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Also one of us says the c-word several times, and you'll never guess which of us it is!

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Also one of us says the c-word several times, and you'll never guess which of us it is!

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Theme music: "Our Big Adventure" by Scott Holmes (Xmas remix by E)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69220462Sat, 27 Dec 2025 16:46:35 +0000RomBombsLook, Christmas may TECHNICALLY be over, but E was lazy and we still have two more Netflix Holiday Movie episodes in the can after this one, so we're extending the holiday season a little bit. In this episode we discuss "Champagne Problems," the rare...
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Theme music: "Our Big Adventure" by Scott Holmes (Xmas remix by E)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69081995Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:54:44 +0000RomBombsHoliday romcom season has begun once again! Okay, it actually began a month ago, but E has been too busy to edit any episodes until now. This year Netflix is blessing us with FOUR holiday romcoms (or THREE depending on how you count them), so the next...
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-Whether spraying yourself in the face with a hose can be sexy
-Too much abs?
-The nature of the Hulk's genitals
-Werewolves and partial werewolves
-The Man of La Mancha

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-Whether spraying yourself in the face with a hose can be sexy
-Too much abs?
-The nature of the Hulk's genitals
-Werewolves and partial werewolves
-The Man of La Mancha

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Topics covered include:
-What's the best angle for a butt shot?
-What's the line between "romantic" and "serial killer"?
-What's the most popular ship in the Smurfs fandom?
-Why do romcom writers always set their stories in the publishing industry when they apparently know nothing about the publishing industry?

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Topics covered include:
-What's the best angle for a butt shot?
-What's the line between "romantic" and "serial killer"?
-What's the most popular ship in the Smurfs fandom?
-Why do romcom writers always set their stories in the publishing industry when they apparently know nothing about the publishing industry?

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We recommend watching the movie before listening to this, not because you won't understand us, but because you'll probably enjoy our discussion more. And, despite the baffling 47% score on Rotten Tomatoes, this movie is genuinely good.

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We recommend watching the movie before listening to this, not because you won't understand us, but because you'll probably enjoy our discussion more. And, despite the baffling 47% score on Rotten Tomatoes, this movie is genuinely good.

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Theme music: "Our Big Adventure" by Scott Holmes (Xmas remix by E)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62780293Sun, 17 Nov 2024 22:21:52 +0000RomBombsIt's the holiday season again! And in the midst of the hellscape we find ourselves in, Netflix has decided to grace us with not one, not two, not three but FOUR new holiday romcoms. In this episode we discuss the first release, "Meet me Next...
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Join us as we discuss terrible bangs, romcoms continuing to not understand how baking works, romcoms continuing to not understand how toilets work, and what happens when Buzzfeed makes a movie. (That's not a figure of speech. Buzzfeed literally made this movie.)

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Theme music: "Our Big Adventure" by scottholmesmusic.com (Xmas remix by E)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58110969Sun, 24 Dec 2023 18:34:38 +0000RomBombsWe're back, just in time for Christmas! New holiday romcoms were thin on the ground this year, but we managed to find the Freevee original "Exmas," starring Robbie Amell and Leighton Meester as ex-fiance(e)s who reunite. One of us watched the movie in...
Join us as we discuss terrible bangs, romcoms continuing to not understand how baking works, romcoms continuing to not understand how toilets work, and what happens when Buzzfeed makes a movie. (That's not a figure of speech. Buzzfeed literally made this movie.)

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Join us as we discuss such important topics as:
-Sam Heughan's butt
-Emotional support basketballs
-Chekhov's journalist
-Boy Meets World
-Celine Dion, licensed OB/GYN

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Join us as we discuss such important topics as:
-Sam Heughan's butt
-Emotional support basketballs
-Chekhov's journalist
-Boy Meets World
-Celine Dion, licensed OB/GYN

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Join us as we discuss the world's most disappointing wardrobe, the real dangers of swimming with dolphins, Balinese(?) wedding traditions, Schrodinger's yoga pants, and the fact that the creators of this movie clearly did not understand how law school, art curation, or graduation ceremonies work.

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Theme music: "Our Big Adventure" by scottholmesmusic.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53176999Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:08:40 +0000RomBombsIn this episode, we discuss "Ticket to Paradise," the movie that reunites romcom mainstay Julia Roberts with a George Clooney who has gradually abandoned his suaveness and embraced his wackiness. We all love an enemies-to-lovers story, but can we love...
Join us as we discuss the world's most disappointing wardrobe, the real dangers of swimming with dolphins, Balinese(?) wedding traditions, Schrodinger's yoga pants, and the fact that the creators of this movie clearly did not understand how law school, art curation, or graduation ceremonies work.

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Well, we'll just have to settle for "Falling for Christmas," the movie that marks Lindsay Lohan's return to the screen as well as millions of people learning for the first time that there's a guy named "Chord Overstreet." Join us as we run down the checklist of Christmas romcom clichés, consider the movie's threatening undercurrent, and talk about bidets a weird amount considering there are no bidets in this movie.

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Music: "Our Big Adventure" by scottholmesmusic.com (Xmas remix by E)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52083988Sat, 03 Dec 2022 03:07:00 +0000RomBombsIt's holiday season, baby! And you know what that means: another Vanessa Hudg— (touches earpiece) Sorry, I'm being told that... this can't be right... Netflix didn't put out a Vanessa Hudgens Christmas romcom this year? Well, we'll just have to...
Well, we'll just have to settle for "Falling for Christmas," the movie that marks Lindsay Lohan's return to the screen as well as millions of people learning for the first time that there's a guy named "Chord Overstreet." Join us as we run down the checklist of Christmas romcom clichés, consider the movie's threatening undercurrent, and talk about bidets a weird amount considering there are no bidets in this movie.

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Anyway, join us as we talk about the "born sexy yesterday" trope, proper Air Force bailing-out behavior, the disservice this movie does to Sissy Spacek, and, for some reason, Vanessa Hudgens, even though she is very much not in this movie.

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Anyway, join us as we talk about the "born sexy yesterday" trope, proper Air Force bailing-out behavior, the disservice this movie does to Sissy Spacek, and, for some reason, Vanessa Hudgens, even though she is very much not in this movie.

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-Cat welfare
-What the Big Bang looked like
-Whether it's possible to enjoy a movie without realizing it
Plus J introduces a great new party game: "What DIDN'T happen on Riverdale?"

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Music: "Our Big Adventure" by scottholmesmusic.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50374575Mon, 27 Jun 2022 03:27:20 +0000RomBombsIn this episode, we tackle "Moonshot," a straight-to-streaming young adult romcom set *~*in the future*~* when humans live on Mars and yet nothing else has changed. Although we have surprisingly different opinions about this movie, we still manage to...-Cole Sprouse's confusing career and tonsorial choices
-Cat welfare
-What the Big Bang looked like
-Whether it's possible to enjoy a movie without realizing it
Plus J introduces a great new party game: "What DIDN'T happen on Riverdale?"

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Join us as we tackle such hard-hitting questions as:

-What, exactly, is a castle?
-What crime-related word starts with B?
-Did Myles date Kate Middleton?
-Is Cary Elwes a good actor?
-Who is Winston, and what is wrong with E's brain? (we figure the former out eventually, but the latter is still a mystery)

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Music: “Our Big Adventure” by scottholmesmusic.com (Xmas remix)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47978327Sat, 18 Dec 2021 20:13:26 +0000RomBombsContinuing our marathon of Netflix Christmas romcoms, in this episode we discuss “A Castle for Christmas.” It’s yet another British-adjacent royalty-adjacent Christmas movie, but this time without any Vanessa Hudgenses and with a middle-aged couple at...
Join us as we tackle such hard-hitting questions as:

-What, exactly, is a castle?
-What crime-related word starts with B?
-Did Myles date Kate Middleton?
-Is Cary Elwes a good actor?
-Who is Winston, and what is wrong with E's brain? (we figure the former out eventually, but the latter is still a mystery)

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Music: "Our Big Adventure" by scottholmesmusic.com (Xmas remix)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47764152Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:00:02 +0000RomBombsIt's that time of year again: the chill in the air carries the scent of roasting chestnuts and the sound of multiple Vanessa Hudgenses giggling, so it must be Christmas season! We return to the Princess Switch well to discuss the The Princess Switch...
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-Does Addison Rae's TikTok dancing fame translate into a strong on-screen acting presence? (Spoiler: no)
-What constitutes a good promposal?
-Why did they write a movie about an influencer without bothering to do even a modicum of research about the influencing economy?
-Horses — how do they work?
-Is it possible to replicate the magic of She's All That's infamous synchronized dance number? (Spoiler: no to this one too)

Come for the cinematic critiques; stay for J's utter disbelief at E's lack of pop culture knowledge.

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-Does Addison Rae's TikTok dancing fame translate into a strong on-screen acting presence? (Spoiler: no)
-What constitutes a good promposal?
-Why did they write a movie about an influencer without bothering to do even a modicum of research about the influencing economy?
-Horses — how do they work?
-Is it possible to replicate the magic of She's All That's infamous synchronized dance number? (Spoiler: no to this one too)

Come for the cinematic critiques; stay for J's utter disbelief at E's lack of pop culture knowledge.

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You can rent the movie, find it at your local library, or if you have a VPN you can watch it on Netflix France. (There are probably also some technically illegal ways to find the movie, but we can't explicitly advocate for that.)

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You can rent the movie, find it at your local library, or if you have a VPN you can watch it on Netflix France. (There are probably also some technically illegal ways to find the movie, but we can't explicitly advocate for that.)

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Join us as we discuss more bad New Yawk accents, Colin Firth dancing in leather pants, a daughter who clearly inherited her total lack of situational awareness from her mother, Colin Firth dancing in leather pants, a musical Chekhov’s gun that never goes off, an uncomfortably romantic father-daughter reunion, and Colin Firth dancing in leather pants. Did we mention that Colin Firth dances in leather pants in this movie?

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Join us as we discuss more bad New Yawk accents, Colin Firth dancing in leather pants, a daughter who clearly inherited her total lack of situational awareness from her mother, Colin Firth dancing in leather pants, a musical Chekhov’s gun that never goes off, an uncomfortably romantic father-daughter reunion, and Colin Firth dancing in leather pants. Did we mention that Colin Firth dances in leather pants in this movie?

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How do unions work? Why would a dairy company be headquartered in Miami? We don't know, and neither does this movie.

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How do unions work? Why would a dairy company be headquartered in Miami? We don't know, and neither does this movie.

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-What a wedding planner’s job duties do and do not include
-“Italian” accents that really feel like revenge for our complaints about Richard Gere’s accent in the previous episode
-First-draft quirks that should have been replaced in rewrites
-Blatant medical malpractice
-Possible runaway horse malpractice?

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-What a wedding planner’s job duties do and do not include
-“Italian” accents that really feel like revenge for our complaints about Richard Gere’s accent in the previous episode
-First-draft quirks that should have been replaced in rewrites
-Blatant medical malpractice
-Possible runaway horse malpractice?

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-Is Emma Roberts a bad actress?
-Was this screenplay written in the 90s and tabled for 25 years?
-Which holidays actually call for a date? Probably not St. Patrick’s Day, right?
-How?
-No, really, how did this movie happen?

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-Is Emma Roberts a bad actress?
-Was this screenplay written in the 90s and tabled for 25 years?
-Which holidays actually call for a date? Probably not St. Patrick’s Day, right?
-How?
-No, really, how did this movie happen?

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Join us as we ask why this movie thinks proms are costume parties, marvel at the chemistry between Josie and her brother, and reminisce about our own prom and for some reason our elementary school plays.

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Join us as we ask why this movie thinks proms are costume parties, marvel at the chemistry between Josie and her brother, and reminisce about our own prom and for some reason our elementary school plays.

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We recorded this episode several weeks ago, and it feels a little weird to be releasing it right now, but if you need a little mental break, hopefully an hour of us discussing this dumb, silly movie will fit the bill. Please consider donating to a community bail fund; we've retweeted a thread full of links to them (@rombombs).

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We recorded this episode several weeks ago, and it feels a little weird to be releasing it right now, but if you need a little mental break, hopefully an hour of us discussing this dumb, silly movie will fit the bill. Please consider donating to a community bail fund; we've retweeted a thread full of links to them (@rombombs).

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-Is Jeremy Renner flirting with his sister?
-How does he think flowers work?
-How many lawsuits should be spurred by this song?
-Is this the least empowering female empowerment song ever?
-What, exactly, is Jeremy Renner's... whole deal?

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-Is Jeremy Renner flirting with his sister?
-How does he think flowers work?
-How many lawsuits should be spurred by this song?
-Is this the least empowering female empowerment song ever?
-What, exactly, is Jeremy Renner's... whole deal?

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Join us as we interrogate plotlines that make no sense, compare relative levels of assholery, analyze inappropriate song choices, and, as always, critique wardrobe choices.

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Join us as we interrogate plotlines that make no sense, compare relative levels of assholery, analyze inappropriate song choices, and, as always, critique wardrobe choices.

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Tune in for that mystery and many others:
What happens when a woman spills all her scandalous secrets to the handsome stranger sitting next to her on an airplane, only to discover that he’s her boss?
Why does this movie think that the founder of an energy drink company has the same level of fame as Mark Zuckerberg?
What does “bringing out the pancakes” mean?
Why do we keep calling the protagonist’s ex-boyfriend “Cooper” when his name is actually “Connor”?
Why does it sound like E recorded her audio in a bathtub inside a cave? (No, really, if you know the answer to this one please let us know.)

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Tune in for that mystery and many others:
What happens when a woman spills all her scandalous secrets to the handsome stranger sitting next to her on an airplane, only to discover that he’s her boss?
Why does this movie think that the founder of an energy drink company has the same level of fame as Mark Zuckerberg?
What does “bringing out the pancakes” mean?
Why do we keep calling the protagonist’s ex-boyfriend “Cooper” when his name is actually “Connor”?
Why does it sound like E recorded her audio in a bathtub inside a cave? (No, really, if you know the answer to this one please let us know.)

Music: “Our Big Adventure” by scottholmesmusic.com]]>4095humor,movies,romcomfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-the-knight-before-christmas--20719170-Is "Sir Cole" the worst name for a knight?
-Is cannibalism technically illegal?
-What the hell is going on with the Netflix romcom wardrobe department? Are these sweaters a cry for help?

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-Is cannibalism technically illegal?
-What the hell is going on with the Netflix romcom wardrobe department? Are these sweaters a cry for help?

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-How good does David Tennant’s butt look in tight plaid bellbottoms?
-Is it romantic or condescending to describe someone as a “chapter”?
-Just how bad is it to threaten to push a woman in a wheelchair off a cliff?
We may disagree on these and other issues, but fret not — our friendship remains intact. We won't be hanging out on clifftops together any time soon, though.

(Side note: sorry for the crappy audio quality on this one. No idea what happened but we will try to troubleshoot it before we record the next episode!)

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-How good does David Tennant’s butt look in tight plaid bellbottoms?
-Is it romantic or condescending to describe someone as a “chapter”?
-Just how bad is it to threaten to push a woman in a wheelchair off a cliff?
We may disagree on these and other issues, but fret not — our friendship remains intact. We won't be hanging out on clifftops together any time soon, though.

(Side note: sorry for the crappy audio quality on this one. No idea what happened but we will try to troubleshoot it before we record the next episode!)

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Join us for a marginally-more-somber-than-usual discussion that includes:
-Attempting (and failing) to make sense of the movie’s supposed timeline!
-Debating proper puking etiquette!
-Real-time googling the lyrics to Super Trouper!
-And a lot of making fun of Pierce Brosnan’s singing, and also Russell Crowe’s singing, even though Russell Crowe is not in this movie!

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Join us for a marginally-more-somber-than-usual discussion that includes:
-Attempting (and failing) to make sense of the movie’s supposed timeline!
-Debating proper puking etiquette!
-Real-time googling the lyrics to Super Trouper!
-And a lot of making fun of Pierce Brosnan’s singing, and also Russell Crowe’s singing, even though Russell Crowe is not in this movie!

Music: “Our Big Adventure” by scottholmesmusic.com]]>3220humor,mammamia,moviesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-this-means-war--18747370
*longer than usual because a) we have a lot to say about this movie, and b) E is on vacation and isn’t willing to put in the effort to edit the episode down more.

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*longer than usual because a) we have a lot to say about this movie, and b) E is on vacation and isn’t willing to put in the effort to edit the episode down more.

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Join us as we question the protagonist’s situational awareness, perv on Matthew Goode (just a little), and reminisce about how terrible early 2000s fashion and music was.

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Join us as we question the protagonist’s situational awareness, perv on Matthew Goode (just a little), and reminisce about how terrible early 2000s fashion and music was.

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Tune in and find out all of the ways we think this movie should be eliminated from existence and all of the movie villains J would rather see star in a romantic comedy.

Music: "Our Big Adventure" by scottholmesmusic.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18348261Sat, 22 Jun 2019 21:51:04 +0000RomBombsIn this episode, Ryan Reynolds rockets to the top of our list of personae non gratae with 2005's movie "Just Friends." This film has it all: Ryan Reynolds in a fat suit, copious mentions of the "friend zone," a protagonist violently assaulting a group...
Tune in and find out all of the ways we think this movie should be eliminated from existence and all of the movie villains J would rather see star in a romantic comedy.

Music: "Our Big Adventure" by scottholmesmusic.com]]>2802humor,justfriends,moviesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-she-s-all-that--18096140
Did this movie age well? How does it compare to its fraternal twin, "10 Things I Hate About You"? Why do rom-com writers not seem to understand what aprons are for? Listen and find out!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18096140Mon, 27 May 2019 21:17:19 +0000RomBombsIt's the end of the school year, which can only mean one thing: time for a classic teen romantic comedy! In episode 7, we dip into the pantheon of nineties teen movies to talk about "She's All That," the makeover movie starring Freddie Prinze Jr.,...
Did this movie age well? How does it compare to its fraternal twin, "10 Things I Hate About You"? Why do rom-com writers not seem to understand what aprons are for? Listen and find out!]]>282990s,humor,movies,shesallthatfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-episode-e-and-j-chat-about-avengers-endgame--17942724https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17942724Thu, 16 May 2019 03:27:28 +0000RomBombsIn this special bonus episode, we discuss a movie that was neither a rom nor a bomb. This was originally supposed to be a hot-off-the-presses tide-you-over episode recorded right after we saw the movie on opening weekend, but then E procrastinated on...2421avengers,endgame,moviesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-the-perfect-date--17648427
Music: "Our Big Adventure" by scottholmesmusic.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17648427Mon, 15 Apr 2019 16:22:25 +0000RomBombsIn this slightly unhinged episode, we discuss “The Perfect Date,” the brand new Netflix original teen rom-com that drove us both to drink. Can a movie about a teenaged escort be wholesome? Tune in as E takes issue with the protagonist’s height, J...
Music: "Our Big Adventure" by scottholmesmusic.com]]>2674movies,netflix,romcomfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-how-do-you-know--17459656https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17459656Thu, 28 Mar 2019 03:25:58 +0000RomBombsIn episode 5, we take on “How Do You Know?”, the 2010 Reese Witherspoon/Paul Rudd/Owen Wilson love triangle movie by film auteur James L. Brooks. Listen and find out whether Reese Witherspoon was a believable professional softball player, which...2668movies,owenwilson,paulrudd,reesewitherspoon,romcomfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-who-gets-the-dog--17231873Things we know about: behavioral training, rhotic and non-rhotic accents
Things we don’t know about: how much crack costs; how minor league hockey is structured

Music: "Our Big Adventure" by scottholmesmusic.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17231873Tue, 05 Mar 2019 18:25:02 +0000RomBombsIn episode 4, we take on the 2016 indie romcom “Who Gets the Dog?” starring Alicia Silverstone, Ryan Kwanten, and a remarkably uncharismatic dog. Tune in to find out what behavior E finds totally unredeemable, why you shouldn’t let your dog off leash,...Things we know about: behavioral training, rhotic and non-rhotic accents
Things we don’t know about: how much crack costs; how minor league hockey is structured

Music: "Our Big Adventure" by scottholmesmusic.com]]>2734humor,movies,romcomfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-valentine-s-day--17231767tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/573938841Tue, 12 Feb 2019 00:49:58 +0000RomBombsIn episode 3 of Rom Bombs, we take on the 2010 ensemble romantic comedy "Valentine's Day." Amazingly, even though we are both single women, we were able to have a full conversation without either of us having a nervous breakdown -- a feat which this...2699falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-playing-it-cool--17231768
Join us as we talk about how this movie is a part of rape culture, establish that yellowface was definitely not acceptable in 2014, and take a brief, bewildered detour into how the screenwriters seem to think waves work. Don’t watch this movie, folks. It’s real bad.

Music: "Our Big Adventure" by scottholmesmusic.com]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/562064907Sun, 20 Jan 2019 21:39:20 +0000RomBombsIn our second episode of Rom-Bombs, we tackle “Playing it Cool,” the 2014 Chris Evans rom-com that nobody has heard of. Oh, how we wish we could be back in those blissfully ignorant times ourselves. Join us as we talk about how this movie is a part...
Join us as we talk about how this movie is a part of rape culture, establish that yellowface was definitely not acceptable in 2014, and take a brief, bewildered detour into how the screenwriters seem to think waves work. Don’t watch this movie, folks. It’s real bad.

Music: "Our Big Adventure" by scottholmesmusic.com]]>2780falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-the-princess-switch--17231773
Music: "Our Big Adventure" by scottholmesmusic.com]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/547280424Wed, 19 Dec 2018 15:31:55 +0000RomBombsIn the inaugural episode of Rom Bombs, E and J tackle the Netflix original "The Princess Switch." Baking competitions! Fictional countries that are actually just England! Vanessa Hudgens playing two characters! Tune in as we discuss bad accents,...
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