We discuss two sci-fi-ish romantic comedies, Maria Schrader’s I’m Your Man and Richard Curtis’ About Time
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Ep. 110: Weekend and End of the Century: Brief encounters
For its 10th anniversary, we discuss Andrew Haigh’s Weekend on the podcast, along with another brief encounter film, End of the Century
Ep. 106: Christine and Kate Plays Christine: Reviving Christine Chubbuck
We discuss Christine and Kate Plays Christine, a fiction and documentary film about Christine Chubbuck. We ask, what’s the value of telling a story in fiction versus nonfiction?
Ep. 100: Films for the future
To celebrate our 100th episode, ten regular guests share what they would choose if they got to make the whole world watch one movie.
Ep. 97: The films and TV of Desiree Akhavan
On this episode, we discuss the work of bisexual Iranian-American filmmaker Desiree Akhavan, who is best known for the films Appropriate Behaviour and The Miseducation of Cameron Post, as well as the TV shows The Slope and The Bisexual.
Ep. 96: Water Lilies and Jennifer’s Body: Girlhood and compulsory heterosexuality
In this episode, we discuss two films about close female friendships between teenage girls — that may tip into sapphic love — and how they are affected when the girls are possessed by the patriarchy: Céline Sciamma’s Water Lilies (2007) and Karyn Kusama’s Jennifer’s Body (2009).