In this episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie compare the debut films of two female directors: Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides and Deniz Gamze Erguven’s Mustang.

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• Deconstructing the fashion of The Virgin Suicides by Claire Mairie Healy
• Sofia Coppola on directing The Virgin Suicides
• ‘The Virgin Suicides’ is a timeless look at depression, fantasy and the inner lives of girls by Monica Castillo
• Criterion essay on the Virgin Suicides by Megan Abbott
• A Look at “Mustang,” a Turkish Coming-of-Age Film Drawing Comparisons to “The Virgin Suicides” by Shelley Farmer
• An Interview With Deniz Gamze Ergüven on Her Feminist Fairytale Mustang by Ren Jender
• Mustang review by Randall Colburn

In the sixteenth episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie talk about Blade Runner, Ex Machina, god complexes, and y’know, sexy robots.

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• Why Blade Runner is Timeless by Michael Newton
• Blade Runner Review by Brian Eggert
• Blade Runner: Anatomy of a Classic
• How “Ex Machina” Toys With Its Female Characters by Kjerstin Johnson
• How Ex Machina Abuses Women of Color by Sharon Chang

Hasta la vista, chickies. In the fifteenth episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie discuss two sequels by James Cameron: Terminator 2 and Aliens.

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• James Cameron’s comments on Wonder Woman
• Thomas Caldwell on Aliens in Cinema Autopsy
• Aliens review by Brendan Hodges

In the fourteenth episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie talk about vampires that aren’t named Edward OR Spike! The vampires in Only Lovers Left Alive and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night would definitely shame you about the music on your favorite Spotify playlist.

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• Vulture interview with Jim Jarmusch
• Mubi Review of Only Lovers Left Alive
• Only Lovers Left Alive Review by Ben Sachs
• Only Lovers Left Alice Review by Richard Brody
• Kate Hagen on AGWHAAN
• The Shadow in the Chador by Robert Ito
• A Redesign of Dracula’s Cape by Mahnola Dargis

What’s more disturbing: a demon or toxic masculinity? Episode 13 of Chick Flicks is out and we are talking about Paranormal Activity & the Taking of Deborah Logan.

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Show notes:

• Found Footage Horror Films: Fear and the Appearance of Reality by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Adam Robitel interview

In the twelfth episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie discuss two movies about all women expeditions into truly terrible territories: The Descent and Annihilation.

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• Review by Scott Tobias
• The Descent Redefined Women in Horror Movies by Hannah Bonner
• In Defense of Lady Terrorizing Horror Movies by Anna North
• Whitewashing in Annihilation by E. Alex Jung
• Review by Richard Brody in the New Yorker

In this episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie discuss two movies that center around motherhood, paranoia, and the believability of women in horror movies: Rosemary’s Baby and Hereditary.

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Show notes:

• All of Them Witches by Sarah Ward
• Rosemary’s Baby: It’s Alive by Ed Park
• The Devil Inside: Watching Rosemary’s Baby in the Age of #MeToo by Laura Jacobs
• Ari Aster interview by Jordan Crucchiola
• About the Ending of ‘Hereditary’: Really? by A.O. Scott

In this episode, Bridget and McKenzie talk about the seminal zombie movie Night of the Living Dead and a recent take on the genre, Train to Busan.

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• Why NOTLD is More Relevant Than Ever
• Jordan Peele interview
• Train to Busan review

In episode 9 of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie compare two confinement thrillers: Disturbia and Housebound. Tune in to find out their feelings on peak aughts-Shia LaBeouf and kiwi humor!

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In their eighth episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie discuss two foreign monster movies: South Korea’s The Host and Ireland’s Grabbers. Tune in for a very bad impression of an Irish accent!

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• Bong Joon-ho’s ‘The Host’ Is The Defining Monster Movie Of The 21st Century by David Ehrlich
• Interview with Bong Joon-ho