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Medium Literate

by Monika Scott

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Klara and the Sun

October 28, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

Emily and Monika are some of the several people who saw Taika Waititi's Klara and the Sun this week, and it's not a huge mystery why it didn't resonate with critics or audiences. Based on the Booker Prize-longlisted novel by Kazuo…
Clayface (& Street Fighter, The Devils, and Sense and Sensibility)

October 26, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

Emily loved Clayface. Monika did not love Clayface. But she also didn’t hate it (which is honestly much more annoying?) This week we’re talking about DC’s extremely gooey villain origin story, a movie with a clunky script, some genuinely…
You Can See Everything

October 21, 2026 · 2 hr 22 min

The biggest movie event of the year that was only announced a few weeks before its release has finally arrived. Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes documentary is as fascinating a project in execution as it is a log line, and we're very…
Whalefall

October 19, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

This week we’re talking about Whalefall, the surprisingly sincere survival drama starring Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin that takes a pretty ridiculous premise and turns it into a moving story about fathers, sons, grief and maybe most…
Other Mommy & Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

October 14, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

It's not Mother's Day... it's Mommy Week at the Movies. Monika and Emily discuss two very different films: the Jessica Chastain-led horror Other Mommy, and the family drama/action thriller Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother starring…

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The Social Reckoning

October 12, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

LET'S GET READY TO RECKON. This week we're talking about The Social Reckoning, the long awaited follow-up to 2010's The Social Network. This time it's Oops All Aaron Sorkin, and the results... aren't great. Emily and Monika talk about…
Verity

October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

Against all odds, we are here to defend Verity. This week, Monika and Emily dip their toes into the CoHo waters to talk about Michael Showalter’s star-studded adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s extremely popular/horny/violent thriller…
Digger

October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

This week we’re talking about Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger, starring Tom Cruise as an oil tycoon at the center of an apocalyptic climate disaster (and also some other stuff) We discuss whether a movie can be intentionally unpleasant and…
Primetime

September 28, 2026 · 1 hr 58 min

Lance Oppenheim's 'Primetime' has been one of the most hotly anticipated films of the year, and Monika and Emily are both here to say that in their opinions, it did not disappoint. This episode covers a lot of ground, both within the movie…
Resident Evil

September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

Fire up those PlayStations, we’re headed to Raccoon City baby!! This week, we’re talking about Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil. Neither of us has ever played a Resident Evil game, which puts us in an interesting position: How well does a…
Practical Magic 2

September 14, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

Almost 30 years after the first movie, the Owens sisters are back... but also somehow it's only about 12 years or so since the events of the first movie, but also it's somehow present day. Look: time in Practical Magic 2 is very confusing…
Coyote vs. ACME & Finding Emily

September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

SURPRISE! WE ARE FINALLY IN PERSON FOR ONE OF THESE!! Monika and Emily wandered up to the Twin Cities to hang out, watch some youtube videos in an AirBnB, and of course check out the Minnesota State Fair! This week at the movies we cover…

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About the show

Monika Scott and Emily Faye are best friends and movie lovers. They’re not professional critics, but they love movies and want to get better at talking about them critically. The result is thoughtful, curious conversations shaped by a very long friendship. If you love movies but don’t see yourself in any of the movie podcasts you’ve found so far, welcome! Medium Literate is a comfort show for movie lovers who want to think a little deeper about movies together.