Fashion Grunge Podcast

What a ride this season has been. Thankfully we have all lived through the reunion that left much to be desired. I talk about what they should do next year for the reunion, what I wish happened, and why we really needed Jana to read that whole receipt transcript paper.

So fun to be on this crazy journey recapping this show..until next summer I'm leaving the villa with my suitcase and water bottle! 🧳🥤🛫 

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REMIX!!! Yes, it's time for another trip down nostalgia lane to one of the foundational films of my youth, The Craft. This time I have a special guest along for this journey, Jesse Chambliss of Jesse's Girls Podcast!

We start with our deep connection to the film and why he chose this particular throwback. There are behind the scenes discoveries, deleted scenes and the "magic" of this cast being so perfect for this project. Also,  a long extensive fashion section discussing the incredible versatility of Fairuza Balk's hair and makeup throughout, deconstructing the Catholic uniform, and the i...

It was the thing you could only dream about, to revisit one of your teen idols crushes from back in the day. This happens to be a different circumstance because the crush flame has been burning bright for at least 20+ years. 

Since Josh Hartnett wandered into the mainstream (yes he has been working) last year with a part in Oppenheimer and this year in Trap, I had to get Samantha of @lovefool.99 back on the pod to talk one of our favorite actors. 

We both were so excited to talk recent moments of this press to...

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Good lord I can't believe I watched this movie. Usually I'm extremely adverse to topics surrounding possession, the devil, and ghosts. Because this is seen as one of the classic horror films, I had to review it for the pod during spooky season.

Now, some of you may be shocked but I didn't like this as much as everyone else does. Thankfully this makes for an interesting episode and by the end I started to come around a bit. This is one of Jai's faves...

What a doozy of a movie to get back to our regularly scheduled programming here on the pod. For this episode we are talking the plot hole ridden and badly acted film from 2000, The In Crowd. Now, the late 90s and early 00s are riddled with films that you can't even believe were made or 'direct to video' movies and sequels before the dawn of streaming where they would have inevitably landed today, 

Me and Mikey are here to talk our complicated feelings on this film. We do a dream casting as we would have done it, t...

Yes, it's time for a wrap up episode on this amazing Love Island USA season. It's been a wild ride and the top 3 were really the 'Big 3'. I chat about the final dates sprinkled with some gossip I've seen since the show wrapped. Including Leah's interview on 'Call Her Daddy' podcast and I talk about what I want to see answered at the upcoming reunion. 

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Yeah, that's right. Your faves (me and Jai) are back to talk about the chaos that seems to be unfolding in the fashion industry. We talk 'Where in the World is John Galliano?, the crazy amount of musical chairs and creative director vacancies at multiple fashion houses, whether or not Chanel can inject modernity in the future, Gucci sales down, and we break down the Lyst of Top 20 Brands in Q2 2024.

Lyst article: https://www.lyst.com/the-lyst-index/2024/q2/

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There is one thing that I genuinely miss about early 00s indie films. Going into the video rental shop and seeing a cover with one of your favorite actors and just taking a whim on a new film. That's exactly how I discovered Pieces of April from 2003. 

Starring Katie Holmes who we all loved from Dawson's Creek, and with Patricia Clarkson playing her mother it immediately caught my attention. With a shoe string budget the story and incredible acting takes such a simple story of f...

We're almost at the end of our summer journey in Love Island land. It's been so fun and I've loved recapping this season. I get into the heart rate challenge, Jana and Kenny hideaway (finally), and how this is probably my fave top 4 ever (minus Kendall and Nicole). 

I'll be back next Saturday with a finals recap and any post-Love Island gossip I can dig up! 

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🧯 It's time to extinguish the flames from Casa and talk about the latest happenings in the Love Island Villa. 

'Don't mug me off' and keep up with the rest of my episodes every Saturday for the rest of the US season!

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