Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:15:44 -0500 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2283269 en-us © 2026 Besties At The Cinema yes fa4f7951-b403-5772-ab7b-aed4ef1b4f37 Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson episodic false Best friends and funny ladies Mel and Em (also avid AMC Stubs members) go see a movie a week and chit chat all about it. Only catch, these movies are ones they'd usually never go see on the big screen. Oh yeah and they sing some improvised jingles along the way!

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson https://storage.buzzsprout.com/20leywog5y9k7219hze1ncrpxin9?.jpg Anora S2 Episode 9 We took a break from questionable movies this week because we absolutely HAD TO GO SEE ANORA!! And it did not disappoint. This feisty movie got Mel and Em in a feisty tell all that you won't want to miss. Clap those thighs and shake those asses because its Anora week, folks!

]]> We took a break from questionable movies this week because we absolutely HAD TO GO SEE ANORA!! And it did not disappoint. This feisty movie got Mel and Em in a feisty tell all that you won't want to miss. Clap those thighs and shake those asses because its Anora week, folks!

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-16047682 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:00:00 -0500 3624 2 9 full false Blade Runner S2 Episode 8 Your besties have traveled back in time to 2017 but also 1982 because its BLADE RUNNER week! Gotta say this film feels way more 80's than 17' but we strapped on our cowgirl hats, did a live review of Mel's Feeld potentials, and parked it on the couch for this 2.5 hour problematic Sci-Fi flick! Join usssss, Replicants!

]]> Your besties have traveled back in time to 2017 but also 1982 because its BLADE RUNNER week! Gotta say this film feels way more 80's than 17' but we strapped on our cowgirl hats, did a live review of Mel's Feeld potentials, and parked it on the couch for this 2.5 hour problematic Sci-Fi flick! Join usssss, Replicants!

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-15858883 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:00:00 -0400 3438 2 8 full false My Old Ass S2 Episode 7 It's MY OLD ASS week and our old asses bawled our freaking eyes out to this amazing film!!! This one took us by surprise, a cheeky comedy with a whole lot of heart. Mel and I dive deep into our own beautiful flaws that make us human, sing a little, and talk QUESTS.

]]> It's MY OLD ASS week and our old asses bawled our freaking eyes out to this amazing film!!! This one took us by surprise, a cheeky comedy with a whole lot of heart. Mel and I dive deep into our own beautiful flaws that make us human, sing a little, and talk QUESTS.

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-15808350 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 18:00:00 -0400 3658 2 7 full false Beetlejuice Beetlejuice S2 Episode 6 (ft. Greg Berney) BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE, its BEETLEJUICE WEEK! And we've brought a very special guest back with us from the underworld, Greg Berney! Nestle into your reclined seats and grab some popcorn because we do a lil singin', a lil look back on some of our fav and least fav episodes, and it all gets a littleee raunchier than usual (...if you can believe it)! 

]]> BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE, its BEETLEJUICE WEEK! And we've brought a very special guest back with us from the underworld, Greg Berney! Nestle into your reclined seats and grab some popcorn because we do a lil singin', a lil look back on some of our fav and least fav episodes, and it all gets a littleee raunchier than usual (...if you can believe it)! 

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-15753785 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:00:00 -0400 4318 2 6 full false The Bikeriders S2 Episode 5 Rev those engines bad boy besties because its THE BIKERIDERS week! Tune in to enjoy Mel and I sweating our asses off in 104 degree heat, discuss this mess of a film, and even hint at a lil surprise .... coming next week!!! 

]]> Rev those engines bad boy besties because its THE BIKERIDERS week! Tune in to enjoy Mel and I sweating our asses off in 104 degree heat, discuss this mess of a film, and even hint at a lil surprise .... coming next week!!! 

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-15736935 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:00:00 -0400 3108 2 5 full false It Ends With Us S2 Episode 4 Ohhh things get real steamy and a lil scary because it's IT ENDS WITH US week! We cover a lil Baldoni and Blake tea, a deep dive into Mel's journey into Feeld, and most importantly our decision to one day open up a quaint British pub together! 

]]> Ohhh things get real steamy and a lil scary because it's IT ENDS WITH US week! We cover a lil Baldoni and Blake tea, a deep dive into Mel's journey into Feeld, and most importantly our decision to one day open up a quaint British pub together! 

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-15655068 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 01:00:00 -0400 3692 2 4 full false Borderlands S2 Episode 3 It's Borderlands week!!! So naturally we cover what it would feel like to be haunted, Mel wanting to feel special in a haunted house, and how we ended up at a movie that is in fact, based on a video game. Strap into your gaming chairs folks because not even the queen of the screen, Cate Blanchett, could save this one!

]]> It's Borderlands week!!! So naturally we cover what it would feel like to be haunted, Mel wanting to feel special in a haunted house, and how we ended up at a movie that is in fact, based on a video game. Strap into your gaming chairs folks because not even the queen of the screen, Cate Blanchett, could save this one!

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-15602949 Sun, 18 Aug 2024 20:00:00 -0400 4187 2 3 full false Deadpool & Wolverine S2 Episode 2 A couple of best buds went and saw some superhero best buds and we have to say, this film did not disappoint! As usual we lightly touch on the film but mostly dive into important topics like what our version of hell would be and how Mel's dating life is going. Stack those claws with Milkduds Besties because its Deadpool & Wolverine week!!!

]]> A couple of best buds went and saw some superhero best buds and we have to say, this film did not disappoint! As usual we lightly touch on the film but mostly dive into important topics like what our version of hell would be and how Mel's dating life is going. Stack those claws with Milkduds Besties because its Deadpool & Wolverine week!!!

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-15542565 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 18:00:00 -0400 4930 2 2 full true WE'RE BACK BESTIES! It's Season 2! We're so excited to kick off Season 2 with you!! In this episode we answer very important questions like where the hell have we been?? Is Mel single and ready to mingle now?! And why does it sound like you two aren't slumming it on Emily's couch rn?? 

Double fist that popcorn babes because it's time for Season 2 of Besties at the Cinema!!!

]]> We're so excited to kick off Season 2 with you!! In this episode we answer very important questions like where the hell have we been?? Is Mel single and ready to mingle now?! And why does it sound like you two aren't slumming it on Emily's couch rn?? 

Double fist that popcorn babes because it's time for Season 2 of Besties at the Cinema!!!

]]> Buzzsprout-15464639 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400 3245 2 1 full true Sasquatch Sunset Episode 19 What do you get when you watch 90 minutes of Sasquatch's eating bark, shitting and being horny? The film SASQUATCH SUNSET. Emily might have taken the besties to the slowest film of the year but don't fret, the gals cover other topics such as what type of ghosts they would be and their favorite pranks!

]]> What do you get when you watch 90 minutes of Sasquatch's eating bark, shitting and being horny? The film SASQUATCH SUNSET. Emily might have taken the besties to the slowest film of the year but don't fret, the gals cover other topics such as what type of ghosts they would be and their favorite pranks!

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14942560 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0400 3630 1 19 full false Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Episode 18 The besties circle back for more Godzilla because.... we don't  really know why but ITS GODZILLA x KONG WEEK!!!! We talk Kong being very relatable and Godzilla's body being very inconsistent and of course a whole bunch of nonsense along the way! 

]]> The besties circle back for more Godzilla because.... we don't  really know why but ITS GODZILLA x KONG WEEK!!!! We talk Kong being very relatable and Godzilla's body being very inconsistent and of course a whole bunch of nonsense along the way! 

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14873448 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -0400 3953 1 18 full false Sleeping With Other People Episode 17 We took it back to rom com land with America's sweethearts, Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis for SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE week! Somehow Mel and I have never seen this flick and I'm sad to say only one of us was left "satisfied" by the end of this one.  

]]> We took it back to rom com land with America's sweethearts, Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis for SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE week! Somehow Mel and I have never seen this flick and I'm sad to say only one of us was left "satisfied" by the end of this one.  

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14816719 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 19:00:00 -0400 3734 1 17 full false Arthur the King Episode 16 Two facts and a lie. This film is based on a true story, Mel and Em had no idea of that fact going in, and they bawled like babies at the end.... OK FINE they're all true. ITS ARTHUR THE KING WEEK!!! P.S don't worry we also spend way too long talking about more planes, crow phenomenons, and Mel's pink top she won't stop wearing.

]]> Two facts and a lie. This film is based on a true story, Mel and Em had no idea of that fact going in, and they bawled like babies at the end.... OK FINE they're all true. ITS ARTHUR THE KING WEEK!!! P.S don't worry we also spend way too long talking about more planes, crow phenomenons, and Mel's pink top she won't stop wearing.

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14723371 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -0400 4404 1 16 full false Love Lies Bleeding Episode 15 Mel and Em get all roided up and feel ill all over again for LOVE LIES BLEEDING WEEK! 

]]> Mel and Em get all roided up and feel ill all over again for LOVE LIES BLEEDING WEEK! 

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14688379 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0400 3528 1 15 full false The Greasy Strangler Episode 14 Mel and Em stay in this week with an audience recommended film, THE GREASY STRANGLER! What do you get when you mix an adult son who still lives at home, disco walking tours and two women nauseous from grease?? A COUPLA BULLSHIT ARTISTS! (this will only make sense if you've seen this film....)

]]> Mel and Em stay in this week with an audience recommended film, THE GREASY STRANGLER! What do you get when you mix an adult son who still lives at home, disco walking tours and two women nauseous from grease?? A COUPLA BULLSHIT ARTISTS! (this will only make sense if you've seen this film....)

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14633752 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:00:00 -0500 3504 1 14 full false Land of Bad Episode 13 Grab your drones and weapons Buffalo Bills and Playboys because Mel and Em are about to leap off this plane and parachute on into the LAND OF BAD! 

]]> Grab your drones and weapons Buffalo Bills and Playboys because Mel and Em are about to leap off this plane and parachute on into the LAND OF BAD! 

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14564201 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 17:00:00 -0500 3520 full false Out of Darkness Episode 12 Mel and Em head straight for the woods with the cast of the horror/ drama OUT OF DARKNESS! Turns out theres no aliens in this film but the girls discuss birth control and "standing jeans" in the meantime.

]]> Mel and Em head straight for the woods with the cast of the horror/ drama OUT OF DARKNESS! Turns out theres no aliens in this film but the girls discuss birth control and "standing jeans" in the meantime.

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14519069 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:00:00 -0500 3541 1 12 full false Migration Episode 11 Things get realllll PG this week as Mel and Em discuss being pissed off females, drunk bird unless and of course the good time family fun film... MIGRATION!

]]> Things get realllll PG this week as Mel and Em discuss being pissed off females, drunk bird unless and of course the good time family fun film... MIGRATION!

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14469105 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 01:00:00 -0500 3492 1 11 full false The Lighthouse Ep 10 THANKEE Willem Dafoe and Robby P for taking us to the far far away lands of the THE LIGHTHOUSE! Things get turned up a notch as a wickie and a lighthouse keeper find themselves trapped out at sea for an unspecific amount of time! We cover all birds on this episode from the theme of seagulls in the film to Mel's love affair with crows.

]]> THANKEE Willem Dafoe and Robby P for taking us to the far far away lands of the THE LIGHTHOUSE! Things get turned up a notch as a wickie and a lighthouse keeper find themselves trapped out at sea for an unspecific amount of time! We cover all birds on this episode from the theme of seagulls in the film to Mel's love affair with crows.

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14407581 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:00:00 -0500 3716 1 10 full false The Beekeeper Ep 9 We join the hive of Jason Statham this week for THE BEEKEEPER!!! Hold your honey because this one gets a little GORY.

]]> We join the hive of Jason Statham this week for THE BEEKEEPER!!! Hold your honey because this one gets a little GORY.

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14364079 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:00:00 -0500 3256 1 9 full true Anyone But You Episode 8 The Gen Z crowd went wild for Anyone But You... Mel and Em not so much but join us as we enter the land of rom coms, sexy bods, torpedo like swimmers and you guessed it... more talk of planes! Oh yeah, this episode marks our first time taping them live so you don't miss one bit of the fun. Head to the "Besties at the Cinema Podcast" channel to tune in to our gorgeous faces!

]]> The Gen Z crowd went wild for Anyone But You... Mel and Em not so much but join us as we enter the land of rom coms, sexy bods, torpedo like swimmers and you guessed it... more talk of planes! Oh yeah, this episode marks our first time taping them live so you don't miss one bit of the fun. Head to the "Besties at the Cinema Podcast" channel to tune in to our gorgeous faces!

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14320462 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:00:00 -0500 3229 1 8 full false Die Hard Episode 7 HO HO HO!!! Its our Christmas episode and who better to spend it with than the man upstairs.... Bruce Willis!! It's Die Hard week!

]]> HO HO HO!!! Its our Christmas episode and who better to spend it with than the man upstairs.... Bruce Willis!! It's Die Hard week!

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14274567 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 19:00:00 -0500 2529 full false Godzilla Minus One Episode 6 What lives in the ocean, has tiny arms and has a butt that powers up first?? Yep, you guessed right- it's Godzilla. Join us back to our regular scheduled programming of seeing movies we'd never pay to see, Godzilla Minus One!

]]> What lives in the ocean, has tiny arms and has a butt that powers up first?? Yep, you guessed right- it's Godzilla. Join us back to our regular scheduled programming of seeing movies we'd never pay to see, Godzilla Minus One!

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14241030 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 11:00:00 -0500 2474 1 6 full false Saltburn Episode 5 Things get diabolical and willllllldddd as Mel and Em take a summer vacation to the countryside estate of Saltburn!

]]> Things get diabolical and willllllldddd as Mel and Em take a summer vacation to the countryside estate of Saltburn!

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14216105 Thu, 28 Dec 2023 17:00:00 -0500 2285 full false The Eras Tour Film Episode 4 Oh shoooooot Mel just turned Em into a Swifty! Join us for the review of Taylor Swift The Era's Tour Film!

]]> Oh shoooooot Mel just turned Em into a Swifty! Join us for the review of Taylor Swift The Era's Tour Film!

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14198075 Sat, 23 Dec 2023 21:00:00 -0500 2340 1 4 full false A Haunting In Venice Episode 3 We got ourselves a classic whodunit!!! Episode 3 is A Haunting In Venice... turns out this is not a thriller... not one bit. 

]]> We got ourselves a classic whodunit!!! Episode 3 is A Haunting In Venice... turns out this is not a thriller... not one bit. 

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14131472 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 01:00:00 -0500 2621 1 3 full false Strays Episode 2 That one was ruff... get it?? Mel and Em are back at the cinema for the star studded flick, Strays!

]]> That one was ruff... get it?? Mel and Em are back at the cinema for the star studded flick, Strays!

]]> Emily Blackwell & Melanie Johnson Buzzsprout-14095447 Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:00:00 -0500 2391 1 2 full true Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Episode 1 Mel and Em dive into the sewers and come out covered in green ooze for Episode 1 where they go see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. They really never thought they'd see this flick.

]]> Mel and Em dive into the sewers and come out covered in green ooze for Episode 1 where they go see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. They really never thought they'd see this flick.

]]> Emily Buzzsprout-14059835 Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:00:00 -0500 2178 1 1 full false