This week, we’re reading “Confidence” by Marshall Gibbs, a short script about a (really talented?) phone scammer. Marshall talks about the process of creating an antihero, and he also talks about another medium he’s been writing in: MUSICALS! Detours: Schitt’s Creek (Netflix), Annihilation (Jeff VanderMeer) Bobbi: Sara Lucas (@sara.kat.lucas) Rhett/Old Man: Austin Green (@austingreen666) Contact Marshall Gibbs: [email protected] Writing, acting, and music submissions: [email protected] Become one of our producers on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/thegreenlight Make a one-time donation on PayPal at [email protected]! Check out our new show, Who is that? The Masked Singer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-is-that-the-masked-singer-podcast/id1531834551 Check out our YouTube channel with both of our shows, J&L Closet Pods: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUY4LtkBlJSmI5Hzbi0JiPQ Follow us on social media at @tgl_pod on Instagram and Twitter and @greenlightpod on Facebook! Follow Lauren on Instagram and Twitter: @hunkeleberry Follow Jackson on Instagram and Twitter: @j_woodward_c

This week, we watched the brand new animated film from the creators of Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse and The Lego Movie, The Mitchells vs. The Machines! We also watched a much more unfortunate film from 2011, Red Riding Hood, from the director of Twilight and starring Amanda Seyfried.  Writing, acting, and music submissions: [email protected] Become one of our producers on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/thegreenlight Make a one-time donation on PayPal at [email protected]! Check out our new show, Who is that? The Masked Singer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-is-that-the-masked-singer-podcast/id1531834551 Check out our YouTube channel with both of our shows, J&L Closet Pods: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUY4LtkBlJSmI5Hzbi0JiPQ Follow us on social media at @tgl_pod on Instagram and Twitter and @greenlightpod on Facebook! Follow Lauren on Instagram and Twitter: @hunkeleberry Follow Jackson on Instagram and Twitter: @j_woodward_c

This week, we watched the 2004 film Ella Enchanted (starring a young Anne Hathaway) and the newest installment of the X-Men franchise, The New Mutants. While both were financial flops, one of them WILL BE GREEN LIT.  Writing, acting, and music submissions: [email protected] Become one of our producers on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/thegreenlight Make a one-time donation on PayPal at [email protected]! Check out our new show, Who is that? The Masked Singer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-is-that-the-masked-singer-podcast/id1531834551 Check out our YouTube channel with both of our shows, J&L Closet Pods: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUY4LtkBlJSmI5Hzbi0JiPQ Follow us on social media at @tgl_pod on Instagram and Twitter and @greenlightpod on Facebook! Follow Lauren on Instagram and Twitter: @hunkeleberry Follow Jackson on Instagram and Twitter: @j_woodward_c

This week, we’re the original 1995 Mortal Kombat movie in preparation for the new one AND the HBO docuseries McMillion$. Both are very ‘90s-centric. Mortal Kombat is getting a new film coming out NOW on HBO, and McMillion$ is about the famous McDonald’s Monopoly game that is getting a new life after its mob-ridden scandal of the ‘90s and early 2000s.  Writing, acting, and music submissions: [email protected] Become one of our producers on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/thegreenlight Make a one-time donation on PayPal at [email protected]! Check out our new show, Who is that? The Masked Singer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-is-that-the-masked-singer-podcast/id1531834551 Check out our YouTube channel with both of our shows, J&L Closet Pods: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUY4LtkBlJSmI5Hzbi0JiPQ Follow us on social media at @tgl_pod on Instagram and Twitter and @greenlightpod on Facebook! Follow Lauren on Instagram and Twitter: @hunkeleberry Follow Jackson on Instagram and Twitter: @j_woodward_c

This week, we’re reading a new script! Wheelies by Miriam Anwari is about a kid who wants the coolest new skating shoes to impress the cutest girl in the neighborhood. Miriam talks about her experience as a director, the “wheelies” of her childhood, and the time she met Tommy Wisseau on her birthday! Detours: A Nightmare on Elm Street (HBO), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (HBO) Contact Miriam Anwari: [email protected] Writing, acting, and music submissions: [email protected] Become one of our producers on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/thegreenlight Make a one-time donation on PayPal at [email protected]! Check out our new show, Who is that? The Masked Singer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-is-that-the-masked-singer-podcast/id1531834551 Check out our YouTube channel with both of our shows, J&L Closet Pods: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUY4LtkBlJSmI5Hzbi0JiPQ Follow us on social media at @tgl_pod on Instagram and Twitter and @greenlightpod on Facebook! Follow Lauren on Instagram and Twitter: @hunkeleberry Follow Jackson on Instagram and Twitter: @j_woodward_c

This week, we watched the original Scream (1996) and the brand new Monsterverse installment, Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)! This is Jackson’s first time seeing Scream, directed by Wes Craven and starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and the incomparable Matthew Lillard. And this was EVERYONE’S first time seeing Godzilla vs. Kong, directed by Adam Wingard and starring… mostly just Godzilla and King Kong. There’s actually a little bit of a plot, and we have both analysis and some fun trivia for you! Writing, acting, and music submissions: [email protected] Become one of our producers on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/thegreenlight Make a one-time donation on PayPal at [email protected]! Check out our new show, Who is that? The Masked Singer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-is-that-the-masked-singer-podcast/id1531834551 Check out our YouTube channel with both of our shows, J&L Closet Pods: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUY4LtkBlJSmI5Hzbi0JiPQ Follow us on social media at @tgl_pod on Instagram and Twitter and @greenlightpod on Facebook! Follow Lauren on Instagram and Twitter: @hunkeleberry Follow Jackson on Instagram and Twitter: @j_woodward_c

The first episode of our new format! Yay! This week, we’re covering She’s All That, as mentioned in our Dump Month episode, and Fighting with my Family! She’s All That is an iconic 1999 rom-com starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachel Leigh Cook, and you can watch along with us on HBO Max (or rent on Amazon Prime). Fighting with my Family is a WWE-produced movie about the early career of one of the most famous women wrestlers of all time, Paige! It’s also Florence Pugh’s first really big role (and has a star-studded cast besides). We watched it on DVD, but you can also check it out on Prime Video and Hulu. Writing, acting, and music submissions: [email protected] Become one of our producers on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/thegreenlight Make a one-time donation on PayPal at [email protected]! Check out our new show, Who is that? The Masked Singer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-is-that-the-masked-singer-podcast/id1531834551 Check out our YouTube channel with both of our shows, J&L Closet Pods: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUY4LtkBlJSmI5Hzbi0JiPQ Follow us on social media at @tgl_pod on Instagram and Twitter and @greenlightpod on Facebook! Follow Lauren on Instagram and Twitter: @hunkeleberry Follow Jackson on Instagram and Twitter: @j_woodward_c

This episode is different! We’re doing a Mount Rushmore episode of our favorite Dump Month movies (movies released in January and February by studios because they aren’t considered to be contenders for award season). We have some pretty iconic movies in here for our 8 picks as well as quite a few honorable mentions. We also talk about some changes coming to the show-- tune in for all the updates on that front! Writing, acting, and music submissions: [email protected] Become one of our producers on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/thegreenlight Make a one-time donation on PayPal at [email protected]! Check out our new show, Who is that? The Masked Singer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-is-that-the-masked-singer-podcast/id1531834551 Check out our YouTube channel with both of our shows, J&L Closet Pods: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUY4LtkBlJSmI5Hzbi0JiPQ Follow us on social media at @tgl_pod on Instagram and Twitter and @greenlightpod on Facebook! Follow Lauren on Instagram and Twitter: @hunkeleberry Follow Jackson on Instagram and Twitter: @j_woodward_c

This week, we’re reading a short comedy that is getting made into a feature! Her Name is Harriet is about a guitar… or is it? Our writer this week, John-Michael Powell, talks about his experience as a film editor and how it impacts his writing, his favorite tattoos, and the LONG process of getting a movie made. Detours: Circe (Madeline Miller), Murder Among the Mormons (Netflix) Contact John-Michael Powell: [email protected] Check out Women is Losers: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9024096/ Clayton: Blake Benson Action Lines: William Leitch Rudie: Jackson Campbell Harriet: Lauren Hunkele Writing, acting, and music submissions: [email protected] Become one of our producers on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/thegreenlight Make a one-time donation on PayPal at [email protected]! Check out our new show, Who is that? The Masked Singer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-is-that-the-masked-singer-podcast/id1531834551 Check out our YouTube channel with both of our shows, J&L Closet Pods: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUY4LtkBlJSmI5Hzbi0JiPQ Follow us on social media at @tgl_pod on Instagram and Twitter and @greenlightpod on Facebook! Follow Lauren on Instagram and Twitter: @hunkeleberry Follow Jackson on Instagram and Twitter: @j_woodward_c

We’re reading a pure drama this week! A short two-hander by fellow southerner Nathan Blankenship, The Final Touch is about Jimmy, a gay man dying of AIDS during the height of the epidemic, and his nurse Lynette. Nathan talks about representation in art, pursuing writing for the stage and screen in two different cities, and his favorite southern comfort food. Detours: Judas and the Black Messiah (HBO Max); Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work!, and Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon) Contact Nathan Blankenship: [email protected] Check out Nathan’s film on IG: @brokenroad_themovie Jimmy: William Leitch Writing, acting, and music submissions: [email protected] Become one of our producers on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/thegreenlight Make a one-time donation on PayPal at [email protected]! Check out our new show, Who is that? The Masked Singer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-is-that-the-masked-singer-podcast/id1531834551 Check out our YouTube channel with both of our shows, J&L Closet Pods: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUY4LtkBlJSmI5Hzbi0JiPQ Follow us on social media at @tgl_pod on Instagram and Twitter and @greenlightpod on Facebook! Follow Lauren on Instagram and Twitter: @hunkeleberry Follow Jackson on Instagram and Twitter: @j_woodward_c