The Greatest Thing About... La La Land

About this episode

The hosts discuss the film La La Land, highlighting its chemistry and emotional themes.

Hello everyone and welcome to The Greatest Thing About La La Land... The best picture winner for three minutes was a first time watch and pick by Lauren and I think we all agree this movie is pretty great! We talk about some great chemistry, some sad love stories, and heap the praise on Stone and Gosling. This is the second archival episode in a bit of a Musical Week of bringing the podcast back! Download. Listen. Enjoy! General Thoughts... (0:01:00) Star Ratings for La La Land (0:38:00) Categories: Zac: The Crushing Thing About… (0:23:00) Ben: The Chemistry Thing About... (0:15:00) Lauren: The Fading Thing About... (???) @middleofrow #nothe

Topics covered

• La La Land
• film
• musicals
• chemistry
• love stories

Keywords

• best picture
• Emma Stone
• Ryan Gosling

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Greatest Thing About... La La Land, La La Land, The Crushing Thing About, The Chemistry Thing About, The Fading Thing About

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