbit. As a satire about a young Nazi boy in World War II, how does this tragicomedy resonate with different audiences?
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Archie Comics, Teen Titans and The Powerpuff Girls. Kayley and Julia grew up with them and now they’re getting reacquainted with them with darker teen reboots. They’re left wondering, why are their beloved morning cartoons becoming so dark and who’s fault is that?
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Can a show about a grieving superhero living that sitcom AU life be the best restart for Marvel? Join hosts Kayley and Julia as they determine if WandaVision is really the solid start to phase four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe or just another reason for Twitter to explode.
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