Tom & Lorenzo’s Pop Style Opinionfest

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The Bitter Kitten Movie Club: "Crimson Peak" (2015) Oct 16, 2026

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Tom and Lorenzo dive into director Guillermo Del Toro's gothic horror classic to kick off their spooky season film festival, pointing out the overwhelming aesthetic qualities of the film like the stunning production and costume design, the references to classic cinema, the reasons for certain casting decisions, and the differences between modern horror, gothic horror and gothic romance, which are all baked into the film.

Kelly Clarkson, Fan Culture & The Media Oct 15, 2026

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T Lo weigh in on the biggest, dumbest celebrity story of the month: Kelly Clarkson vs. Brooklyn Boutiques, unpacking all the bad things it says about the culture and the media that kept this pointless story alive much longer than it should have. PLUS: Once again, what are Harry and Meghan even thinking? What's going on with Selma Blair? And why does Saturday Night Live keep bringing Shane Gillis on?

The Bitter Kitten Movie Club: "The Royal Tenenbaums" Oct 09, 2026

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Tom and Lorenzo tuck into director Wes Anderson's whimsically melancholy story of a family of depressed geniuses and the patriarch who's the cause of all their problems, noting the film's innate darkness and how it manages to navigate tales of death, depression, failure and suicide with humor, kindness, and the director's unmistakably mannered style.

Did "East of Eden" Make Cathy into a Heroine? Oct 06, 2026

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T Lo dive deep into the Netflix adaptation of John Steinbeck's "East of Eden," written by Zoe Kazan and starring Florence Pugh as the iconic Cathy Ames. Did Kazan turn Steinbeck's embodiment of evil into a girlboss or did she simply look at the world she lived in through a woman's eyes and write that? Plus: Hoon Lee's stunning work as Lee and why the elder Trask brothers were cast the way they were cast.

The Bitter Kitten Movie Club: "Mother Mary" (2026) Oct 02, 2026

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Tom and Lorenzo dive deep into director/screenwriter David Lowery's examination of fame, friendship, fashion and trauma, with an electrifying performance by Michaela Coel, stunning costume design, and songs written by the leading lights of pop. So why did it fail so bad at its basic task?

The Bitter Kitten Movie Club: "9 to 5" Sep 25, 2026

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T Lo observe the first official Dolly Parton Day (9/25) by diving deep into her first, best film, unpacking the subtle meaning in the costumes, the liberal polemic that fuels the film, the brilliance of that title song, and the gay perspective that drives the aesthetic and style of the legendary "9 to 5."

The Bitter Kitten Movie Club: "The Wonder" (2022) Sep 18, 2026

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Tom and Lorenzo dive deep into director Sebastian Lelio's moody, contemplative look at grief, religious mania, and the ways that men contrive to control the bodies of women.

Ed Sheeran's Flop Sweat, Royal Drama and Remembering Bob Mackie Sep 17, 2026

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Tom and Lorenzo take a look at the scandal surrounding Ed Sheeran's tour in the wake of Macklemore's firing and why suddenly everyone has an opinion about. Plus: the British royal family can't stop being drama queens. And a loving look at the life and culture-shifting work of the legendary Bob Mackie.

The Bitter Kitten Movie Club: "The Drama" (2026) Sep 04, 2026

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T Lo dive into the "The Drama," starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson and wrestle with the film's central question, which one of them found compelling and one of them didn't, as well as the film's somewhat problematic inability to engage with American gun culture and racial realities.

Anna Wintour's Met Gala Mess! Sep 02, 2026

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T Lo react to the news that the Met Gala has canceled its accompanying John Galliano exhibit in the wake of furious outcry against it for his past anti-semitic remarks. What was Anna Wintour thinking? What does this mean for her career? Will the Met Gala go on? PLUS: a salute to Tim Curry, who gave one of the most consequential, world-changing drag performances of all time in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."