Real Housewives of Alaska

Marnell and Dianne, sisters and truly The Real Housewives of Alaska, share a weekly review of movies or TV that they deem socially, culturally, or politically relevant. Strap in--not for the faint of heart or anyone who wants to avoid their Lefty opinions!

Crime of the Century Part 2 09/08/2021

Crime of the Century Part 2 Marnell and Dianne discuss part 2 of the 2021 documentary Crime of the Century, HBO's searing look the opioid crisis. Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse than the Sackler Family, meet Fentanyl King John Kapoor. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/20403089

Crime of the Century Part 1 06/02/2021

Crime of the Century Part 1 Marnell and Dianne discuss part 1 of the 2021 documentary Crime of the Century, HBO's searing look the opioid crisis. Purdue Pharma: Monsters or crooks or both? /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/19324556

RBG 05/06/2021

RBG Marnell and Dianne discuss the 2018 documentary RBG, a CNN film now streaming on Hulu. In it, we learn about the legal and personal legacy of feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/19000142

Marnell & Dianne review the 2015 Academy Award winning film "Spotlight" 04/25/2021

Marnell & Dianne review the 2015 Academy Award winning film "Spotlight" Marnell and Dianne review the 2015 Academy Award winning film Spotlight, a fictionalized account of the Boston Globe's investigative reporting about the Catholic Church's child sexual abuse scandal. It has a star-studded cast and it's absolutely worth the watch. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/18854204

Marnell and Dianne review the 2015 documentary Scientology "Going Clear" 04/15/2021

Marnell and Dianne review the 2015 documentary Scientology "Going Clear" Marnell and Dianne review the 2015 documentary "Going Clear" about Scientology. It is based on the Lawrence Wright bestseller of the same name; it can be streamed on HBO. Join Marn and Di when we say, "Hail, Xenu!" /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/18733079

Only Fans: Selling Sexy 04/09/2021

Only Fans: Selling Sexy Marnell and Dianne review the 2021 documentary "Only Fans: Selling Sexy," a film created by ABCNews and streaming on Hulu. It explores "the Instagram of Porn." Seriously, how do you think Dianne and Marnell pay for their podcasting equipment? /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/18661007

Framing Britney Spears 03/26/2021

Framing Britney Spears Marnell and Dianne review the 2021 documentary "Framing Britney Spears." The misogyny faced by Britney Spears is utterly horrifying--at the hands of the press, the music industry, and her family. Are you as mad as we are? /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/18475385

Paradise Lost 03/17/2021

Paradise Lost Marnell and Dianne review the 1996 documentary "Paradise Lost" about the West Memphis Three. We are obsessed about this case--all of the documentaries and most of the books (ok, Di more than Marn with the book thing). It's still a heartbreaker and a really compelling whodunit after all these years. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/18359258

Murder to Mercy 03/10/2021

Murder to Mercy Marnell and Dianne review the 2020 Netflix documentary "Murder to Mercy." It is the story of Cyntoia Brown, a woman arrested at the age of 16 and later convicted of murdering a man who solicited sex from her. Murderer? Trafficking victim? Both? /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/18264590

Mr. Angel 03/04/2021

Mr. Angel Marnell and Dianne review the 2013 documentary "Mr. Angel." It's the first half of the story of pioneering trans man and transgender activist, Buck Angel. Marn and Di both agree they want the rest of the story! PS--we say "vagina" a lot. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/18184739

A Promising Young Woman 02/25/2021

A Promising Young Woman Marnell and Dianne review the 2020 feature film "A Promising Young Woman." It is both a terrible tragedy and the ultimate revenge fantasy, and it is totally worth the outrageous streaming fee on Amazon! /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/18086810

Amy (2015) 02/17/2021

Amy (2015) Marnell and Dianne review the 2015 documentary film "Amy," about the late, great Amy Winehouse. This Academy and Grammy award winning film looks at her overnight celebrity and tragic downward spiral. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/17980283

Assassination Nation 02/11/2021

Assassination Nation Marnell and Dianne review the 2018 film "Assassination Nation" with Odessa Young (featured in the 2020 reboot of The Stand). Gripping and disturbing--you might be queasy by the end but you won't regret watching it. We've decided it's Heathers meets The Crucible meets The Purge. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/17908865

Derek Delgaudio's In and Of Itself 02/03/2021

Derek Delgaudio's In and Of Itself Marnell and Dianne review the 2020 Hulu film "Derek Delgaudio's In and Of Itself." Derek is a magician, illusionist, and mentalist who delivers a stunning stage show in which he explores the nature of human identity. 5/5 he had Di weeping by the end. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/17800184

White Noise (2020) 01/27/2021

White Noise (2020) Marnell and Dianne review the 2020 documentary White Noise, the first documentary ever produced by The Atlantic. It's a horrifying look at three prominent white supremacists. Can you say triggered? Have a drink or two before watching this one. Lots of F-bombs in this episode. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/17707289

The Boys in the Band 2020 Netflix remake 01/19/2021

The Boys in the Band 2020 Netflix remake Marnell and Dianne review the 2020 Netflix remake of The Boys in the Band. It's based on a play written in 1968 and the original film was released in 1970. A group of gay men gather to celebrate a friend's birthday in pre-Stonewall New York--it's witty, funny, and heartbreaking. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/17603282

Three Identical Strangers 01/10/2021

Three Identical Strangers Our episode about Edward Snowden may be our lost episode. Instead, this week we talk about Three Identical Strangers, a 2018 CNN documentary about triplets who are reunited by a strange coincidence only to find that they were subjects of an incredibly unethical study. Join us for this shocking film. You can watch on HULU. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/17490887

The Boys 12/28/2020

The Boys Marnell introduced Dianne to this series by calling it "not the superheroes we WANT but the superheroes we DESERVE." In a lighter episode with a little political commentary, Dianne and Marnell are joined by Phil of the Capes and Lunatics podcast to break it all down. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/17342078

Saving Capitalism 12/11/2020

Saving Capitalism Marnell and Dianne discuss Saving Capitalism, a 2017 documentary based on Robert Reich's book of the same name. Can capitalism be saved? Should it be saved? Spoiler alert: Marnell is much better with numbers than Dianne is.... /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/17151914

Harriet 12/04/2020

Harriet Marnell and Dianne discuss Harriet, the 2019 feature film about the life of Harriet Tubman. It's fair to say the Housewives didn't LOVE it, and Marnell was more generous than Dianne. We learned a LOT about Harriet Tubman in the process though! /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/17061209

Far From the Tree 11/24/2020

Far From the Tree Marnell and Dianne discuss Far From the Tree, a 2018 documentary based on Andrew Solomon's 2012 book of the same name. It's about parents raising "different" children. Spoiler alert: the documentary was great but the book was better! Available for viewing on Amazon. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/16944539

Code Black 11/18/2020

Code Black Marnell and Dianne discuss Code Black, a 2013 documentary about life in the ER at LA County Hospital. Marn chose another great documentary and Di comes off as a super-jaded healthcare worker. Join us as we lament our really broken healthcare system. PS--we EARN our explicit label. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/16862675

Idiocracy 11/12/2020

Idiocracy Marnell and Dianne discuss Idiocracy, the comedy cult classic from 2006 starring Luke Wilson and "that chick" Maya Rudolph. Is there any way to view this other than through a Liberal lens? And, yes, Dianne was REALLY uncomfortable with this major departure. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/16780661

City of Joy 11/04/2020

City of Joy Marnell and Dianne discuss City of Joy, a documentary that premiered at an NYC documentary film festival in 2016 and released on Netflix in 2018. It explores the work of Dr. Denis Mukegwe, Christine Deschuler Schryver, and Eve Ensler with survivors of sexual terrorism in the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As always, we review this through a Liberal lens. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/16677215

The Social Dilemma 10/28/2020

The Social Dilemma Marnell and Dianne discuss The Social Dilemma, a 2020 Netflix documentary highlighting the pitfalls of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. As always, we review this through a Liberal lens. /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/16577444

The Social Dilemma 10/28/2020

Hail Satan? 10/20/2020

Hail Satan? oin Marnell and Dianne, The REAL Housewives of Alaska, as they talk film and TV pertinent to current political, social, and cultural issues. In their inaugural episode, the Housewives take a deep dive into The Satanic Temple as they discuss the 2019 movie "Hail Satan?" (available for viewing on Amazon or Hulu). /episode/index/show/realhousewivesofalaska/id/16474607

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