RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9 -- Rendered At Thu, 21 May 2026 12:35:45 +0000 Medium Literate https://redcircle.com/shows/medium-literate en-US All rights reserved. Monika Scott 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. 8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9 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.



]]> episodic no Monika Scott mediumliterate@gmail.com no full Obsession Obsession Monika Scott Director/writer Curry Barker's first feature film Obsession really split the podcast right down the middle: Monika hated it, and Emily loved it so much she saw it twice. We discuss our very different takeaways from this horror movie about a wish gone wrong, while also discovering some things we actually agree on. Director/writer Curry Barker's first feature film Obsession really split the podcast right down the middle: Monika hated it, and Emily loved it so much she saw it twice. We discuss our very different takeaways from this horror movie about a wish gone wrong, while also discovering some things we actually agree on. **This is a Full Spoiler Conversation**

]]> <p>Director/writer Curry Barker&#39;s first feature film Obsession really split the podcast right down the middle: Monika hated it, and Emily loved it so much she saw it twice. We discuss our very different takeaways from this horror movie about a wish gone wrong, while also discovering some things we actually agree on. **This is a Full Spoiler Conversation**</p> 4b85370d-5df0-4008-be01-b93ca0cf5b22 https://redcircle.com/shows/8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9/episodes/a960a97b-f297-4d29-9d55-a7a4e2b7a4a3 Mon, 18 May 2026 09:17:14 +0000 4520 no full The Sheep Detectives and Hokum The Sheep Detectives and Hokum Monika Scott This week we did an extremely normal double feature!!

First up is Hokum, a dark Irish folklore horror written and directed by Damian McCarthy and starring Adam Scott. Hokum is part witch story and part "uh oh, the real villain is MAN." They spend the first twenty minutes here before moving on to the main event...

(25:09)

The Sheep Detectives is a live action talking animal cozy mystery from Amazon MGM, written by Craig Mazin (you know, the Chernobyl and The Last of Us guy?) and directed by Kyle Balda the director of the Minions movies! The Sheep Detectives has an all star cast including Hugh Jackman, Bryan Cranston, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nicholas Braun, Regina Hall, Brett Goldstein, Rhys Darby, Chris O'Dowd and Bella Ramsey.

A gentle vegetarian shepherd is murdered and his sheep decide to solve the crime. It is also, somehow, an incredibly moving meditation on grief.

Monika does not like children's media...Monika cried?

]]> <p>This week we did an extremely normal double feature!!</p><p>First up is Hokum, a dark Irish folklore horror written and directed by Damian McCarthy and starring Adam Scott. Hokum is part witch story and part &#34;uh oh, the real villain is MAN.&#34; They spend the first twenty minutes here before moving on to the main event...</p><p>(25:09)</p><p>The Sheep Detectives is a live action talking animal cozy mystery from Amazon MGM, written by Craig Mazin (you know, the Chernobyl and The Last of Us guy?) and directed by Kyle Balda the director of the Minions movies! The Sheep Detectives has an all star cast including Hugh Jackman, Bryan Cranston, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nicholas Braun, Regina Hall, Brett Goldstein, Rhys Darby, Chris O&#39;Dowd and Bella Ramsey.</p><p>A gentle vegetarian shepherd is murdered and his sheep decide to solve the crime. It is also, somehow, an incredibly moving meditation on grief.</p><p>Monika does not like children&#39;s media...Monika cried?</p> 33efd381-7bd6-44d3-8492-ac698292390b https://redcircle.com/shows/8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9/episodes/b8bbf082-3094-4389-ba7e-ed45cb21a21b Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:05 +0000 4719 no full The Devil Wears Prada 2 The Devil Wears Prada 2 Monika Scott This week we're talking about the long awaited buzzy new sequel to the 2006 classic. In the years between, the villain has switched from mean boss to a media landscape run by billionaires, but the clothes are still fun. We also get into our thoughts on basic modern movie theater manners.

]]> <p>This week we&#39;re talking about the long awaited buzzy new sequel to the 2006 classic. In the years between, the villain has switched from mean boss to a media landscape run by billionaires, but the clothes are still fun. We also get into our thoughts on basic modern movie theater manners. </p> ac9a181c-bac0-4cdc-b094-69af0470d2d1 https://redcircle.com/shows/8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9/episodes/b371adf9-abfa-407a-bb21-7f9175c2d30d Mon, 04 May 2026 07:00:12 +0000 6029 no full Mother Mary Mother Mary Monika Scott Mother Mary (A24) had one of the most exciting casts of the year with Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. Despite that, Monika and Emily have complicated feelings about this movie.

They'll talk about it all!

✅ Having a complicated creative history with someone

✅ A ghost made of red fabric

✅ How the whole movie feels like it was meant to be a stage play

What worked? What didn't? What did the ending mean? (please, we're really asking!)



]]> <p><span>Mother Mary (A24) had one of the most exciting casts of the year with Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. Despite that, Monika and Emily have complicated feelings about this movie. </span></p><p><span>They&#39;ll talk about it all! </span></p><p><span>✅ Having a complicated creative history with someone</span></p><p><span>✅ A ghost made of red fabric</span></p><p><span>✅ How the whole movie feels like it was meant to be a stage play</span></p><p><span>What worked? What didn&#39;t? What did the ending mean? (please, we&#39;re really asking!) </span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 80ffbda3-295d-4286-860c-c839bdda4316 https://redcircle.com/shows/8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9/episodes/3e281585-af08-4ca7-b138-4e71108daf53 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:00:34 +0000 3929 no full Sirāt Sirāt Monika Scott Sirāt just hit Hulu and if you've seen it you already know why we had to cover it. 


We break down one of the most shocking and emotionally devastating films in recent memory, a movie that starts in one place and ends somewhere you will never see coming. 


Come process this one with us.


Spoiler warning big time with this one!


We also get into Emily's takes on The Mummy, Faces of Death and Our Hero Balthazar, and Monika covers The Christophers, Mile End Kicks and Normal.



]]> <p><span>Sirāt just hit Hulu and if you&#39;ve seen it you already know why we had to cover it. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span>We break down one of the most shocking and emotionally devastating films in recent memory, a movie that starts in one place and ends somewhere you will never see coming. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Come process this one with us.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Spoiler warning big time with this one!</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>We also get into Emily&#39;s takes on The Mummy, Faces of Death and Our Hero Balthazar, and Monika covers The Christophers, Mile End Kicks and Normal.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 00018b8e-ce54-46da-9448-a067f0b11522 https://redcircle.com/shows/8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9/episodes/a967ddec-48be-46c7-b265-8e4fcf13cf1b Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:39:19 +0000 5269 no full You, Me & Tuscany You, Me & Tuscany Monika Scott Any romantic comedy released in theaters is something to support, and luckily You, Me & Tuscany is an incredibly charming one. Monika and Emily talk through the whole sun-drenched, low-conflict mistaken identity driven plot, plus the state of the rom-com in general in today's movie landscape. Any romantic comedy released in theaters is something to support, and luckily You, Me & Tuscany is an incredibly charming one. Monika and Emily talk through the whole sun-drenched, low-conflict, mistaken-identity-driven plot, plus the state of the rom-com in general in today's movie landscape.

]]> <p>Any romantic comedy released in theaters is something to support, and luckily You, Me &amp; Tuscany is an incredibly charming one. Monika and Emily talk through the whole sun-drenched, low-conflict, mistaken-identity-driven plot, plus the state of the rom-com in general in today&#39;s movie landscape.</p> 7790e521-f109-42e1-bdeb-5a71e43ce123 https://redcircle.com/shows/8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9/episodes/8203965b-5aab-4915-9d80-37cf6ee42df8 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:30:40 +0000 5253 no full The Drama The Drama Monika Scott A24's The Drama left us with a lot to say.


It's a dark comedy with a twist that will make you question every character's morality, a cast that is stacked, and some interior design that has us drooling?


THIS IS A FULL SPOILER DISCUSSION

]]> <p><span>A24&#39;s The Drama left us with a lot to say. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span>It&#39;s a dark comedy with a twist that will make you question every character&#39;s morality, a cast that is stacked, and some interior design that has us drooling? </span></p><p><br></p><p><span>THIS IS A FULL SPOILER DISCUSSION</span></p> 580618e0-1f3d-4216-be35-8cedb815f1d9 https://redcircle.com/shows/8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9/episodes/cc2f8fb3-c1a1-43a1-926a-7b536c19310a Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:00:53 +0000 4838 yes full Forbidden Fruits (feat. Ready or Not 2 & They Will Kill You) Forbidden Fruits (feat. Ready or Not 2 & They Will Kill You) Monika Scott Monika and Emily discuss a trio of new movies that all share two themes: girls & gore. They briefly discuss Ready or Not 2: Here I Come & They Will Kill You before diving into the main movie of the episode, Meredith Alloway's witchy-female-friendship-mall-horror-comedy Forbidden Fruits. Monika and Emily discuss a trio of new movies that all share two themes: girls & gore. They briefly discuss Ready or Not 2: Here I Come & They Will Kill You before diving into the main movie of the episode, Meredith Alloway's witchy-female-friendship-mall-horror-comedy Forbidden Fruits.

]]> <p>Monika and Emily discuss a trio of new movies that all share two themes: girls &amp; gore. They briefly discuss Ready or Not 2: Here I Come &amp; They Will Kill You before diving into the main movie of the episode, Meredith Alloway&#39;s witchy-female-friendship-mall-horror-comedy Forbidden Fruits.</p> ccfc32ef-a054-409c-b37b-2cb5f6e593b6 https://redcircle.com/shows/8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9/episodes/f7343d1a-4e43-4d94-835f-cd501fa2ac8c Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:16 +0000 4527 no full Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary Monika Scott Emily and Monika have a lot to say about Tau Ceti, adorable space rock friends, and Ryan Gosling's glasses acting in the new Lord and Miller movie Project Hail Mary.


Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/christian-larssen/happy-street

License code: B9EXR1D9EIBQLKXT

]]> <p>Emily and Monika have a lot to say about Tau Ceti, adorable space rock friends, and Ryan Gosling&#39;s glasses acting in the new Lord and Miller movie Project Hail Mary.</p><p><br></p><p>Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):</p><p><a href="https://track.pstmrk.it/3s/uppbeat.io%2Ft%2Fchristian-larssen%2Fhappy-street/vZub/g4nDAQ/AQ/ced5efd8-591b-4462-9b07-103d26ec307d/4/QNuFxIlpxF" rel="nofollow">https://uppbeat.io/t/christian-larssen/happy-street</a></p><p>License code: B9EXR1D9EIBQLKXT</p> 649c30c5-be7d-476e-a6ef-47dbd622a2ef https://redcircle.com/shows/8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9/episodes/7bf87ec6-82ee-49a7-98ba-0c4ba2606da2 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:00:41 +0000 5194 no full The Oscars The Oscars Monika Scott We're talking all about this past Sunday's Oscars ceremony, and our thoughts on this year's nominees and snubs, in a special bonus episode this week. We're talking all about this past Sunday's Oscars ceremony, and our thoughts on this year's nominees and snubs, in a special bonus episode this week.

]]> <p>We&#39;re talking all about this past Sunday&#39;s Oscars ceremony, and our thoughts on this year&#39;s nominees and snubs, in a special bonus episode this week.</p> 799204ff-2e8d-4267-8ede-2b1c1e61bae4 https://redcircle.com/shows/8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9/episodes/c3203550-89c7-400b-b84d-7be0a2e8491e Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:16:59 +0000 3956 no full Undertone Undertone Monika Scott Monika and Emily discuss the @A24 released horror film Undertone from director Ian Tuason. Monika and Emily discuss the A24 released horror film Undertone from director Ian Tuason.

]]> <p>Monika and Emily discuss the A24 released horror film Undertone from director Ian Tuason.</p> 59ae1233-fa05-4c4a-a549-2578d0f511ae https://redcircle.com/shows/8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9/episodes/169a66de-cbd1-4d1e-9da6-143f3c1b5a19 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:44:31 +0000 3920 yes full The Bride The Bride 1 Monika Scott Monika and Emily discuss Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! Monika and Emily discuss Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride!


Theme music by Christian Larssen.

]]> <p>Monika and Emily discuss Maggie Gyllenhaal&#39;s The Bride!</p><p><br></p><p>Theme music by Christian Larssen.</p> 2fc2f06c-004e-43d1-b9ba-441fedb7af86 https://redcircle.com/shows/8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9/episodes/242d884f-88ed-40e3-b4fa-e5c036924613 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:00:32 +0000 4309 yes trailer Medium Literate is launching March 9th! Medium Literate is launching March 9th! Monika Scott Here is our trailer. The show will always be better than this trailer!!



Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/christian-larssen/happy-street

License code: B9EXR1D9EIBQLKXT

]]> <p>Here is our trailer. The show will always be better than this trailer!!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):</p><p><a href="https://track.pstmrk.it/3s/uppbeat.io%2Ft%2Fchristian-larssen%2Fhappy-street/vZub/g4nDAQ/AQ/ced5efd8-591b-4462-9b07-103d26ec307d/4/QNuFxIlpxF" rel="nofollow">https://uppbeat.io/t/christian-larssen/happy-street</a></p><p>License code: B9EXR1D9EIBQLKXT</p> 5c02c501-6eba-46ca-b627-8ee3cbb5f40b https://redcircle.com/shows/8eff0ca8-7a31-4c30-817f-48d3fc2f84c9/episodes/0e5eaa9a-bdbc-4435-8b8d-71524f9d75db Wed, 04 Mar 2026 02:17:59 +0000 70 no