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Femcel Filmcast
by Femcel Filmcast
Take your meds, put away your vibrator, and wipe the crumbs off your bed because it’s time to plug into the wit of two neurotic bisexuals with Letterboxd addictions. Femcel Filmcast is hosted by Bella Garcia and Kristin Haegelin. This is a virtual space for hotties to gadmaxx about gender issues, feminist philosophy, history, and the socio-cultural footprint of our favorite films.
Episodes
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Nope
In this episode, the femcels put on their cowboy hats and load their film cameras to talk about the 2022 sci-fi western Nope (dir. by Jordan Peele)! They talk about 80s blockbusters, Jordan Peele’s unorthodox academic pursuits, and all the violent spectacles made commonplace by the iPhone :D…
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Hereditary
In honor of October, the femcels watch the iconic 2018 psychological horror Hereditary (dir. by freaky white boy Ari Aster). They announce exciting news about their glamorous diva lives and current state of employment, while also chatting about fun topics such as motherhood, trauma, and the…
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Challengers
In this episode (recorded 07/28), your favorite femcels discuss THE erotic film of the year, Challengers (2024), directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor. Discussion topics include tennis as a metaphor for sex, sex as a metaphor for tennis, Longleg’s gay...
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
For the final episode of the MPDG season, the femcels discuss the 2004 sci-fi romance Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (dir. by Michel Gondry) and reiterate that Clementine is NOT a concept, Joel! Topics include Los Angeles Plays Itself, MaXXXine, Inside Out, and Rick and Morty. We also make...
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Media We've Been Eating Lately
What media have you been consuming lately? In this (accidental) bonus episode, the femcels get a bit carried away as they review all the films, shows, books, and articles they’ve stumbled across in the past month. Topics may include non-FDA-approved olive oil, poorly-planned YA dystopias,...
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
As the 4th episode of the MPDG season, your favorite femcels discuss the 2010 rom-com, action film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Topics include Jojo Siwa's unborn child triage of Teddie and Freddie and Eddie, the modern indie-slut generation of Scott Pilgrims, some age-gap discourse, and the Power...
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(500) Days of Summer
NOTE: this episode was recorded on May 13 and released on June 21. We're sooooo back. For the long awaited third installment of the MPDG season, your femcels have returned to chat about the 2009 rom (?) com (?) film (500) Days of Summer, directed by Marc Webb and written by Scott Neustadter and...
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Y/N's Blunt Rotation
A gift from us to you this national holiday. In this episode, your favorite femcels take a lil treat before discussing the 2018 teen rom-com The Kissing Booth. Discussion topics include gender issues (and the aggressive male trope), unethical height differences, Jacob Elordi’s hair, non-legally...
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Hipster Epidemic Patient Zero
For the first film of the MPDG season, your favorite femcels discuss the 2004 rom-com-drama film Garden State, written and directed by Zach Braff and starring Braff himself and Natalie Portman. Topics include voting, femcel’s political alignments, matcha vape, Zach Braff’s fraternity origins…
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History of the MPDG
Yes… the rumors are true… the femcels are BACK with the first episode of our 4th season on the most loved-hated character trope in film history: the manic pixie dream girl! In this ep, we bravely face the trope's (film blog) origins, gritty critiques, and evolution as well as the relevance of its...
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Guest Ep: Titane w/ Elthuh
In this episode, the femcels bring on special guest Elsa Servantez (DJ Elthuh) to discuss the 2021 body horror psychological drama film Titane (dir. Julia Ducournau). Discussion topics include True Detective, freaks and perverts, not-quite incest, car metaphors, and Alexandra Daddario’s boobs...
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The Depressive Episode
The femcels shed their usual chill-girl persona to regale old tales of their depressive adolescence and take a moment to see where life has gone during a well-deserved break from school and work and pod. Topics include bad therapists, attachment style theory, pharmaceuticals, unstable women from...
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How to Institutionalize Your Situationship
In this episode, the femcels throw on their condom coats to discuss the 2023 absurdist fantasy film Poor Things (dir. Yorgos Lanthimos.) Topics include the film’s extensive costume and production design inspiration, Lanthimos’ filmography, the adaptation of the original Alasdair Gray novel, and…
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Guest Ep: Frances Ha w/ Lilah Peck
In this episode, the femcels bring on special guest Lilah Peck to discuss the 2012 coming-of-age film Frances Ha. Discussion topics include Noah Baumbach’s divorce tea, Adam Driver’s millennial fits, shitty men, omelets, and mutually fulfilling friendships. Lilah is a second year undergraduate...
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Country Girls Make Do
For the last installation of our horror season, your favorite femcels take on another double feature for you needy listeners. In this episode, we discuss Ti West’s 2022 horror films X and its prequel Pearl. Listen to hear some musings on technicolor, hagsploitation, and the success rate of…
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She Put Her Whole Pughsy Into This
Put on your flower crowns and zip up your bear suits…cause today the femcels are reviewing Ari Aster’s 2019 horror film “Midsommar!” As they take a cinematic trip to Sweden (with the worst men you’ve ever met), they discuss Aster’s unique filmography, the history of the folk horror genre, and the...
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Don't Fear the Babysitter
In this episode, your favorite femcels discuss the 1978 indie horror classic Halloween (dir. John Carpenter.) Topics include the slasher rules as detailed by Randy in the 1996 slasher Scream with a closer look at the sex = death rite, revisiting the concept of the “final girl,” the use of the...
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Bookcel Club: Men, Women, and Chainsaws (Pt 2)
The femcels are back for part two of Carol Clover’s 1992 film theory book "Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film." In this episode, they break down the evolution of the r*pe revenge genre and its modern iterations (I Spit On Your Grave, The Accused, Promising Young Woman)…
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Bookcel Club: Men, Women, and Chainsaws
In honor of October and S3’s theme, the femcels take a retrospective look at the first half of Carol Clover’s 1992 film theory book "Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film." They discuss the similarities between slashers and classic folklore, the appeal of horror cinema to...
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Baddies Baddies Baddies
The femcels are back with a taste of the new season... In this episode, Kristin and Bella take a special treat before their discussion of the 2022 thriller Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (dir. Halina Reijn). Topics include the virtual reality platform Second Life, a check-in with Evangelical influencers,...
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Spank You, Next
In this Season 2 finale, the femcels arm themselves with riding crops and cable ties for a kinky double feature of Secretary (2002) and Fifty Shades of Grey (2015). Through their analysis of two unorthodox literary adaptations, they discuss how sexual fantasies translate on screen, negotiating...
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Plumber? I Barely Know Her!
In this episode, Kristin and Bella discuss the steamy 1996 crime thriller “Bound,” directed and written by the Wachowski Sisters – Lana and Lilly (Matrix, Matrix Reloaded.) Topics include hot lesbians, film and neo-noir, femme fatales, and a revisiting of porno chic (and its antithesis: porno fear.)
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Merry Christmas Eve, B*tch
In this episode, the femcels discuss the 2015 indie dramedy “Tangerine” (dir. By Sean Baker & co-written by Baker & Chris Bergoch.) Kristin and Bella explore the affairs of an informal red light district in LA, DIY filmmaking techniques, and the first trans-actresses to be nominated for – and win…
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This Movie is NOT About STIs
In this episode, your favorite femcels continue their discussion of sex in film with the 2014 horror film "It Follows” directed and written by David Robert Mitchell. Musings include horror tropes, the virginity rule, interviews with the director, suburbia girl fashion, the existentialism of…
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Special Ep: Hollywood Strikes w/ Jonathan Fernandez
The femcels are taking a detour from S2 to explore the history of unions in Hollywood, followed by an interview with American writer and producer Jonathan Fernandez (Rob The Mob, Crisis in the Kremlin) who served on the WGA Negotiating Committee and its Board of Directors in the early 2000s-2010s...
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America’s Greatest Throuple
In this episode, your favorite femcels discuss the 1995 drama Doom Generation, co-produced, co-edited, written and directed by Gregg Araki. As a prominent figure of new queer cinema, Araki’s film is flashy, irreverent, gut-wrenching, and above all, full of pleasure! Listen to Kristin and Bella...
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2 Girls, 1 Production Code
In this Season 2 premiere, the femcels talk about SEX! Starting from the first on-screen kiss (that we know of…), they recount the long history of shagging on the silver screen, tracking everything from stag film, to nudie-cutie, to hardcore porn. Along the way, they further unpack their...
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Dying is Easy, Young Man. Slaying is Harder
Welcome to the Femcel Filmcast! SEASON FINALE EDITION!! In this episode, the femcels dig into the complex moral quandaries of the sensational 1997 film Princess Mononoke. While they fawn over cute ghost butts, they also gab about complex female characters, environmental ethics, folklore, wolf...
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Hot, Homicidal Soy Boys in Your Area
In this special episode, the femcels put on their reddit-colored glasses and take a walk down incel lane to discuss the 1999 hit Fight Club. As Bella and Kristin take a closer look at the alt-right’s letterboxd fav, they discuss the film’s political underpinnings, late-stage capitalism, white...
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Obviously, Doctor, You've Never Been a Sad Girl Icon
The femcels discuss a flick from the official femcel cinematic canon, namely Sofia Coppola’s 1999 film The Virgin Suicides! As they unpack their own teenage experiences with the movie, they also discuss the Lisbon sisters’ surprising legacy on social media, compare sad girl icons, and share a few...
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The Kubrick Film That Never Was
Dust off your oversized blazers and readjust your shoulder pads, because the femcels are watching Heathers this week! In this episode, they explore the film’s sociopolitical contexts, unpack the sensationalism of teenage suicide (don’t do it!), and interrogate the legitimacy of the mean girl…
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The Female Gays and their Female Gaze
Join the femcels in their very first pod episode on the female gaze! Through minimal research and lots of skimming, they discuss how they are lowkey a woman with a man inside (wait…) watching a woman. Stay tuned for lessons on Freud, Lacan, Ms.Mulvey herself, and the future of film theory as we...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Take your meds, put away your vibrator, and wipe the crumbs off your bed because it’s time to plug into the wit of two neurotic bisexuals with Letterboxd addictions. Femcel Filmcast is hosted by Bella Garcia and Kristin Haegelin. This is a virtual space for hotties to gadmaxx about gender issues, feminist philosophy, history, and the socio-cultural footprint of our favorite films.
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Take your meds, put away your vibrator, and wipe the crumbs off your bed because it’s time to plug into the wit of two neurotic bisexuals with Letterboxd addictions. Femcel Filmcast is hosted by Bella Garcia and Kristin Haegelin. This is a virtual space for hotties to gadmaxx about gender issues,...
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