The Feminine Critique Podcast

Brace your bellies for some very rough treatment of moody pregnant women. Christine and Emily go deep with 2007’s Inside, the French gorefest that launched a whole lot of enthusiasm a decade ago. Does it hold up? Give yourself a tracheotomy to find out! They follow that up with Zack Parker’s Proxy, with some surprisingly discordant opinions. Both films are spoiled in full, so be warned. Share your...

Christine and Emily get maximum self-aware with a few modern horror comedies. First up is 2017’s The Tragedy Girls, which tries really hard to make the ladies feel old. They follow that up with 2015’s The Final Girls, which makes them feel delightful. Tell us how YOU feel about it all over on our Facebook group of via Twitter @femininepodcast. Kumbaya, campers!

It was the best of times, it was…Vampire In Brooklyn. Join Christine and Emily as they take a rousing ride into the Nevada desert with 1977’s classic The Hills Have Eyes. Also, um, Wes Craven’s limping attempt at horror comedy with 1995’s Vampire In Brooklyn. It’s a movie. Kind of. Share your own thoughts over at our Facebook group or Twitter via @femininepodcast.

Ciao bella, listeners! On this super Italian episode, Emily and Christine hop into their gondola and delve deep into Dario Argento’s Deep Red and Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now. We “spoil” both, but give fair warning before doing so. Come for the tuxedoed dummies, stay for the ‘70s fashion talk, and share your own angry/agreeable opinions with us at Facebook!

Peel off your gloves and bite into an ice pop! Christine and Emily are here to travel back in time to the torment of teenage girldom. First up is Peter Weir’s 1975 adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s Picnic At Hanging Rock, followed by Sofia Coppola’s 1999 directorial debut, The Virgin Suicides. We try to limit the moping. It is not easy. Share your thoughts over on Twitter @femininepodcast, or play in o...

Get ready for a LOT of Hot Topic talk! Christine and Emily delve deep into 1994’s VERY 1990s The Crow. Next up is 2008’s Australian gem, Lake Mungo in full spoilery detail. Share your memories of the mall over at our Facebook group or on Twitter via @femininepodcast. Oh, and if you’re Canadian, please explain Ravenous to us.

Break out that SPF50 and catch some rays! Christine and Emily are heading to the sand with 1987’s The Lost Boys and 2000’s Psycho Beach Party. They also delve deep into Hereditary (with plenty of spoiler warnings; and for those who skip that part, we resume at the 54 minute mark). Share your thoughts on sand, food allergies, and whatever else strikes your fancy over at our Facebook group. Happy ta...

AKA the episode designed to make even the most stalwart vegan crave a juicy steak made of Neal McDonough meat. Christine and Emily discuss Tamra Davis’s Guncrazy from 1992, notable for its inclusion of TFC patron saint James LeGeros. Up next is Antonia Bird’s 1999 horror comedy extravaganza Ravenous. Along the way, the ladies tackle the heart of the Nightmare On Elm Street series and go into heavi...

Strap in for one VERY long road trip as Emily and Christine are joined by backseat driver extraordinaire Jason “Fozzie Bare” Nelson! After a spoiler filled discussion of The Open House and Logan (that one comes up suddenly at the 1-hour mark), the gang delve deep into two 1996 comedies. First up is David O. Russell’s star-studded Flirting With Disaster (and don’t worry: you will indeed get DOR vs....

Saddle up! Christine and Emily are fully loaded (wait, what?) to delve spurs first into 1986’s Three Amigos! They have a plethora of things to say about it. Next, the ladies jitterbug their way into David Lynch’s twisty Mulholland Drive. Does Emily’s 2002 era angry IMDB user review hold up 16 years later?! Find it all out and come to our Facebook group or Twitter handle (@femininepodcast) to discu...

We did it! 100 (or so) episodes of podcasts have led us to this exciting moment, one comprised of 60 very special moments! Christine and Emily run through their top 30 scenes, lines, segments, images, baseball plays, and whatever else qualifies as, you know, a moment. Share your own with us via Facebook or Twitter (@femininepodcast) and thanks for staying with us this long!

Christine and Emily get dolled up (GET IT?!) for this very porcelain podcast. Up first is 1988’s Canadian treasure Pin, filled with much rumination on what makes a medical dummy anatomically correct. The ladies follow it up by delving deep into 2016’s The Boy, a far better-than-you think little chiller. There is much spoiling of the latter, so get a copy from your local library before having a lis...

This week’s episode is all about flawed females with superpowers, be they the ability to project a kaiju across the world or land a triple axle in official ISU competition. That’s right: 2016’s Colossal and 2017’s I, Tonya. We do go into spoiler-y detail on Colossal (fair warning provided), but stay pretty safe on I, Tonya. Dig out your most vibrant scrunchie, break out a Dove bar, and enjoy. As a...

Travel back with Christine and Emily to a simpler time, one when audiences for movies based on video games could pay attention for over two hours. That’s the lesson we learned form covering 2006’s Silent Hill and 2005’s Doom. Share your own thoughts with us via Twitter @femininepodcast or via our Facebook page. The worse your American accent, the better.

We did it! We survived over a dozen cozy cardigan Christmas flicks…OR DID WE? Find out on the grand finale, wherein Emily watching the most Hallmarky movie to ever Hallmark, 2016’s Love You Like Christmas. There’s also a brief recap of the season and, well, some Life Day goodness thrown in as a reward. Thanks for listening, my sassy big earring-wearing sidekicks. Now it’s time for Emily to ride of...

Learn why Candace Cameron Burre is on the naughty list (hint: it’s because she’s a terrible actress) in 2017’s Switched For Christmas, wherein the conservative queen of the network takes on the challenge of playing TWINS who non-magically switch places during the holidays. Don’t get excited: it’s REALLY not that good. But hey, at least it co-stars a shelter dog who steals the movie, so we’ll take...

Christine bravely returns to assist Emily in surviving one of the worst movies covered this (or any) year. 2015’s The Spirit of Christmas tells the story of a career-focused attorney who can’t find love until she goes to a secluded bed and breakfast and discovers a grumpy Canadian ghost with a Hitler youth haircut who returns to live for 12 days every holiday season. Spoiler alert! It’s not nearly...

So there’s a bitter single mom who hates Christmas, her obnoxious son who loves it, and Santa’s son in desperate need of a wife to tap into his true power. CAN YOU GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? 2013’s My Santa was made for the Ion network, so the quality is TOPS. Bake yourself some burnt cookies that Santa’s son can then unbake and enjoy!

Let’s class this joint up with not just Hallmark, but the official Hallmark Hall of Fame. 2017’s The Christmas Train is a star-studded event featuring Dermont Mulroney, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Joan Cusack, and Danny Glover playing a character named Max Powers. Do you really need to know any more?

Yeah, they don’t even make a “tail” pun in the title. THAT’s the kind of movie you’re getting here folks. A charming little STORY about a prissy college student forced to walk a dog for the holidays and save a dog run being demolished by evil Patrick Muldoon. Along the way, hold onto your leash, SHE FALLS IN LOVE AND DISCOVERS THE REAL MEANING OF CHRISTMAS. I hope you can handle it. Play along on...

FINALLY, a holiday romance made specifically to piss Emily off. This one comes via the Up Network and tells the story of a busy career woman with a horrible slug of a husband who loses her memory and is then mentally and emotionally abused by everyone who is supposed to care about her. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Who’s that girl? IT’S CHRISTINE! Everyone’s favorite cohostess joins Emily for a Very Special Episode, wherein the ladies cackle their way through Ion’s 2011 feature, A Christmas Kiss. It is…a movie. Enjoy!

Netflix gets in on the cozy cardigan Christmas action with 2017’s A Christmas Prince, featuring the Borg Queen as the queen of a fake European country where the weather is just right for snowball fights, sledding, and wearing fashionable peacoats while on romantic walks with royalty. You know, like any struggling journalist does in 2017.

Heat up some jambalaya and make yourself comfortable. Emily’s heading down to Cajun country for Lifetime’s 2013 Christmas In the Bayou. Will work-obsessed Hilarie Burton leave the glitz of her NYC life for the quainter pace of her hometown? Does her old high school boyfriend-turned-park-ranger stand a chance at winning back her heart? Is Ed Asner’s hermit ACTUALLY Santa Claus? These questions and...

It continues. Hallmark’s 2017 The Sweetest Christmas, starring Lacey Chabert as an earnest baker who (CAN YOU BELIEVE IT) falls back in love with her ex-high school sweetheart. Shocking twists ensue.