March 26, 2022

Comfort Films 25: Rocketman

Comfort Films 25: Rocketman

We're celebrating one of our all time favorite musician's birthdays this week with an episode on Rocketman, the 2019 Elton John musical biopic.  We talk music, trauma, costumes, more trauma, and soulmate friendships.  (Note that we did a lot more cursing than usual this time, so it's a headphones episode; we blame Elton John's parents.)

This will be the first in a four-week series of music-forward movies, which allow us to combine our two top interests into one great conversation.  Hope you'll join us to sing along!

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Nov. 3, 2023

Comfort Films 98: The Amusement Park (1975)

“The grotesque has never really affected or frightened me. I guess it’s real-life stuff that frightens me much more.” (George A. Romero) In this special bonus horror episode, John and Georgia are pleased to welcome Ryan Carr...

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Nov. 18, 2023

Comfort Films 100: The Birdcage (1996)

It's our 100th episode!! To celebrate, we welcome back one of our earliest guests, the great Kate Duffy, to discuss a film that has been our number one requested comfort film over the course of the show. We talk about …

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Dec. 8, 2023

Comfort Films 102: Interview with Writer/Director/Composer John Harri…

In this special episode, John and Georgia spoke with writer, director, producer, composer, actor and all-around fine, upstanding Pennsylvanian, John Harrison. We discuss his 2023 novel, Passing Through Veils, which combines e...

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Feb. 23, 2024

Comfort Films 108: Sense and Sensibility (1995)

For the second episode of our Jane Austen adaptations month, we welcome first-time guest and world class soprano Jessica Sandidge to discuss her top comfort pick, Sense and Sensibility! This film was Emma Thompson's first fea...

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