The Feminine Critique Podcast

Slip into your finest silver trench coat and eye-gouging stilettos for our latest episode, where special guest star Zack (or Zach or Zak or Zak-Al, if you prefer) from The Lightning Bug’s Lair joins Christine and Emily for a very obsessive discussion. First up is 1992’s Single White Female, a film that poses lots of rape debates and investigations into just what about Steven Webber makes him creep...

Rub in that sunscreen and wax up your board for this very surf-filled episode. First up is the long-awaited discussion of Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 cult classic, Point Break, aka The Greatest Love Story Only Told In Our Alternate Imaginary Version. Also, it has James LeGros, which automatically means Christine and Emily get to cheer. Next on the list is 2002’s Blue Crush starring a pretty Kate Boswor...

Turn on those lights because guess what: it’s Near Dark. Christine and Emily venture back to 1987 for Kathryn Bigelow’s vampire western, complete with a delicious taste of podcast patron saint James LeGros. Technical difficulties are delaying our discussion of Point Break, so instead, we supplement the episode with an extended what we’ve been watching segment complete with hatred for Bryan Singer,...

Dust off your boots and sharpen your spurs, fellas and whores. We’re riding at you fast this week with a little bit of audio static and Jonathan Kaplan’s Bad Girls, that star-studded western that rocked 1994 (or didn’t). Joining our posse are Scott & Kat of Married With Clickers, that fine husband/wife podcast that just might also be hosting Christine and Emily on THEIR next episode covering 1994’...

Biblical dinosaurs, Hollywood autism, product placement, and Pretty Little Liars all figure quite prominently in the latest episode of The Feminine Critique, where Christine and Emily head to the arcade to tackle 1989’s Nintendo commer-er, Fred Savage vehicle The Wizard and 2010’s controversial (to some) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Things get testy (not really) as the ladies don’t always see eye...

Fair is foul and foul is.. feminine? It is this week, as Christine and Emily dig deep into the cauldron/deep fryer to cover two tales of sound and fury signifying Macbeth. First up is 2001’s black comedy, Scotland, PA, filled with lots of tans, bell bottoms, and babaganush. Next, we suit up in clunky armor/freewheeling nudity for Roman Polanski’s The Tragedy of Macbeth from 1971. Somewhere in betw...

You better hope that Newbury Comics t-shirt is made of kevlar, because this week, we’ve got a LOT of heat to get off our shockingly clothed chests (because if you’ve watched the movies we have over the last few weeks, you might be forgiven for thinking females don’t actually wear clothing). What starts as a somewhat agitated discussion of Adam Green’s Hatchet series turns into a whole lot of compl...

Break out the pasties and bedazzle that fringe! It’s time to visit everybody’s favorite city of sex and scandal, viva Las Vegas as Christine and Emily sit down–IN THE SAME ROOM–to sorta kinda do a commentaryish recording to the tune of Paul Verhoeven’s thrustacular camp classic, Showgirls. The audio is probably about as skilled as Elizabeth Berkley performing Lady Macbeth, but I’m sure it will go...

From giant velvet ‘n feather fashion statements to Christine’s press patch tucked in tightly, we’ve got an episode BRIMMING (get it?) with fantastic headgear. First, our own Scoop McMakepeace gives us a full report on Austin’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival, including coverage on 20 new films AND Matthew McConaughey’s mom. Emily, on the other hand, just has a lot to say about Beastmaster and t...

Turn down the lights and settle in for a spooooooooooky edition of The Feminine Critique, one complete with cat jump scares, vengeful swimming pools, and finger-eating windows. This week, Christine and Emily dare each other to spend two hours in a haunted house movie each has never seen. Up first is the sickeningly well-cast Burnt Offerings, filled with Oliver Reed’s sweat, Burgess Meredith’s voic...

Hello young lovers, wherever you are. We’ve got some tart little heart candies coming your way in audio form. First up, Christine and Emily reveal some of their favorite film romances, be they blooming brothers or silent robots. Next comes their very (or not) French accented discussion of 2004’s A Very Long Engagement, followed by the totally cheerful and upbeat feel-good love story that is 2010’s...

Gather ‘round, all ye super mother bugs. On this episode, Christine and Emily examine two very different (OR ARE THEY?; no, actually they totally are) films from the catalog of one William Friedken. Up first is the hilariously period pieced road movie from 1994‘s Rebel Highway series on Showtime called Jailbreakers, starring a very young Adrien Brody, a very Junior Antonio Sabato, and a very terri...

Finally, the episode you’ve all been waiting for: the one where Christine and Emily gush over Meg Ryan’s button cuteness and bond over just how RELATABLE Katherine Heigl is when playing a working woman who just can’t get it together. I mean, that’s SO how it is, right? Or not, as what the ladies ACTUALLY discuss is why ‘chick flick’ is both a dirty and offensive term, but yet why girly porn is an...

Classy meets sharky this week as Christine and Emily go swimming with the British carnivores and clumsy Thomas Jane in love triangles with a fallen Norse god that cure Alzheimer’s. Is that right? Maybe not, but that’s what you get when you pair 2011’s Rachel Weisz-ful The Deep Blue Sea with Renny Harlin’s 1999 mainstream creature feature turned cult hit, Deep Blue Sea. Also in the mix are the ladi...

Break out the lip gloss and hoop earrings for the latest edition of The Feminine Critique, where Christine and Emily tackle two very different (or ARE THEY?) films about the trials and tribulations of teen girl life. First up is 1999’s black comedy Jawbreaker, a divisive little satire that offers up plenty of fashion ideas for today’s youth. We follow it up with 2010’s more serious (and Christine...

After a few weeks of doomed children and destroyed romance, Christine and Emily lighten things up with a pair of mysterious comedies or comedic mysteries or just Mel Brooks’ High Anxiety and Jonathan Lynn’s Clue.

Is there an estrogen shortage in the Internets or are there just gentlemen in the studio? On this very special episode of The Feminine Critique, Christine and Emily are joined by the titans of testosterone, Large William and Sam U. Rai of the one and only Gentlemen’s Guide to Midnite Cinema. You might have heard of them, especially if you spend a lot of time in the mesh tank top department of your...

Too skinny? Too British? Too brunette? This week on The Feminine Critique, Christine and Emily take on the plight of one of modern cinema’s most undeservedly unliked actresses, Keira Knightley. First, the ladies tackle 2007’s Oscar nominated Atonement, directed by Joe Wright. This is a VERY spoiler heavy discussion that runs about 35 minutes from the time Emily announces “we’re going to spoil this...

Have you been feeling a little stalked lately? Like someone is tailing your rear and stealing the underpants that once covered them? That’s probably because you’re about to listen to Christine and Emily tackle obsession via their super awesome bachelor spacepads. First up is 1965’s chilling and underrated The Collector, a Terrence Stamptacular production also starring a pre-fetus licking Samantha...

Welcome one and all to the inaugural episode of The Feminine Critique, a hopefully bi-weekly (the twice a month, not twice a week kind) podcast where Paracinema Magazine’s Christine Makepeace and The Deadly Doll’s House’s Emily Intravia team up to cover two somehow related films. This week, the ladies shoot a double dose of Francis Ford Coppola with 1974’s surveillance seeped The Conversation and...