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CineFemme1999's "The Mummy" with Blake BerlinFun fact about our guest Blake Berlin - he’s been kidnapped and tortured by Andrea and Devin! For a film of course. Blake is our brilliant actor and writer friend, who produced his first feature this year! Blake picked the iconic, incomparable action-adventure-romance-horror film - the amazing 1999 “The Mummy.” We talk about our deep love of this film, how it’s a feminist film that does not pass the Bechdel test, the comedic genius of Rachel Weisz and all the ways this film still holds up and impresses us! We were so excited to talk about this movie with Bla...2024-04-2654 minCineFemmeHigh Fidelity with James DunovanOur guest James Dunovan is an editor, writer, director, colorist, and expert in the art of the Irish goodbye. He’s a long-time friend of Andrea and her husband, and is our resident dungeon master and friendly neighborhood nerd, being a gamer in every sense of the word. James picked Stephen Frears’ “High Fidelity,” starring John Cusack, Lisa Bonet, and introducing the world to Jack Black. We discuss how this film brought about a change to the rom-com/dramedy genre, the fantasy of the "perfect woman" and how it damages the woman in question as well as the creator of the f...2024-02-271h 05CineFemmeChocolat with Patricia GalvezGrab your favorite sweet treat, your sweetheart or a friend or a frenemy or your fur-baby, and join us for our Valentine’s re-watch! Our guest, the bad-ass actress, model and writer Patricia Galvez picked the 2000 film “Chocolat,” as it was one that made a big impact on her life not just as an artist, but as a person, and it just felt so right to have this be our Valentine’s Day episode! This has a star-studded cast, among them Dame Judy Dench, Juliette Binoche, and Alfred Molina to name a few. We discuss how this film tricked people i...2024-02-141h 14CineFemmeDonkeyhead with Anisha AdusumilliOur guest, the incredibly gracious and talented actress, writer, director Anisha Adusumilli picked the 2021 Canadian dramedy “Donkeyhead,” that is starring, written and directed by female filmmaker Agam Darshi. Anisha and Andrea met as romantic co-leads on the LGBTQ+ series, BIFL, and you can watch all of Season 1 on YouTube right now. For more of Anisha, watch her brilliant performances on the most recent seasons of Grey’s Anatomy and NCIS. Check her out on Instagram @anishaadusumilli to see what this self-described “sweet weirdo” has been working on, because she’s brilliant! 2023-12-1943 minCineFemmeMad Max: Fury Road with Travis SentellOur guest this week was our quick-witted, clever, and brilliant friend Travis Sentell, who’s an amazing writer and human. Travis picked “Mad Max: Fury Road,” as he is an avid and knowledgeable fan, having hosted his own podcast that was all about this film! We discuss the many (or as many as we can) layers of this film in its messaging about gender roles and dynamics, feminism, climate crises, and all the amazing practical stunts, story-telling, 1980’s comedy films that might horrify us now, and fun behind the scene tidbits! Our women in film history highlights were both appropri...2023-12-051h 10CineFemmeLittle Monsters MinisodeThis week our guest was one of us! Devin sits in the hot seat this week so we can answer our own icebreakers, feeling it’s only fair to our friends who are wonderful enough to come onto the show and get put on the spot :) Her pick was the zombie horror-comedy film “Little Monsters” starring Lupita Nyong’o, which felt appropriate for a spooky season watch! We talk about the feminist failings of the film and what we wish was better, as well as the moments that we still really loved and how Lupita kicks ass! Our women in film...2023-11-1441 minCineFemmeBooksmart Minisode6. This week our guest was one of us! Andrea sits in the hot seat this week so she can answer our own icebreakers, feeling it’s only fair to our friends who are wonderful enough to come onto the show and get put on the spot :) It’s also her birthday month, so what better time to get to know her better! Her pick was the coming-of-age comedy “Booksmart,” wanting to talk about a film that was written by a woman, directed by a woman, and starring and crewed by even more women! We discuss what moments we missed on our f...2023-11-1447 minCineFemmeCandyman 1992 & 2021 Films with AmberHAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! It’s our Halloween special episode, with our amazing ethereal guest Amber guiding us through our spooky season watch of the 1992 and 2021 Candyman movies! This was a very fun watch, with our guest Amber being a horror film aficionado, Halloween being Devin’s favorite season (yes it’s a season in her house) and Andrea not being someone who really watches horror films and watched not one, but TWO to discuss! Amber is an artist, educator, writer and cosplayer. If you haven’t seen her amazing cosplay work, then go find her right now on social media - seriou...2023-10-311h 06CineFemmeBoogie Nights with Zac Garred Our guest, the delightful, intelligent, and intrepid Australian actor, writer, and producer Zac Garred picked the 1997 film “Boogie Nights”, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring too many talented people to list here - seriously the cast list is insane. Zac is one of Devin’s favorite humans, being her Australian brother from another mother. We look at Julianne Moore’s role as Amber Waves, the matriarchal figure of the odd family of the characters in “Boogie Nights,” and happened to record this episode in the film's 25th anniversary year of 2022! The breadth of our conversation is vast, talking...2023-10-041h 51CineFemmeMean Girls with Gwen CaroleOur guest, the brilliantly funny, multi-talented Gwen Carole picked the 2004 comedy “Mean Girls,” written by Tina Fey, starring so many talented people, including of course Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, and also Tina Fey herself. Gwen and Devin met we-can’t-remember-how-many-years ago on a horror-comedy short film, and have stayed connected since! We discuss the successes and failings of the film, its impact on comedy and feminism, and our own past teen angst. This week’s women in film history are the women of SNL and the incomparable trailblazing comedian Moms Maybley. You might recognize Gwen from her TikTok brillian...2023-09-261h 08
CineFemmeThelma & Louise with Mia PinchoffOur guest, the hilarious stand-up and writer Mia Pinchoff, picked perhaps the film people think of when they think of feminist films - “Thelma & Louise.” This was an over-do rewatch for Devin and Andrea, and a first time watch for Mia. This was a lively and engaging conversation about not only our takeaways and impressions of the film, but the massive impact this film still has today. Mia and Andrea are long time friends, and we were so thrilled she joined us to talk about rom-coms, thrillers, about Devin’s dog, about “meat flowers” (which you’ll just have to tune in t...2023-09-121h 17
CineFemmeCineFemme TrailerWe love movies and each other, so combining those things we bring you actors and filmmakers Andrea Nelson and Devin Brooke, talking all things film with their friends! Each episode we watch a film chosen by our guest, and discuss the role women play in that film, our feelings, opinions, and discoveries about that film. We also bring each other a women in film history fact, because women have always been here but we have not always been written into the history of things. It's a real problem. Sometimes we're watching something we really love, sometimes it's something we...2023-08-1702 min