Episode 324: Women Taking Names And Charge (Cards)

Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy look at nine new movies this week and not only are most of them only available in theaters at the moment but nearly all of them have women leading the way in front of or behind the camera. One of those is a documentary about the effect pandemic had on theaters – for the better (Back to the Drive-In). There are two very different films about teenage female bonding (Medusa, Summering). Pleasure robots try to take back their rights (Wifelike) and a 30 year-old wishes she was a 70 year-old Diane Keaton (Mack & Rita). Further crimes are created when Aubrey Plaza fights back against student debt with credit card fraud (Emily the Criminal) while Jamie Foxx and Dave Franco team up to battle a female vampire (Day Shift). Finally, two best friends get trapped atop a 2,000 foot radio tower (Fall) and a group of supposed Gen-Z friends get trapped with a murderer during a hurricane (Bodies Bodies Bodies).   0:00 - Intro 1:57 – Medusa 11:15 – Back to the Drive-In 20:01 – Summering 25:39 – Wifelike 31:50 – Mack & Rita 45:40 – Emily the Criminal 57:22 – Day Shift 1:13:03 – Fall 1:26:47 – Bodies Bodies Bodies 1:40:22 – Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit erikthemovieman.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.