Female Gaze: The Film Club

This week on Female Gaze: The Film Club, we are joined by critic Tina Kakadelis to talk about the Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton 2017 film, "Battle of the Sexes." You can follow Tina Letterboxd Instagram You can follow Female Gaze: The Film Club Instagram

This week on Female Gaze: The Film Club, fellow Chaotic Leo and editor Chels Eichholz introduces Morgan to Donna Deitch's 1986 film "Desert Hearts." You can follow Chels Twitter Bluesky Letterboxd You can follow Female Gaze: The Film Club Instagram

This week, we discuss Sofia Coppola's directorial debut "The Virgin Suicides" (1999) with In Their Own League editor-in-chief Joan Amenn.. You can find Joan and In Their Own League here: In Their Own League You can learn more about filmmaking pioneer Mabel Normand: Women Film Pioneer Project Turner Classic Movies You can follow Female Gaze: The Film Club Instagram

This episode, we discuss Amy Heckerling's "Clueless" (1995) with writer and critic Cassandra Hager. You can follow Cassandra Twitter Find her work here You can follow Female Gaze: The Film Club Instagram

In our first episode, we discuss Mira Nair's "Monsoon Wedding" (2001) with special guest Louie Rendon of The Mixed Reviews podcast. You can follow Louie Twitter You can follow The Mixed Reviews Twitter Instagram Patreon YouTube You can follow Female Gaze: The Film Club Instagram

Happy Oscars Week! Morgan and Chels are joined by friend, Oscar historian, and Glenn Close enthusiast Kevin Jacobsen of And the Runner-Up Is  to share their Top 3 favorite Best Supporting Actress Oscar winners.  Awards are upon us and it's always fun to reflect on past Oscar winners and actresses are forever the most fun. We look back on the gals that left the biggest impressions on us, broke...

Cinema Gals present the Ida Lupino Cinema Awards, a celebration of the hottest artists working in film today. The mission of these awards is to uplift the work of Queer People, Women, and BIPOC filmmakers and performers and all the intersections in-between. Morgan and Chels invited a bunch of their friends to submit their favorite films and performers in a wide array of categories. From Best Film...

Morgan and Chels are celebrating only the best day of the year! February 13th is about celebrating lady/them friends, and today the Gals are honoring their Top 3 Female Friendships in Television and Film. As Leslie Knope said, this should be a national holiday and here are the friendships that deserve a stack of waffles. Tweet us the friendships that would make your list! Subscribe and leave us a...

Morgan and Chels are joined by Gavin Mevius from The Mixed Reviews to share their personal Sight & Sound ballots. Chels tasked the gang with curating their personal Top 10 lists they would submit to the Sight & Sound poll. The films we not only think are the best but should also be preserved in the film canon and have carved a place in our hearts. Tweet us the films that would make your li...

Morgan and Chels are joined by Sophia from Oscar Wild , Kenzie from Oscar Central , and Jenn from The Community Rewatch Podcast to share their Top 5 Favorite Films of 2022. These films are not your Godfathers or Citizen Kane, but more of your Mean Girls and Girls Trip. The films that made us feel seen, that we'll pop on on a rainy day, and we will hold in our hearts for all of time. Let us kn...

Morgan and Chels are back to share their Top 3 winter holiday films. From Christmas to New Year, we share the ones nearest and dearest to our hearts, plus a few honorable mentions. Tweet us your favorite holiday films! Leave us a review and we'll read it on the show!  Follow us! Twitter Instagram Cover Art by the incredible Grace Aki

It's family only tonight as Chels , Jesse , & Paige discuss RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7 Episode 12. It's a finale baby! The gang gathers for this lip-sync smackdown and to dish their feelings about the season as a whole, their favorite queens, and the behind-the-scenes gossip online. Do you agree with our Queen of All Queens and Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses?  We&...

Chels is away this week, so  Jesse , & Paige are joined returning fave Sharai from A Nightmare on Fierce Street ,  Blerdy Massacre , Dread Central , and The Alter Tapes to cover RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7 Episode 10. The gang dives right into the penultimate episode Variety Show that had more twists and turns than an Yvie Oddly lip-sync. The winners get three Legendary Legend stars, g...

Chels ,  Jesse , and Paige are joined by returning faves Eoin Daly and Megan Mann to cover RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7 episode 10. This week our Queens are inducted into the Kennedy Davenport Center Hall of Shade and tasked with roasting each other and the judges. Solomon Georgio coaches are girls with Ross Mathews, giving the queens some mixed-to-filler advice. Jinkx, Monet, and The Viv a...

Chels , Jesse , and Paige are joined by Emmy-nominee Alrinthia Carter from A Black Lady Sketch Show and returning guest Sharai from A Nightmare on Fierce Street ,  Blerdy Massacre , Dread Central , and The Alter Tapes to cover RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7 Episode 9. The gang goes wild with these TikTok viral dance branding challenge set to RuPaul's songs and lose it over the incredible...

It's family only tonight as Chels ,  Jesse , & Paige get the band back together to cover RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7 episode 8. The gang catches up before diving into this Mean Girls inspired Christmas horror acting challenge directed by guest judge Janicza Bravo.  We do star math in real time and lament Shea and Monet's report cards and which queens are hungry to win (The Vi...

Chels and  Jesse are joined by returning fave Eoin Daly to cover RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7 episode 7. This week our queens have their second design challenge of the season, where they have to reimagine one of Ru's past legendary looks. The Vivienne immediately regrets her decision to block Jinkx, Shea ponders if she's fading into the background, and our panel shares their perso...

Chels is away this week, so  Jesse , & Paige are joined by Gavin from The Mixed Reviews to breakdown the Girl Groups challenge and Night of 1,000 Dolly Partons runway. We learn who the previous Top 2 gift their bonus stars to, the Jinkx and Vivienne rivalry, and some questionable Dolly runways. Plus, the gang talks about their own history with TRL, the rules of Canadian media, and Jesse slips...

Chels ,  Jesse , & Paige are joined by returning fave Eoin Daly and The Film Experience's Nathaniel Rogers to cover RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7 episode 5. The gang attends graduation this week with the Queens giving Drag U commencement speeches. Nikki Glaser coaches our racers, with Raja and Yvie hungry for a win, Shea going full Mean Girls, a rivalry brewing between Jinkx and The...

Chels ,  Jesse , & Paige are joined by Mattie Lucas to cover RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 7 episode 4. It's an improv challenge and our queens are headed to the courtroom for Fairytale Justice! The gang compare this new iteration to Jersey Justice, how Jinkx, Yvie, Raja, and The Vivienne stole the show, why Raja can't seem to win a star this season, and does runway even matter?...

Chels and  Jesse tackle the All Stars Ball Challenge  on this week's Drag Race recap.  The duo discuss the consequences of our bedazzled plunger, Trinity and Monet's failed alliance invitations, and discuss all 24 looks on this week's runway. The show welcomes delightful guest judge Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Vanna White's awkward announcing, and our hosts continue to disagree with...

Morgan is joined by friend Kenzie Vanunu of Oscars Central to breakdown our fearless nepotism queen Dakota Johnson's spectacular Sundance 2022 films Am I Okay? and Cha Cha Real Smooth. The Gals gab about their experience watching the two films at virtual Sundance and how they hope the festival continues implementing that element. Plus, they get into their favorite supporting characters of the...

It's a family only season premiere! Listen to Chels ,  Jesse , & Paige recap the  season 7 premiere and Snatch Game episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.  The team is gagged at the talent and wonderful edits every queen is receiving. We welcome back the following legendary and iconic queens, along with special guest judge Cameron Diaz, as they write and perform a verse to Ru&apos...

Brian Skutle of Sonic Cinema returns to the show to gush with Morgan and Chels about Chels' greatest obsession of 2021, Godzilla vs. Kong ! The gang gathers and finally lets Chels unleash her atomic breath of love and excitement for 2021's biggest monster mash. They breakdown the silliness of the franchise, the surprisingly effective human moments, and its connection to the real best fil...

Chels ,  Jesse , & Paige are joined by Gavin from The Mixed Reviews to cover the season 14 finale of RuPaul's Drag Race. This never-ending story of a season finally found and plagiarized its ending from season 11. Our wonderfully weird, chronically ill Denver queen, Miss Willow Pill beat the UK ballerina Lady Camden for the crown, and our other three girls tie for 5th place. We breakdown...