Their Eyes Were Watching TV

This week we're discussing the shocking docuseries "Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model." The popular doc interviews former contestants of the modeling reality show, as well as judges, producers, TV executives, and the head honcho herself, Tyra Banks. The pandemic gave people a lot of time to catch up on TV and revisit old favorites but some of those old favorites looked a little different with 2020 vision (...see what I...

This week we're discussing the TLC docuseries "The Cult of the Real Housewife." This doc centers around Mary Cosby, of "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" fame, and her controversial church, Faith Temple Pentecostal. And baybeeee, our girl puts the "Christ" in Christian Dior! From allegedly demanding astronomical tithes from her congregants, to marrying her step-grandfather (because her grandmother insisted on it??), Mary's lif...

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TW: Several mentions of sexual assault/SA allegations in this episode.

This week we're discussing the second half of S3 of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" (ep. 6-10) and the reunion. For a season that started out pretty explosively, the second half seemed to fizzle out. After much back & forth between fragments of the #MomTok group, it seemed like they had finally ended in a somewhat good place. But those warm &...

TW: Several mentions of sexual assault/SA allegations in this episode.

This week we're discussing the second half of S3 of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" (ep. 6-10) and the reunion. For a season that started out pretty explosively, the second half seemed to fizzle out. After much back & forth between fragments of the #MomTok group, it seemed like they had finally ended in a somewhat good place. But those warm & fuzzy fe...

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This week we're discussing episodes 1-5 of season 3 of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives." This group always seems to be in a bit of a fragile space but this season finds #MomTok more fractured than we've ever seen them before. Whitney is still on the outs with the group but, thanks to a shockingly inflated ego and unexpected Vanderpump Villa love triangle, Demi has become public enemy #1. As the ladies prepare for pre...

This week we're discussing episodes 1-5 of season 3 of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives." This group always seems to be in a bit of a fragile space but this season finds #MomTok more fractured than we've ever seen them before. Whitney is still on the outs with the group but, thanks to a shockingly inflated ego and unexpected Vanderpump Villa love triangle, Demi has become public enemy #1. As the ladies prepare for press in LA for ...

**Part 2/2. We wrap up our discussion on "Weapons" and play a little Halloween trivia game!**

For this special, spoOooOOoky episode, we're discussing the hit film "Weapons." When an entire classroom goes missing overnight except for one student, a small town grapples for answers on what happened to their children. After several wrong turns and accusations, they find that the culprit is more evil (and iconic) than they could have ev...

**This was meant to be our Halloween episode but due to issues with the original recording (and even thinking it may have been lost forever at one point!), it was a much longer journey than expected to get it out. Let's just call it a very special Thanksgiving episode lol**

For this special, spoOooOOoky episode, we're discussing the hit film "Weapons." When an entire classroom goes missing overnight except for one student, a small ...

When I get that feeling, I need soul-sexual healing...

In the documentary "Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story," we meet Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her soon-to-be American husband, Shaman Durek Verrett. While they seem like a bit of an odd couple on the surface, the two share many "new age" beliefs and feel that they were soulmates in a previous life. But this isn't a simple fairy tale; facing backlash from the Norwegian...

Is it Khloe? Is it Owen? Is it Sophie? Where TF the catfish??

This week we're discussing the true crime documentary, "Unknown Number: The High School Catfish." Lauryn Licari is a sweet girl just trying to navigate her way through the early days of high school, playing sports, and her first serious relationship, when she begins receiving harassing texts from an unfamiliar number. After going quiet for about a year, the texts start b...

This week we are discussing the comedic fantasy-action film "Freaky Tales." Set in 1987 Oakland, this anthology-style movie links an unlikely cast of characters in their quests to improve their lives and, well...kick n@zi a$$. Starring Pedro Pascal, Jay Ellis, Dominique Thorne, and Normani in her film debut, "Freaky Tales" combines hand-to-hand combat, mystical forces, and an abundance of Bay Area music to keep viewers captivated.

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Guess who's bizzack! It's ya girls :) Have we been gone for far too long? Yes. Did we record this episode while the Olympics were still on? ...that's none of your business. But all that matters is we are so back!

And since we've missed y'all so much, we wanted to review a movie that has been widely loved by critics and audiences alike- "Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black." In this *cinematic masterpiece*, Ava and Dallas are in a tu...

This week we're discussing the holiday film "The Blackening!" (...we didn't say *which* holiday.) The story centers around a group of college friends that reunites for a fun weekend of drinking, sh!t talking, and playing spades in a secluded cabin in the woods. What's supposed to be a fun few days of catching up, however, turns into their worst nightmare once they find a seemingly racist board game in the basement that forces them ...

It’s spooky season, friends! And this week we’re discussing the 1992 cult classic “Death Becomes Her.” In a zombie-ish film like no other, the only thing these undead want to eat are lewks, hunny! DBH not only tackled serious issues (such as: ageism, gender double standards, and the unrealistic beauty expectations that women are expected to live up to) with humor, it was also a pioneer in computer-generated special graphics, winnin...

This week we're discussing the comedic sci-fi film "They Cloned Tyrone." John Boyega stars as Fontaine, a drug dealer whose life is turned upside down when he finds that his entire existence is being controlled by unknown, sinister forces. Alongside brilliant sex worker Yo-Yo (Teyonah Parris), and a clever pimp named Slick Charles (Jamie Foxx), Fontaine uncovers the truth and begins a revolution that activates his entire community,...

Hi, Barbie!

This week we're discussing the box office smash, "Barbie." The Greta Gerwig film pulls the iconic doll out of her idyllic Barbieland and drops her (and Ken) into our less-than-perfect real world. Finding that things here are very much opposite from Barbieland, Ken becomes entranced by patriarchy...and horses, and tries to change their world to more closely reflect ours. The Barbies, with help from a few humans, must wor...

This week we're discussing the season finale of the new Bravo hit, "Summer House: Martha's Vineyard." This spin-off of the original "Summer House" features a group of Black friends and acquaintances from all over the country, who reunite on the picturesque Massachusetts island for three weeks of fun, shenanigans and, of course, drama! The friend group centers around newlyweds Jasmine and Silas Cooper, who are...let's just say they'...

This week we're discussing the Disney film "The Little Mermaid." The angelic-voiced Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in this live-action remake. The new version follows the 1989 animated classic pretty closely, with a few modern updates and song changes. It does not, however, follow the original Hans Christian Andersen story which, we have learned, is probably for the best... 

*We have a brief discussion on mermaid folklore and sea expl...