Jeremy and Paco are joined by journalist Siri Chilukuri to talk about 1997’s My Best Friend’s Wedding, directed by P.J. Hogan.

Art by ⁠Lily Bacon⁠

Music by⁠ newest_latest

Further reading and sources:

• What Exactly Is Michael’s Job in ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’? | Rodger Sherman, The Ringer

• Ron Bass, Screenwriting Machine | Elaine Dutka, L.A. Times

• Novelist Bolu Babalola Explains 'My Best Friend's Wedding' | Kerensa Cadenas, The Thrillist

• ‘She Was Committed to the Dark Side’ How My Best Friend’s: Wedding messed with Julia Roberts’s image and changed rom-coms for good | Scott Meslow, Vulture

• ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ Is a Rom-Com You Can Still Talk About for Hours | Jake Kring-Schreifels, The Ringer

• White Sox engineered infamous 'White Flag trade' 20 years ago | Paul Sullivan, The Chicago Tribune

• Romance Labor: on Sean Baker’s Anora | Marla Cruz, Angel Food magazine

• Convicts on the payroll | Editorial, Chicago Sun-Times via Chicago Public Library archives

• Coyote menace on rise in area | David Southwell, Chicago Sun-Times via Chicago Public Library archives

• Parents face fines, car impoundment - Curfew crackdown | Fran Spielman, Chicago Sun-Times via Chicago Public Library archives

Jeremy and Paco are joined by film critic Matt Cipolla to talk about the 1988 classic, Child’s Play, directed by Tom Holland, and the Chucky series more generally.

Art by Lily Bacon

Music by newest_latest

Further reading and sources:

“She Just Had an Accident”: “Seed of Chucky” at 20 | Matt Cipolla

Howard Medley’s Bad Move | Ben Joravsky

Reign of Chucky: The True Hollywood Story of a Not So Good Guy | Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins

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