{"podcast":{"title":"SEATED","slug":"seated-7507742","podcast_index_feed_id":7507742,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/593075/rss","website_url":"https://www.seatedshow.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/1/c/3/a1c366152a7c2a0cd959afa2a1bf1c87/Seated_Show_Art_Photo.jpg","author":"Ray Love Jr.","episode_count":42,"summary":"Hosted by movie critic Tre'vell Anderson and movie obsessive Ray Love Jr., SEATED aims to instigate the Black moviegoing experience through weekly conversations dissecting first-run films from the Black gaze. We also celebrate Black classics and faves with Black Cinema Games and share what's giving us Good Vibes Only with our recommendations segment. JOIN THE SEATED MOVIE CLUB https://www.seatedshow.com/join CONNECT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seatedshow Website: https://www.seatedshow.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T08:17:18.881840+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seated-7507742"},"episode":{"title":"THE BRIDE! Movie Review + Hoppers | SEATED Podcast | Ep. 27","slug":"the-bride-movie-review-hoppers-seated-podcast-ep-27","published_at":"2026-03-26T23:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seated-7507742/the-bride-movie-review-hoppers-seated-podcast-ep-27","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seated-7507742","url":"https://2e8b1743-df45-4f55-8a4a-298b317c4f74.libsyn.com/the-bride-movie-review-hoppers-seated-podcast-ep-27","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/2e8b1743-df45-4f55-8a4a-298b317c4f74/The_Bride.mp3?dest-id=5154255","summary":"Hosts Tre'vell Anderson and Ray Love Jr. review Maggie Gyllenhaal's gothic romance THE BRIDE! Starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale, the film reimagines the Frankenstein mythos with punk energy and feminist agency. Tune in for their verdict: \"Seated,\" \"Stream It,\" or \"Skip It?\" Plus, a \"Five On It\" edition of the Black Cinema Games highlighting films directed by Black women for Black Women's History Month (word to Jessie Woo), concluding with Good Vibes Only. JOIN THE SEATED MOVIE CLUB https://www.seatedshow.com/join 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:38 - Fresh Out: Hoppers (Spoiler Free) 00:07:55 - The Bride! Full Review (Spoiler Free) 00:39:21 - Seated, Skip It, Stream It Verdict 00:40:25 - Rotten Tomatoes Ratings 00:41:01 - Black Critic Spotlight: Joelle Monique , NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour 00:42:04 - Black Cinema Games: Five On It (Black Women Directors) 00:52:33 - Good Vibes Only: Kings of B'more by R. Eric Thomas , Abandoned Gardens Still Grow by Will Rhem Jr. CONNECT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seatedshow, Website: https://www.seatedshow.com Email: holla@seatedshow.com CREDITS Hosts: Tre'vell Anderson and Ray Love Jr. Produced by: Slayzhon and FiftyLeven Media Editor: Ray Love Jr. Theme Music: Buckroll Animation: Agung Adhi Location Partner: The WalkGood Yard ( @WalkGoodLA ) Creative Consultant: Jade Fox ( ⁨@iamjadefox⁩ ) Publicity: House of Heralds TITLES DISCUSSED Atlantics starring Mame Bineta Sane, Amadou Mbow, Ibrahima Traoré, Nicole Sougou (Directed by Mati Diop) The Bride! starring Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Penélope Cruz (Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal) The Dark Knight starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine (Directed by Christopher Nolan) Eve's Bayou starring Jurnee Smollett, Meagan G…","meta_description":"Hosts Tre'vell Anderson and Ray Love Jr. review Maggie Gyllenhaal's gothic romance THE BRIDE! Starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale, the film reimagi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3537,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/seated-7507742/episodes/the-bride-movie-review-hoppers-seated-podcast-ep-27/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seated-7507742/the-bride-movie-review-hoppers-seated-podcast-ep-27.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}