Welcome to What She’s Having! Join us every Wednesday as we discuss a romantic comedy, including the incredibly moving, the genuinely hilarious, and the truly terrible. We take a magnifying glass to this most beloved and contentious genre, catapulting into discussions about gender roles in film, women behind the camera, our love of movies... some general ridiculousness... and quite a bit of nerding out. There will be gushing. There will be ranting. We will profess our love for John Cusack.
What She’s Having is hosted by Alia Miller and Lisa Kennedy and is produced independently in Toronto, ON.
The Long-Anticipated Hiatus!
Dear friends, fans, and friend-fans, Now that it’s Facebook-official, I (Alia) can very happily announce that Lisa gave birth to her baby last week! Mom and baby boy Jasper are happy and healthy and adjusting to their new life at … Continue reading →
4/21/2015 • 0
Episode 85 – WHAT WOMEN WANT
Welcome to the latest episode, where we discuss 2000’s What Women Want. In Nancy Meyer’s first foray into rom com directing, she goes BIG: Two of the biggest stars at the time as leads, impressive ensemble cast, and a high-concept idea … Continue reading →
3/25/2015 • 0
Episode 84 – MAID IN MANHATTAN
Welcome to the latest episode, where we nurse the emotional scars handed to us from the Oscars by delving into our very first Jennifer Lopez movie, 2002’s Maid in Manhattan. We couldn’t be more divided on this movie: Alia seems to love … Continue reading →
2/27/2015 • 0
Episode 83 – IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
Happy Birthday to us! We turn the terrible twos this week, so we thought we’d celebrate with a special movie we’ve had in the hopper for quite a while: 1934’s It Happened One Night. It’s hard for us to hide our complete … Continue reading →
2/13/2015 • 0
Episode 82 – ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
Check out our latest episode as we discuss the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Brought to us by the filmmaking team of Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman, it passes its ten-year anniversary as a pretty solid example that an … Continue reading →
1/21/2015 • 0
Episode 81 – A FISH CALLED WANDA
Take an ear-gander at our first movie of 2015, as we discuss 1988’s A Fish Called Wanda. With the amazing ensemble cast of John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin, this film takes equal jabs at both American and … Continue reading →
1/9/2015 • 0
Episode 80 – THE HOLIDAY
We celebrate the Holidays once again as we discuss the 2006 film The Holiday, which is surprisingly short on the holiday stuff and big on the painfully long scenes. A good starting premise is too-soon soaked with overblown hollywood embellishments, reminding … Continue reading →
12/24/2014 • 0
Episode 79 – GROSSE POINTE BLANK
This week we discuss 1997’s Grosse Pointe Blank, starring John Cusack as a hit man, Dan Aykroyd as an evil hit man, and Minnie Driver as his love interest (Cusack’s not Aykroyd’s– that would be weird). We’re joined by Andrew Parker … Continue reading →
12/5/2014 • 0
Episode 78 – 9 to 5
Check out our latest episode as we take a break from the romance to discuss the acclaimed 1980 comedy 9 to 5. While the gender politics haven’t aged all that well, the trio of Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly … Continue reading →
11/21/2014 • 0
Episode 77 – HELLO AGAIN
We celebrate Halloween with a discussion of Hello Again, a little known ghostly rom com from 1987 starring Shelly Long and Gabriel Byrne. It’s the age old story of a suburban housewife who chokes to death on a chicken ball … Continue reading →
10/30/2014 • 0
Episode 76 – YOU’VE GOT MAIL
Join us this week as we tackle the 1998 rom com killing machine You’ve Got Mail. Written and directed by Nora Ephron, based on source material from the 1937 play Parfumerie and the 1940 movie The Shop Around the Corner, … Continue reading →
10/12/2014 • 0
Episode 75 – CLUELESS
Check out our latest episode as we discuss the 1995 Amy Heckerling film Clueless. Both an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma, and a highschool movie at the start of the teen-movie craze of the late 90s, it’s also a pretty … Continue reading →
9/24/2014 • 0
Episode 74 – HITCH
Check out our latest episode as we discuss the 2005 film Hitch, Will Smith’s first, and interestingly, last romantic comedy vehicle, and boy is this movie something. Smith barely keeps this one together with his natural charisma, but with hopeless … Continue reading →
9/11/2014 • 0
What She’s Having Goes Bi….Weekly!
Friends, we’ve decided to cut our episodes down to bi-weekly for the time being. Stay on the lookout here and on facebook for upcoming movie announcement mini-sodes and lots of other good stuff. Our next episode won’t be released until … Continue reading →
9/4/2014 • 0
Episode 73 – THE F WORD
Check out our latest episode as we discuss the newly released 2014 film The F Word, (or the more generic “What If” to those outside Canada). Starring Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan, and helmed by Michael Dowse, this film offers … Continue reading →
8/28/2014 • 0
Episode 72 – THE HEARTBREAK KID (1972)
Join us this week as we discuss the 1972 film The Heartbreak Kid. This isn’t your average Farrelly Brothers’ remake, but the original helmed by comedian/actor/director/writer Elaine May. The film starring Charles Grodin, (pre-grumpy Dad phase), Cybill Shepherd and Jeannie … Continue reading →
8/20/2014 • 0
Episode 71 – THE PRINCESS BRIDE
Check out our latest episode as we discuss the beloved 1987 film The Princess Bride. We also team up with our bros from the Rewatchability podcast, J.M. McNab and Blain Watters, for our first ever joint episode! With so many … Continue reading →
8/11/2014 • 0
Episode 70 – BULL DURHAM
Check out our latest episode as we discuss 1988’s Bull Durham, a movie about sex and baseball, and sexy-baseball. We follow Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins and Kevin Costner through a season of the minor leagues and a summer of moving … Continue reading →
7/30/2014 • 0
Episode 69 – MARRIED/YOU’RE THE WORST
Check out our latest episode as we discuss the newly released FX pilots Married and You’re the Worst, the first in the crop of tv pilots coming this year in our very own rom-com tradition. Packed with comedy actors both … Continue reading →
7/23/2014 • 0
Episode 68 – ROXANNE
Join us this week as we discuss the 1987 film Roxanne. Starring Steve Martin and Darryl Hannah, and boasting a wonderful cast of supporting characters, (hey there Fred Willard and Damon Wayans!), this Cyrano de Bergerac retelling is as wacky … Continue reading →
7/16/2014 • 0
Episode 67 – THEY CAME TOGETHER
This week we watched the much anticipated 2014 film They Came Together. Packed full of silliness and absurdity, this self-reflexive parody includes an ensemble that reads like a list of your favourite comedy actors. Helmed by David Wain and written … Continue reading →
7/9/2014 • 0
Episode 66 – MODERN ROMANCE
Check out our latest episode as we go back to 1981 when the genre was fresh and exciting, and Albert Brooks was telling it like it is with his second feature, Modern Romance. While Brooks holds a special place in … Continue reading →
7/2/2014 • 0
Episode 65 – OBVIOUS CHILD
Join us this week as we discuss the newly released 2014 film Obvious Child. Friends, we couldn’t wait to see this film and were not disappointed – in fact, we engage in the kind of gushing normally saved for the … Continue reading →
6/25/2014 • 0
Episode 64 – WORKING GIRL
Check out our latest episode as we take on Working Girl, a film that packs 80s star power with the likes of Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver. Helmed by Mike Nichols, it shows us a little slice of … Continue reading →
6/18/2014 • 0
Episode 63 – THE OTHER WOMAN
For our latest episode, we braved half-empty theatres to see 2014’s The Other Woman, starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton and some guy from Game of Thrones (aka Alia’s “second favourite Lannister”). The movie, directed by the oft-maligned (by … Continue reading →
6/11/2014 • 0
Episode 62 – THE WEDDING SINGER/50 FIRST DATES/BLENDED
Well friends, we’re back from hiatus to present a little thing we like to call the Sandler-Barrymore Trifecta. That’s right: we watched 1998’s The Wedding Singer, 2004’s 50 First Dates, and 2014’s Blended… and we suggest you not try this at home. With Blended as … Continue reading →
6/4/2014 • 0
Episode 61 – HAPPY ACCIDENTS
Check out our latest episode as we discuss the 2000 film Happy Accidents. What’s more fetching than an earnest, fun-loving man that also reveals that he’s a time-traveller? We’re not sure. This movie, starring Marisa Tomei and Vincent D’Onofrio might … Continue reading →
5/9/2014 • 0
Episode 60 – MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING
Check out our latest episode as we discuss the 1997 film My Best Friend’s Wedding. A vehicle that re-launched the rom-com reign of Julia Roberts, (“how dare she take a break from romantic comedies?” thought someone in 1996, as they … Continue reading →
5/2/2014 • 0
Episode 59 – VERY SPECIAL EPISODE: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Last month, the two-part series finale of the epic romantic comedy sitcom How I Met Your Mother unleashed unto the interweb a haze of confusion, upset, and in some cases, blind fury. We’ve let the dust settle in the wake … Continue reading →
4/25/2014 • 0
Episode 58 – HIGH FIDELITY
Join us this week as we discuss the 2000 film High Fidelity, by the guys who brought you Grosse Pointe Blank, plus the guy who wrote Con Air, and Stephen Frears. Based on the book by Nick Hornby, John Cusack … Continue reading →
4/13/2014 • 0
Episode 57 – GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST
Check out our latest episode as we discuss the 2009 film Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Perhaps a surprise to anyone who ignored this one back in 2009, the film is a loose adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol- but with … Continue reading →
4/4/2014 • 0
Episode 56 – THE NOTEBOOK
We say goodbye to March and our month-long excursion into romance (sans-comedy) with sighs, daydreams and long gazes out the window… and also the 2004 film The Notebook. A vehicle that launched the young careers of Rachel McAdams and Ryan … Continue reading →
3/28/2014 • 0
Episode 55 – THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
It’s almost springtime and we continue our romance month by warming up to some mature summer lovin’ with 1995′s The Bridges of Madison County. Maybe it’s the age-old tale of forbidden love, or how surprisingly good Clint Eastwood looked without … Continue reading →
3/25/2014 • 0
Episode 54 – THE WAY WE WERE
Join us for the second episode in our month of romances, as we discuss the 1972 film The Way We Were. We follow Barbara Streisand’s Katie and Robert Redford’s Hubbell from college days as distant admirers, through their free-spirited early … Continue reading →
3/14/2014 • 0
Episode 53 – CASABLANCA
We kick off March with a month-long detour, putting comedy aside to take a look at some of the most beloved films of the romantic-drama. We’ll be plunging into the depths of unrequited love, longing gazes and epic love stories … Continue reading →
3/7/2014 • 0
Episode 52 – LEAP YEAR
Join us this week as we discuss the 2010 film Leap Year, starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode for some reason. We’re happy this is not a leap year as the so-called Irish tradition of women only being able to … Continue reading →
2/28/2014 • 0
Episode 51 – JACK GOES BOATING
This week we discuss the 2010 film Jack Goes Boating, directed by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, originating from the play by Robert Glaudini. We found this romantic comedy-drama beautifully simple and a bittersweet way to remember one of our … Continue reading →
2/21/2014 • 0
Episode 50 – WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
This week we celebrate one year of podcasting with the 1989 Rob Reiner/Nora Ephron film When Harry Met Sally. The film, which tops many ‘best of’ romantic comedy lists, (and also gave us our namesake thanks to the very famous … Continue reading →
2/14/2014 • 0
Episode 49 – ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO
Join us for the last episode of our first year of podcasting! We chose this very special time to talk about the 2008 Kevin Smith film Zack and Miri Make a Porno, for some reason. Get ready for an in-depth … Continue reading →
2/7/2014 • 0
Episode 48 – BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
It’s cold outside friends, so let’s lament summer with the wintery romantic comedy tale, 1996’s Beautiful Girls. While Ted Demme’s oft-dramatic, coming-of-age film is plagued with actors who all look a little too old to be 20-somethings, there is plenty of genuine adult-panic … Continue reading →
1/31/2014 • 0
Episode 47 – SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE
Check out our latest episode and our first brom-com* of the year, 2010’s She’s Out of My League, starring Canadian favourite Jay Baruchel. Is this film a great example of subverting the genre, or does it pale in comparison to the … Continue reading →
1/24/2014 • 0
Episode 46 – THE FIVE YEAR ENGAGEMENT
Check out our latest episode as we discuss the 2012 film The Five Year Engagement. Romantic comedies set around weddings or wedding planning are pretty much old hat– does this Jason Segel/Nicholas Stoller vehicle do anything to refresh the genre? … Continue reading →
1/17/2014 • 0
Episode 45 – SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE
Welcome to our first episode of 2014! We start the year off with the 90s classic Sleepless In Seattle, starring romantic comedy vets Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. As we look ahead at the new year and ponder the important … Continue reading →
1/10/2014 • 0
Episode 44 – NEW YEAR’S EVE
We ring in the end of the year with a discussion on the 2011 ensemble New Years Eve. With so many characters and so little in the way of plot or character development, the film celebrates the end of a year … Continue reading →
12/31/2013 • 0
Episode 43 – WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
Join us for another episode celebrating the holiday season with the 1995 film While You Were Sleeping. After a great debate on Love Actually, it’s nice for us all to agree on how delightful this film is… and our crushes … Continue reading →
12/27/2013 • 0
Episode 42 – LOVE ACTUALLY
You know it, you love it, we… are pretty divided on it! It’s the favourite holiday rom com, 2003’s Love Actually. It’s hard to summarize our longest episode to date, so we’ll just say there’s lots of yelling, lots of swearing, and … Continue reading →
12/26/2013 • 0
Episode 41 – THE APARTMENT
Join us this week as we discuss one of the most depressing holiday movies ever, 1960’s The Apartment! Directed by Billy Wilder and starring a very young Shirley MacLaine, a still-pretty-young Jack Lemmon, and a “Yeah, he’s kinda old already” Fred … Continue reading →
12/15/2013 • 0
Episode 40 – BRIDGET JONES’ DIARY
We kick off December with the 2001 film Bridget Jones’ Diary, because, what better way to start the holiday romantic comedy season than with a fun-loving, kind of sloppy, hopeless romantic female icon like Bridget Jones? It’s been awhile since … Continue reading →
12/9/2013 • 0
Episode 39 – SIDEWAYS
Check out our latest episode as we take a look at a growing sub-genre, the “bromance” (or “bromantic comedy”, if you will), with perhaps one of the earliest of its kind, the 2004 film Sideways. Featuring unlikeable characters doing unlikeable things, … Continue reading →
11/29/2013 • 0
Episode 38 – THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
Join us for our latest episode where we discuss the 1940 film The Philadelphia Story, that boasts vintage Hollywood cache with the likes of Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and the very funny Katharine Hepburn. While the film revived Hepburn’s career … Continue reading →
