Chasing Amy Adams

A year after her appearance on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Amy Adams donned a deeply unfortunate fat suit to play freak of the week Jodi Melville on the 2001 Smallville episode "Craving." We're joined by entertainment writer Chancellor Agard to talk about Amy's first entry into the DC universe, and how this episode's early 2000s fatphobia could be a lot worse. Plus: Smallville's infamous sex cult, making tough choices in a pre-DVR world, and who deserves the blame for Brendan Fraser's Oscar. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald Follow Louis on social: @louispeitzman Follow Chancellor on social: @chancelloragard

In today's special bonus episode, actor and writer Amber Benson joins us to talk about co-starring with Amy Adams in the 2000 Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Family." Plus: Cousin Beth as a proto-trad wife, the non-issue of floating lesbians, and sneaking into the carpool lane with a cast of Tara's head. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald Follow Louis on social: @louispeitzman Follow Amber on social: @rebma_nosneb

December is TV Month at Chasing Amy Adams, and we're going back in time to Amy's early television roles, starting with Cousin Beth in the 2000 Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Family." We're joined by Slayerfest 98 host Ian Carlos Crawford to talk about Amy's unique connection to Sarah Michelle Gellar, and why this episode is anything but filler. Plus: plumbing the depths of UPN lore, the non-evil version of The Secret, and getting Hugh Jackman on TikTok. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald Follow Louis on social: @louispeitzman Follow Ian on social: @ianxcarlos Follow Slayerfest 98 on social: @slayerfestx98 Follow My Bloody Judy on social: @mybloodyjudy

Amy Adams may have been doing a favor for her brother and acting coach when she starred in the 2006 short film Pennies, which was collected in the 2010 anthology Love & Distrust. We're joined by artist and podcaster Harmony Sandoval to talk about Amy's first time sharing the screen with her future husband, and why this movie may be an elaborate scam. Plus: the horror of seeing Remember Me on opening night, Google's shady "you visit often" reminders, and Lorraine Bracco's guerilla filmmaking. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald Follow Louis on social: @louispeitzman Follow Harmony on social: @honeyglazedhammy

Amy Adams tried her hand at being a romcom leading lady in 2010's Leap Year, where she plays Anna, a real estate stager capitalizing on an obscure Irish tradition to propose to her boyfriend. We're joined by AV Club contributor and New Flesh co-host Jesse Hassenger to talk about Amy being directed into her least charming performance, and whether or not Leap Year makes The Wedding Date look better in comparison. Plus: the difference between banter and open hostility, Matthew Goode's overly honest press tour, and firing shots at Hilary Swank. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald Follow Louis on social: @louispeitzman Follow Jesse on social: @rockmarooned

Before La La Land, there was the 2009 musical romance Moonlight Serenade—completed in 2005 and shelved for four years—in which Amy Adams stars as coat check girl and aspiring singer Chloe. We're joined by ShortFest Director of Programming Jesse Knight to talk about the problem with Amy's crisp enunciation, and why this movie's bad lighting is Lynchian. Plus: spoiling the plot of True Blood Season 1, the Harriet Sansom Harris fan club, and the worst time to bring up your mommy issues. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald Follow Louis on social: @louispeitzman Follow Jesse on social: @bctheknight

Just one year after Doubt, Amy Adams reunited with Meryl Streep in the 2009 dramedy Julie & Julia—though the two actresses never share the screen. We're joined by Vulture writer and This Had Oscar Buzz co-host Joe Reid to talk about Amy fat-shaming Chris Messina, and why this movie provoked a stunning amount of vitriol toward its central character. Plus: how to poach an egg the easy way, Stanley Tucci being our gayest straight man, and the role Amy could have stolen from Jason Derulo. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald Follow Louis on social: @louispeitzman Follow Joe on social: @joereid Follow This Had Oscar Buzz on social: @thishadoscarbuzz

Amy Adams was one of two actresses to play Amelia Earhart onscreen in 2009, but the fantasy comedy Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is almost certainly the better remembered film. We're joined by writer and comedian Demi Adejuyigbe to talk about Amy donning tight jodhpurs to play a screwball heroine, and this movie's tortured internal logic. Plus: questioning the integrity of the Teen Choice Awards, Crystal the Monkey's impressive filmography, and imagining the Katharine Hepburn action movie era we were denied. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald Follow Louis on social: @louispeitzman Follow Demi on social: @electrolemon

Amy Adams earned her second Academy Award nomination for the 2008 drama Doubt, where she plays kindhearted nun Sister James in John Patrick Shanley's adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning play. We're joined by producer and Maximum Film co-host Drea Clark to talk about Amy and Viola Davis going head-to-head in the same category, and how this movie embraces the horror of Dutch angles. Plus: spicing up communion wafers, the moment Amy became offer-only, and Kirk Douglas shilling for Casa Zeta-Jones. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald Follow Louis on social: @louispeitzman Follow Drea on social: @dreaclark

Amy Adams is something of a co-lead alongside Frances McDormand in the 2008 romantic comedy Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, where she plays flighty American actress Delysia Lafosse. We're joined by writer and podcaster Cody Dericks to talk about Amy juggling three very handsome men, and why British critics were so sour on this London-set period piece. Plus: our Lee Pace crush origin stories, accidentally buying straight guy sheets, and the most heartbreaking moment in the Katy Perry documentary. Follow Chasing Amy Adams on social: @chasingamyadams Follow Dane on social: @thedanemcdonald Follow Louis on social: @louispeitzman Follow Cody on social: @codymonster91 Follow Halloweeners on social: @halloweenerspod