The Feminine Critique Podcast

Break out of that deadbox: you’ve got things to do! It’s time for a very special episode where Christine and Emily are joined by delightful Texans Angela & James to dive deep into 2009’s Laid to Rest and of course, everyone’s favorite reason to have Peacock other than figure skating and the complete Murder, She Wrote: Halloween Kills! It’s a very gooey episode. To cyberstalk our guests, check out...

Light that jack-o-lantern and pour yourself a pumpkin beer. It’s October, and Christine and Emily are here to bring you a full batch of our most recent horror watches. We start with detailed discussion of 2021’s big horror releases (Candyman and Malignant) which does go into spoiler territory. Listen for the music at the 27-ish minute mark for when that’s done, because after, WE GOT LOTS MORE! Top...

Put on your best Givenchy sheath dress and most comfortable (but stylish) flats: we’ve got three hours to chat! Christine and Emily are joined by the one and only Jason “Fozzie Bare” Nelson to tackle a pair of twisty, joyous genre hodgepodges. After an extended round of what our special guest star has been watching (which turns into some rumination on racism is reality competitions, the juggernaut...

Emily wanted Christine to watch some movies, so here’s the episode that made it happen! It’s a newlywed nightmare double with Leigh Janiak’s 2013 debut Honeymoon and Colin Minihan’s What Keeps You Alive from 2018. We BEG you to watch the films before listening, as both pack some solid surprises (all of which we go into juicy spoilery detail on the episode). Don’t forget to check out Christine’s ne...

It’s a summertime catchup! Christine and Emily dive full-force into some of the newest releases, including the Fear Street trilogy, Black Widow, Army of the Dead, and A Quiet Place II. Other subjects of note: Till Death, Shocker, Vamps, Spiral, No Escape Room, The Amusement Park, Soccer Mom Madam, Reversal of Fortune, a deep dive into The Stand, a very important warning about serial killers on rol...

We’re back! It’s a marathon of Christine and Emily chatting about, well, everything, including (BUT NOT LIMITED TO): Them Cruel Summer The Third Day Thunder Force A Perfect Getaway Turbulence AND Turbulence 3 The Arrival Red Planet Godzilla Vs. Kong Coming 2 America Immortal Beloved Casablanca (it’s a thing) Psycho 2-4 Amityville: The Evil Escapes As Above So Below His House Ghost of War Possessor...

Buckle up! We’re back to discuss a pair of ridiculously fun and colorful gems. The delightful artist/author Abby Denson joins Christine and Emily to tackle 1984’s sci-fi musical Voyage of the Rock Aliens (streaming via Amazon Prime) and 2008’s Speed Racer. Expect much ‘80s fashion adoration, Craig Sheffer cheekbone worship, and massive misunderstanding involving race cars and milk. Be sure to chec...

Clean those bedsheets and dust off your webcam! We’re back with a delightful dive into two outstanding, innovative, and fairly new genre films. Anthony Isaac Bradley joins Christine and Emily to discuss Ben and Chris Blaine’s 2015’s Nina Forever (streamable now on Shudder and Amazon Prime) and the Daniel Goldhaber/Isa Mazzei’s Cam, from 2018 and streaming on Netflix. There’s also a fair amount of...

Strap in for a whole lot of movie (and TV) talk! Christine and Emily have an epic catchup discussion on a whole lot of stuff, including (BUT NOT LIMITED TO): I May Destroy You Monsterland the various NXIVM documentaries The Intruder Freaky Friday Gone Girl Fox Lux Birds of Prey Ghosts of War Eli Spiral Shadow In the Cloud Summer of ‘84 Train, and a deep dive into why early 2000s horror was the wor...

We’re back! Christine and Emily emerge from the Stocking Stuffer hangover with an INCREDIBLY special treat! Special guest star Carol of the Cultural Gutter is here to help navigate the murky waters of primal female sexuality (and a lot of other stuff!) with two recent European genre films. First up is Jonas Alexander Arnby’s 2014 surprise monster movie When Animals Dream, followed by Agnieszka Smo...

Another year, another season finale! Emily wraps up the Stocking Stuffers series with a quick look at Lifetime’s Christmas Ever After, then a deeper dive into the best/worst list. Yes it’s January, but we make our own rules around these parts.

We’ve got a special end-of-hell-year treat just for you! Emily and gay guardian hipster angel of The Feminine Critique, Fozzie Bare, just couldn’t get enough A New York Christmas Wedding, so we went to the very source of Netflix’s hit for a special interview with writer/director/actor Otoja Abit! Learn all about making a low budget Christmas movie on the streets of New York in the middle of summer...

It’s back to the Marvista well for another round of adorable dogs and clueless humans! This time, Emily is joined by the fabulous Cristina Acuna to talk all things dog care, Canadian hunks, and what it’s like to be really short (like, shorter than Emily short). Follow Cristina on the socials at cactus_music and remember! A puppy is not a choice you make lightly.

Ever wonder what kind of Cozy Cardigan Christmas flick the Zodiac Killer would make if he was employed by Hallmark? WE FOUND IT! On this very special episode, Emily is joined by film critic and super Christmas film fan William Bibbiani to discuss Marvista veteran Michael Feifer’s weirdly subversive The 12 Pups of Christmas, streaming now on Hulu. There’s also a lot of chatting about the Step Up fr...

Yes, this is a theatrical release, but how can we NOT cover a movie so cardigan and Christmas that it’s based on a literal interpretation of George Michael’s hit song? We’re treated to some delicious Scottish tidbits from this episode’s special guest star Kevin Matthews of Raiders of the Podcast and his daily film blog, For It Is Man’s Number.

THEY’RE CURSING IN A COZY CARDIGAN CHRISTMAS FLICK! Now that we’ve gotten that out of our system, here’s Netflix’s new saucy comedy, Holidate! Christine is back to talk the glory of Emma Roberts and the dullness of blond hunks. Take a shot and enjoy!

Put on your finest CGI everything for the return of Kurt Russell’s sexy Santa! Emily is once again joined by the industrious Elwood Jones to discuss psychotic elves, light terminator father/daughter time travel vaguely incestuous bonding, and of course, the episode of Law & Order: SVU where James Van Der Beek keeps seducing young women who think he’s their real dad and are disappointed when they f...

We’re gonna need a bigger stocking! On this extra special, extra wet & weird episode, Emily welcomes the Head Hauntress herself, Elizabeth Katheryn Gray. The ladies take a boat ride through the bayou for 2018’s sweetly twisted horror comedy Santa Jaws, a fun combination of cozy cardigan Christmas and classic genre shark thrills. Follow Elizabeth on Facebook and have a listen to her weekly live sho...

It’s a Christmas miracle! Christine is in the house to talk Clea Duvall’s crowd-pleasing Happiest Season. You’ll truly have a gay old time in the best possible way!

Emily’s all alone to tackle the familiest of all family holiday films. This is another incredibly earnest, incredibly cheap little cookie with an oddball cast that includes producer C. Thomas Howell, Jonathan Silverman, and, get ready: Burt Reynolds voicing Buster the dog. How can you NOT catch Christmas spirit with all that AND surly teenagers?

Have you ever asked yourself, “what would an adaptation of the Saw horror series look like as a cheap and drab Christmas movie?” Of course you have, and finally, we have an answer! On this very special episode, Emily is joined by Night of the Living Podcast’s Amy Morris to tackle 2009’s Christmas Angel, starring Bruce Davison as the softer side of John Kramer. There’s also a dog. Have at it!

Throw on your sparkliest gown and highest heels: IT’S DOLLY TIME! Emily is joined by The Projection Booth’s Mike White to visit the new Netflix musical, Christmas On the Square. Did we mention it’s a Debbie Allen directed, Dolly Parton original MUSICAL? CONTROL YOURSELF.

Roll out the red carpet: Christine is here! The dream team returns to Netflix’s fictional European kingdom of Montenaro for not one, not two, but THREE Vanessa Hudgenses. Channel your inner royal cousin and have a listen!

What do Mounds bars, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and lesbian Christmas trees have in common? All play some part or another in today’s episode! Emily is joined by best friend of the show Jason “Fozzie Bare” Nelson to tackle Netflix’s A New York Christmas Wedding, one of, if not the first made-for-TV cozy cardigan Christmas flick to fully embrace the LGBTQ spectrum with a full focus on a same sex cou...

Do you hear what I hear? Sleigh bells, public domain holiday songs, dead parents bones rattling away…that’s, right, tis the season for Stocking Stuffers! We start this round with Lifetime’s first entry into the competitive market of television holiday romances, Christmas On Ice. It’s…a very typically low budget bought by Lifetime Christmas movie. Emily tackles this one solo, but Christine and a be...