Moni & Kat review The Drama

Moni & Kat review The Drama

From The Fake Ass Book Club by Moni & Kat

May 20, 2026 · 1h 14m · Episode 263

About this episode

Moni and Kat review the film 'The Drama', exploring its themes of anxiety, identity, and the impact of teenage actions on adult relationships.

Welcome back! This week the ladies dive into "The Drama", the uncomfortable, anxiety-inducing A24 film starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. What starts as an awkward romantic drama about an engaged couple heading into their wedding week, quickly spirals into something much darker after a “worst thing you’ve ever done” conversation goes completely off the rails. Emma reveals a disturbing part of her teenage past, and that one confession detonates the relationship, the "friend"group, and the entire wedding weekend. We break down the film’s tense atmosphere, uncomfortable chemistry, and the bigger conversations surrounding alienation, radical honesty, identity, and whether people should be permanently defined by their teenage years. We also discuss how the movie intentionally challenges audience expectations by centering a Black woman in a narrative typically associated with a very different demographic, and whether that changes the level of empathy viewers are willing to extend. If you watched this movie and immediately needed to unpack all of that emotional chaos with somebody, this episode is for you. Cheers! 🥂 🚨SPOILER ALERT 🚨* Please be advised this episode is intended for…

People in this episode

Hosts: Moni, Kat

Topics covered

  • film review
  • romantic drama
  • anxiety
  • identity
  • alienation
  • radical honesty

Keywords

  • The Drama
  • Zendaya
  • Robert Pattinson
  • A24
  • film review
  • romantic drama
  • anxiety
  • identity
  • alienation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: A24

Books & works: The Drama

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