Welcome to “Not Couple Goals” where co-hosts Allie Nelson and Tyler McCarthy do a deep dive into a different ridiculous romantic thriller from the vantage point of their long-term relationship.
Allie, a TV writer/producer and actress, has an affinity for romantic thrillers, the more salacious the better. Tyler, an entertainment reporter and critic, often finds himself drawn in despite his better judgment. Join them as they explore all the ways it’s possible to love too hard… like WAY too hard.
In this episode, Allie and Tyler discuss the oddly tonally shifting 1989 movie War of the Roses, starring their sarcastic favorite, Michael Douglass, and their actual favorite, Kathleen Turner – Danny DeVito is there too. Join them as they track the end of this marriage, unpack why anyone would be attracted to yet another Michael Douglass character and get on a weird tangent about HPV and The Simpsons.
War of the Roses can be rented on YouTube, Prime Video, Fandango and Google Play. The 2025 adaptation The Roses starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Kate McKinnon, Andy Samberg, Allison Janey, Zoe Chao, Sunita Mani, and Ncuti Gatwa hits theaters on August 29.
Special thanks to Mallory Johns for the introduction music.
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