The Feminine Critique Podcast

Christine and Emily say goodbye to Skype with the best kind of party: a pizza dot net one! That’s right, we’re diving into the complex web of online women with 1995’s techno-thriller classic The Net and 2023’s undefinable Red Rooms. We do deep into both, so spoilers are plentiful. We promise not to hack you. Now pour yourself a gibson smoothie and enjoy!

We’re back! It’s a catchup switcheroo as Emily named a few recent hits she hated that Christine somehow LIKED. Down is up, left is right, Romy is Michelle, and so much more. We do some spoiling of Heretic, Longlegs, Serenity, and Presence. Also on the docket: Never Talk to Strangers, Perfectly Good Moment, Disclosure, Wicked Minds, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, The Naked Gun, Chi-Raq, Dune Part...

We're back with more Bystanders! On this very special interview, Christine and Emily chat with director Mary Beth McAndrews about the history of female-made rape revenge films, dealing with fire stunts on a tiny budget, the possibilities of a Battle Bots found footage movie, and so much more. Be sure to follow Mary Beth via @mbmcandrews on the socials, the Scarred for Life podcast, and her work on...

We interrupt our irregularly scheduled programming to bring you a Very Special Episode! Christine and Emily welcome writer/actor Jamie Alvey for a discussion about Bystanders, a new genre film with an incredibly fresh perspective on revenge. Jamie comes loaded with introspection on the development, filming, and reception of this indie gem. Be sure to rent Bystanders on VOD and follow Jamie @jamiea...

New year, same plan! Christine and Emily greeth 2025 with a big batch of catchup! Our first half focuses almost entirely on 2023-2024 releases, then we close out with a big fat batch of horror. Selections include but are far from limited to Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Megalopolis, Emilia Perez, Magpie, Nickel Boys, F Marry Kill, Y2KI,  Saw the TV Glow, Nightbitch, Wicked, Conclave, His Three Daughter...

We're clearing the Christmas finish line with our big finale. Up first is Emily covering Lifetime's The Holiday Junkie, the directorial debut of star Jennifer Love Hewitt. Then we (well, I) dive into a review of the full season: bests and worsts, 2024 cozy cardigan observations, and a full ranking of the movies that were covered. We'll be back with Feminine Critique Proper in 2024, complete with C...

Did you know that the secret ingredient for the world’s best hot chocolate is…love? That’s one of many facts we learn when we dive into QVC’s debut film venture, Holly and the Hot Chocolate! Emily is joined by special guest star Josh Hurtado, film critic for Screen Anarchy, founder of Potentate Films, and certified Christmas movie completist. Follow his work on the various socials @hatefuljosh and...

It’s two Emilys for the price of one! On this very special and legally sound episode, Emily is joined by writer Emily Menez to tackle 2011’s The Case For Christmas. We get Dean Cain manhands, Johnny Cochran references, Canadian elves that are very much modeled on Elf, and so much more (including but not limited to a very dark theory about a dead cloying child!). Be sure to check out Emily Menez’s...

Break out those cargo pants with the extra pockets! We’re here to Christmas party like it’s 1999, the Hallmark way. Emily is joined by friend of the pod and Head Hauntress Elizabeth Katheryn Gray to dive choker first into A ‘90s Christmas. Get ready for dial-up internet jokes and maybe, just maybe, some touching moments? We’ll see. Be sure to follow Elizabeth’s many ventures on Facebook and catch...

Parenting a baby is apparently easy: it’s kindergarten when things get really hard, or so sayeth our leads in Hallmark’s 2024 sequel to Three Wise Men and a Baby, Three Wiser Men and a Boy. Rejoining Emily are Hallmark experts Brandi and Dave Jackola. Follow their various ventures via @brandiwine and @djevildave, and be sure to check out Shield Podulation for random coverage of Star Trek and Brand...

Ho ho hope you’ve got a warrant for this one! Emily sits down with The Cultural Gutter’s Carol Borden to explore what the Denver (and also Wisconsin and maybe Canadian) holiday crime scene looks like through a Hallmark lens. It’s 2021’s The Santa Stakeout! Have a listen and find Carol’s incredible work over at https://culturalgutter.com

Whoa boy, this one is something! Original recipe cohost Christine returns to help Emily navigate the challenges of dating in 2014 with Christian Mingle (something titled Christmas Mingle), a 90 minute ad (sort of?) for a very confusing matchmaking app. This movie is streaming on Tubi and written and directed by Corbin Bernsen. It’s a LOT to take in, but thankfully, holiday stalwart Lacey Chabert i...

Obviously, we weren’t going to let the season pass without tackling Netflix’s snowman hunk-woos-Lacey-Chabert movie. Emily brings the big guns in for this one with Jason Fozzie Nelson, an expert in all things snowman hunks. Don’t forget to support Jason by buying his book! No, it doesn’t include hunky snowmen, but if we can up the sales, the sequel surely will. https://www.amazon.com/Always-Side-J...

Seasons greetings! It’s time to ring in the holidays with the official start of the TENTH year of Stocking Stuffers! Emily is off to the races with a new entry from the Hallmark canon: 2024’s Holiday Mismatch, a slight twist on the usual story with Caroline Rhea and Beth Broderick reuniting from their Sabrina days to set up/break up their adult children. This is a solo effort to remind you all of...

Movies? Never heard of them. Oh wait. Is that what this very long list means? Yup, it’s a catchup! Here you go: You Shouldn’t Have Let Me In Don't Look Away Ride Scare Model House HumaneT he Bad Seed Returns T he Ring The Blackeneing Longlegs Immaculate & The First Omen Trap Pulse Subservience Stop Motion Twisters Storm Warning Blink Twice Step Up: Year of the Dance Civil War Furiosa The Subst...

What a ride. Christine and Emily invite Jason Fozzie Nelson in for a deep dive into 2014’s Dracula Untold and 2024’s Abigail. As you might guess, there might be a few tangents, several of which somehow involve The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: The Musical. Some involve Burlesque. There’s a lot going on here. Anyway, get even more Jason with his wonderful novel Always By My Side, available here: https:...

The time has finally come for Christine and Emily to face up to what they did last summer. Or the summer before. Or the one in the ‘90s. You know, LAST summer? Title issues aside, we’re finally tackling the forgotten trilogy–that’s right, there are three of them. 1997’s I Know What You Did Last Summer, 1998’s I Still Know What You Did (the summer before) Last Summer, and the forgotten blast of wei...

You know the drill: Christine and Emily have movies to discuss! It’s a special summery edition filled with sharks (Requin, Under Paris), boats (The Abyss, Godzilla Minus One, Ghost Ship, Satan’s Triangle), camp (In a Violent Nature, Final Summer), suburbs (I Saw the TV Glow), cities (The Humans, The First Omen, Wolf), sexiness (Sexual Predator, A Kiss Before Dying, Fatal Instinct), sweat (The Iron...

Get ready to stain your finest prom dress with a whole lot of blood as Christine and Emily dive deep into a perfect match of films about gloriously unwound teenage girls in love: 2024's Lisa Frankenstein and 2009's The Loved Ones. Content warning: there are some bad attempts at Australian accents. Have at it!

We’re back! It’s another big batch of catchup as Christine and Emily dive into the last few months of viewing, which include a bundle of Oscar nominees, elevator movies, secret musicals, giant rats, and so much more. Included in this episode:  Retribution Madame Web Slay Cocktail Catwoman The Boys From Brazil Of Unknown Origin Split Second Wonka Road House The Creator Anatomy of a Fall A Haunting...

Welcome to another catchup! Christine and Emily have a full haunted pool’s worth of movies to discuss including Oscar hopefuls, Criterion streamers, oodles of late ‘80s dramas and thrillers, various Ken Russell projects, many musicals, and when in doubt, the glory that is the Step Up universe. Have a listen!

Come duck and cover with us! It’s a celebration(?) of the apocalypse as Christine and Emily make room in their bunker for a pair of post-nuclear missile movies streaming on the Criterion Channel. Up first is 1961’s The Day the Earth Caught Fire, directed by Val Guest. They follow that one up with Lynne Littman’s Testament from 1983. Opinions vary! Come share yours over on Instagram (@feminine_crit...

It’s the year-end list you’ve all been waiting for (kind of). Christine makes her triumphant return to join Emily as they walk through their favorite stuff of 2023. There are movies that came out (They Cloned Tyrone, May/December, Bottoms, Hell House LLC, Totally Killer), movies a year(ish) after they came out (Women Talking, We Are Going to the World’s Fair, Shiva Baby, She Dies Tomorrow), movies...

Christmas may have passed, but the season can't really be over until Emily meets Santa Claus. AND THIS TIME IT'S IN THE FORM OF NORM! It's the season finale through 2012's The Merry In-Laws, streaming now on Tubi and starring George Wendt and Shelley Long. We follow that up with a season 9 recap, ranking the films and remembering the highs, lows, and peacoats. So. Many. Peacoats. Thanks for joinin...

Break out your winter hot pants! It's a warmer holiday trip down south with Brazil's Christmas Full of Grace, a wacky holiday romcom that will give you dangly earring inspiration like you've never seen. You can find it on Netflix and you SHOULD. Emily is aided tremendously in this human raccoon hunt by the fabulous Carol Borden of The Cultural Gutter. It's joyous in every direction. Be sure to che...