Hailey and Javi discuss the 2001 musical movie Moulin Rouge, starring Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman, and John Leguizamo. Topics include why movies have specific release dates, director Baz Lurhmann, narcolepsy, tuberculosis, jukebox musicals, the police, Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec, single tear crying, sex worker stigmas, brothels, self-love insecurities, new love, and how to overcome jealousy.

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We listen and we don't judge.

Hailey and Javi discuss the 2014 musical movie adaption of Into The Woods, directed by Rob Marshall, starring Emily Blunt, James Corden, Meryl Streep, and Johnny Depp. Topics covered include: Movie adaption vs original stage production, Spanish fairytales and slang, generational trauma, the Brothers Grimm, what is right and wrong, meta narration, horror movie score parallels, the worst astrology sign, Stephen Sondheim, the metaphors behind the color palette of the film, favoritism in polyamory, "the chase", the demonization of non-monogamy in media, historical polygamy and concubines in royalty, and what is the record for the most wives in human history?

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STOP THE HATE STOP THE HATE STOP THE HATE

Hailey and Javi discuss the 2005 musical movie Rent. Topics discussed include: Criticisms of the film's message, Hailey's Broadway disaster, Jonathan Larson's death, actual reality, Ronald Raegan, AIDS, sexual safety, STI/STD stigmas, boundary lists, la boheme, cast and crew of rent, sex workers' relationships, freedom in polyamory, mixed-orientation dating, choosing between partners, long distance dating, and why didn't they want to pay rent? Why did everyone not pay rent?

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The gun the gun the gun the gun the gun the gun the gun

Hailey and Javi discuss 2002's Chicago. Topics discussed include Hailey's theatre background, Chicago's influence on musical movies, vaudeville, OJ Simpson and other celebrity trials, Maurine Dallas Watkins, Chicago's true crime inspiration, Rob Marshall, 1920's politics, big band swing, polyrhythms, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, nonmonogamy laws in Illinois, funny sex laws in the United States, how to creatively portray violence, infidelity, the messy list, why poly media is important, serial killers astrology, astrological modalities, how polyamory raises standards, fear of abandonment, loveless marriages, things polyamory cannot fix, and are there polygamous Mormons in Chicago?

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Mischief! Mischief!

Topics covered in today's discussion include Stephen Sondheim, dies irae in film, violence in media, black operetta, Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd history and lore, using celebrities vs thespians in musicals, lack of diversity in Tim Burton films, Lin-Manuel Miranda's influence, the original String Of Pearls story, arsenic, choosing love vs hate, possessiveness in monogamy, corsets, white striped hair, romantic relationships with inanimate objects, and how you can win a chance to get visited by three ghosts.

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My husband... makes movies...

Hailey and Javi discuss Nine, the musical based off 8 1/2, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench, and Fergie. Topics covered include movie vs stage version, critical reception, history of the 9 Greek muses, wine prices in New York City, how this movie smokes, weird baby names, infidelity while in love, societal pressures of monogamy, trauma cycles, how polyamory saves lives, and Hailey confesses a deep secret.

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Under sedAAAATIOOOOOON!

Hailey and Javi discuss RIchard O'Brien's, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Topics covered include origin of the story, horror and sci-fi influences, behind the scenes history, love triangles, RP culture, jealousy, repression, Easter eggs, the sequel, callbacks, Frankenstein, control vs freedom in polyamory, and more.

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Today we discuss the 2023 award-winning Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos starring Emma Stone, William Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, and Ramy Youssef. Based off the 1992 novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray.

Topics discussed include: Marriage, themes in the film's cinematography, Jerskin Fendrix's score, throuples, last names, the duality of life, the real meaning of siesta, psychological order of lists, connections to Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, is this film feminist, people's treatment of others based on their representation, establishing comfort before intimacy, vaginismus, what healthy communication looks like, Bella Baxter's ability to consent, how stores inspire real life, and DAFOE!

The Just Be Poly Podcast is a podcast for lovers and film lovers alike. We discuss movies and in the end answer the question, "could these problems be solved with polyamory?" New episodes on the 8th of every month. Please leave us a comment and review as those really help us get discovered by new listeners. Give us a follow on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/justbepolypodcast/ to stay up to date on new episodes, informational posts and memes on polyamory, and our lives in general.