Episode #180: "Pretend to be Nice" (Why You Should Watch Josie and the Pussycats)

About this episode

James discusses why you should give the film Josie and the Pussycats a chance despite its perceived failures.

In the second instalment of "Why You Should Watch...", James talks about one of his favourite childhood films, Josie and the Pussycats. Listen to him discuss why he thinks the film failed, but more importantly, why you should give it a chance. Listen to soundtrack here: https://open.spotify.com/album/3kB4bYwuZlhJDbLxFQs9UH?si=M3ZXqI_7RMmm80iVcnzaZQ Theme Song: The Last Movie

People in this episode

Host: James

Topics covered

• film analysis
• nostalgia
• soundtrack
• childhood films
• film critique

Keywords

• Josie and the Pussycats
• film critique
• soundtrack
• nostalgia
• childhood films

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Josie and the Pussycats

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