S01E08 - Teen Literature

Published: Feb. 18, 2018, noon

Amy Heckerling revives the teen movie with an adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma in Clueless (1995). Then Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles give grungey Shakespearean performances in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). We switch to the east coast for a very different tone in Cruel Intentions (1999) with mixed opinions on the legacy of MTV’s Best Kiss 2000. Finally we get to Easy A (2010) a self-aware retelling of The Scarlet Letter with a solid performance from Emma Stone, and Stanley Tucci wins best dad of all four movies. Also: Joe is hanging this time but powers through. Dee confuses Happy Feet (2006) and March of the Penguins (2005). An 80 year old book is spoiled by a 30 year old episode of Red Dwarf. We play a game of “Right Clique” and Joe makes a shameful admission regarding Mean Girls (2004).