two chicks talking about flicks: a podcast

Bridget and McKenzie visit the 1980’s with the classic kid’s adventure film The Goonies and the Netflix show Stranger Things. They find that The Goonies is a relic with some pretty problematic jokes and that Stranger Things is disappointingly not all that strange. The Goonies was directed by Richard Donner and produced by Steven Spielberg.…

Lizzie and The Handmaiden are films about women whose love (or simply lust) for one another creates a powerful catalyst that dismantles patriarchal structures. In this episode of Chick Flicks, we think only one of these films has a queer love story that works. Lizzie was directed by Craig MacNeil and stars Chloe Sevigny and…

What do American Psycho and Gone Girl have in common? Boring men who talk at length about music to women who are smarter than them. Oh, also: blood-lust perpetuated by toxic patriarchal structures!!! Listen here! Interview: Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner on Restoring the Female Voice to History in “Charlie Says” by Stephen Saito The…

In episode 18 McKenzie and Bridget discuss two movies about magical puberty. Listen here! ‘Teen Witch’: Hackneyed Plot Under a Hex by Chris Willman 25 years later, Teen Witch is still fun, and a little ridiculous by Marah Eakin Interview with Fran Rubel Kuzui Luke Perry, in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ Helped Redefine the Male Love Interest…

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. Listen here! 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…

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

Hasta la vista, chickies. In the fifteenth episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie discuss two sequels by James Cameron: Terminator 2 and Aliens. Listen here! 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. Listen here! Vulture interview with Jim Jarmusch Mubi Review…

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. Listen here! 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. Listen here! 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…