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Watch With Jen - S6: E26 - 21st Century Westerns - Part 1: '20-'25 with Mitchell Beaupre

Sharply intelligent, dazzlingly analytical, & a genuinely kind soul, my gifted friend, freelance writer and Letterboxd editor Mitchell Beaupre is one of my favorite guests for a reason. Returning to the pod for the first time in a year, this episode kicks off the start of a new Watch With Jen miniseries covering some of our favorite westerns of the twenty-first century. Beginning with 2020-2025, Mitchell and I take a deeper look at Kelly Reichardt's FIRST COW, Jane Campion's THE POWER OF THE DOG, & Kevin Costner's HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA - CHAPTER 1. Note: Unless a wild burst of inspiration suddenly strikes, this will most likely be the pod's season finale for '25. Fear not, Watch With Jen: Season 7 will launch in the new year. Sending best wishes to you and yours for a safe, happy, healthy, and peaceful holiday season.Originally Posted on Patreon (12/22/25) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146466616Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless ShopDonate to the Pod via Ko-fi & PayPalTheme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

Watch With Jen - S6: E25 - Psychics, Fate, & Free Will on Film with Lina Chern

Lina Chern, the Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author of Play the Fool, is here this week to discuss psychics solving crime, predestination and tarot onscreen, and the beauty of free will on film in Minority Report, The Dead Zone, The Gift, and Three Colors: Red. Her delightful sequel to Fool, Tricks of Fortune, was released over the summer, and we did a full-length video interview about the book, her writing, and our taste in pop culture, which you can see on the Poisoned Pen Bookstore YouTube Channel.Originally Posted on Patreon (12/20/25) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/145545464Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless ShopDonate to the Pod via Ko-fi & PayPalTheme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

Watch With Jen - S6: E24 - Jane Austen Movies with Natalie Jenner

Happy Thanksgiving! There's nothing like curling up under quilts and blankets by the fire with your loved ones and watching lush period movies in the winter. The delightfully knowledgeable Jane Austen expert, bestselling Jane Austen Society and Bloomsbury Girls author Natalie Jenner, returns to the podcast to discuss the life, work, and history of Jane Austen, and the film adaptations of Sense and Sensibility (1995), Pride & Prejudice (2005), and Emma (2020).Originally Posted on Patreon (11/24/25) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/144314852Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless ShopDonate to the Pod via Ko-fi & PayPalTheme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

Watch With Jen - S6: E23 - Jackie Chan with Jordan Harper & Priscilla Page

When we wrapped last year's wonderful fan favorite Watch With Jen episode on Jean-Claude Van Damme, my guests Jordan Harper, Priscilla Page, Jed Ayres, & I knew that we needed to have another martial arts movie chat in Season 6. Although Jed bowed out of this conversation (but did recently appear on a cool installment devoted to Andy Garcia you need to check out), Jordan and Priscilla returned to discuss the filmography, history, skills, range, & persona of the once-in-a-generation talent Jackie Chan. Covering several of the superstar's films in our overview & referencing his smash American crossover success with RUMBLE IN THE BRONX as well, Jordan & I shared stories of trading bootleg videotapes in school of Chan's foreign work in the '90s midwest, & the brilliantly encyclopedic Priscilla Page offered key insights & analysis on so many movies that you'll want to listen with a pad & pen to add them to your watch list. A funny, free-spirited, affable breakdown of the man that is Chan, in this episode, we walk you through DRAGONS FOREVER, LEGEND OF DRUNKEN MASTER II, SUPERCOP, & more.Originally Posted on Patreon (11/12/25) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/143421332Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless ShopDonate to the Pod via Ko-fi & PayPalTheme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

Watch With Jen - S6: E22 - The "Paddington" Trilogy with Courtney Howard

Los Angeles based Variety & Fresh Fiction film critic Courtney Howard returns to the podcast for a breezy, nostalgic, spirited, & informal chat about everyone's favorite Peruvian bear. You'll hear us celebrate the imaginative & talented cast & crew of PADDINGTON, PADDINGTON 2, & the most recent installment, PADDINGTON IN PERU, as well as the way its overall themes resonate especially well today. A shorter installment of Watch With Jen that's just an easy chat among friends, it's the perfect thing to take with you on your next marmalade run to the grocery store.Originally Posted on Jen's Patreon (11/4/25) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/142847261Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless ShopDonate to the Pod via Ko-fiTheme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive