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PODCAST

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew

Laura Valenza & Isabelle Lang

Welcome to the Silver Nitrate Witches’ Movie Review Brew. We’re here to explore the way we review movies! From experienced critics to posts from casual viewers, we want to talk about how we talk about movies, how that’s changed over time, what directions we see it going in, and more.

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

4:22

Movie Magic #4: The Craft (1996)

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/11/05

Join Isabelle this week as she joins the coven from The Craft (1996) and takes a trip down slumber party memory lane with Light as a Feather. You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, on various online platforms @ljvalenza and @bellang303. Thanks to Fine Motor for the use of their music. You can check out more about the band at finemotormusic.com. Thanks so much for listening, stay witchy, and keep watching movies.

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28:58

Halloween Special 2025

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/10/31

Blessed sanhaim, ciné-coven! That's right—this week, you get not one but TWO episodes. In our Halloween bonus special, Isabelle and Laura tackle paranormal investigative reality television. In this spirited investigation, we're feeling the magic of Conjuring Kesha, Dead Hot with Vanessa Hudgens, Living for the Dead, the Girly Ghost Hunters, and more!You can follow Laura Valenza @ljvalenza and Isabelle Lang @bellang303. Special thanks to Fine Motor for the use of their song "Highway Moon." Learn more

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75:02

Potion #2: Location, location, location.

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/10/29

This week, the Silver Nitrate Witches pause talking about HOW we talk about movies, and instead Isabelle tells Laura all about WHERE movies get filmed, in this special Potion episode about on-location filming projects. You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, on various online platforms @ljvalenza and @bellang303. Thanks so much to Fine Motor for the use of their songs "Highway Moon" and "Movie." You can check out more about the band at finemotormusic.com. Thanks

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3:23

Fun Fact: Legally Blonde (2001) Again!

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/10/22

Join Isabelle this week to share a bit of insight about why Harvard gets a guest appearance in Legally Blonde (2001)!You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, on various online platforms @ljvalenza and @bellang303. Thanks so much to Fine Motor for the use of their songs. You can check out more about the band at finemotormusic.com. Thanks so much for listening, stay witchy, and keep watching movies.

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11:58

Sleeping Draught #7: Animal House (1978) Revisited

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/10/15

Your silver nitrate Witch Laura is attending a toga party this week. What came first, the toga party or Animal House? Find out in this mini episode!You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, on various online platforms @ljvalenza and @bellang303. Thanks to Fine Motor for the use of their song "Highway Moon." You can check out more about the band at finemotormusic.com. Thanks for listening, stay witchy, and keep watching movies.

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8:09

Movie Magic #3: IQ (1994)

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/10/08

Do you believe God plays dice with the universe? How about just with the stars? Join Isabelle this week as she talks about astrology, star gazing, and magic telescopes...literally, along with the 1994 film IQ. You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, on various online platforms @ljvalenza and @bellang303. Thanks to Fine Motor for the use of their music. You can check out more about the band at finemotormusic.com. Thanks for listening, stay witchy, and keep watching

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13:19

Movie Magic #2: Ponyo (2008)

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/10/01

A bit of tea magic to help you feel more like yourself? Yes please! Join Isabelle as she examines a cozy scene from Studio Ghibli's film Ponyo (2008), and walks you through a delightful drink recipe.You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, on various online platforms @ljvalenza and @bellang303. Thanks to Fine Motor for the use of their music. You can check out more about the band at finemotormusic.com. Thanks for listening, stay witchy, and keep watching movies!

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17:49

Sleeping Draught #6: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance...

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/09/25

Your silver nitrate Witch Laura is flying solo on her broom this week. But she meets some feisty and funny friends, Butch and Sundance, while flying over the Wild West. We departing from our educational theme this season to honor the life and legacy of actor Robert Redford.You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, on various online platforms @ljvalenza and @bellang303. Thanks to Fine Motor for the use of their song "Highway Moon." You can check out more about the

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66:06

Animal House (1978)

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/09/17

Toga! Toga! Toga!Join your Silver Nitrate Witches on Fraternity Row this week as we explore National Lampoon's Animal House, college in the 60s, and the National Lampoon itself. You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, on various online platforms @ljvalenza and @bellang303. Thanks to Fine Motor for the use of their songs "Highway Moon" and "Movie." You can check out more about the band at finemotormusic.com. Thanks for listening, stay witchy, and keep watching

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7:03

Movie Magic: Practical Magic (1998)

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/09/10

Your witchy guide this week is Isabelle, who takes you through some ins and outs of candle magic, as inspired by our OG silver screen witches: The Owens Sisters. You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, on various online platforms @ljvalenza and @bellang303. Thanks to Fine Motor for the use of their song "Highway Moon." You can check out more about the band at finemotormusic.com. Thanks for listening, stay witchy, and keep watching movies.

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82:48

Finding Forrester (2000)

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/09/03

Forrester? Where are you? This week, your host witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, are Finding Forrester, with its epic cast comprised of Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, and starring Rob Brown in his debut role. You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches on various online platforms @ljvalenza and @bellang303. Thanks to Fine Motor for the use of their songs "Highway Moon" and "Movie." Learn more about the band at finemotormusic.com.

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23:52

Sleeping Draught #5: Easy A (2010)

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/08/28

This week, your host witch, Laura Valenza, is looking like "a high-end stripper, the kind for governors or athletes." Can you guess the movie? Dust off your red A's and stitch them on your bustiers because we're headed to Ojai High with Emma Stone in Easy A. You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches on various online platforms @ljvalenza and @bellang303. Thanks to Fine Motor for the use of their song "Highway Moon." You can find out more about the band at finemotormusic.com.

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17:09

Sleeping Draught #4: Cat People (1982)

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/08/20

This week, your Silver Nitrate Witches reunite IN PERSON in New Orleans! Together we chat a bit about a fantastically weird and wild movie, Cat People (1982), the Audubon Institute, and pool scenes. What more could you want?You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, on various online platforms @ljvalenze and @bellang303. Like the theme song? You can check out the band Fine Motor at finemotormusic.com. Thanks for listening, stay witchy, and keep watching movies.

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5:03

Fun Fact: Mean Girls (2004)

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/08/13

It's not October 3rd quite yet, but your Silver Nitrate Witch Isabelle Lang is always ready to talk about Mean Girls (2004). You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, on various online platforms @ljvalenze and @bellang303. Music for episodes is provided by Fine Motor, and you can check out more about the band at finemotormusic.com. Thanks for listening, stay witchy, and keep watching movies.

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3:19

Sleeping Draught #3: About Our Podcast Title

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/08/07

Why are we called the Silver Nitrate Witches' Movie Review Brew? Hear the story behind the name in this week's mini episode by Laura Valenza. (And learn a little film history, too!)You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches on various online platforms @ljvalenza and @bellang303. Thank you to Fine Motor for the use of their song "Highway Moon." You can find out more about the band at finemotormusic.com.

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67:57

School of Rock (2003)

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/07/30

This week, your host witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, head back to middle school to take a lesson from the goofy god of rock himself, Jack Black. You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches on various online platforms @ljvalenze and @bellang303. Thanks to Fine Motor for the use of their songs "Highway Moon" and "Movie." You can find out more about the band at finemotormusic.com.

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4:59

Sleeping Draught #2: Legally Blonde (2001), Revisted

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/07/23

Reese Witherspoon, Victor Garbo, and Bette Davis, oh my! You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, on various online platforms @ljvalenza and @bellang303. Thanks so much to Fine Motor for the use of their music. You can check out more about the band at finemotormusic.com.

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117:05

Whiplash (2014)

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/07/16

Your Silver Nitrate Witches don't miss a beat in this episode on Damien Chazelle's iconic jazz world movie from the 2010s, starring Miles Teller and JK Simmons. We cover what it means to be an artist, if success and ambition are gendered, homophobia and racial representation, and whether movies need to have clear morals and likeable characters (hint, hint: they don't!).You can find your Silver Nitrate Witches, Laura Valenza and Isabelle Lang, on various online platforms @ljvalenza and @bellang303

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4:35

Fun Fact: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/07/09

Who knew bread could be so fascinating?

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4:21

Fun Fact: Oppenheimer (2023)

The Silver Nitrate Witches" Movie Review Brew ·

2025/07/03

Your Silver Nitrate Witch Laura Valenza brings you a charming anecdote and fun film fact. Come back soon for full length episodes with (Isabelle Lang as well) on Whiplash, School of Rock, Finding Forrester, and more!Thank you to Fine Motor for the use of their song "Highway Moon."

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