Chick Flicks Podcast

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Friday the 13th and The Final Girls Jul 22, 2019

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What's the most dangerous occupation? According to slasher movies, it's being a teenage camp counselor. In this episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie discuss the final girl trope (a term coined by Carol J. Clover) and its use in the films Friday the 13th (1980) and The Final Girls (2015).

Friday the 13th was directed by Sean Cunningham and written by Vic Miller. It stars Betsey Palmer and a young baby Kevin Bacon. The Final Girls was directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and written by M.A. Fortin and Joshua John Miller (hey, he seems familiar...). It features the talents of Alia Shawkat, Thomas Middleditch, and our favorite dancer, Angela Trimbur.

Chick Flicks is a feminist film review podcast hosted by McKenzie Chapman and Bridget Hovell. You can follow Chick Flicks on instagram and twitter @chickflickspod and email us at chickflickspodcast@gmail.com.

Chicklet 3: Midsommar Jul 15, 2019

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In Midsommar, Director Ari Aster continues to explore themes of family, community, and terrible things happening to a person’s head. Is Midsommar really a “female empowerment” movie? Listen to Bridget and McKenzie talk about Florence Pugh’s intense screaming, bad vacations, and disappointing boyfriends in this Chicklet episode.

Midsommar stars Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor and is in theaters now.

The Goonies & Stranger Things Jul 08, 2019

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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. Stranger Things was created by the Duffer Brothers (hey–where are all the sister teams in Hollywood?).

This week Bridget is into the podcast Why Won’t You Date Me? With Nicole Byers and the original It miniseries based off the book by Stephen King. McKenzie recommends the YA book A Conjuring of Light, the song “Sticky” by Ravyn Lenae, and shopping local at Strange Ways.

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Lizzie & The Handmaiden Jun 24, 2019

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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 Kristen Stewart. The Handmaiden is based on the novel Fingersmith by Sarah Waters and was directed by Park Chan-Wook. It stars ‎Kim Min-hee and ‎Kim Tae-ri.

This week Bridget is into Big Little Lies, The Terror, and The Souvenir. McKenzie recommends Good Omens, Flash Forward, and What Remains of Edith Finch.

Chick Flicks is a feminist film review podcast hosted by McKenzie Chapman and Bridget Hovell. You can follow Chick Flicks on Instagram and Twitter @chickflickspod and email us at chickflickspodcast@gmail.com.

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John Wick & Revenge Jun 10, 2019

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Our heroes rise from the ashes (or retirement) to deliver some much deserved payback in these two revenge fantasy movies: John Wick and Revenge.

American Psycho & Gone Girl May 27, 2019

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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!!!

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Chicklet 2: Game of Thrones May 22, 2019

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After eight seasons, three dragons, and one thousand pairs of boobs, the massive television hit, Game of Thrones, has come to an end. So what do the Chicks think? Let's just say that if we were Daenerys, we would "dracarys" showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff.

Teen Witch & Buffy the Vampire Slayer May 13, 2019

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In our 18th episode, we talk about magical puberty in two nostalgic classics: Teen Witch and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

The Virgin Suicides & Mustang Apr 29, 2019

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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.

Blade Runner & Ex Machina Apr 15, 2019

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In this episode, we talk about sexy women robots in Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic, Blade Runner, and the more recent 2014 film, Ex Machina, by Annihilation's Alex Garland.

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