Episode 42: Mother Mary

Mother Mary is a 2026 psychological drama from writer-director David Lowery. Anne Hathaway plays Mother Mary, a pop music star who suffered a recent accident and seeks out Sam Anselm, played by Michaela Coel, her former designer and friend (friend), in order to tailor an appropriate new dress. Sam utilizes the opportunity to settle the bad blood that exists between them as a result of their breakup, though they soon learn that they are bound by a mysterious, supernatural threat.

Timestamps:

• (0:00:59) Music
• (0:28:39) The Green Knight
• (0:52:07) Phantom Thread
• (1:08:40) Mother Mary
• (1:34:24) Spoilers
• (1:55:51) Next week: Deep Water

Works Cited:

• A Ghost Story (David Lowery, 2017)
• A pop star needs a makeover in 'Mother Mary' but one dress keeps getting in the way (Katie Walsh, 2026)
• Before you donate  to Autism Speaks, Consider the facts (Autistic Advocacy, 2020)
• Did you love or loathe 'The Green Knight'? Either way, you're not alone (Mark Olsen, Justin Chang and Jen Yamato, 2026)
• Maddie Ziegler: Mogul in Training (Danielle McNally, 2019)
• Maddie Ziegler On Being Sia's "Muse" From Age 11 (Leyla Mohammed, 2023)
• Mother Mary (David Lowery, 2026)
• "Mother Mary" and the Problem of Small Movies with Big Stars (Richard Brody, 2026)
• 'Mother Mary' Is the Mother of All Modern-Pop Superstar Nightmares (David Fear, 2026)
• 'Mother Mary' Review: Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel Make Beautiful Music Together in David Lowery's Divinely Strange Pop Psychodrama (David Ehrlich, 2026)
• Music (Sia, 2021)
• The Old Man & the Gun (David Lowery, 2017)
• Paul Thomas Anderson on Phantom Thread | Sight and Sound (James Bell, 2020)
• Peanut Butter Falcon (Tyler Nilson &* MIchael Schwartz, 2019)
• Phantom Thread (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017)
• Sweet-and-Sour Pop - Style Weekly (Chuck Bowen, 2026)
• The A24 Movie in Which Anne Hathaway Plays a Ravishing, Haunted Facsimile of Taylor Swift (Dana Stevens, 2026)
• The Green Knight (David Lowery, 2017)
• Vox Lux (Brady Corbet, 2018)

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Opening music is "Root Beer Rag" by Billy Joel

Closing music is "G-Spot Tornado" by Frank Zappa

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