Better Than Chocolate

"238: Better Than Chocolate with Brooke & Jordan" is the 328th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on August 26, 2022.

## Description

“This week we bring you the long awaited episode on Better Than Chocolate, with Brooke Solomon & Jordan Gustafson from the Queer Quadrant Podcast!

We talk about LGBTQ+ focused films like this one through the 2022 lens, the on screen representation of different gender and sexual identities, and of course which kind of chocolate is the best and why it isn't white chocolate.”

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to Podcast Like It’s 1999, the podcast where we talk about the films of 1999, **naked in a queer bookstore window** here in 2022."

## Historical Information

"Not long after moving into her own place, Maggie (Karyn Dwyer) finds herself with two unsolicited roommates: her recently divorced mother, Lila (Wendy Crewson), and her young brother. The timing is especially bad, considering Maggie has fallen hard for an attractive woman, Kim (Christina Cox), only hours before they move in. What could be a nonissue becomes increasingly complicated -- since Maggie's family is unaware of her sexual orientation, and Maggie is not open to sharing that information."

*Better Than Chocolate* screened at festivals before it was released on 8/13/1999 in 48th place against The Sixth Sense, Bowfinger, The Blair Witch Project and Runaway Bride. It made $1.9M on a $1.6M budget. It has 46% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 78% from audiences. Roger Ebert did not review the film.

## Trivia and Ephemera

* Kenny has a refined European palate when it comes to cheese and chocolate.
* Past guest Manuel Figueroa said Kenny has resting asshole face.
* Body Shots trailer.
* The last 5 minutes were a discussion of horror recommendations for Kenny's daughter.

## Ratings

**Better Than Chocolate**
 **Phil** | N/A
 **Brooke** | N/A
 **Jordan** | N/A

## Gallery

Guest Brooke SolomonGuest Jordan Gustafson
## Movies/TV Mentioned

Crazy in Alabama, Down with Love, A Single Man, Carol, The Love Letter, Last Night, For All Mankind, Bruno, Bros, All About My Mother, Moulin Rouge, Fire Island, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Boys Don't Cry, Them, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Do the Right Thing, American Graffiti, The Wizard of Oz, Happiest Season, Richard Linklater movies, Terrence Malick movies, The Contender, Cabaret, Being John Malkovich, But I'm a Cheerleader, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, Leave It to Beaver, Kicking & Screaming, Kevin Smith movies, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Matrix, American Beauty, Beau Travail, Cruel Intentions, Fight Club, Flawless, Happy, Texas, Body Shots, Funny People, Happy Death Day, Poltergeist, Freaky, Fear Street, Scream, Breaking Bad, It, Evil Dead II, Drag Me to Hell, Escape Room, Final Destination, Zombieland

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Better Than Chocolate. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on July 25, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Better Than Chocolate. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on July 25, 2022.
3. ↑ Courtney Iseman (2021-03-22). Why Hershey's Chocolate Tastes Like ... Well, Vomit. Huffington Post. Retrieved on August 26, 2022.