Who The Hell Are We? Podcast
1) Night of the Hunter
Robert Mitchum's sinister preacher, Charles Laughton’s only directorial effort, and one of cinema’s most haunting thrillers — The Night of the Hunter (1955) went unappreciated in its day. Ed and Melan...Show More
2) Laughing Gas
It’s Book Club week as Ed and Melanie take on Laughing Gas (1936) by P. G. Wodehouse. A book with aristocrats colliding with Hollywood child stars in a screwball farce of body-swapping and mischief. ...Show More
3) Falling In Love At Cambridge
Melanie and Ed discuss Maurice (1987), the Merchant Ivory adaptation of E.M. Forster’s novel of forbidden love. They explore the film’s emotional tone, literary legacy, and what it meant to tell this ...Show More
4) The Champ
A 1931 film about a washed-up boxer and his son turns into one of the most emotional episodes Ed and Melanie have ever recorded. They walk through The Champ scene by scene, with reflections on Frances...Show More
5) Sexy Rexy
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), a ghost story with real romantic power. Gene Tierney is luminous, Rex Harrison is “Sexy Rexy,” and the ending still breaks our hearts. 📬 Email us: melanded@whothehell...Show More
6) Rules of Civility - Amor Towles
Melanie and Ed begin a new movie-book rhythm with their first book episode: Rules of Civility by Amor Towles — a novel of restraint, elegance, and quiet ambition in 1930s New York. 📧 melanded@whotheh...Show More
7) Klaatu Barada Nicto
Melanie and Ed discuss the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still and explore why Klaatu’s quiet alien warning still resonates. 📧 melanded@whothehellarewe.com 🔗 melanieanded.substack.com ...Show More
8) Nuns and Roses
A Technicolor convent clings to a cliff in Black Narcissus (1947), where desire, memory, and madness simmer. Ed and Melanie unpack Kathleen Byron’s unforgettable performance, Deborah Kerr’s quiet powe...Show More
9) Best thing in a mediocre movie - the story of her career
Lena Horne leads a dazzling cast in Stormy Weather (1943), but the film holds back from giving her a real role. Melanie and Ed revisit this musical landmark with admiration and frustration. 📬 Email u...Show More
10) Strong women put in their place
Hepburn dazzles, Grant simmers, and Stewart steals a kiss — but we’re asking what the movie does to its strongest character. Wit, weddings, and one quietly devastating rewatch. whothehellarewe@gmail....Show More