Some people move to Texas for the brisket. Others come for the low taxes, wide skies, or a spiritual reawakening via H-E-B. But for Chelsea Nicole; fearless co-host, cinephile, and recent expatriate from the state that resembles a giant penis (Florida); it was the promise of freedom. And by freedom, I mean the chance to resurrect a 2001 cult classic starring Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, and Rachael Leigh Cook in glitter eyeliner and low-rise pants: Josie and the Pussycats.

Yes, Chelsea is back and officially a Texan, meaning she’s now legally allowed to say “y’all” unironically and has probably already been gifted a gun and a pair of boots. To celebrate her Lone Star residency, we opened the vault of cinematic absurdity and dusted off Josie and the Pussycats, a film once dismissed as bubblegum fluff but now understood; by the enlightened few; as a prophetic takedown of corporate culture, mass marketing, and boy band brainwashing.

Joining the pod is none other than returning champion and editor extraordinaire Kristi Shimek, whose knowledge of the craft is only matched by her ability to say "DuJour means bus pass" with a straight face. Together with Chelsea, Dan, and myself, we deep-dive into this satirical pop-rock opus on episode #129 of Fear and Loathing in Cinema Podcast.

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