Woman Inherits the Earth

Woman Inherits the Earth: Annie Hall In this, the Annie Hall episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss Diane Keaton’s powerhouse performance in Annie Hall, as well as the legacy of the film, both on its own merits and in light of allegations against its creator, and whether the film holds up as a feminist piece or whether it is pulled under by its misogynist undertones. Content warning: discussion...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Something’s Gotta Give In this, the Something’s Gotta Give episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss the Diane Keaton classic Something’s Gotta Give, Diane Keaton’s enduring legacy, Diane Keaton and Nancy Meyers’ working relationship, creepy old men in film as written by men and women, stereotypes about older women, how we sanitize predatory behavior, and whether we can a...

In this, the Mad Max: Fury Road episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss the Mad Max franchise, primarily Fury Road, whether it has anything pertinent to say about our current reality, whether one can ever make an anti-war film or even an anti-violence film, what Nux has to tell us about masculinity, and what exactly comprises masculine camp. Content warning: some mild language and discussion of...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Spirited Away In this, the Spirited Away episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss one of Hayao Miyazaki’s best films, how Japanese and American animation differ, what stipulations Miyazaki had when Spirited Away came to American theaters, why you should always choose subs over dubs, a little bit about the anime industry in general, and our great and terrible love for Miy...

Woman Inherits the Earth: The Sting In this, the The Sting episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss a classic caper film, Robert Redford’s enduring legacy, the history of films leading up to this point, how film changed in the 1970s, and whether the solidarity alluded to in the film stands up to today’s standards. Content warning: discussion of racism and some on-screen violence. A note about spo...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Amelie In this, the Amelie episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss the fun of films focused on whimsy and quirk, make a few comparisons to Wes Anderson, lament the lack of films like Amelie for young girls who want something other than only homemaking or corporate ambition for their lives, compare and contrast their own experience of Paris and city life to what is shown...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Gravity In this, the Gravity episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss the artistic work of Alfonso Cuaron and why Gravity is not our favorite of his films, themes of survival and loss in the film, how difficult the film was to make, how it compares to films like The Martian and Children of Men, and our thoughts on the depiction of grief and motherhood. Content warning: d...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Arrival In this, the Arrival episode of the pod, Beth and Tess open up the new season with discussions of life and death, what constitutes a science fiction movie, what the ‘speculative fiction’ genre is, why science fiction has the reputation it does, how humanity might change if we no longer had to worry about the future, and where this fits into the ‘first contact’ can...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Anora In this, the Anora episode of the pod, Beth and Tess relate Anora to everything from Pretty Woman to Maid in Manhattan to the trad wives of TikTok, including yet another lengthy Oscars discussion, how Anora does and does not compare to The Substance, that oh so prevalent male gaze, and how boring a clubbing montage can be. Content warning: a lot of adult language an...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Conclave In this, the Conclave episode of the pod, Beth and Tess talk all things Catholicism, including diversions into the films Doubt and In the Shoes of the Fisherman, as well as our own limited understandings of the Church, the gender dynamics at work in the film, and how we fell about final ending twist. Content warning: some adult language, discussion of sexual assa...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Mulholland Drive In this, the Mulholland Drive episode of the pod, in honor of David Lynch, Beth and Tess discuss one of the greats of strange dream-logic cinema: Mulholland Drive. Topics include how Lynch plays with genre and expectation, what a trip Mulholland Drive is for a first-time Lynch viewer, a bit of Twin Peaks, a few secret cabals of powerful men, the dualities...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Children of Men In this, the Children of Men episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss a movie about the bleak far-off future of…2027! Topics include Michael Caine’s performance as a hippie, the music of the dystopia, a lot about how the children are very literally our future, how gender relates to violence, and what do you do in a world without hope? Content warning: som...

In this, the Fifth Element episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss a movie about the future that’s actually fun, sci-fi stories where humanity gets neither better nor worse but remains obsessed with McDonalds, the vibes and politics of the 90s, Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker, the gender fluidity of Ruby Rhod, and whether a movie has to make any sense at all to be good. Content warning: some adult lan...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Jurassic Park In this, the Jurassic Park episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss the origin of our show’s name! Other topics include loving a movie so much you have no choice but to nitpick it, the endless appeal of Jeff Goldblum, Beth’s argument for why Muldoon should have survived, and what Jurassic Park might have to say about the coming AI apocalypse. Content warnin...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Alien In this, the Alien episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss scifi horror, the gender politics (or lack thereof) of Alien, Beth’s unabiding love of Yaphet Kotto, and what it means to stare into the abyss. Content warning: discussion of body horror and other horror movie-level violence, and discussion of partial nudity. Extra Spoiler Note: This episode contains spoil...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Terminator 1 & 2 In this, the Terminator episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss the feminist legacy, such as it is, of Sarah Connor, what makes a good robot story, Data from Star Trek and the Iron Giant, and finally all possible iterations of a time travel story and whether Terminator’s time travel story makes any sense at all. Content warning: discussion of action...

Woman Inherits the Earth: X-Men In this, the X-Men episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss their deep and abiding love for Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, no less than 3 X-Men/Star Trek connections, a poor use of your Halle Berry, the many layered themes of the X-Men comics, and who has the best comic book hairdo of them all. Content warning: discussion of action movie violence and misogyny. A...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Birds of Prey In this, the Birds of Prey episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss the unusual history of Harley Quinn as a character, the visual drama of certain action scenes, tropes and how to subvert them, and of course, the best bacon-and-egg sandwich that money can buy. Content warning: discussion of action movie violence…and poop. A note about spoilers: As much as...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Captain Marvel Quick programming note: due to a technical error, we lost about half of our original recording and had to record a new ending. This has resulted in a bit of repetition and awkwardness, which we’ve done our best to edit around. In this, the Captain Marvel episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss the neverending nature of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the m...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Wonder Woman In this, the Wonder Woman episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss the difference between Marvel and DC, Zack Snyder and some of his attendant controversies, the Christian-ization of Greek myth, and the flaws of the first truly successful woman-led superhero movie. Why do so many woman-led movies have so few other women in them? Content warning: coarse langu...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Black Panther In this, the Black Panther episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss the ever-expanding Marvel universe and Black Panther’s prestigious place in it, the connection between Black Panther and The Woman King, and whether we think, just maybe, Killmonger had something of a point. Would you date M’Baku if given the chance? Content warning: discussions of the Atla...

In this, the The Farewell episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss different cultural traditions, the special relationship between grandmother and granddaughter, and how we come to terms with loss. Do we have a right to know about and face our own death, or do our loved ones have a responsibility to protect us from that knowledge? Content warning: discussions of death and disease. A note about sp...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Anatomy of a Fall In this, the Anatomy of a Fall episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss misogyny and, for a fun twist, misandry! Does Anatomy of a Fall actually present a thrilling mystery, or are we all just inherently suspicious of successful women? Content warning: discussions of suicide, mental health, inhumane treatment to animals, and abuse in relationships. A no...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Past Lives In this, the Past Lives episode of the pod, Beth and Tess discuss whether Tess, a wHite, is an expert on Korean culture, and more importantly, the visual poetry and perfect symmetry of Celine Song’s incredible film, Past Lives. Can we ever really know the inner worlds of the people we love? Not much of a content warning this week, though your hosts may drop a c...

Woman Inherits the Earth: Little Women In this, the Little Women episode of the pod, Beth and Tess take on a debate as old as time: are you Team Jo or Team Amy? The results may surprise you! The content warning this week is that we say the f-word a few times and get way too heated about relatively inconsequential matters. A note about spoilers: As much as we’d love to make this a spoiler-free podc...