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Love is a many splendored thing, but the stories about it aren’t always as splendid. AJ Knox and Julia Skott try to figure out if they can make chick flicks and romcoms better - or make them weird.

Julia Skott and AJ Knox


    • Dec 30, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 54 EPISODES


    Latest episodes from Chick Flick Fix

    60: A Christmas Prince

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 42:55


    Is it possible that Julia takes some parts of this movie a little too seriously? Yes. Is that always a possibility? Yes. But let’s get festive and royal. (NB: It gets a little deep and sometimes dark.) Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    59: Never Been Kissed

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 43:34


    Everyone dreams of going back to high school, right?!? (This is one of those where we sometimes lose the ability to use words and just make emotive sounds.) Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    58: Spice World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 37:01


    In this episode, Julia completely unironically uses the words “inane brilliance”. Also, there’s some deja vu. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    57: Last Holiday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 47:43


    (Queen Latifah, not Alec Guinness.) Yet another movie with incredible food footage! Also fabulous clothing, fascinating side characters, and LL Cool J as not LL Cool J. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    56: Mamma Mia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 47:21


    More ABBA! We think of alternate titles and alternate dads, and try to refrain from singing along. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    55: Sister Act (and SA2: Back In The Habit)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 65:48


    We do get a tiny bit sidetracked by things like the plural noun for nuns and whether or not they can own motorbikes - but mostly we and our special guest talk about high and low stakes, musical numbers, and saving the ice rink. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    54: Joyful Noise

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 47:05


    This movie has Dolly Parton, Queen Latifah, and montages - and it’s one heck of a roller coaster. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    53: Josie and the Pussycats

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 54:08


    Orange is the new pink and it’s time to get Y2K to the max. Time for a star-studded movie with a great soundtrack. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    52: Muriel's Wedding

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 51:53


    Musical May! And it’s ABBA time with this many-faceted Australian bouquet. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    51: The Princess Bride

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 57:51


    For our pod-birthday, AJ watches this cult classic for the first time and hopes that people will stop yelling at him about it. Among the things that got cut for time: The history of snake oil, medieval superstitions about supernumerary fingers, and actual R.O.U.S-es. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    50: L.A. Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 51:37


    Self-confessed Steve Martin aficionado AJ discovers a gem that he has somehow missed. Julia ponders picking up the tuba. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    49: Always Be My Maybe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 52:51


    This movie made us happy - and hungry. (Seriously, there is quite a bit of deleted material that is just about restaurants and food.) We also talk a bit about the crap AAPI people have to deal with both in and out of Hollywod. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    48: The Truth About Cats And Dogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 59:02


    Julia confesses to having a butt for radio; AJ starts to wonder if he misses LA. Also, Janeane Garofalo is awesome. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    47: My Best Friend's Wedding

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 61:29


    Or “You made your bed, and now I’m going to eat crackers in it.” Time for a possibly subversive classic with a lot of layers. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    46: Three Men And A Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 78:47


    Antony Johnston pops in for a discussion of a movie that is both darker and funnier than we maybe expected. (Accordingly, there is a generous amount of talk about illicit substances.) Julia Skott and AJ Knox with Antony Johnston.

    45: Love Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 51:54


    Two young people meet, and bond over jazz and Shaw. Two slightly older people meet, and bond over a movie they both liked. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    44: Magic Mike

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 56:52


    Why did Julia dub this movie “Flashdance in reverse”? Also: A lot of gender politics, not enough fun costumes, and quite a bit of not-family-friendly confusion and sputtering. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    43: The Lake House

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 74:04


    Glenn Fleishman came on to talk about a movie that is all over the place. And time. Julia Skott and AJ Knox with Glenn Fleishman.

    42: But I'm A Cheerleader

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 61:13


    Sometimes you don’t want to paint with just pink or blue. You need the whole rainbow. (This episode contains some frank discussion about some ways that society makes life horrible for queer and trans kids.) Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    41: You've Got Mail

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 55:52


    Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan reunite to meet and not meet and sort of meet in this secret pen pal romp. And we get super nostalgic about the internet of old. Julia Skott and AJ Knox.

    40: Big Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 73:57


    So many sisters! And to make it even better, there’s an extra sister on the show!

    39: Nine Months

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 51:11


    Apoplectic rage, intergenerational beef, and Team Cat. This movie was not good for anyone’s blood pressure.

    38: The Proposal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 55:14


    Going from the city that never sleeps, to the island where the sun never sets. And both AJ and Julia have things to say about eternal daytime. But also about a lot of other things.

    37: Two Weeks Notice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 53:04


    Just when you thought it was safe to go back on Netflix, you get smacked with the worst cameo ever. (Yes, there should be an apostrophe in the title. There isn’t.)

    36: Miss Congeniality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 53:43


    The perfect date? April 25th. Or just watching this movie and eating pizza.

    35: When Harry Met Sally

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 58:42


    Ah, the hubris to attempt to improve upon Nora Ephron. But we do our best - after we talk through Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan’s meandering road to love.

    34: The Knight Before Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 68:06


    Three merry nerds set off on a somewhat muddled quest. Kathy Campbell joins us as we try to figure out what is going on and when. And where. And how.

    33: Happiest Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 73:36


    Katie Mack joins us to talk about a movie that is so right in some ways and so wrong in many others.

    32: While You Were Sleeping

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 61:21


    Alternate title: “Sleeping Beauty and the very good ensemble cast.”

    31: Sweet November

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 71:51


    We bring on a special guest to talk about Chekhov’s driver’s license, handknits, and manic pixie dream calendars.

    30: Son-In-Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 48:03


    Or, as AJ dubs it, “Redemption Arc: The Movie”. We discover that some 90s movies are way more fun to revisit than you might think!

    29: Serendipity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 66:53


    How much should you leave up to fate? And once you’ve done that, how hard should you try and steer fate? We have Thoughts.

    28: Holidate

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 57:26


    Holidays, Hays code, and hella sighing. We take on a movie that is not what it seems.

    27: Love and Basketball

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 50:19


    All is fair in love and romantic comedies. (If you take a drink every time we don’t know something about sports, you will be passed out halfway through this episode.)

    26: Practical Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 50:19


    Julia has a field day and a lot of head canon, AJ has an epiphany, and everyone has margaritas.

    25: Interview With The Vampire

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 66:16


    Gonzo journalism, homeopathy, plural nouns, and so much more in this discussion of a bloodsucker classic. One of us is way too invested in the science of the supernatural and it is not AJ.

    24: The Craft

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 61:56


    Are we the weirdos? We are the weirdos. Get ready for questionable CGI and a lot of witchy stuff as we take on the four corners. Content note: There is some discussion about suicide and self harm around the twelve-minute mark.

    23: Twilight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 71:58


    We have a very special very passionate guest on, to talk about very sparkly vampires. Does Julia accidentally use the words “immortal boner”? Absolutely.

    22: Bonus! Agents of Smooch: Eurovision

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 57:38


    Enjoy a special bonus crossover episode! The Agents of Smooch did a travel series this summer and one of the places they visited was Iceland, for Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga.

    21: Reality Bites

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 55:02


    Does the world, in fact, owe you a Snickers? Are you team Troy or team Michael? And what movie did AJ think we were talking about?

    20: Love, Guaranteed

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 51:02


    Sometimes, you just need a really nice movie. Rachael Leigh Cook and Damon Wayans Jr are really nice people in a really nice movie. Is that so bad?

    19: How Stella Got Her Groove Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 55:33


    Angela Bassett is an international treasure - but maybe, surprisingly, not the best thing about this movie. Also: Is this actually just a remake of Hook? And is Hey There Delilah about Whoopi Goldberg?

    18: A League Of Their Own

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 57:48


    There’s no crying in baseball, but there is a lot of crying on the couch. Two people who know extremely little about sports but a LOT about montages talk about one of the best sports movies of all time.

    17: She's All That

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 52:18


    It’s a trip down so many memory lanes. The quotes. The dance sequence. The cast! Along the way we learn things about speaker systems, AJ’s childhood, and a very special script doctor.

    16: Music and Lyrics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 57:25


    We dive into a (Buddha’s) delight and take detours to declare our love for Adam Schlesinger and Kristen Johnston. Find out why AJ calls this the best meet-cute ever, and why Julia has been playing the soundtrack for over ten years.

    15: Pretty Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 50:49


    A white knight in a white limo - or a pretty grim love story, even with the friendlier final script? We hang out with Vivian and Edward but mostly with Hector Elizondo.

    14: Love, Simon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 57:08


    A modern classic? Quite possibly. We discuss a lovely coming-out and coming-of-age story.

    13: Dirty Dancing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 49:39


    A Greek chorus and a Swiss watch are obviously things that come up when you talk about one of the greatest movies of all time, right? Spoiler: One of us had never seen Dirty Dancing before.

    12: Pitch Perfect

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 51:08


    Aca-awesome, you guys. We discover some unexpected personal connections to this competition-movie staple - and neither of us sings, we promise.

    11: Beaches

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 52:34


    Schmaltz! But it has to be good schmaltz. We go looking for the wind beneath our wings and some truly wonderful art direction.

    10: My Life In Ruins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 50:36


    Also NOT known as My Big Fat Greek Vacation. But it could be. We take a fantasy vacation to explore ruins and romance. And souvlaki.

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