Cozy Quilt Cinema

Blow Dry (2001): Big Hair, Old Wounds, and a Family Restyled

Grab your Nan's afghan and get in the blanket fort, because this week Cozy Quilt Cinema is diving into Blow Dry (2001), the bittersweet British hairdressing comedy you di

Clueless (1995): As If Cher Was Actually Clueless

Clueless (1995) is Amy Heckerling's Beverly Hills retelling of Jane Austen's Emma, and it's still changing how we talk. This week in the Blanket Fort, Beth and Michelle t

Gypsy 83 (2001): Inside the Blanket Fort with Pat Green

This week we're ditching the usual format and pulling up a pillow inside the Blanket Fort with our friend Pat Green. No Stitch Count this time. Just three people talking

Muppet Treasure Island (1996): But Also, It’s Tim Curry

This week, we’re heading for the high seas with Muppet Treasure Island (1996), in memory of the brilliant and wonderful, Tim Curry. Tim Curry’s Long John Silver is charm

9 to 5 (1980): Working Women, Rhinestones and Remembering Dolly Parton

This week on Cozy Quilt Cinema, we are taking a quiet moment to remember Dolly Parton with 9 to 5 (1980), the feminist workplace comedy that gave us one of her most iconi

The Fifth Element (1997): The Future Is an Advanced Sh*thole

It’s 2263. We have flying cars, restaurants that come directly to your window, apartments the size of closets, and somehow humanity is still a mess. So naturally, the fat

As Good as It Gets (1997): Learning How to Be a Person Again

In As Good as It Gets (1997), Jack Nicholson’s Melvin Udall is a romance novelist who seems determined to keep the entire world at arm’s length, that is until Helen Hunt’

Project Hail Mary (2026): Fist My Bump and the Messiness of Science ft. Allaina Humphreys

We are in the Blanket Fort with our incredible friend Allaina Humphreys to talk about Project Hail Mary (2026), and it completely wrecked us in the best possible way. We

10 Things I Hate About You (1999): 10 Ways to Tame a Shrew

Grab your blanket and get cozy. This week Beth and Michelle are curling up with the ultimate 90s teen rom-com, 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), starring Heath Ledger, J

The Road to El Dorado (2000): The Horse Was a Surprise

Beth and Michelle are heading to 1500s Spain and beyond for their first ever animated movie on Cozy Quilt Cinema. This week they're unpacking The Road to El Dorado, the D

My Brilliant Career (1979): A Sam Neill Tribute Episode

Beth and Michelle revisit My Brilliant Career (1979), Gillian Armstrong’s Australian period drama starring Judy Davis and Sam Neill. Sybylla Melvyn is a headstrong aspiri

Sunshine Cleaning (2008): The Art of Repairing What's Broken

This week Beth and Michelle grab their throws for Sunshine Cleaning (2008), the dramedy about two semi-estranged sisters, played by Amy Adams and Emily Blunt, who start a

Once: Falling Slowly Into a Quiet Kind of Love

This week on Cozy Quilt Cinema, Michelle and Beth discuss John Carney's 2007 indie darling Once, the quiet, music-drenched story of an Irish busker and a Czech girl who f

Ma Vie en Rose (My Life in Pink) 1997: Trans Cinema Ahead of Its Time ft. Polly Schattel

What does it mean to know exactly who you are when the whole world is handing you a beige palette and wondering why you won't use it? This week, Beth and Michelle are joi

The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Love Stories Buried Under All Those Feathers

Three queer people and one gloriously unashamed 1994 film. Beth and Michelle bring returning guest Pat Green back to the blanket fort for a Pride Month deep dive into The

Love, Simon (2018): A Perfect Score, a Ferris Wheel, and the Courage to Be Seen

We finally watched Love, Simon (2018) and gave it our first-ever perfect score, 9 of 9 on the Stitch Count! This week we're curling up with the story of a kid counting d

Boy Meets Girl (2014): The Trans Rom-Com That Cracked My Egg

Some movies entertain you. Some movies find you at exactly the right moment and crack something open. Boy Meets Girl (2014) is both. This week Beth and Michelle curl up w

Pieces of April (2003): The First Pancake, a Broken Oven and I Feel Fine

Pieces of April (2003), written and directed by Peter Hedges on a shoestring budget and two digital camcorders, is a small film that quietly breaks you open and leaves yo

Moonrise Kingdom (2012): Outcasts and Found Family with Pat Green & Allaina Humphreys

What does it cost to be truly seen by another person and what does the world do when it doesn't know what to do with you? This week, Beth and Michelle climb into the blan

Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) Retrospective: More Than a Caricature

This week we're curling up with a film that, we believe, has been misread by its own trailers for twenty-five years. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), directed by Sharon Magu