Sharp takes for movies that fight back.
I Hate It But I Love It treats messy movies as emotional puzzles, not just targets. Its conversations move fast from plot oddities and actor choices into bigger questions about adaptation, nostalgia, franchise fatigue, cultural framing, and why imperfect work can still stick.
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I Hate It But I Love It is a film and pop-culture criticism show with a built-in argument: some movies deserve both the eye-roll and the fond rewatch. Its recent run makes that contradiction feel useful rather than cute. Big Fish is not just treated as a whimsical Tim Burton object, but as a movie where fantasy may be covering something colder and more limited in the father-son story. That episode gets especially interested in the split between Ewan McGregor’s storybook version of Edward and Albert Finney’s older, more grounded version. Short take, big emotional question. The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants receives a similarly split reading, with plenty of warmth for its sweetness alongside frustration over Bailey’s death being used to teach Tibby a lesson. The show likes those pressure points. It notices where a film is working, then asks why it needed the more obvious or manipulative move too. The Hobbit episode, with Kyah Green and Stephanie Malek, leans hard into adaptation frustration, fan investment, and the difference between changing source material for cinema and stretching it for money. It is funny, but not unserious. Ghostbusters 2 becomes a conversation about franchise momentum, behind-the-scenes strain, and the strange pleasure of revisiting something that felt better when memory was doing more work. Tank Girl brings out the show’s interest in cult reputation, feminist-punk promise, racial coding, scene rhythm, soundtrack energy, and choices that feel both ambitious and underthought. Stargate, with Diana McCallum, turns fandom itself into part of the joke, especially through the gap between devotion to SG-1 and a much thinner relationship with the original film. My Big Fat Greek Wedding gets read through performance, specificity, women’s family labor, and tiny character details like Andrea Martin plucking chin hairs in the background. The show is brisk and reactive. It does not pretend bad choices are secretly good. It also refuses to flatten a flawed movie into a punchline when there is craft, feeling, or cultural residue worth keeping. That makes it a strong fit for listeners who enjoy criticism as conversation: messy, funny, exacting, and a little emotionally invested despite itself.
Made for: For listeners who like film criticism with jokes, arguments, nostalgia, and actual attention to craft. It especially suits people who enjoy revisiting cult favorites, sequels, adaptations, and comfort movies with fresh skepticism.
What sets it apart: The show’s strength is its balance of affection and irritation: it can laugh at a baffling choice, then immediately explain why the performance, structure, or cultural context still matters. It feels like lively movie-night debate with stronger notes.
Hateful optimists and loving pessimists Kat Angus and Jocelyn Geddie break down movies, TV shows, music, and whatever else that they totally despise… but also really adore at the same time. With the occasional confused special guest! IHIBILI everyone.Produced by www.FromSuperheroes.com for The From Superheroes Network.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Affection, irritation, and close attention meet in movie conversations that turn mixed feelings into precise arguments about craft and character.
Jocelyn Getty and Kat Angus turn conflicted reactions into sharp movie criticism, testing affection against what survives a closer look. Their conversations move from fantasy adaptations and animated musicals to coming-of-age stories and cult comic-book cinema, with each film…
Anastasia's floating music box bothers you too; Kat Angus and Jocelyn Geddie have questions.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A thoughtful Big Fish revisit that finds a smaller, more limited man behind Edward Bloom's sweeping legends.
Big Fish comes through here as a story about the gap between Edward Bloom's grand self-mythology and the smaller, more limited man still visible underneath it.
A fond rewatch finds sharper questions in the magic pants, Tibby's growth, and the film's use of Bailey's story.
Jocelyn Getty and Kat Angus revisit 2005's Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants as a movie warmly invested in female friendship, then use that affection to sharpen a bigger point about how coming-of-age stories ask their characters to grow.
An affectionate Hobbit discussion about adaptation, fan trust, and the line between creative necessity and commercial calculation.
This Hobbit episode treats the decision to cover the full movie run as a slightly worrying commitment, and that shared comic dread gives the conversation an easy shape.
A fond, skeptical Tank Girl revisit tracks the punk promise, then the confusion that follows.
Tank Girl gives I Hate It, But I Love It a messy ideal subject: a film with feminist punk energy, apocalyptic swagger, a kickin soundtrack, Lori Petty in strong form, Malcolm McDowell going big, and Ice-T turning up as a mutant kangaroo.
A warm rewatch finds sharp comedy in chin hairs, wedding excess, and one remembered 2002 crowd.
A PlayNext conversation on My Big Fat Greek Wedding turns a remembered 2002 theater outing into a close read of why the film's comic specificity travels so easily.
A precise, funny read on Anastasia's uncanny animation and the comparisons that make its wrongness visible.
Anastasia gives I Hate It But I Love It a clean critical lane: animation where faces, props, and bodies keep drifting out of believable space.
A clear-eyed look at Tank Girl's punk promise, tonal drift, and really good soundtrack.
Tank Girl lands on I Hate It, But I Love It as a movie with nearly everything Jocelyn Getty wants to love: 90s riot energy, feminist attitude, punk texture, and an apocalyptic setup.
Mike Muncer and a different guest dissect two horror films per episode, by subgenre.
Jocelyn and Kat discuss the 2023 romantic comedy 'Anyone But You' as part of romantic movie month, calling it a slight but enjoyable modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
Jocelyn and Kat discuss the 2003 movie 'Timeline', based on Michael Crichton's novel, criticizing its focus on medieval action over the book's scientific depth.
The hosts introduce their podcast and kick off listener request month by discussing the 2012 film Wreck-It Ralph, sharing a listener's critique of its plot and characters.
Kat Angus and Jocelyn Geddie, joined by guest Diana McCallum, break down the 1997 animated film Anastasia for Listener Request Month.
Jocelyn Geddie and Kat Angus review the 1995 cult film 'Tank Girl', starring Lori Petty and Naomi Watts.
Jocelyn Getty and Kat Angus review Tim Burton's 2003 Big Fish, with Ewan McGregor as young Edward Bloom and Albert Finney as older Edward Bloom.
Jocelyn Getty and Kat Angus discuss 2005's Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and frame the film around four friends, one shared pair of pants, and overlapping dialogue.
I Hate It But I Love It tackles all three Hobbit movies with guests Steph Malick and Kaya Greene, and the hosts call the trilogy a case where the content feels "behind a paywall." The discussion centers on a nine-hour adaptation of J.R.R.
Jocelyn and Kat discuss the upcoming 'Now You See Me 3' and their mixed feelings about the franchise.
Jocelyn and Kat discuss the flaws and redeeming qualities of Ghostbusters 2 on their podcast I Hate It But I Love It.
Lori Petty is trying hard, but Tank Girl keeps feeling like “just irreverence” without a target.
The hosts of I Hate It But I Love It discuss the 1994 movie Stargate with guest Diana McCallum, a fan of the Stargate franchise.
The hosts revisit My Big Fat Greek Wedding as a 2002 hit that took off on word of mouth, even though it was still "in theaters" around its 23rd week.
The hosts announce the submission process for listener request month in November, asking listeners to email movie suggestions by August 31st.