Juno

We're headed back to 2007 to look at the romance of the indie sensation Juno, starring Elliot Page as a pregnant teenager, Michael Cera as the awkward boyfriend, and Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner as would-be adoptive parents.

Join in as we discuss the careers of director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody, the film's iconic soundtrack, and a couple weirdly un-streamable movies.

Plus: What's the deal with Smartless Mobile? Was "everyone" aware of Ricki and the Flash? Is A Minecraft Movie quietly good (or at least not bad)? And will we find a way to talk about The Odyssey every week between now and July?

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Next week: You've Got Mail (1998)

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Key sources and links for this episode:

• "Diablo Cody, Lap Dancer Turned Ace Screenwriter" (The Times)
• "From Saucy to Sweet" (The Age)
• "Jason Reitman Tackles Teen Pregnancy in Juno" (ComingSoon.net)
• "Juno: Inside Oscar's 100 Million Dollar Baby" (Entertainment Weekly)
• "Diablo Cody Meditates on Juno and its Critics 15 Years Later: 'I am Emphatically Pro-Choice'" (The Hollywood Reporter)
• "Death to the Juno Effect" (Salon)
• "Charli XCX Eyed for Greta Gerwig and Netflix's Narnia Movie" (Deadline)
• "Missing Teen's Friends Go on TV to Plead for Her Release, Gossip about Ugly Classmates" (Onion News Network on YouTube)