Episode #451: MOTHER MARY, Why You Buggin'

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David Lowery’s is back in his ethereal bag (or is it a dress? defo there's a ghost though...right?) with MOTHER MARY, a look at art, soul, collaboration, and self, through the relationship of a mega popstar and her once-and-future fashion queen. Then, we do a movie quiz about pop star cinema!

What’s Good

Alonso - Pop Tarts Super-Stuffed

Drea - MTV Rewind (wantmymtv.vercel.app/player.html)

Kevin - LA Times Festival of Books

ITIDIC
Gen Z Going to the Movies (variety.com/2026/film/box-office/gen-z-driving…)
CinemaCon Recap (deadline.com/lists/cinemacon-2026-news-highlig…)

Staff Picks

Alonso - The Serpent’s Skin (justwatch.com/us/movie/the-serpents-skin)

Drea - Phantom Thread (justwatch.com/us/movie/phantom-thread)

Kevin - The Five Heartbeats (justwatch.com/us/movie/the-five-heartbeats)

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With
Kevin Avery (instagram.com/kevinaverycomedy)
Drea Clark (twitter.com/thedreaclark)
Alonso Duralde (bsky.app/profile/aduralde.bsky.social)
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart (instagram.com/flaxbart)
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher (twitter.com/swish)