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Sorry, rom-com fans, this one is deceptive. We've got another action movie for ya this week! This week we are covering The Wedding Guest, Dev Patel's 2018 movie. We explore Dev's potential as a professional kidnapper (spoiler alert: low) and also put on our true crime girl hats. CW: Kidnapping, murder

Bunker down, folks, this week's episode is TENSE! This week we unpack Hotel Mumbai, Dev Patel's 2018 film based on the 2008 Mumbai attacks. We discuss hostage films, how to build tension, and Armie Hammer's tendency to be type cast as a rich American. CW: death, terrorism

Feeling lost without hearing from us every week? Don't worry, we have a movie for that! This week we discuss Dev Patel's 2016 film, Lion. Tune in this week for a special look into all the times Elizabeth and Alexandra did or did not allegedly get lost in the Orlando airport and for this season's eternal question-- is it orientalism? CW: death

With the rise of AI, has there ever been a better time to look back on what we believed AI to be in 2015? Apparently we believed it wold be a sentient police robot that is trained by gangsters to become the ultimate killing machine... but somehow cures capitalism with love? Obviously this week we are discussing Dev Patel's 2015 film Chappie, and we could not be happier to be telling you about Hugh Jackman manning an enormous robot called The Moose. CW: policing, death

Everyone loves a teenage coming of age story, and this week we discuss another one-- Dev Patel's 2014 film, The Road Within. Following a forced-proximity-friend-group on a road trip to the ocean we discuss the way this movie displays mental illness, and whether or not that makes it ok to be racist! It's sure to be a doozy. CW: mental illness, eating disorder, Tourette’s, OCD, anorexia, death of a parent, racial slurs

This week will be a true test of our parents listening to every episode. We are covering About Cherry, Dev’s 2012 film covering a woman’s career into the porn industry. Listeners this week are in for Alexandra and I stumbling over how to describe sex acts in a nonsexual way, discussion of 2012 vibes, and unpacking Dev’s “not like other boys” character. CW: sex, pornography, rape, drugs, death, sexual abuse of a minor, car accident, violence

Happy Valentine's Day! We know you are never too old for a rom com so this week we have brought you an episode on Dev Patel's 2011 and 2015 films, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and it's sequel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Tune in to see if this sequel is giving more Godfather II or Grease 2, and listen to us talk about how much we love Bill Nighy, regardless of his skills as a plumber. CW: death, poverty, cheating, racism

We know you all are going to have some STRONG opinions about this movie. This week we are covering the infamous M. Night Shymalan live action remake, The Last Airbender. Listen along this week to hear, perhaps the greatest film critic quotation we have ever read on the show, and a discussion of the movie that destroyed the image of one of the greatest animated shows of our youth. CW: whitewashing, death, murder, genocide

Have you ever wondered what a film shot on a Nokia would look like? Or if you could buy all the supplies to clean up a murder on QVC? Well this week's episodes have all those answers and more! This week we cover two short films involving Dev Patel, The Commuter and Home Shopper. CW:police violence, kidnapping, addiction, murder, abusive relationship

We are back! Did you miss us? To kick off season 4 we have a very special episode! We kick off the movies of Dev Patel by watching and discussing Slumdog Millionaire, Patel's 2008 debut. To celebrate we have brought on a very special guest and certified Slumdog Millionaire hater, Deepthi! We are so excited to share this episode with you all and dive into Season 4! Thanks so much to Deepthi for coming on this episode! Check out her podcast, Masala History: https://open.spotify.com/show/5b0SOsPVRGQ4Gbi18scHGi?si=4853f9b018ea4fb7 More info about Masala History will be available soon on R2Studios.org, and you can also find R2Studios on Facebook, bluesky, and YouTube. Disclaimer: We had a little bit of an issue recording with 3 people, and for that reason it sounds a lot like we are all interrupting each other more than usual. We just wanted to let you know that is a recording issue and not that we were speaking over our special guest! CW: death, death of a parent, blinding, child trafficking, organized crime, poverty; abuse of prisoner, torture, electrocution

Well, we've made it, the last episode of season 3. We know you will be lonely without our soothing voices so we wanted to leave you with this little movie that explores loneliness in our rapidly shrinking world: The Listener (2024). Tune in this week for a deep look into Elizabeth's psyche, primo COVID commentary from Alexandra, and the actor for season 4! CW: sexual abuse, domestic abuse, forced prostitution, sexual assault, incarceration, COVID-19, suicide, PTSD, war, death, death of an animal, homelessness, revenge porn, injury, loss of limbs, sex work, drugs

What a better way to celebrate the day after the 4th of July than with a beautiful film about racial construction of race in America! Join us this week for discussion of Tessa Thomspon's 2020 film Passing, based on the novel by Nella Larson. This is probably one of our more educational videos to date, and we are excited for you to listen!

Have you ever made someone a mixtape? Stalked your crush on Spotify to see what they are listening to? Then this episode is for you! This week we are discussing Sylvie's Love, Tessa Thompson's 2020 movie following two music lovers who keep finding each other at the wrong time. This week we talk score, romance tropes, and more! CW: cheating, sex, death of a parent, pregnancy

Woah! Who let the dogs out? That's right this week we are covering Lady and the Tramp, the 2019 "live action" remake of the 1955 animated classic. But don't be fooled! Much like a scruffy street dog this episode is more than meets the eye! Tune in to hear about the controversy surrounding the original movie, our takes on Disney remakes, and some surprise special guests! This week's episode is coming in hot-- like a plate of spaghetti and meatballs. CW: pregnancy, death of an animal, racism

This episode is best enjoyed under a leaky pipe with too hot light and, of course, between two ferns. That's right this week we are covering the 2019 mockumentary, Between 2 Ferns: The Movie. This is not our usual genre of movie, but we like to spice it up every once in awhile for you guys. So buckle up and listen to us just quote this movie for 30 minutes. CW: drowning, death (briefly), race