Fiction Fixation
Delightfully unsophisticated, these aren’t the movie recaps you expect—but they are the ones you deserve. Join us every Friday as we dive into a new movie, bringing the story to life in a brand new format. With immersive storytelling from two published authors, pearl-clutching jokes, character roasts, and hilarious banter, you can expect 45-50 mins of pure entertainment.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 70 minutes
- Episodes
- 179
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
If You’re Too Much, Let Them Choke (Movie Recap, Mean Girls)
In this episode we recap the classic 2004 movie Mean Girls, staring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams...there's a dude somewhere in there too, but let's be honest, this one is all about the ladies. Jo…
Dr. Scoundrel McConaughey (Movie Recap, The Wedding Planner)
In this episode we recap the 2001 movie The Wedding Planner, staring Jennifer Lopez and Mathew McConaughey. Rewatching early 2000 Rom-coms in your thirties just...hits different. We rant. A lot. Alth…
Full Circle Back To Murder (Movie Recap, John Tucker Must Die)
In this episode we recap the 2006 teen comedy John Tucker Must Die. This movie features a long-haired Pen Badgley who is unfortunately not our main hero. What an emotional roller coaster we went on i…
Who’s The Crazy One Here? (Movie Recap, Good On Paper)
This one's a must-listen. In this episode we recap the Netflix original movie Good On Paper starring Iliza Shlesinger and Ryan Hansen. It's the all too familiar tale of a woman who wants to believe t…
The Broke Prince of Lavania (Movie Recap, The Royal Treatment)
In this episode we recap the Netflix original movie The Royal Treatment. Do you remember when rom-coms used to be good? Sigh. We do, too. But cheesy and cringe-worthy as these newer movies may be, th…
Deception Cheese and Inception Stories (Movie Recap, The Lost City)
In this episode we recap Sandra Bullock's new action-packed romantic comedy, The Lost City. A widowed romance author and her delusional cover model go on a jungle adventure that rivals the wildest pl…
Snack Daddy and The Useless Vampires (Movie Recap, Vampire Academy)
In this episode we recap the first (and last?) movie adaptation of the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. Courtney begs Rose not to ruin this for her, but of course Rose can't help herself. Vam…
Don’t Hoe Too Close To The Sun (Movie Recap, Along For The Ride)
In this episode, we recap the wholesome movie Along for The Ride. This pick is undoubtedly Courtney's effort's to cleanse our palette after the smut filled Neon Gods book she made Rose read. Quite th…
A Dungeon But For Fun Stuff (Book Recap, Neon Gods)
Move over fifty shades of grey, in this episode we recap the novel Neon Gods by Katee Roberts. A modern day retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth, this book features a sex dungeon auditorium and…
Gossip, Lies, and Maybe Murder (Movie Recap, Easy A)
In this episode we recap the 2010 romantic comedy Easy A starring Emma Stone and Penn Badgley. Our highschool do-gooder, Olive Penderghast, tells one little white lie that explodes into salacious rum…
The Girl With The Face Tattoo (Movie Recap, Beastly)
Hear us out here. The year was 2011…Twilight mania was sweeping the nation–nay, the world. The best recipe for a hit movie at the time seemed to be an average teenage girl who unwittingly falls for a…
Perhaps Some Therapy Is In Order (Movie recap, Gone Girl)
In this episode Rose and Courtney take a dive into the movie adaptation of the popular thriller Gone Girl, starring Ben Afflect and Rosamund Pike. When a generic white man’s much hotter wife goes mis…
B+ Customer Service, A+ Creepiness (Audiobook recap, Call Me Maybe)
This audiobook experience is a new one. Call Me Maybe features a whole audiobook cast of voice actors, complete with sound effects and real life happening in the background. Rose begins to question C…
Hot People Problems (Movie Recap, The Hating Game)
In this episode we recap the movie adaptation of Sally Thorne's bestselling novel The Hating Game, staring Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell. Take two drop-dead gorgeous people and put them in an office. …
The No Red Flags IS The Red Flag (Movie Recap, Love, Guaranteed)
In this episode we recap the Netflix movie Love, Guaranteed starring Rachel Leigh Cook and Damon Wayans Jr. A handsome guy wants to sue a dating site for failing to provide the guarantee love after o…
Apocalyptic Booty Call (Movie Recap, Love and Monsters)
In this episode we recap the 2020 movie Love and Monsters staring Dylan O'Brien and Jessica Henwick. This one is a hoot. If you don't know, Courtney has a binder where she keeps tabs for every possib…
You Can’t Fill The Holes (Movie Recap, Coyote Ugly)
You don’t get more early 2000s than the 2000 movie Coyote Ugly. There’s a small town girl with big dreams and a dude with an Australian accent and a backstory we never learn. But it’s okay because th…
But Jack Could’ve Totally Fit (Movie Recap, Titanic)
In this Episode we recap the infamous 1997 film Titanic. Gen Z could never understand what we went through seeing this film with our parents in our formative years. The tears, the sweaty palms, THE …
The Truth Is Fugly (Movie Recap, The Ugly Truth)
In this episode we recap the 2007 movie The Ugly Truth starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. We muse about the delightfully cliches of rom coms. Rose gets roasted by Courtney via a binder of do…
A Man Bun and an Accent (Movie Recap, 10 Things I Hate About You)
In this episode we recap the 90’s classic 10 Things I Hate About You, starring Julia Stiles and the late and great Heath Ledger. Courtney is once again educating us on phrases we will never utter a) …