Supporting Actresses

Gwyneth Paltrow entered her leading lady era with the 1996 period romantic comedy Emma, where she plays snobbish yet well-intentioned matchmaker Emma Woodhouse. We're joined by film critic and programmer Jourdain Searles to talk about Gwyneth's lauded accent work, and how this movie attempted to do a silly one with Jane Austen. Plus: pretending to eat hot wings, explaining the plot of Jack, and Chris Pratt's lifeless eyes.

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Gwyneth Paltrow was essentially bribed into doing the 1996 romantic comedy The Pallbearer, where she plays Julie, the former high school crush of David Schwimmer's Tom. We're joined by The Field Guide to Nepo Babies author Fran Hoepfner to talk about Gwyneth powering through this performance with Emma on her mind, and the eerie plot similarities between this movie and Dear Evan Hansen. Plus: the hanging Munchkin, an excuse to watch Marci X, and Scott Eastwood catching strays.

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Just one week after Se7en hit theaters, another Gwyneth Paltrow film was released to a lot less fanfare. In the 1995 dramedy Moonlight and Valentino, she plays Lucy, the virginal younger sister of Elizabeth Perkins' newly widowed Rebecca. We're joined by This Had Oscar Buzz co-host Joe Reid to talk about Gwyneth's exceptional onscreen smoking, and how this movie's incredible cast can't overcome its bad writing. Plus: the "Always" music video, spoiling Boys on the Side, and things you can't say at a crab shack.

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In today's special Patreon preview, we're recapping the season finale of Apple TV's Cape Fear, where Amy Adams plays Anna Bowden, a defense attorney with secrets. We also share our larger thoughts on the series, and discuss whether or not Cape Fear was a good choice for Amy. Plus: Leo season generosity, thirsting over Peter Benchley, and avoiding the Nicole Kidman trap.

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Gwyneth Paltrow makes the most of her limited screentime in the hit 1995 crime thriller Se7en, where she plays Tracy, the doomed wife of Brad Pitt's Detective Mills. We're joined by podcaster and digital strategist Wynter Mitchell to talk about Gwyneth's performance getting overshadowed by her first tabloid relationship, and the feel-bad vibes of this massively influential film. Plus: suing Jigsaw, catching the Night Stalker, and where Madonna gets her handbags.

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