two chicks talking about flicks: a podcast

In this Chicklet, McKenzie and Bridget discuss the much-anticipated reboot of Candyman. Directed by Nia DaCosta, Candyman (2021) stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Teyonah Parris as an artist and his girlfriend who are pulled into the lore of Candyman. Listen here.

In this episode of Chick Flicks, McKenzie and Bridget discuss two films by the much-maligned director M. Night Shyamalan: The Visit and The Sixth Sense. The Visit (2015) is often described as Shyamalan’s comeback film while the Sixth Sense (1999) was a cultural sensation that launched the director’s career. Listen here.

In this Chicklet Bridget and McKenzie review the new A24 film The Green Knight. Written and directed by David Lowery, the Green Knight stars Dev Patel as medieval f*ck boy Sir Gawain. Listen here.

In this episode of Chick Flicks, McKenzie and Bridget talk about two films about older men connecting with younger women over art. In Kogonada’s Columbus (2017), John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson bond over architecture and parents in Ohio. Josh Radnor’s film, Liberal Arts (2012) sees the sitcom actor romancing Elizabeth Olsen’s nineteen-year-old character. Listen here.

In this episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie discuss two monster films that get steamy, Splice and The Shape of Water. In Splice (2009), Vincenzo Natali directs post-Oscar Adrian Brody and Sarah Polley as two scientists who create an animal-human hybrid who they treat like their daughter. The Shape of Water (2017), directed by…

In this episode of Chick Flicks, McKenzie and Bridget talk about two road trip buddy comedies wherein teenage girls search far and wide for accessible birth control/abortions. Unpregnant (2020) was directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg and follows Haley Lu Richardson and Barbie Ferreira as former best friends traveling from Missouri to New Mexico to secure…

In this episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and Mckenzie wander deep into an Irish forest to talk about the films Secret of Kells and Wolfwalkers. Secret of Kells (2009) and Wolfwalkers (2020) were both produced by the Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon. Both films feature precocious kids who form a bond with mysterious spiritfolk, and…

In this episode of Chick flicks, McKenzie and Bridget discuss star power in spy movies in the films Mr. and Mrs. Smith and The Long Kiss Goodnight. Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005) stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as married assassins who need to work through a lot of marital issues. The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) stars…

In this episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie revisit two twee movies of the early 2000s, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Amelie. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, directed by Michel Gondry, stars Jim Carey and Kate Winslet in a lo-fi sci-fi winterscape. Amelie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, stars Audrey Tatou as…

In this episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie discuss two heist movies, Widows and Ocean’s Eleven. Widows (2018) was directed by Steve McQueen from a script co-written by McQueen and Gillian Flynn. It stars Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, and Elizabeth Debecki. Ocean’s Eleven (2001) was directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars affable men George…