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Film Mostly (Née Cinematic Breadcrumbs)

A film and pop culture history podcast brought to you by Elise Hernke who takes walks around her neighborhood and muses about whatever she just watched. Instagram: @ingloriousbaguettes

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#75: “31 Candles” (2025) & notes on ruminating

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2025/12/11

This week your host Elise Hernke saw the movie “31 Candles” (2025) at the Laemmle Royal theater. Starring as well as being written and directed by Jonah Feingold, this movie brings us a holiday rom-com that has the wit and neuroses of a Nora Ephron film. In this episode, we talk about the movie and the theme of “ruminating” (like the Lily Allen song) in films like those of Albert Brooks or John Cusack. Follow podcast on Instagram @ingloriousbaguettes. 💌

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#74: “Hamnet” (2025) & the Full Moon

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2025/12/05

This week your host Elise Hernke watched Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet” (2025) starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. Based on the novel of the same name, this follows the famous William Shakespeare up until the writing of his tragedy “Hamlet” but largely from the perspective of his family who he leaves behind in the countryside in order to pursue his writing career. It’s a sweeping, breathtaking and heart wrenching narrative about love, loss and man’s connection to each other through ar...

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#73: “Eternity” (2025): what death teaches us about love

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2025/11/27

On this weeks episode of Cinematic Breadcrumbs podcast, your host Elise Hernke reflects on the lessons we learn about love from a very Albert Brooksian afterlife in the movie “Eternity” (2025). Starring Elizabeth Olson, Miles Teller and Callum Turner, with Da’Vine Joy Randolph and John Early, David Freynes new movie is about a woman who gets to the afterlife and has to choose between her first husband who died in the war and her second with whom she built a whole life. It’s an a24 comed...

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#72: “Bugonia” (2025), Conspiracy Theories & The...

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2025/11/20

This week your host Elise Hernke talks about the new Yorgos Lanthimos joint “Bugonia” (2025) starring some of his favorites, Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, about two conspiracy theorists who kidnap a high powered CEO because they believe she’s an alien. Brilliant! In this episode, we discuss how the Internet and all of its subgroups have given dark radicals a platform to capture the attention of vulnerable people (like incels and groupers). And what finding community online rather than in-pers...

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57:56

#71: “Die, My Love” Jennifer Lawrence goes feral |...

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2025/11/13

Elise Hernke (your host) is back on the internet with a new podcast episode and new format because I am inspired! We will be walking around the neighborhood as I voicenote you my thoughts on a recent watch. This week it’s Lynne Ramsey’s “Die, My Love” (2025) starring Jennifer Lawrence alongside Robert Pattinson. It’s a visceral rabbit hole into the world of postpartum psychosis and Lawrence gives a thrilling, animalistic, guttural and intense performance I think we’ve seen yet and SHE W...

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#70: LOVE ISLAND USA Season 7 Part 1 (Episodes 1-18)

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2025/06/23

This week since your host Elise Hernke spent all of her free time catching up on the highly bingeable dating show Love Island (USA), this weeks episode exchanges movie history for a little pop culture & we are talking about the show. In this episode, you can expect a breakdown of why this is the best dating show on television, what has happened so far, speculations and comments about all of the Islanders so far, predictions about what will happen next and general thoughts and rambli...

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76:57

#69: "Materialists" Takes On Modern Dating

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2025/06/18

Celine Song's follow-up to her beloved "Past Lives" stars Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal in a rom-com about the commodification of modern love, "Materialists." The film had a lot of promise, especially considering who was cast, but it falls short of packing a real punch. In this weeks episode, your host Elise Hernke breaks down what didn't work, but also dissects some of interesting themes that the film presents. Follow the podcast Instagram @Ingloriousbaguettes. No ...

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#68: Give "Opus" (2025) A Chance!

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2025/06/03

This week your host Elise Hernke makes a case for the movie "Opus" (2025) directed by former GQ editor Mark Anthony Green, starring Ayo Edibiri, John Malcovich, Murray Bartlett and Juliette Lewis. The a24 "horror musical" got buried after receiving less than stellar reviews on the festival circuit. But it's actually pretty good! In this episode, we discuss why you should give it a chance, but speculate as to why people didn't seem to like it. Also in this episode, we talk about "Overcom...

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#67: "Sinners" (2025): The Power of Black Music

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2025/05/28

This week we talk all things the new Ryan Coogler masterpiece, "Sinners" (2025), starring Michael B. Jordan as both Smoke and Stack. It is a movie about vampires in the Jim Crow South, it is about the transcendent power of the blues and it is an undeniable hit. Follow the Instagram @ingloriousbaguettes. Further reading/sources: https://thesource.com/2025/04/23/fans-call-out-media-for-questionable-coverage-of-sinners-massive-box-office-success/https://www.blackenterprise.com/variet...

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#66: "Pride and Prejudice" (2005): 20 Years Later

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2025/05/20

Happy 20th Anniversary to Joe Wright's BEWITCHING film, "Pride and Prejudice" (2005) starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfayden, Rosamund Pike, Carey Mulligan, Jena Malone, and Donald Sutherland, who seamlessly take on the iconic roles as Austen wrote them. I just love this movie. Follow the Instagram @ingloriousbaguettes.

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57:34

#65: The Perfect "Companion" (2025)

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2025/05/13

"Companion" (2025) is "Barbarian" creator Drew Hancock's latest horror comedy treat. A perfect date night movie, it follows a girl who goes to a cabin weekend with her boyfriends friend group that goes horribly awry. Falling somewhere between 2011's "You're Next" and the masterful 2014 "Ex Machina," "Companion" explores gender politics, the ethics of technology and modern love. I also talk Met Gala 2025 & what I've been reading lately. Follow the Instagram @ingloriousbaguettes...

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#64: "Metropolis" (1927) & It's Freakish Relevance to...

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2025/05/06

This week it's all about the 1927 German expressionist silent film that is considered one of the first full-length science fiction films ever made: "Metropolis" directed by Fritz Lang. Lumiere Cinema and Music Hall in Beverly Hills put it on with a live performance from Vox Lumiere, which reimagines the soundtrack to the classic film and performed it along with the screening. Aside from it being an incredible experience, what struck me the most is how relevant the films themes were: a r...

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#63: Who is Lady Macbeth? | "The Tragedy of Macbeth"...

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2025/04/29

This week your host Elise Hernke takes a look at the legendary Lady Macbeth from three different lenses: Lady Macbeth the novel by Ana Reid, "The Tragedy of Macbeth" (2021) and "Lady Macbeth" (2016). She also imagines how she would put together a Renaissance Faire Film Festival... Hint: It would be an absolute banger of a weekend. Follow the Instagram: @Ingloriousbaguettes Further reading/sources: "A Knight’s Tale" (2001)"The Green Knight" (2021)“Donkey Skin” (1970)"The Tragedy o...

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#62: 4/20 Easter Double Feature | "Jesus Christ...

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2025/04/23

This week 4/20, the national stoner holiday, fell on Easter Sunday and it won't happen again for another 62 years, so it is cause for a CELEBRATION. This for my group looked like a double feature watch party starting with the 1973 version of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and followed by 2001's indie masterpiece "Donnie Darko." In this episode, your host Elise Hernke, starts by talking about a few recent headlines and some more highly anticipated upcoming films. Then, we look at the film vers...

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#61: Most Anticipated Movies of 2025 + my Bon Iver story

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2025/04/15

This week your host Elise Hernke just takes a pause to watch trailers and read up on the most anticipated films of 2025: what to expect from the director, the cast and why you should be excited about it. Follow @ingloriousbaguettes on Instagram. Hot Milk *** NOTE I don't think I talked about this one like I meant to but looks amazing I am AMPED ABOUT THIS CAST. Links & Sources below: Bon Iver album: SABLE, FABLE Songs played: From & There's a Rhythm Nouvelle Vague I D...

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#60: "White Lotus" Season 3 is a Classic Greek Tragedy

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2025/04/08

Elise Hernke, your host, breaks down the third season of White Lotus, a favorite show & the top talk of the moment, thanks to it's elongated release and surprising storytelling by Mike White. The thesis of this deep-dive is to reflect on the ways that his writing style mimics themes of Greek tragedy and Shakespearean irony. Follow the pod on Instagram @ingloriousbaguettes. Sources/Further Reading: GQ: S3 Ending was Pure Mike WhiteBusiness Insider: Mike White's Stealth Move Cosm...

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#59: "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982) 43...

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2025/04/03

This week your host Elise Hernke takes a look at both the musical and the 1982 movie version of the class "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds. The bulk of the discussion is focused on comparing the two adaptations based on a TRUE STORY and how I think it holds up against todays current cultural and political landscape (It holds up tremendously well). Follow @ingloriousbaguettes on Instagram. Check out some of the clips from the movie versi...

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#58: "Snow White and the Evil Queen" (2025): Live...

Film Mostly (Née Cinematic Breadcrumbs) ·

2025/03/25

On this weeks episode, your host Elise Hernke watches the new "Snow White and the Evil Queen" (2025), so you don't have to. Or maybe you want to and now you just want to hear my takes. Either way, we're looking at the controversies leading up to the premiere, the movie itself and remake fatigue. Follow us on Instagram: @ingloriousbaguettes. For further listening, ModernGurlz does really thorough dives into both this movie & also a ton of other Snow White adaptations here: Rank...

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#57: Beating Box Office Poison | "The Philadelphia...

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2025/03/18

This week your host Elise Hernke breaks down one of her favorite movies, the George Cukor classic "The Philadelphia Story" starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart -- after getting to see it on film at the New Beverly this past week. After being declared "box office poison," Hepburn scored the rights to this story and used it to revitalize her career. Jimmy Stewart won an Oscar for his performance. This movie is full of rich characters, rich storylines and even richer hi...

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#56: 97th Academy Awards & Our Severe Problem with...

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2025/03/11

In this weeks episode, your host Elise Hernke talks about the 97th Academy Awards, but mostly focuses on the "controversy" surrounding Sean Baker and what it says about media literacy, why 007 attended the Oscars, and the most notable speeches of showbiz's biggest night of the year. Show Notes: Critical Thinking CheatsheetTaylor Lorenz talking about AI SlopPop Apologist profiles Demi MooreSean Baker haters: Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4Will Ferrell & Ana Gasteyer singing Not ...

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