Movie Mavens
Home of the Spicy Double Feature, Movie Mavens is a podcast about movies hosted by filmmaker Annie Jaynes and pop-culture critic Carsen Greene.
Each week, the Movie Mavens compare two or more films that are related in some way in what they call a Spicy Double Feature. They also keep a diary of recent watches and recommendations across all entertainment; film, TV, games, books, & more!
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Episodes
211 episodes
Ep. 210 - Two Movies You Missed
Catching up on 2025 releases ahead of our Top Ten, we dive into two films about parenthood and destructive impulses. Along the way, Carsen discovers a new all-time favorite. 00:00 - Intro02:14 - If I Had Legs I'd Kick...
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Ep. 209: More Selfish Men (Marty Supreme & Whiplash) FEAT. Josh Perez from Sweet & Condensed
We're kicking off the first episode of 2026 with an amazing guest: Josh Perez from Sweet & Condensed. We review two movies about men sacrificing everything to achieve specific greatness. We also chat new years resolutions and favorite scree...
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Ep. 208: ALL ABOARD!! Snowpiercer + The Polar Express
Merry Christmas, Mavens! We celebrated the winter holiday with some good ol' fashioned trains. CHOO CHOO. We also discuss all the theater going options for this year, and choose which ones we'll most likely cover next week. We gush over another...
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Ep. 207: Holiday Rom-Coms!
RIP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST FILMMAKERS OF ALL TIME. (We recorded this before the news of Rob Reiner.)This week Carsen and Annie watch an all-time classic for the first time, When Harry Met Sally. 00:00 - Thanksgiving Movie Tra...
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Ep. 206: That's right... SHREK + Predator Badlands
This week we GENUINELY watch and compare the ~iconic~ Shrek to the latest Predator Badlands. We also discuss why we haven't reviewed Frankenstein (yet!) amongst other things.00:00 - Intro Gabbing + Where is Frankenstein?09...
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Ep. 205: WE LOVED Bugonia + The Killing of a Sacred Deer
This week we do a Yorgos Lanthimos spicy dub!! 00:00 - Intro03:30 - Bugonia22:65 - The Killing of a Sacred Deer
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Ep. 204 - Halloween Special!
This week the mavens chat some fun horror movie topics and watch/compare The Ring and Ringu!!00:00 - First Scary Movie06:14 - Our Horror Watchlist09:11 - Horror Film From List of Shame 12:33 - The Ring & Ringu...
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Ep. 203 - New Releases, New Shows, and Lots of Alien
Dear Diary,This week we watched:00:00 - Intro01:18 - The Smashing Machine07:31 - Him12:01 - Alien, Aliens, Alien 321:35 - Task25:17 - Love Is Blind 29:45 - Last Breath32:45 - Pokerface37:57 - L...
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Ep. 202 - cat and mouse type shit
This week the Movie Mavens watch One Battle After Another and No Country For Old Men. Does this PTA film work for the ladies? Is No Country as good as everyone says it is?? We discuss.00:00 - Intro04:57 - One Battle Aft...
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Ep. 201 - Caught Stealing The Dude's Rug
THAT'S RIGHT we are reviewing one of Annie's all time favs: The Big Lewbowski. Along with the latest from Daron Aronofsky, Caught Stealing!00:00 - Intro03:57 - Caught Stealing22:09 - The Big Lebowski
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Ep. 200 - The Spicy 200th Special
WOW 200 episodes, huh??This week we go over what "Carsen Movies" and "Annie Movies" we've covered over the last five years, and list movies we desperately want review. We also catch up on a TON of 2025 releases ~spoiler free~00:00...
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Ep. 199 - BRING HER BACK!!!!!
Dear Diary,This week, Carsen and Annie watched...00:00 - Intro00:55 - The Devil's Plan02:50 - Bring Her Back11:34 - The Rehearsal19:04 - Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning23:31 - Implosion: The Titanic Sub...
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Ep. 198 - THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
Is Wes Anderson BACK??? After two movies we didn't love, we were feeling apprehensive about his latest flick. Does he deliver?? Listen to find out 😈
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Ep. 197 - We’ve Seen the Best TV of the Year, Sorry
WOW have we gotten positively hooked on several shows. 00:00 - Intro00:33 - The Devil's Plan10:18 - The Studio17:01 - The Rehearsal Season 220:45 - Common Side Effects23:59 - Peewee's Big Adventure27:11 - Inv...
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Ep. 196 - EVERY Final Destination
That's right, we watched ALL of the Final Destination movies leading up to the latest (and greatest??) Bloodlines. We also give our top 3 kills across the whole franchise, give our favorite vision scene, and rank every film. WOO!00:00 - ...
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Ep. 195 - Under The Radar A24 Creature Feature + TV Overload
Dear Diary,This week we watched:00:00 - Intro01:00 - The Legend of Ochi07:06 - New Wes Anderson Movie: Hyped or Hardened?09:06 - The Order14:40 - The Four Seasons18:34 - The Residence21:18 - Adolesence2...
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Ep. 194 - Sinners (the best movie of the year so far)
And Blade, the unofficial sequel to Sinners. 00:00 - Intro01:33 - Sinners28:43 - Blade
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Ep. 193 - MAJOR TV CATCH UP
This week we FINALLY talk all things Severence, White Lotus, The Pitt, and more! We also recap one of A24's worst films??? and watch some old classics. 00:00 - Intro01:16 - Severance11:19 - White Lotus
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Ep. 192 - Sprang has sprung! Spring Breakers + League of Their Own
This week's spicy dub is partially a listener rec! The Mavens watched Spring Breakers (2012) and A League of Their Own (1992) in honor of SPRING y todo. Spring Breakers - 1:50A League of Their Own - 18:07
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Ep. 191 - one of the best movies of the year... that no one has watched
Dear diary,This week, the Movie Mavens watched...00:00 - This or That05:10 - Love Is Blind09:22 - Opus14:20 - Black Bag19:41 - Babel24:19 - Common Side Effects28:04 - One of The...
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Ep. 190 - Mickey 17 & Parasite
Annie FINALLY let the mavens watch Parasite.00:00 - Intro02:17 - Mickey 1721:33 - Parasite
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Ep. 189 - (our first ever) THIS OR THAT
This week the Mavens deliberate on some VERY important questions: 00:00 - Intro02:17 - Oscar Isaac or Theo James04:13 - Zombieland or 28 Days Later9:23 - Lizzy Caplan or Mary Elizabeth Winstead12:36 - Walton Goggins ...
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Ep. 188 - Fuzzy Little Guys (Paddington & The Monkey)
This week the Mavens checked out Oz Perkin's latest film and palate cleansed it with the latest Paddington joint. 00:00 - Intro01:52 - The Monkey18:15 - Paddington in Peru
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