Authors and bloggers Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez render judgment on all the latest goings-on in the worlds of celebrity, pop culture, television and fashion. Strap yourselves in for some hilarious opinionating on all the most pressing issues of our time, darlings.
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Nov 13, 2026 · 30:32
T Lo unpack director Paul Thomas Anderson's musings on love, obsession, and co-dependency against the backdrop of the post-War fashion world in London, point out the ways in…
Nov 10, 2026 · 50:59
T Lo take a look at the historic midterms sweep and attribute its success to the hotties, unpacking how important attractiveness is in politics and what it means to have people…
Nov 6, 2026 · 30:20
T Lo take a hard look at the choices of director Tom Hooper and how they badly served both the musical itself and the performers, resulting in a musical that seemed embarrassed…
Nov 2, 2026 · 43:52
T Lo tackle a whole range of topics in order to distract you from obsessing over the mid-terms, from a remembrance of Patrick Stewart to a rant about celebrity Halloween costumes…
Oct 30, 2026 · 32:35
T Lo take a look at the grand-daddy of modern horror, director William Friedkin's "The Exorcist" and look at how the film is less scary than it is disturbing and why the focus on…
Oct 23, 2026 · 25:57
Tom and Lorenzo dive into director Stanley Kubrick's spooky season classic and look at how Kubrick used ambiguity in the story, thereby enraging its author Stephen King. PLUS:…
Oct 21, 2026 · 48:09
Tom and Lorenzo dive into Nathan Fielder's reality-bending documentary Elizabeth Holmes and explores how it manipulates reality and why so many people are misreading the film's…
Oct 16, 2026 · 29:42
Tom and Lorenzo dive into director Guillermo Del Toro's gothic horror classic to kick off their spooky season film festival, pointing out the overwhelming aesthetic qualities of…
Oct 15, 2026 · 48:21
T Lo weigh in on the biggest, dumbest celebrity story of the month: Kelly Clarkson vs. Brooklyn Boutiques, unpacking all the bad things it says about the culture and the media…
Oct 9, 2026 · 32:44
Tom and Lorenzo tuck into director Wes Anderson's whimsically melancholy story of a family of depressed geniuses and the patriarch who's the cause of all their problems, noting…
Oct 6, 2026 · 45:59
T Lo dive deep into the Netflix adaptation of John Steinbeck's "East of Eden," written by Zoe Kazan and starring Florence Pugh as the iconic Cathy Ames. Did Kazan turn…
Oct 2, 2026 · 30:59
Tom and Lorenzo dive deep into director/screenwriter David Lowery's examination of fame, friendship, fashion and trauma, with an electrifying performance by Michaela Coel,…
Sep 25, 2026 · 41:48
T Lo observe the first official Dolly Parton Day (9/25) by diving deep into her first, best film, unpacking the subtle meaning in the costumes, the liberal polemic that fuels the…
Sep 18, 2026 · 26:38
Tom and Lorenzo dive deep into director Sebastian Lelio's moody, contemplative look at grief, religious mania, and the ways that men contrive to control the bodies of women.
Sep 17, 2026 · 47:05
Tom and Lorenzo take a look at the scandal surrounding Ed Sheeran's tour in the wake of Macklemore's firing and why suddenly everyone has an opinion about. Plus: the British…
Sep 4, 2026 · 27:04
T Lo dive into the "The Drama," starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson and wrestle with the film's central question, which one of them found compelling and one of them didn't, as…
Sep 2, 2026 · 31:26
T Lo react to the news that the Met Gala has canceled its accompanying John Galliano exhibit in the wake of furious outcry against it for his past anti-semitic remarks. What was…
Aug 28, 2026 · 27:21
T Lo take a good hard look at director Spike Lee's pointed portrayal of Black Vietnam War vets dealing with their own trauma and trying to cash in on their troubles while…
Aug 26, 2026 · 52:32
T Lo pay tribute to the Queen of America, Miss Dolly Parton, upon the news of her passing. They unpack her legacy, her philanthropy, her artistry, her fashion, and what we can…
Aug 21, 2026 · 36:17
T Lo dive into director Emerald Fennell's ludicrously maximalist take on Emily Bronte's classic tragic novel, from the insane costumes and production designs to the questionable…
Aug 20, 2026 · 44:42
T Lo take everything they know from over a decade of opinionating on the royal family and try to unpack why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are making a shocking return to the UK,…
Aug 14, 2026 · 26:18
T Lo discuss and interpret director Sofia Coppola's take on female desire and repression against the backdrop of the civil war, unpacking whether it succeeds at its feminist…
Aug 11, 2026 · 47:27
T Lo review the "House of the Dragon" season 3 finale and unpack all of the ways the show has managed to keep its various plotlines clear and easy to understand and why it's…
Aug 7, 2026 · 25:15
T Lo return to an old classic, director Griffin Dunne's "Practical Magic," and unpack how it helped to establish the tropes of modern romantasy, how its aesthetic can reasonably…
Aug 4, 2026 · 54:05
T Lo take a look at the rhetoric surrounding Ariana Grande's choice to step out of the public eye and what it says about our culture's need to talk about women's bodies as well…
Jul 31, 2026 · 35:12
T Lo take a look at director Richard Linklater's loving(?) homage to legendary musical theater lyricist Lorenz Hart, played by Ethan Hawke. From the theatrical easter eggs and…
Jul 30, 2026 · 1:06:26
T Lo take a good, hard look at director Christopher Nolan's star-studded epic "The Odyssey," predicting who'll win Oscars, mentioning who should have never been cast, and…
Jul 24, 2026 · 24:39
T Lo dive into the indie darling of 2006, "Little Miss Sunshine," and try to answer the question: Does a film's aesthetic matter as much as its performances, directing and writing?
Jul 20, 2026 · 1:26:03
T Lo dive into the Netflix remake of "Little House on the Prairie" and unpack the ways it tries to deepen and correct the work of Laura Ingalls Wilder and the ways it fails to…
Jul 17, 2026 · 29:57
T Lo dive deep into director Wong Kar-Wai's moody, dreamy reflection on unrequited love in 1960 Hong Kong, "In the Mood for Love," starring Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung. The…
Jul 10, 2026 · 27:33
T Lo take a look at director Celine Song's musings on modern romance and class distinctions, starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans, unpacking where the film was…
Jul 2, 2026 · 52:28
T Lo dive into the "Queen's Landing" episode of "House of the Dragon" and unpack all the ways it revitalized the series and set up new conflicts to come. PLUS: The Great American…
Jun 26, 2026 · 29:47
T Lo take a good look at director Maggie Gyllenhaal's feminist take on the Bride of Frankenstein and unpack its themes, references and flaws and look at how it compares to other…
Jun 25, 2026 · 54:03
T Lo unpack the first episode of the third season of "House of the Dragon" and explain what still works and what's starting to weigh down the series. PLUS: Reviews of…
Jun 19, 2026 · 28:48
T Lo dive deep into director Paul Schrader's mournful, contemplative take on despair vs. hope and whether faith can help or hinder in that battle, starring a never-better Ethan…
Jun 18, 2026 · 44:53
Tom and Lorenzo address the controversy surrounding Pride Nights in Major League Baseball in the wake of the San Francisco Giants mess and offer their thoughts on a way forward.…
Jun 12, 2026 · 32:34
Tom and Lorenzo dive deep into director Axel Gabriel's art house and foodie cinema classic "Babette's Feast," unpacking the themes and examining the artistry of its writing,…
Jun 11, 2026 · 54:03
T Lo take a look at all of the stars showing up for the Knicks at Madison Square Garden and debate whether it's turned into too much of a fashion show before weighing in on the…
Jun 5, 2026 · 28:23
Tom and Lorenzo revisit director Joe Wright's classic romantic tragedy, "Atonement," starring Kiera Knightley, James McAvoy and Saiorse Ronan. From the iconic green dress to the…
Jun 4, 2026 · 1:00:46
T Lo unpack the Patagonia vs. Pattie Gonia case and how it revolves around issues of queer expression and whether corporations can have a say. Then it's a look at all the online…
May 29, 2026 · 56:55
T Lo unpack the final season and finale of "Hacks," running down the ways the show went off the rails, how it corrected course, and how it almost screwed up the ending before…
May 22, 2026 · 26:46
This week's BKMC takes a look at director Gus Van Sant's black comedy "To Die For," starring Nicole Kidman. Tom and Lorenzo unpack how the film sits perfectly in a 1990s cultural…
May 21, 2026 · 42:25
T Lo unpack the stupid controversies surrounding Christopher Nolan's film of "The Odyssey," including the classism surrounding accents and the racism about western beauty idols…
May 15, 2026 · 25:01
This week's BKMC pod pays tribute to director Craig Brewster and star Eddie Murphy's glorious salute to the Blaxploitation era and unpacks the ways the film upholds a unique and…
May 13, 2026 · 43:21
T Lo rant about a range of topics this week, from how everyone gets bent out of shape every time Billie Eilish opens her mouth, to the alarming developments in how stars are…
May 8, 2026 · 38:37
Tom and Lorenzo dive deep into director Wim Wenders' 1987 art house classic about life, love, death, time and the city of Berlin, unpacking the genesis, production, themes and…
May 1, 2026 · 23:34
For this week's BKMC, Tom and Lorenzo unpack the themes, designs, and origins of director Janicza Bravo's ZOLA, probably the only major film based entirely on a viral social…
May 1, 2026 · 58:30
T Lo explain the origins and goals of the annual Met Gala and unpack why they're ignoring any calls to boycott it because of the Bezos connection. Then it's a deep, non-spoiler…
Apr 24, 2026 · 29:45
For this week's BKMC, T Lo unpack the themes, motifs, and behind-the-scenes stories of director Christopher Nolan's brilliant neo-noir, "Memento."
Apr 22, 2026 · 53:08
T Lo look at the recent tour of Australia by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, pointing out how their faux-royal life is likely to evaporate if they keep monetizing it. PLUS:…
Apr 17, 2026 · 27:40
T Lo take a deep dive into director Richard Linklater's slavish love letter to the French New Wave, "Nouvelle Vague," about the making of Jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless" in 1959.…
Apr 10, 2026 · 34:41
T Lo dive into 2017's "The Greatest Showman," starring Hugh Jackman, unpacking its themes and failures, comparing it to other musicals of the stage and screen, and analyzing the…
Apr 8, 2026 · 38:56
T Lo take a moment to talk about the Artemis II mission and why everyone's fallen in love with the crew before unpacking recent pop culture drama surrounding the premise of the…
Apr 3, 2026 · 31:37
In the inaugural episode of the BKMC, Tom and Lorenzo check in on Sofia Coppola's 2006 ode to bored, disaffected privileged girls everywhere, "Marie Antoinette," starring Kirsten…
Mar 30, 2026 · 54:14
T Lo dive into the celebrity and pop culture stories of the week, from the news surrounding Harry & Meghan's latest projects, to why you can't watch the upcoming Harry Potter…
Mar 20, 2026 · 47:10
T Lo give the final word on the 2026 Oscars, from the snubs and surprises, to the minor scandals and mishaps. They give their thoughts on the winners, the losers, the films, the…
Mar 10, 2026 · 1:01:53
T Lo react (badly) to the suggestion that the Oscars skip the red carpet this year because of the war in Iran, before tearing into Timothée Chalamet for taking is dudebro act a…
Mar 3, 2026 · 38:22
T Lo shout out to their trans siblings at this time of oppression and note the sad ways the Women's U.S. Olympics hockey team has had to deal with the politicizing of everything.…
Feb 23, 2026 · 54:33
T Lo weigh in on the former Prince Andrew's arrest and what it says about the royal family specifically at this time and elite impunity generally. They also weigh in on the…
Feb 16, 2026 · 56:00
T Lo get a little political and explain why the Trump administration's order to remove the rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument is an attempt to erase queer history…
Feb 9, 2026 · 1:01:17
T Lo unpack the history, culture, and meaning behind Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, pay tribute to the great Catherine O'Hara, and discuss Margot Robbie's somewhat…
Jan 20, 2026 · 50:00
T Lo take a moment for Renee Good and pay tribute to Valentino. Then they unpack the increasingly heated fandom activity surrounding "Heated Rivalry" and how it's part of a long…
Dec 23, 2025 · 54:15
For the final podcast of 2025, T & Lo each picked their three favorite movies and three favorite TV shows and tell you why you should catch them as soon as you can.
Dec 17, 2025 · 1:05:45
T Lo pay tribute to Rob Reiner and give an update on their holiday and publishing plans before launching into extensive discussions on "Jay Kelly" and "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives…
Dec 5, 2025 · 1:00:40
T Lo talk about HBO's "Heated Rivalry" and why such stories tend not to appeal to them as gay men before launching into a deep recap of "With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration"…
Nov 26, 2025 · 1:07:53
Just as it says on the tin, T Lo flipped on their mics and offered a non-spoiler review of "Train Dreams," starring Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones and Kerry Condon, and a totally…
Nov 22, 2025 · 55:11
T Lo discuss Meghan Markle's Harper's Bazaar interview and the various feverish responses to it, unpack how the publicity tour for "Wicked: For Good" has gotten increasingly…
Nov 12, 2025 · 1:39:12
T Lo give you all the details on their Paris trip and some of the details on an upcoming project before launching into reviews of "All's Fair," "Death by Lightning," "Pluribus"…
Oct 31, 2025 · 59:55
Tom and Lorenzo flipped on their mics and reviewed three slightly problematic films that dropped on streaming this week: "A House of Dynamite," "Hedda," and "Ballad of a Small…
Oct 21, 2025 · 56:01
T Lo unpack some recent social media controversies about Sabrina Carpenter and Kristen Bell before launching into discussion of the Bad Bunny Super Bowl controversy and Keira…
Oct 8, 2025 · 45:00
T Lo take a look at all of the drama and rhetoric surrounding the release of Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" and how it speaks of a problem for all artists who reach an…
Sep 26, 2025 · 56:04
T Lo celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the release of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and unpack why it was so important to two generations of queer people and why it still…
Sep 19, 2025 · 39:02
T Lo flipped on their mics and got to unpacking everything they know about modern media consolidation, celebrity promotion, economics and politics in regard to the suspension of…
Sep 12, 2025 · 58:11
T Lo observe the 50th anniversary of "Grey Gardens" and dive into the history, the ethical considerations and the making of the film and explain why gay men in particular have…
Aug 29, 2025 · 58:54
T Lo keep things simple this week, focusing on three TV shows and offering their thoughts on everything that's wrong (and a few things that are right) about "The Twisted Tale of…
Aug 15, 2025 · 52:36
T Lo go DEEP on the finale of "And Just Like That..." and all of the ways the show failed its characters, its fans and its legacy. PLUS: e.l.f. Cosmetics thought they could get…
Aug 8, 2025 · 1:10:31
T Lo unpack why they don't cover "Project Runway" and all the ways the show has failed to do what it promised, then they do yet another deep dive into the penultimate episode of…
Aug 1, 2025 · 1:00:48
T Lo unpack the whole controversy surrounding the American Eagle ads starring Sydney Sweeney, from why she's such a politicized figure to why the accusations of Nazism and…
Jul 25, 2025 · 1:00:02
T Lo look at the sudden Pedro Pascal backlash, what's fueling it, and whether it's coordinated. Then they unpack recent stories about Laverne Cox's news regarding her personal…
Jul 18, 2025 · 51:29
T Lo look at the Colbert Late Night cancellation and what it says about this moment, both culturally and politically. Then they unpack all of the privacy and social media issues…
Jul 11, 2025 · 45:13
T Lo review the new "Superman" film, taking into account the character's cinematic history and how director James Gunn paid homage to or offered responses to various portrayals…
Jul 7, 2025 · 57:54
T Lo review the Mariska Hargitay-directed documentary "My Mom Jayne," about her mother Jayne Mansfield and the secrets she kept before moving on to "I'm Your Venus" about the…
Jun 28, 2025 · 57:43
T Lo unpack the news that Anna Wintour is ending her tenure as Editor-in-Chief of Vogue and explain why it probably doesn't matter that much, then they tear into the Jeff…
Jun 20, 2025 · 45:20
T Lo dive into all of the hottest celebrity scandals on Tik Tok and then rip the latest episode of "And Just Like That..." to shreds.
Jun 13, 2025 · 53:24
T Lo unpack the big celebrity scandal of the week: Sabrina Carpenter being horny. They trace the history of finger-wagging young women in pop music for being sexually aggressive,…
Jun 6, 2025 · 57:12
T Lo talk about why Pride hits different this year and where the queer community needs to focus in response. PLUS: Celebrity nonsense, from "The White Lotus" stars Walton Goggins…
May 30, 2025 · 1:00:22
T Lo review the last two episodes of season four of "Hacks," unpack why "And Just Like That..." is so limp, and offer their opinions on the marriages of Emmanuel Macron and Hugh…
May 16, 2025 · 51:29
T Lo look at Beyonce's concert tour woes, dive into the latest Taylor Swift news in the Blake Lively case, and unpack whether Prince Harry is being naive or manipulative…
May 7, 2025 · 49:20
T Lo explain the history of the Met Gala, why there are so many celebrities there, and what the whole thing is meant to achieve. Then they take a look at this year's themes of…
Apr 28, 2025 · 47:36
T Lo go deep on four shows holding their interest at the moment, reviewing what's working and what isn't in this season of "Hacks," explaining why "Your Friends & Neighbors"…
Apr 17, 2025 · 45:10
T Lo unpack the first two episodes of "Hacks," and explain why "The Studio" just isn't doing it for them before diving into all of the drama surrounding "The White Lotus." PLUS:…
Apr 7, 2025 · 1:02:40
T Lo unpack the recent backlash against Rachel Zegler and Chappell Roan, how they differ and how they're the same, and why it all matters that the culture won't let young women…
Mar 24, 2025 · 1:07:50
T Lo mark the 10-year anniversary of the PSO and reflect on their podcasting journey before launching into a deep dive on the season 2 finale of "Severance," unpacking the memes…
Mar 18, 2025 · 53:14
T Lo take a look at the career of Donatella Versace upon the announcement of her retirement as creative director of the House of Versace, discuss Scarlett Johansson's recent…
Mar 11, 2025 · 56:31
T Lo watched Meghan Markle's new Netflix series "With Love, Meghan" and have tons of opinions on what worked, what didn't, and what they say about the Duchess of Sussex's…
Mar 4, 2025 · 58:49
T Lo take one last, loving look at the 97th Academy Awards and discuss the snubs, shocks and scandals that made up this wild awards season. PLUS: A deep dive into the latest…
Feb 25, 2025 · 51:33
T Lo look at the state of the awards race in the final days before the Oscars, noting how many upsets there have been, which tends to make predicting the winners a bit of a crap…
Feb 19, 2025 · 1:00:20
T Lo take a stand in support of their trans siblings and explain why The Stonewall Inn is a site of historic importance for all queer people. Then, they look at the "Project…
Feb 11, 2025 · 1:04:01
T Lo look at the recent comments surrounding the "Emilia Pérez" backlash and whether anyone's being unfair to its star, Karla Sofia Gascon and unpack all of the rhetoric…
Feb 3, 2025 · 46:06
T Lo unpack all of the news surrounding what may go down as one of the most disastrous Oscar campaigns of all time, "Emilia Pérez" star Karla Sofía Gascón's rocky road to a Best…
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