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Episode 206 – Miss Congeniality
She’s beauty and she’s grace, but is she… FEMINIST? (Please imagine Missy’s most sarcastic voice saying that.) That’s right, we’re talking about 2000’s Miss Congeniality, the pinnacle of 2000’s girl power. What does this film have to say about femininity? About neoliberalism? About… feminism? Let’s find out.
It’s time to indulge nostalgia by revisiting old favorites and explore newness in our latest What We’ve Been Up To!
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Episode 205 – But I’m a Cheerleader
Join us as we discuss satire, gender, sexuality, representation, and more as we take a look at But I’m a Cheerleader! Does this early 2000s cult classic comedy hold up? What’s it really making fun of? Does its representation ring true? Let’s find out!
A bigger-than-average WWBUT has us discussing a very, very bad Oscar movie, Real Housewives, and how much you need to know about Catholicism.
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Episode 204 – Howl’s Moving Castle
We’re taking a closer look at Howl’s Moving Castle, both the novel series by Diana Wynne Jones and Studio Ghibli’s hit film!
In which we start off and almost finish reasonably before Missy discusses a romance novel that drives us deep into NSFW territory. Also, Oscar movies!
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Episode 203 – Kill Bill
We’re dissecting Kill Bill, discussing Quentin Tarantino’s approach to filmmaking, “movie movies,” and, naturally, how the “woman with a sword” genre fits into feminism.
We’re having a great time with the zeitgeisty movies of the moment, with Wicked and Nosferatu on our recently watched list! What else have we been up to?
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Episode 202 – Over the Garden Wall
Take a journey with us into the Unknown as we discuss Over the Garden Wall! This time, we’re discussing liminality, whether identity is fixed, and the flimsy nature of reality.