Happy New Year! The Pass returns for its first episode of the new year to talk about the December release Anyone But You, featuring pod favorite Glen Powell. We also discuss rom-com novels, Maggie's beef with Judd Apatow, and what makes a good Shakespeare adaptation. Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspod Letterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_ Twitter: @maggie_rachael TikTok: @maggierachael Maggie's full review of Anyone But You: https://collider.com/anyone-but-you-review/ Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeople Twitter: @withahero
Merry Christmas! This week, we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of our favorite Christmas films, Love Actually, starring Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy, Keira Knightley, and many, many more, as we discuss how the film's aged, which couples get the pass, and the weirdest lines we happen to love. Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspod Letterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_ Twitter: @maggie_rachael TikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeople Twitter: @withahero
Our first nepo baby connection of the show: this week, we're covering the 2022 indie film Press Play, starring Clara Rugaard and favorite of your Top Gun girlie hosts, Lewis Pullman! We're also joined by special guest Savannah Smith to break down the film's themes, our undying love for the Pullman boys...and a random aside about Ryan Gosling? Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspod Letterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_ Twitter: @maggie_rachael TikTok: @maggierachael Maggie's interview w/ Lewis: https://collider.com/lessons-in-chemistry-lewis-pullman/ Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeople Twitter: @withahero
The fact that we waited until season two to cover this title is truly insane — this week, we're talking about the iconic 2018 film Set It Up, directed by Claire Scanlon and starring Glen Powell and Zoey Deutch, which both Maggie and Rebecca have been obsessed with for years. Warning: loads of Top Gun: Maverick talk ahead. Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspod Letterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_ Twitter: @maggie_rachael TikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeople Twitter: @withahero
Hey there! So this week on the pod, we're doing something a little different. Instead of focusing on a specific film, we sat down with writer, director, and producer Jonah Feingold, whose we connected with after we covered his 2023 film At Midnight in season one. Also the director of Dating & New York, we talked rom-com tropes, his experiences as a filmmaker both on independent films and in the studio system, and what he loves about the genre itself. We absolutely love him on this podcast, and can't thank him enough for coming on. His newest film, EXmas, drops on Freevee on November 17 — be sure to check it out! Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspod Letterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_ Twitter: @maggie_rachael TikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeople Twitter: @withahero Jonah's Socials: Instagram: @jonahfeingold TikTok: @thejonahfeingold
We're baaaaack! After an extended break that was totally not our faults, Rebecca and Maggie are returning for season TWO of Does It Get the Pass?, and our first episode is perfect for spooky season. We're tackling our first "secret rom-com" of the show, 2014's As Above, So Below, starring Perdita Weeks and Ben Feldman, and directed by John Erick Dowdle, and we're joined by our second-ever guest, Allison Lewis, to break down horror and romance's common tropes, and what rom-com couples could survive going to hell together. Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspodLetterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_Twitter: @maggie_rachaelTikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeopleTwitter: @withahero Allison's Socials: Twitter: @depthsofallison
For the final episode of their 2023 Pride Month slate and the FINAL EPISODE of Season 1 of Does It Get the Pass? (cue airhorns), Maggie and Rebecca discuss the 1996 sapphic film The Watermelon Woman, directed by and starring Cheryl Dunye. Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspodLetterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_Twitter: @maggie_rachaelTikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeopleTwitter: @withahero
Continuing their 2023 Pride Month slate, Maggie and Rebecca discuss the 2022 gay rom-com Fire Island, directed by Andrew Ahn, and starring Joel Kim Booster, Conrad Ricamora, and Bowen Yang. Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspodLetterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_Twitter: @maggie_rachaelTikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeopleTwitter: @withahero
For the first film in their 2023 Pride Month slate, Maggie and Rebecca discuss the 1990 satirical rom-com But I'm a Cheerleader, directed by Jamie Babbit, and starring Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall. Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspodLetterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_Twitter: @maggie_rachaelTikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeopleTwitter: @withahero
"Mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all." For the second half of our Shakespeare special, Maggie and Rebecca are breaking down two very different adaptations from 1999: A Midsummer Night's Dream, starring Anna Friel, Dominic West, Christian Bale, and Calista Flockhart, and 10 Things I Hate About You (adapted from The Taming of the Shrew), starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger. Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspodLetterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_Twitter: @maggie_rachaelTikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeopleTwitter: @withahero
"I would rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me." For this first episode of two parts, Maggie and Rebecca are breaking down two adaptations of the classic William Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing: the 1993 film directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh alongside Emma Thompson, and Joss Whedon's 2012 adaptation starring Alexis Denisof and Amy Acker. Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspodLetterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_Twitter: @maggie_rachaelTikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeopleTwitter: @withahero
"I can be smart when it's important, but most men don't like it." For this episode, Maggie and Rebecca discuss the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes — their first Old Hollywood film — starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, and directed by Howard Hawks. Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspodLetterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_Twitter: @maggie_rachaelTikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeopleTwitter: @withahero
"I work for Häagen-Dazs." For this episode, Maggie and Rebecca discuss the 1993 low-budget rom-com Love Bites, written and directed by Malcolm Marmorstein, and starring musician Adam Ant, Kimberly Foster, and a pre-Star Trek Michelle Forbes. Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspodLetterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_Twitter: @maggie_rachaelTikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeopleTwitter: @withahero
For this episode, Maggie and Rebecca are joined by journalist Lyvie Scott to discuss the 1998 film How Stella Got Her Groove Back, starring Angela Bassett and Taye Diggs, and whether or not it actually counts as a rom-com. Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspodLetterboxd: @thepasspod Lyvie's Socials: Twitter: @lyviescott TikTok: @lyviescott Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_Twitter: @maggie_rachaelTikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeopleTwitter: @withahero
For this episode, Maggie and Rebecca discuss the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians, starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, and Michelle Yeoh, directed by Jon M. Chu. Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspodLetterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_Twitter: @maggie_rachaelTikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeopleTwitter: @withahero
Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspod Letterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_ Twitter: @maggie_rachael TikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeople Twitter: @withahero
Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspod Letterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_ Twitter: @maggie_rachael TikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeople Twitter: @withahero
Apologies for the audio quality issues on this episode folks, we're trying out a new recording software and are working out the bumps as we go! Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspod Letterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_ Twitter: @maggie_rachael TikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeople Twitter: @withahero
Things are looking a little different around here this week! Rebecca's out, so Maggie borrowed her Girlies for McGann co-host Katie to interview Richards Shepard, director of The Linguini Incident, which is getting a special 4K Blu-ray release from Diabolik DVD this summer. Listen on for discussions about David Bowie, indie filmmaking, and why Shepard wanted to bring his screwball comedy back to life this year. Preorder The Linguini Incident on 4K here: https://diabolikdvd.com/product/linguini-incident-directors-cut-mvd-blu-ray-preorder/ Follow Richard on Twitter at @saltyshep! Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspod Letterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_ Twitter: @maggie_rachael TikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeople Twitter: @withahero
Pod Socials: Instagram/Twitter/TikTok: @getthepasspod Letterboxd: @thepasspod Maggie's Socials: Instagram: @maggierachael_ Twitter: @maggie_rachael TikTok: @maggierachael Rebecca's Socials: Instagram: @kingofthechesspeople Twitter: @withahero