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Slop Watch
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Two of your favorite (or soon-to-be favorite) Letterboxd users, Lily and Aidan, discuss movies and decide if they are “Slop” or worthy of a “Watch”.
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EPISODE 7: Because Singing Killed Our Podcast, Okay?!
1w ago01:28:34Tap to summarizeLily’s in a bad mood this episode… but that’s not stopping Aidan from forcing her to discuss The Odyssey (2026). Then, the tables turn as Lily gets to gush over *another* movie about an epic journey, which she claims is superior: Trolls: Band Together (2026).INTRO: 00:00THE ODYSSEY: 18:40TROLLS: BAND TOGETHER: 56:35Hosts: Aidan Barrett & Lily Ritterman-PeñaEditor/Producer: Max Van Hosen
Transcribe →EPISODE 6: They Were In The Cave
3w ago01:22:05Tap to summarizeBREAKING NEWS: Illumination Animation released a movie that *isn’t* focus-tested slop? Aidan and Lily dive into whether the hype around Minions & Monsters (2026) is deserved, then look back to one of the many silent-era classics it pays homage to: Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator (1940).INTRO: 00:00MINIONS & MONSTERS: 13:26 THE GREAT DICTATOR: 51:35 Hosts: Aidan Barrett & Lily Ritterman-PeñaEditor/Producer: Max Van Hosen
Transcribe →EPISODE 5: I Am A Slop
4w ago01:24:39Tap to summarizeBecause neither Aidan nor Lily felt like watching Toy Story 5 (2026), they instead discuss the latest horror movie to hit theaters, Gay It Follows— sorry, I mean Leviticus (2026). Also on the docket is *another* indie movie that deals with teen angst and features the music of Frank Ocean: the lushly shot, psychotically-soundtracked Waves (2019).(Recorded before Mexico was eliminated from the world cup :(...) INTRO/LILY’S DREAM/WORLD CUP: 00:00LEVITICUS: 13:54 WAVES: 45:34Hosts: Aidan Barrett & Lily Ritterman-Peña Editor/Producer: Max Van Hosen
Transcribe →EPISODE 4: We Hate Each Other So Much
Jul 101:36:48Tap to summarizeOld wounds are reopened and new ones are formed as Aidan and Lily trade blows in heated debates over Backrooms (2026) and Annette (2021). Max contributes a bit in this episode, too — whoopee!INTRO/ETHAN SLATERRR: 00:00BACKROOMS: 15:15 ANNETTE: 55:26Hosts: Aidan Barrett & Lily Ritterman-PenaProducer/Editor: Max Van Hosen
Transcribe →EPISODE 3: Never Trust a Cinephile
Jun 1601:33:47Tap to summarizeThings kick off with a recap of the glorious box office triumph of Backrooms (2026) over the Great Satan a.k.a. Walt Disney Studios. After that, Aidan & Lily cater to both sides of the aisle with a back-to-back discussion of Boots Riley’s wacky leftist romp I Love Boosters (2026) and conservative “movie” Sound of Freedom (2023).INTRO: 00:00I LOVE BOOSTERS: 19:07….SOUND OF FREEDOM :( : 49:26Hosts: Aidan Barrett & Lily Ritterman-PeñaProducer/Editor: Max Van Hosen
Transcribe →EPISODE 2: Possessed and Obsessed
Jun 701:32:19Tap to summarizeLily and Aidan unpack their thoughts on actor Timothée Chalamet: his career, his public image, and the Mulholland Drive-esque psychosis he has unknowingly inflicted on one of the hosts. (You’ll never guess which one.) Then, they chat about cult classic Frankenhooker (1990) and recent hit Obsession (2026), two horror movies that both dare to ask: “What if men controlling women’s bodies is… wait for it… bad?”INTRO/TIMOTHEE CHALAMET: 00:00 FRANKENHOOKER: 26:37OBSESSION: 54:55PRODUCER MAX’S THOUGHTS: 1:18:39Hosts: Aidan Barrett & Lily Ritterman-PeñaProducer/Editor: Max Van Hosen
Transcribe →EPISODE 1: War is Baaaaaaad
Jun 101:11:21Tap to summarizeFor their inaugural episode, Aidan and Lily briefly introduce themselves before discussing two equally harrowing films that explore communal trauma and mankind’s capacity for cruelty: Come and See (1985) and The Sheep Detectives (2026).INTRO: 00:00COME AND SEE: 16:56THE SHEEP DETECTIVES: 46:26Hosts: Aidan Barrett & Lily Ritterman-Peña Producer/Editor: Max Van Hosen
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