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Femcel FilmcastNopeIn this episode, the femcels put on their cowboy hats and load their film cameras to talk about the 2022 sci-fi western Nope (dir. by Jordan Peele)! They talk about 80s blockbusters, Jordan Peele’s unorthodox academic pursuits, and all the violent spectacles made commonplace by the iPhone :D Also, Kristin learns what sketch comedy is.
2024-10-251h 36Femcel FilmcastHereditaryIn honor of October, the femcels watch the iconic 2018 psychological horror Hereditary (dir. by freaky white boy Ari Aster). They announce exciting news about their glamorous diva lives and current state of employment, while also chatting about fun topics such as motherhood, trauma, and the amount of blood in a human body. Other topics may include tips for a TikTok detox, le French New Wave, and all things twee…
2024-10-051h 45Femcel FilmcastChallengersIn this episode (recorded 07/28), your favorite femcels discuss THE erotic film of the year, Challengers (2024), directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor. Discussion topics include tennis as a metaphor for sex, sex as a metaphor for tennis, Longleg’s gay basement, and cannibalism.
2024-09-251h 43Femcel FilmcastEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindFor the final episode of the MPDG season, the femcels discuss the 2004 sci-fi romance Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (dir. by Michel Gondry) and reiterate that Clementine is NOT a concept, Joel!
Topics include Los Angeles Plays Itself, MaXXXine, Inside Out, and Rick and Morty. We also make fun of Sam Levinson a little. Bjork, Immanuel Kant, and Bella’s brother make guest appearances [NOT CLICKBAIT].2024-07-271h 11Femcel FilmcastMedia We've Been Eating LatelyWhat media have you been consuming lately? In this (accidental) bonus episode, the femcels get a bit carried away as they review all the films, shows, books, and articles they’ve stumbled across in the past month. Topics may include non-FDA-approved olive oil, poorly-planned YA dystopias, late-stage capitalism moodboards, and Ryan Gosling in a tight henley shirt. NOT CLICKBAIT. 2024-07-131h 15Femcel FilmcastScott Pilgrim vs. the WorldAs the 4th episode of the MPDG season, your favorite femcels discuss the 2010 rom-com, action film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Topics include Jojo Siwa's unborn child triage of Teddie and Freddie and Eddie, the modern indie-slut generation of Scott Pilgrims, some age-gap discourse, and the Power of the Gorilla Grip -- and Self-Respect too, I guess. 2024-07-081h 31Femcel Filmcast(500) Days of SummerNOTE: this episode was recorded on May 13 and released on June 21.
We're sooooo back. For the long awaited third installment of the MPDG season, your femcels have returned to chat about the 2009 rom (?) com (?) film (500) Days of Summer, directed by Marc Webb and written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. We’ll get into on-campus developments at UCLA, the Ottessa Moshfegh literary universe, Challengers, Timothee Chalamet's heritage, Los Angeles architectural history, and good ol’ situationship discourse.
2024-06-211h 26Femcel FilmcastY/N's Blunt RotationA gift from us to you this national holiday. In this episode, your favorite femcels take a lil treat before discussing the 2018 teen rom-com The Kissing Booth. Discussion topics include gender issues (and the aggressive male trope), unethical height differences, Jacob Elordi’s hair, non-legally binding weddings, and fan fiction.
2024-04-211h 15Femcel FilmcastHipster Epidemic Patient ZeroFor the first film of the MPDG season, your favorite femcels discuss the 2004 rom-com-drama film Garden State, written and directed by Zach Braff and starring Braff himself and Natalie Portman. Topics include voting, femcel’s political alignments, matcha vape, Zach Braff’s fraternity origins, white hipsters, and whether or not Braff's fantasy girl can be salvaged. 2024-04-1358 minFemcel FilmcastHistory of the MPDGYes… the rumors are true… the femcels are BACK with the first episode of our 4th season on the most loved-hated character trope in film history: the manic pixie dream girl! In this ep, we bravely face the trope's (film blog) origins, gritty critiques, and evolution as well as the relevance of its modern application – if any. Discussion topics include Larry David’s age, Carrie Fisher auto-fiction, the tortured mind of a film critic, and the Noted MDPG magnet Zach Braff. 2024-03-301h 00Femcel FilmcastGuest Ep: Titane w/ ElthuhIn this episode, the femcels bring on special guest Elsa Servantez (DJ Elthuh) to discuss the 2021 body horror psychological drama film Titane (dir. Julia Ducournau). Discussion topics include True Detective, freaks and perverts, not-quite incest, car metaphors, and Alexandra Daddario’s boobs (respectfully!)
Elsa is a fourth year undergraduate studying Philosophy and English at UCLA where she met and became lifelong friends with your dearest co-host Bella Garcia. She is the Co-Head of FEM Newsmagazine’s Radio department, a member of UCLA Radio’s Comedy department, the founder of the notorious @uclabeers on Instagram, and an excellent valet...2024-03-051h 19Femcel FilmcastThe Depressive EpisodeThe femcels shed their usual chill-girl persona to regale old tales of their depressive adolescence and take a moment to see where life has gone during a well-deserved break from school and work and pod. Topics include bad therapists, attachment style theory, pharmaceuticals, unstable women from your wild past, and being normal.
2024-02-1856 minFemcel FilmcastHow to Institutionalize Your SituationshipIn this episode, the femcels throw on their condom coats to discuss the 2023 absurdist fantasy film Poor Things (dir. Yorgos Lanthimos.) Topics include the film’s extensive costume and production design inspiration, Lanthimos’ filmography, the adaptation of the original Alasdair Gray novel, and the narrative’s feminist themes. Along the way, they may delve into the Born Sexy Yesterday trope, pull up a certain paparazzi photo of Bradley Cooper and Suki Waterhouse, and recount the exact point they realized they couldn’t jack off at the dinner table.
2024-02-111h 18Femcel FilmcastGuest Ep: Frances Ha w/ Lilah PeckIn this episode, the femcels bring on special guest Lilah Peck to discuss the 2012 coming-of-age film Frances Ha. Discussion topics include Noah Baumbach’s divorce tea, Adam Driver’s millennial fits, shitty men, omelets, and mutually fulfilling friendships.
Lilah is a second year undergraduate studying theater and is an entertainment writer for FEM newsmagazine. Some of her past articles include “No One’s Laughing: “Funny Girl” and an Accountability Crisis,” “Shiv or be Shivved: Siobhan Roy’s Guide to the Corporate Man Club,” and “Just to be Queer Here: “Bottoms” is Only the Beginning.”
2024-01-2157 minFemcel FilmcastCountry Girls Make DoFor the last installation of our horror season, your favorite femcels take on another double feature for you needy listeners. In this episode, we discuss Ti West’s 2022 horror films X and its prequel Pearl. Listen to hear some musings on technicolor, hagsploitation, and the success rate of showing 1930s porn on the first date. From f*cking on a scarecrow to introducing friends to the family crocodile, get ready to discover your inner X factor on this episode…
2023-11-301h 05Femcel FilmcastShe Put Her Whole Pughsy Into ThisPut on your flower crowns and zip up your bear suits…cause today the femcels are reviewing Ari Aster’s 2019 horror film “Midsommar!” As they take a cinematic trip to Sweden (with the worst men you’ve ever met), they discuss Aster’s unique filmography, the history of the folk horror genre, and the economic foundation of the post-horror movement. When they aren’t making fun of Christian’s inability to light a birthday candle, they also gate-keep the final girl label and analyze eugenics’ undeniable influence on the horror genre. Digressions may include Halloween festivities at lesbian bars and Elon Musk’s hu2023-11-111h 28Femcel FilmcastDon't Fear the BabysitterIn this episode, your favorite femcels discuss the 1978 indie horror classic Halloween (dir. John Carpenter.) Topics include the slasher rules as detailed by Randy in the 1996 slasher Scream with a closer look at the sex = death rite, revisiting the concept of the “final girl,” the use of the American suburbia, and the ways in which mentally ill serial killers are PURE EVIL!2023-11-011h 04Femcel FilmcastBookcel Club: Men, Women, and Chainsaws (Pt 2)The femcels are back for part two of Carol Clover’s 1992 film theory book "Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film." In this episode, they break down the evolution of the r*pe revenge genre and its modern iterations (I Spit On Your Grave, The Accused, Promising Young Woman), the assaultive and reactive gazes, and the S&M relationship between director and viewer, all the while exploring why we -- as the audience -- love to watch things that torture us (spoiler alert: it gets terribly Freudian.)
2023-10-2149 minFemcel FilmcastBookcel Club: Men, Women, and ChainsawsIn honor of October and S3’s theme, the femcels take a retrospective look at the first half of Carol Clover’s 1992 film theory book "Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film." They discuss the similarities between slashers and classic folklore, the appeal of horror cinema to white male audiences, and how the final girl evolved during the genre’s golden (or bloodiest) age. Along the way, they unpack how transphobic film tropes found their home in slashers and discover that Freud’s bullshi*t is inescapable. Stay tuned to hear if Laurie and Michael have an intim...2023-10-1554 minFemcel FilmcastBaddies Baddies BaddiesThe femcels are back with a taste of the new season... In this episode, Kristin and Bella take a special treat before their discussion of the 2022 thriller Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (dir. Halina Reijn). Topics include the virtual reality platform Second Life, a check-in with Evangelical influencers, Gen Z cringe, and the love of the who-dun-it genre.
2023-09-301h 24Femcel FilmcastSpank You, Next In this Season 2 finale, the femcels arm themselves with riding crops and cable ties for a kinky double feature of Secretary (2002) and Fifty Shades of Grey (2015). Through their analysis of two unorthodox literary adaptations, they discuss how sexual fantasies translate on screen, negotiating boundaries and containers for consent, pathologizing kink, and the presence of erotica in their own lives. Digressions may include E.L. James’ first pen name, moodboards full of galaxy print and infinity scarves, admiration for ao3, and the astonishing parallels between vampirism and being a daddy-dom. TW: SH, SA, abusive relationships
2023-09-091h 26Femcel FilmcastPlumber? I Barely Know Her!In this episode, Kristin and Bella discuss the steamy 1996 crime thriller “Bound,” directed and written by the Wachowski Sisters – Lana and Lilly (Matrix, Matrix Reloaded.) Topics include hot lesbians, film and neo-noir, femme fatales, and a revisiting of porno chic (and its antithesis: porno fear.) 2023-08-261h 19Femcel FilmcastMerry Christmas Eve, B*tchIn this episode, the femcels discuss the 2015 indie dramedy “Tangerine” (dir. By Sean Baker & co-written by Baker & Chris Bergoch.) Kristin and Bella explore the affairs of an informal red light district in LA, DIY filmmaking techniques, and the first trans-actresses to be nominated for – and win – film awards. Digressions may include Franz Kafka, Albert Camus (Cummus*), gay middle schoolers, and a tutorial on how to take your baby from BOSS to #BASED.
2023-08-1258 minFemcel FilmcastThis Movie is NOT About STIsIn this episode, your favorite femcels continue their discussion of sex in film with the 2014 horror film "It Follows” directed and written by David Robert Mitchell. Musings include horror tropes, the virginity rule, interviews with the director, suburbia girl fashion, the existentialism of growing up, and ending with a conversation about safe sex!
2023-08-051h 23Femcel FilmcastSpecial Ep: Hollywood Strikes w/ Jonathan FernandezThe femcels are taking a detour from S2 to explore the history of unions in Hollywood, followed by an interview with American writer and producer Jonathan Fernandez (Rob The Mob, Crisis in the Kremlin) who served on the WGA Negotiating Committee and its Board of Directors in the early 2000s-2010s to discuss the current WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike.2023-07-291h 18Femcel FilmcastAmerica’s Greatest ThroupleIn this episode, your favorite femcels discuss the 1995 drama Doom Generation, co-produced, co-edited, written and directed by Gregg Araki. As a prominent figure of new queer cinema, Araki’s film is flashy, irreverent, gut-wrenching, and above all, full of pleasure! Listen to Kristin and Bella review hook-ups of the week, studio cuts, Araki’s audio-visual remastering, annoying college Q&A’s, sexually fluid love triangles, and the ever-present American tradition of neo-Nazism. 2023-07-221h 09Femcel Filmcast2 Girls, 1 Production CodeIn this Season 2 premiere, the femcels talk about SEX! Starting from the first on-screen kiss (that we know of…), they recount the long history of shagging on the silver screen, tracking everything from stag film, to nudie-cutie, to hardcore porn. Along the way, they further unpack their relationship with the modern porn industry and run into a lot of questions as they go—was the first porno dubbed or subbed? What did Russ Meyer put on his casting call sheets? And who was Hollywood’s first gay ally? Come explore the sexy skeletons in America’s closet with two, certifie...2023-07-081h 20Femcel FilmcastDying is Easy, Young Man. Slaying is HarderWelcome to the Femcel Filmcast! SEASON FINALE EDITION!! In this episode, the femcels dig into the complex moral quandaries of the sensational 1997 film Princess Mononoke. While they fawn over cute ghost butts, they also gab about complex female characters, environmental ethics, folklore, wolf mommies, and yet another reason why Harvey Weinstein is a flaming ***** ** ****. Digressions include 80s action movie antagonists with that je ne sais quoi European accent, totally metal disney villain deaths, and the indomitable human spirit.
2023-06-241h 15Femcel FilmcastHot, Homicidal Soy Boys in Your AreaIn this special episode, the femcels put on their reddit-colored glasses and take a walk down incel lane to discuss the 1999 hit Fight Club. As Bella and Kristin take a closer look at the alt-right’s letterboxd fav, they discuss the film’s political underpinnings, late-stage capitalism, white extremist groups, and society’s plummeting testosterone levels (yay!) Cutaways may include Brad Pitt’s dick, tips on how to spot a fascist (thank you ContraPoints), and the gift that was home video subculture. Stay tuned and remember: the first rule of Fight Club is. . . to talk a fuck ton about Fight Cl2023-06-101h 30Femcel FilmcastObviously, Doctor, You've Never Been a Sad Girl IconThe femcels discuss a flick from the official femcel cinematic canon, namely Sofia Coppola’s 1999 film The Virgin Suicides! As they unpack their own teenage experiences with the movie, they also discuss the Lisbon sisters’ surprising legacy on social media, compare sad girl icons, and share a few choice words about the Heaven by Marc Jacobs collection. Digressions include a few big questions: does cinema teach us to perform gendered emotions? Do we consume media or does our media consume us (#deep)? And what in the fuck is a coquette? All this and more in this week’s episode…2023-06-031h 07Femcel FilmcastThe Kubrick Film That Never WasDust off your oversized blazers and readjust your shoulder pads, because the femcels are watching Heathers this week! In this episode, they explore the film’s sociopolitical contexts, unpack the sensationalism of teenage suicide (don’t do it!), and interrogate the legitimacy of the mean girl trope. Digressions include confusion around JD’s political compass placement, the shocking similarities between Bob’s Burgers and Succession, and Kristin’s gay awakening. 2023-05-2742 minFemcel FilmcastThe Female Gays and their Female GazeJoin the femcels in their very first pod episode on the female gaze! Through minimal research and lots of skimming, they discuss how they are lowkey a woman with a man inside (wait…) watching a woman. Stay tuned for lessons on Freud, Lacan, Ms.Mulvey herself, and the future of film theory as we know it. Ramblings may diverge into Darcy’s erotic sideburns in Pride and Prejudice, artistic lesbians, and ego libido. 2023-05-1854 min