Paul and Corey Cross the Streams is a bi-monthly podcast in which hosts Paul Pakler and Corey Pepper watch and review streaming content. It’s the Great American Podcast where two friends learn about life as they float down the river of streaming services.

Welcome to Season 7!

As we are now a quarter of the way through the 21st century, like Bill Murray in Tootsie, Paul and Corey are asking, “What happened?”

This season we are looking at the trends, genres, styles, and more that make up cinema of the past 25 years.

This week, Paul chose Jane Schoenbrun’s second feature film, which they wrote and directed, I Saw the TV Glow (2024). 

The film is an allegory of the trans experience of “the egg crack” – the moment one realizes their identity doesn’t correspond to their assigned gender. Throughout, Schoenbrun uses their cinematic, television, and musical influences to create a surreal, dissonant, and (spoiler; literal/figurative) heartbreaking examination of nostalgia, the narcotizing and liberating aspects of art, and a life unlived.

A must-see.

This Episode’s Focus: I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
Host’s Choice: Paul Pakler
Stream on: HBO Max; Rent on all the other usual suspects
Corey’s Recipe Recommendations for This Episode: Copycat Carvel Ice Cream Cake and Potato Leek Soup

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Special thanks to Tobin for our incredible theme song and Dave Droxler for our podcast’s logo and artwork.