The Broad Perspective

Megan Cruz

A podcast that aims to shift the perspective on what makes a film a “classic”. In a world where art and accomplishment have been viewed through the limiting lens of patriarchy, what kind of art would we celebrate without those limitations? Host, Megan Cruz, digs deep with trailblazing women and marginalized voices in the film industry and discovers the unique films and influences that shaped them and their approach to making art that defies the odds today.

  • 1 hour 49 minutes
    Jerry Maguire

    On this episode we discuss one of the most quotable rom coms of all time, Jerry Maguire, and we try to figure out where Tom Cruise ranks on the crazy/hot scale and other important topics.

    17 December 2025, 1:03 pm
  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    Notting Hill

    Megan and Chelsea revisit one of the supposedly great rom coms, Notting Hill. Things do not go as expected. Megan calls it "The Materialists" again.

    10 December 2025, 10:32 am
  • 1 hour 48 minutes
    The comeback episode - Materialists & You've Got Mail

    The Broad Perspective returns with double the perspective. Chelsea comes on as permanent cohost and we discus the most controversial rom com in recent memory, Materialists, and one of the greatest of all time, You've Got Mail.

    3 December 2025, 12:30 pm
  • 1 hour 23 minutes
    Immaculate & The First Omen

    It's been awhile since we've had a good old fashioned Hollywood showdown with twin films from competing studios this similar and close in release. Host Megan Cruz, along with horror connoisseur, Max, from the Roughtake Podcast break down both Immaculate and The First Omen and how they address sexy nuns, religion, and patriarchy with varying levels of success.

    10 April 2024, 5:11 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Damsel & the Decline of Modern Fantasy Media

    Host Megan Cruz and guest Chelsea Garlock discuss the new Netflix fantasy vehicle, Damsel, and all the ways it illustrates the decline of the fantasy genre in the modern cinema landscape.

    3 April 2024, 3:53 pm
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    2024 Oscars Recap

    The 96th Academy Awards have come and gone and in this episode host, Megan Cruz, is joined by guest Chelsea Garlock to talk about the winners, losers and what the Oscars really mean to us.

    13 March 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 1 hour 58 minutes
    Poor Things & Anatomy of a Fall - the Final Best Picture Countdown

    The Oscars are almost upon us and host, Megan Cruz, finally gets to wax poetic about two of her personal favorite Best Picture nominees this year, Poor Things & Anatomy of a Fall. Journalist and cohost of the podcast This Ends At Prom, BJ Colangelo joins to discuss the themes that run across both of these films in their depiction of feminine identity under patriarchy.

    6 March 2024, 2:55 pm
  • 1 hour 29 minutes
    Anyone But You - What's Going on with modern rom coms?

    What is the deal with modern rom coms? Anyone But You has set box office records for the genre but is it the kind of film we really need right now? Host, Megan Cruz, and rom com aficionado, Chelsea Garlock, give extremely thorough reasonings for the case against Anyone But You, and try to get to the bottom of how rom coms got here. We talk some of our favorite modern rom coms and what they get so right about updating the genre and we find another reason to hate what the streaming model has done to hollywood.

    28 February 2024, 10:41 am
  • 45 minutes 1 second
    Madame Web & the Strong Female Character Problem

    Madame Web might be the worst superhero movie of all time but what are its similarities to other female centric comic book movies? Is it indicative of a pattern unique to the super-heroine genre that predestined it to be bad or is there something much more sinister at play with the reception and creation of these films? Host, Megan Cruz, unpacks the unpleasant realities of being sold a "strong female character" and the discomfort that comes with finding yourself on the wrong side of internet discourse. Madame Web, the Marvels, and Birds of Prey are all part of the larger discussion on what we get, what we deserve, and why these movies are the way they are.

    21 February 2024, 3:48 pm
  • 1 hour 41 minutes
    Jennifer's Body

    Hell is a teenage girl... Jennifer's Body has become a cult classic in the 15 years since it released to majority negative reviews in 2009. In honor of Valentine's Day, host Megan Cruz and guest Chelsea Garlock discuss the film Megan describes as both a horror comedy and a tragic romance for the ages. They go over everything from the overtly queer themes of the film, to how the public perception of Megan Fox impacted the way people reacted to it.

    14 February 2024, 2:11 pm
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    Killers of the Flower Moon & American Fiction - the Best Picture Countdown

    Host Megan Cruz is joined by guests Tayler Scriber, a phd candidate in film studies at Northwestern university, and friend of the pod, Chelsea Garlock, to discuss Killers of the Flower Moon and American Fiction! We get into so many topics from the ethics of human exploitation in storytelling to seeing movies alone.

    7 February 2024, 3:34 pm
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