Flip. Your goddamn. Hair.

We revisited classic early 2000s girl power, music video aesthetics, and racism in Charlie's Angels (2000). Other topics: baby feminism, noted scab Drew Barrymore, and went wrong with that reboot.

Our recommendations: Spice World (1997), Death Proof (2007)

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Episode 106: Charlie's Angels (2000)

Happy Pride, everybody!  We're finally reviewing a 90s drag classic, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), directed by Beeban Kidron.

In this episode, we go into the use of drag on film, the cultural impact of RuPaul's Drag Race, and Britney picks out her drag name.

Our recommendations: Some Like It Hot (1959) and The Queen (1968) 

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Episode 107: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)

G'day friends! We take a trip down under and discover show girl drag in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) 🪩👠

In this episode, we continue to praise the art of drag and discuss the portrayal of trans women in movies, cis women upholding the patriarchy, stan behavior, and whether or not we would eat a kangaroo.

Our recommendations: Monica (2023), Tangerine (2015), Rafiki (2018), The Living End (1992)

Check out Ashley's Queer Cinema list: https://letterboxd.com/breakyoselffool/list/queer-cinema/

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Episode 108: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

We're taking it back to English class with a Shakespearean High School!AU: She's The Man (2006), a popular adaption of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. 

In this episode, we praise our childhood fave Amanda Bynes, reminisce about Old Navy fashions, and look at gender identity and politics of the early 2000s.

If podcasts be the food of love, then play on!

 Our recommendations: Get Over It (2001), O (2001)

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Episode 109: She's the Man (2006)

🚨This episode is full of spoilers!🚨

Happy birthday to youuuuu!! 🎈 We watched the latest horror du jour: Osgood Perkins' Longlegs (2024), starring Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, and Nicholas Cage. 

In this episode: surprise Blair Underwood, Big Actor™ Nic Cage, evil twin dolls, glam rock, religious trauma in horror movies, and the best Longlegs memes.

Our recommendations: Cure (1997), Zodiac (2007), Dead Silence (2007), Significant Other (2022)

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Rough Cut 23: Longlegs (2024)

🎵 We can’t take our eyes off of youuuu 🎵

We watched 90s teen classic 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), a retelling of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew!

In this episode, we wonder if Shakespeare's 430 year old play is as misogynistic as it seems on the surface and talk about how 10 Things launched the careers of several actors, the unpopularity or 90s (white) feminism and whether we still have charming Bad Boys™ in 2024.

Our recommendations: Deliver Us From Eva (2003), Mean Girls (2004), Clueless (1995), Cruel Intentions (1999)

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Episode 110: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Y'all know Black Girl Film Club? That podcast where two Black women talk about movies? Well, the feds heard they got backstage passes to Lady Raven's latest show, so they set up a trap for them. This whole episode is a trap 🪤

This episode has spoilers for M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie Trap (2024), starring Josh Hartnett as a serial killer trying to escape the ultimate trap – a pop star's arena concert.

Also in this episode: The Scream Tour, hard launching your daughter's musical career, dads being dads, Shyamalan's best works, and Josh Hartnett's meaty titties.

Our recommendations: The Village (2004), Saw (2004)

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Rough Cut 24: Trap (2024)

Ladies and gentleman, madames et monsieurs...welcome to a different kind of Rough Cut. Prepare yourselves, mortals, as we explore two adaptions of Anne Rice's epic tale: Interview with the Vampire (1994) and it's tv adaptation (2022-).

In this episode: the history behind the 1976 novel; Oprah denouncing the dark energy in the first film; Ashley admits she was wrong about Sam Reid; Louis the Bird; the effect on race on the tv adaptation; Anne's influence on popular vampire stories; the future of Rockstar Lestat.

Our recommendations: True Blood (2008-2014) and don't forget to watch IWTV streaming right now on Netflix!

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Rough Cut 25: Interview with the Vampire (1994, 2022–)

Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice-skate uphill ⛸️🩸

We're taking another bite into Black vampires with Blade (1998), the iconic Marvel film directed by Stephen Norrington and starring Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, N'Bushe Wright and Sanaa Lathan!

In this episode: blood raves and dhampirs; The Haunting of Renesmee; real Y2K aesthetics; Marvel 360 deals and our predictions for the long-delayed reboot.

Our recommendations: Demolition Man (1993), Ganja & Hess (1973)

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Episode 111: Blade (1998)

We're back with more Black vampires with The Transfiguration (2016), a coming of age tale of Milo, a struggling Brooklyn teen who believes he is a vampire. The Transfiguration was directed by Michael O'Shea and stars Eric Ruffin, Chloe Levine, and Aaron Moten.

In this episode: Milo's Vampire Code of Ethics; #TwilightSucks; using movies to scare the hoes; Black writers and the occult; vampirism as a coping method for grief. 

Our recommendations: Martin (1977), Penny Dreadful (2014-2016)
Watch Suicide by Sunlight (2018): https://vimeo.com/377200942

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Episode 112: The Transfiguration (2016)

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