Talking the Morning Show, Season 3
Merser and Wilder talk The Morning Show, reviewing this new season and commenting on the past two seasons, all the while discussing...
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REVIEWS
Christine Merser
- Aug 25
- 5 min
Film Review: Golda
Screen Thoughts recently hosted a preview of the film, Golda, and invited fifty friends and family to see the much-anticipated film about...
Christine Merser
- Jul 23
- 1 min
Oppenheimer
Christine and Wilder speed through their review of the three hour Oppenheimer, singing its praises, its importance and so many behind the...
Christine Merser
- Jul 10
- 1 min
Talking the Crowded Room, the Hollywood Writer's Strike, Golda, and More
Christine (AKA Hollister) and Wilder dissect Apple’s the Crowded Room, and address Christine’s POV around the futility of the writer’s...
Christine Merser
- Jun 23
- 2 min
Documentary Film Review: "At The River"
The names of many of the heroes of the Civil Rights movement are well known to us today: MLK, Malcolm X, Medgar Evers—the list goes on....
Christine Merser
- Jun 1
- 4 min
Series Review: Succession Finale & Fabulous Shiv
Huddle up, Succession lovers. Wake up and smell the woman. Shiv is the star of this finale, although the other actors’ performances are...
Christine Merser
- May 26
- 3 min
#FunFilms: Draft Day Review
We are coming into Memorial Day weekend. Great time to watch a film you might have missed. One that the whole family can enjoy. I...
Christine Merser
- May 6
- 1 min
Movie Review: Tokyo Story
by Patrice Tanaka Whenever I’m particularly agitated and need to calm down, I’ll watch a film by the late Japanese Director Yasujiro Ozu....
Christine Merser
- Apr 25
- 1 min
The Diplomat
On a very special episode of Screen Thoughts, Christine Merser, Bryan Cohen and Shanette Barth Cohen give a review of Netflix's The...
Christine Merser
- Apr 24
- 1 min
Talking The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Renfield, Mafia Mama & Jennifer Garner
What a week it was chatting about Mario’s amazing box office receipts, Mafia Mama (look for no lovers on this podcast), and Renfield. We...
Christine Merser
- Apr 14
- 1 min
Talking Hollywood Remakes, a Review of Air & What We've Been Watching
Tim Miller is back, guest co-hosting with Hollister and this podcast is chock full of film. They don’t agree on Air at all, with...
Christine Merser
- Mar 24
- 3 min
Movie Review: The Quiet Girl
"You don't have to say anything. Many is the person who has missed the opportunity to say nothing." The gentle giant of a man, who says...
Christine Merser
- Mar 3
- 5 min
Movie Review: Women Talking
Toward the end of the movie “Women Talking,” one of the characters says she has thought about one of the questions they’ve been mulling...
Christine Merser
- Feb 15
- 5 min
The Martha Mitchell Effect Documentary Review
by Christine Merser When I learned that my cohort and fellow film lover Beth Levison, who sat on a panel with me and stayed in touch,...
Christine Merser
- Oct 27, 2022
- 1 min
Movie Review: Catherine Called Birdy
Lena Dunham’s latest creation is out and ready to be seen by mothers and daughters all across the land. Brave girl that Lena Dunham. No...
Christine Merser
- Oct 21, 2022
- 1 min
List of Six Halloween Films
Join Hollister and Wilder as they explore their favorite Halloween films. Spoiler alert: not all are about Halloween. They are, however,...
Christine Merser
- Oct 14, 2022
- 3 min
Bad Sisters Review: After the Finale
The “Bad Sisters” finale did me in. Yes, you will find out who did John Paul (J.P.) in, and yes, it’s a brilliant surprise, one that’s...
Christine Merser
- Sep 21, 2022
- 1 min
TV Series Review: Bad Sisters
Bad Sisters. “If those are bad sisters, I want to be one!” said Hollister. Mixing comedy with drama (tragedy?) is a good combination...
Christine Merser
- Sep 21, 2022
- 3 min
Movie Review of Life Itself
I wasn’t a reader of Ebert’s reviews. Shame on me. How is that possible, I ask myself, now that I have seen Life Itself? I’m not sure...
Christine Merser
- Sep 9, 2022
- 1 min
TV Series Review: House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon. Game of Thrones. Don’t get Wilder started on the fantasy appeal for both. But she even won Hollister over with the...
Christine Merser
- Aug 31, 2022
- 1 min
TV Series Review: The Resort
Among Peacock's stream of new programming we found 'The Resort.' Hollister & Wilder are both fans of this show, where you're not quite...
Christine Merser
- Aug 24, 2022
- 3 min
Review of Tim's Vermeer (2013)
I’m not blessed with a natural sense of curiosity, so the question of how Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer painted his extraordinary...
Christine Merser
- Aug 24, 2022
- 1 min
Series Review: A League of Their Own (2022)
Join Wilder and Hollister as they celebrate and evaluate the new Amazon Prime series, A League of Their Own. Hollister takes us back to...
Christine Merser
- Aug 22, 2022
- 4 min
My Favorite Disney Character: Cruella de Vil
Whenever I’m asked my favorite feminist Disney character, I don’t waver. “Why, it’s Cruella de Vil,” I reply without hesitation. I was 8...
Christine Merser
- Jul 26, 2022
- 1 min
Series Review: The Bear
Recommended by so many and for such good reason. "One of the best series ever,” sang Hollister. Wilder is right there with her. They...
Olivia Gibbons
- Jul 13, 2022
- 2 min
Review of Minions: The Rise of Gru
In the 1970s, young Gru tries to join a group of supervillains called the Vicious 6 after they oust their leader -- the legendary fighter...
Christine Merser
- Jul 12, 2022
- 1 min
Series Review: Loot
Loot is a satire about the billionaire sector, but with some twists and turns that make it actually helpful, according to Hollister....
Christine Merser
- Jul 7, 2022
- 1 min
Movie Review: Cha Cha Real Smooth
Cha Cha Real Smooth, with Dakota Johnson, who according to Hollister has one speed - ‘coy,’ is described by Wilder as ’sweet’ and...
Christine Merser
- Jul 5, 2022
- 1 min
Movie Review: Flag Day
Sean Penn makes an all-in-the-family film with both his daughter, Dylan, and son, Hopper - one that he first read and shared with Dylan,...
Christine Merser
- Jun 22, 2022
- 1 min
Movie Review: Everything Everywhere all at Once
"Is it an age thing?" queries Hollister a number of times to Wilder during the review. Either way, so many points of view around so many...
Christine Merser
- Jun 12, 2022
- 1 min
Movie Review: Top Gun Maverick
Hollister and Wilder feel the need for speed and want to alert you all that there are spoilers in our review this week. Hollister is not a C
Christine Merser
- Jun 6, 2022
- 1 min
Film Review: The Valet
Hollister can’t stop crying after watching The Valet, and had no idea that the Euginio Derbez, who hurt her heart in The Valet, also...
Christine Merser
- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
Series Review: Under the Banner of Heaven
The Mormon Church's secrets exposed. A murder in the eighties. Mormon Fundamentalists meets the power of the Mormon Church dedicated to...
Christine Merser
- May 18, 2022
- 1 min
Film & Series Reviews: The Outfit & The Offer
Hollister and Wilder come to blows over The Offer but agree on the fine work done by all in The Outfit. Think Mafia, but know that the...
Christine Merser
- May 10, 2022
- 1 min
TV Series: The First Lady & Gaslit
Hollister and Wilder talk about two series this week; Gaslit with Julia Roberts and The First Lady with Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer...
Christine Merser
- Apr 24, 2022
- 1 min
TV Series: Anatomy of a Scandal
Hollister and Wilder come to blows about the worth of Anatomy of a Scandal, as well as the way it was made. Don't miss it, and according...
Christine Merser
- Apr 18, 2022
- 1 min
TV Series Review: Pachinko
Hollister and Wilder finally agree, and not only do they agree, they are singing the praises of what could be one of the finest series...
Christine Merser
- Mar 30, 2022
- 1 min
TV Series Review: Abbott Elementary
Abbott Elementary Review: Hollister and Wilder rave about ABC's Mockumentary "Abbott Elementary" because sometimes watching television...
Christine Merser
- Mar 13, 2022
- 1 min
Film Review: Coda & HBO Series: Winning Time
Is Coda unique or just another remake of girl lives in dysfunctional family, meets fabulous boy and ends up with a groundbreaking try out...
Christine Merser
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
TV Series Review: Severance and The Dropout
Hollister has a personal story around Elizabeth Holmes and The Dropout and she is not inclined toward sympathy of any kind, and when it...
Christine Merser
- Mar 5, 2022
- 3 min
Elisabeth Holmes: Hollister's Personal Story
Note: I wrote this for my business blog in September 2021. I rarely mix Screen Thoughts with my work world, but after watching the first...
Christine Merser
- Mar 3, 2022
- 1 min
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Tammy Faye! We are grateful that Jessica Chastain took the 10 years it took to make sure the film got made and that she could set the...
Andrew Singer
- Mar 2, 2022
- 3 min
Movie Review – Ascension
Ascension, a documentary about capitalism in modern China, is a nonstop rollercoaster ride of intrigue, illumination, and at times...
Christine Merser
- Feb 24, 2022
- 1 min
The Tinder Swindler, Nightmare Alley & Inventing Anna
This week is chock full of bad peeps; Tinder Swindler; do not get Hollister started. Why is this man not in jail? Wilder goes wild for...
Christine Merser
- Feb 14, 2022
- 1 min
Pam & Tommy
Academy Awards. Killing Eve. And a review of Pam & Tommy, Hulu’s new series around the sex tapes from Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee,...
Christine Merser
- Feb 10, 2022
- 1 min
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Woman in the Window
Hollister and Wilder walk through Kristen Bell and her Woman in the House ... So much to discuss, including Wilder's idea around how they...
Christine Merser
- Feb 7, 2022
- 1 min
Call Jane
Hollister goes nostalgic having lived through the sixties/seventies abortion break throughs. Either way, Sundance's Call Jane is the...
Christine Merser
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
TV Series Review: Cheer Season 2
Hollister doesn't think it's worthy of her attention although she touts episode 5 and the forty minute story that shows how sexual abuse...
Christine Merser
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
The Gilded Age
Julian Fellowes has left England behind and brought this well-researched, upstairs downstairs drama to HBO (they are nailing new content...
Christine Merser
- Feb 2, 2022
- 1 min
Series Review Short: Somebody Somewhere
Our new Screen Thoughts Shorts where we podcast a short review around something we think is timely or relevant shouldn’t be missed. First...
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