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Rachel's ReviewsRecapping over 30 films we saw at TIFF (Toronto Inter Film Festival) with Alise ChaffinsToday Rachel and Alise are here to talk about over 30 films they saw at TIFF
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2025-09-151h 32
Rachel's ReviewsTOP 10! 25 Years of Movies Ranked Pt 5 (10-1) w Alise Chaffins (YOUR NAME, PADDINGTON, HEREDITARY)We did it! This is our Top 10 Favorite movies of the last 25 years with Alise ChaffinsGet tasty meals delivered right to your door with FACTOR Meals factormeals.com/hallmarkies50off (sf)Check out Alise's book THE TED LASSO RELATIONSHIP GUIDE (ad) https://amzn.to/4dzR9y7Follow Alise on instagram https://www.instagram.com/alisechaffins/check out our new merch store with always low prices at https://hallmarkies.dashery.com/
2025-03-181h 03
Rachel's Reviews25 Years of Movies Ranked Pt 4 (20-11) with Alise Chaffins (GET OUT, UP, CORALINE)Today Alise Chaffins joins me for next entry in our series where we are ranking the our favorite movies of the last 25 years. Today 20-11Check out Alise's book THE TED LASSO RELATIONSHIP GUIDE (ad) https://amzn.to/4dzR9y7Follow Alise on instagram https://www.instagram.com/alisechaffins/check out our new merch store with always low prices at https://hallmarkies.dashery.com/Get our awesome Female Film Critics...
2025-03-1140 min
Rachel's Reviews25 Years of Movies Ranked Pt 3 (30-21) with Alise Chaffins (RRR, Fury Road, Napoleon Dynamite)Today Alise Chaffins joins me for next entry in our series where we are ranking the our favorite movies of the last 25 years. Today 30-21Make sure to pick up Welcome to the Honey BandB by Melody Carlson at bakerbookhouse.com for 30% off and free shipping or use affiliate https://amzn.to/4hYI1pCCheck out Alise's book THE TED LASSO RELATIONSHIP GUIDE (ad) https://amzn.to/4dzR9y7Follow Alise on instagram https://www.instagram.com/alisechaffins/
2025-03-0459 min
Rachel's Reviews25 Years of Movies Ranked Pt 2 (40-31) with Alise Chaffins (INFINITY WAR, MARCEL SHELL, THE MENU)Today Alise Chaffins joins me for next entry in our series where we are ranking the our favorite movies of the last 25 years. Today 40-31Check out Alise's book THE TED LASSO RELATIONSHIP GUIDE (ad) https://amzn.to/4dzR9y7Follow Alise on instagram https://www.instagram.com/alisechaffins/For our panel on Best of Movies 2024 So Far https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsUGj9RUh04check out our new merch store with always low prices at https://hallmarkies...
2025-02-1754 min
Rachel's Reviews25 Years of Movies Ranked Pt 1 (50-41) with Alise Chaffins (BARBIE, MAD MAX FURY ROAD and More)Today Alise Chaffins joins me for the start of a new series where we are ranking the our favorite movies of the last 25 years. Today 50-41.Check out Alise's book THE TED LASSO RELATIONSHIP GUIDE (ad) https://amzn.to/4dzR9y7Follow Alise on instagram https://www.instagram.com/alisechaffins/For our panel on Best of Movies 2024 So Far https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsUGj9RUh04check out our new merch store with always low prices at https...
2025-02-1146 min
Target AudienceEverything Everywhere All At Once (2022) Targets Alise ChaffinsThis episode of Target Audience welcomes writer and podcaster Alise Chaffins.
Alise is targeted by the Daniels' 2022 multiverse film Everything Everywhere All At Once. Join us as we discuss multiversal films, the changing relationships of parenthood, and the accolades of the film.
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2024-10-1554 min
Hallmarkies Podcast2024 So Many Bad Movies... 2 Critics Ask Why? (Rachel's Reviews on Hallmarkies Podcast)Today Alise Chaffins joins me to talk about why so many mainstream films this year have been disappointingGet your Factor Meals today at 50% off factormeals.com/hallmarkies50 (ad) Check out Alise's book THE TED LASSO RELATIONSHIP GUIDE (ad) https://amzn.to/4dzR9y7Follow Alise on instagram https://www.instagram.com/alisechaffins/For our panel on Best of Movies 2024 So Far https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsUGj9RUh04Get our awesome Female Film Critics Speak Out logo at our merch store for all kinds of designs for mugs...
2024-08-111h 10
Rachel's Reviews2024 So Many Bad Movies... 2 Critics Ask Why? with Alise Chaffins (Female Film Critics Panel 59)Today Alise Chaffins joins me to talk about why so many mainstream films this year have been disappointing Check out Alise's book THE TED LASSO RELATIONSHIP GUIDE (ad) https://amzn.to/4dzR9y7Follow Alise on instagram https://www.instagram.com/alisechaffins/For our panel on Best of Movies 2024 So Far https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsUGj9RUh04Get our awesome Female Film Critics Speak Out logo at our merch store for all kinds of designs for mugs, masks, shirts and more https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hallmarkies?ref_id=8581
2024-08-081h 08
The Rev. Rambles OnTed Lasso with Alise ChaffinsPastor Larry and Alise Chaffins discuss the Ted Lasso sermon series and Alise's book, The Ted Lasso Relationship Guide.
2024-07-2326 min
Rachel's ReviewsFaith & Film?... Film Critic Alise Chaffins Interview (Female Film Critics Panel 45)Today film critic Alise Chaffins joins me to talk about her writing on film and her new project involving faith and cinemaCheck out Alise's work at https://alisechaffins.substack.comFor our panel on Best of Movies 2023 So Far https://youtu.be/9mxSL_rgxiIGet our awesome Female Film Critics Speak Out logo at our merch store for all kinds of designs for mugs, masks, shirts and more https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hallmarkies?ref_id=8581For all our Female Film Critics panels https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7...
2023-10-131h 07
Best Worst MoviesS1E8: Headlines don't sell papes, Christian Bale sells papes! - "Newsies"Before Lin-Manuel Miranda brought us rapping founding fathers, Alan Menken brought us a musical about child labor and the unionization of America in "Newsies." Debuting in 1992 and starring Christian Bale, this film has only a 39% on Rotten Tomatoes.
I'm joined this week by my sister Megan Wright, a writer, teacher, spiritual director, and musician to talk about the movie that she consumed weekly during middle school. We talk about how timely this film is both from a labor and a news perspective, why Bill Pullman should stick to being the president in Independence Day, and how we s...
2022-07-1334 minBest Worst MoviesS1E7: Girls can do violent movies, too! - "The Spy Who Dumped Me"Are you needing some feminist content that doesn't bum you out, but rather makes you laugh? Then look no further than this week's episode! In it, Tanya Marlow and I discuss "The Spy Who Dumped Me," a 2018 dark comedy starring Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis that has a 49% on Rotten Tomatoes.
I'm joined this week by Tanya Marlow, an author and disability rights activist. We discuss some of the double standards between movies centering women and men, how a dark comedy can still be really effective, and how feminism doesn't always have to take itself so seriously...
2022-07-0638 min
Best Worst MoviesS1E6: Dinosaurs v. Late Stage Capitalism - "Jurassic World: Dominion"Most people volunteer to come onto the podcast to defend a favorite movie, but this time, I recruited my friend Ash Orr to join me when they sent me a voice memo informing me that their hot take was that "Jurassic World: Dominion" was good, actually. The film is still in its early days, but as of recording, it has a 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ash is a political organizer working to make Appalachia a better place for everyone who lives here. In this episode, we talk about memories of watching the original Jurassic Park movie, about the p...
2022-06-1536 minBest Worst MoviesS1E5: Did I ever tell you you're my hero? - "Beaches"Grab a bottle of wine, a box of Kleenex, and your best girlfriends, because we're talking about the classic tear-jerker "Beaches"! This fully 80's chick flick starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey has a 42% on Rotten Tomatoes, but a 100% in my heart.
I'm joined this week by Jen Cretu, an artist out of California. The critics may be technically correct about this movie, but we love it anyway, and we talk about why. We have a fun discussion about the significance of the names of the characters in the movie, about CeCe's over the top apartment, and a...
2022-06-0134 minBest Worst MoviesS1E4: Shakespeare by way of Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum - "She's the Man"The Bard has had lots of his work retold, but today we're looking at the 2006 retelling of Twelfth Night in the comedy "She's the Man." This teen comedy has a 43% Rotten Tomatoes score, but is that deserved?
I'm joined by Dianna E. Anderson, an author and activist with a new book, "In Transit," releasing July 12. They pointed me to this movie as a fascinating look at gender politics and the discussion around trans athletes. We talk about Channing Tatum's excellent comedic chops, how I cried at a kind of cheesy moment in the movie, and discover the...
2022-05-1833 minBest Worst MoviesS1E3: The time Peter Pan flew too close to the sun - "Hook"Steven Spielberg. Robin Williams. Dustin Hoffman. Julia Roberts. The 1990's. All of the pieces for a great movie, and somehow still a devastating 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.
This week, my guest is my friend Eric Small, a nurse here in West Virginia. We discuss his deep abiding love for this "not-as-bad-as-it-seems" movie and where we could shave 20 minutes off to make it more manageable. Was Spielberg too ambitious? Did the critics bring too much baggage with them about the cast? Is this actually a bad movie? Is this movie the spiritual predecessor to Our Flag Means Death? Eric a...
2022-05-0447 minBest Worst MoviesS1E2: Three white guys go to Mexio to become INfamous - "Three Amigos!"Siskel and Ebert may be two of the all-time greatest film critics, but they got it completely wrong when they reviewed the 1986 comedy classic, "Three Amigos!" A film starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Chevy Chase at the height of their popularity, this movie has a mere 45% on Rotten Tomatoes and a one star review from both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.
My guest this week is Rob Stennett, an author, screenwriter, and co-host of the fantastic podcast, The Meaning of the Movie. Together, we seek to defeat the GOAT duo of Siskel and Ebert by defending o...
2022-04-2037 minBest Worst MoviesS1E1: Will Smith and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Movie - "Wild Wild West"What happens when you gather four Oscar winning/nominated actors and a successful blockbuster director? Wild Wild West, a movie with a mere 16% score on Rotten Tomatoes. A film so bad that it won 5 Razzies, including Worst Picture of 1999.
I'm joined this week by Shane Assadzandi, a political organizer and movie fiend from West Virginia to discuss one of Will Smith's most notable flops, prior to the 2022 Oscars. Listen as we discuss favorite scenes, uncomfortable laughs, and which of the characters would be the most electable.
2022-04-0627 min2022-03-3101 min
Accidental TomatoesSeason 2 Episode 14: Beer & Hymns with Rich and Alise ChaffinsBeer and Hymns may not exactly go together like peanut butter and jelly, but for people seeking spiritual community outside the confines of institutional religion, it's a way to come together for an experience unlike any other! In this episode Joe and Brandon talk with Rich and Alise Chaffins, organizers of Beer and Hymns in Morgantown, WV, about how and why these gatherings are so meaningful for spiritual exiles of all sorts.
2021-05-141h 07