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Femme Noir

by Serena Johnson, Whitney Najmy

Welcome to Femme Noir Podcast! We review and analyze movies written by, directed by, or starring women, and discuss their representation on screen and in the industry. We want to offer a space where you can come and feel like you've found your tribe: we know how hard it can be to find like-minded people who share your love of cinema, so we've created this podcast for all of us. We'll be covering everything from the latest blockbusters to indie gems that you might have missed. You can find us on the majority of streaming platforms or listen here on our site! https://shows.acast.com/femme-noir And if this podcast sounds like something you'd like to support, please do consider becoming a patron on Patreon! We've got some great rewards for those who do, including access to exclusive content and special shoutouts throughout our episodes. https://www.patreon.com/femmenoirpodcast Let us know how you feel about movies an

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  1. "ok but like, we all know what Timothee did to that peach..."

    You didn't think we weren't gonna talk about it, right? We're diving in to the discussion and discourse of Saltburn (dir. Emerald Fennel 2023), bathwater, graves, mythology, and all. Join the convo and let us know what you thought about the film! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

  2. Bring Back the Rom-Com!!

    After the trials and tribulations of being in your 20s in the 2020s we are FINALLY back on the air!! As a recap for February we are talking about the Rom-Com genre. Some of our favorites, their death and upcoming rise(?), and their correlation with women and culture. p.s. the movie Serena was...

  3. "OK, he may be a dick, but he's not a douchbag"

    SUMMER SERIES KICKOFF TO SEASON 3!!! We're back! and starting off strong with a few movies with the ultimate summer vibes. This week were discussing the ICONIC Dirty Dancing. If this podcast sounds like something you'd like to support, please do consider becoming a patron on Patreon! We've got…

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  4. EVERYTHING...........but the Oscar's

    The Oscar's happened and Everything Everywhere All At Once SWEPT! we thought we'd take an episode to talk Oscar's, what we thought about the films this year, AND news surrounding the films. Buckle up because it's a wild one. If this podcast sounds like something you'd like to support, please do...

  5. girlie really took on a flying sea god with a space heater...

    This week we're reviewing the "highest rated female super hero movie"! Lots to discuss with this film as it introduces new characters in the Marvel franchise, deals with losing its original lead, and the huge emotional implications of that loss with the story, cast and crew. Join us on this...

  6. Philosophies of Teenage It Girls

    A Rom-com classic for Valentine's month <3 We're reviewing and analyzing 10 Things I Hate About You and asking all of the important questions: Why can't Patrick be seen in club skunk? How does he know the bartender? Is it a lesbian bar? Weigh in with your thoughts! --------- If this podcast…

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  7. Don't Be Such a Tyler

    This week we're tackling The Menu dir. Mark Mylod starring Ana-Taylor Joy discussing symbolism, interpretations, and general public reactions. Comment on our post about this episode to weigh in with your thoughts on instagram! Follow us on Patreon for exclusive content and bonus episodes:...

  8. JUSTICE FOR ANDRE

    JUSTICE FOR ANDRE mans did not deserve that. This week we're reviewing the film Barbarian (2022) dir. Zach Cregger and discussing some of our first watches of the new year! JOIN FEMME NOIR FILM CLUB https://www.patreon.com/femmenoirpodcast follow us @femmenoirpodcast ​ Hosted on Acast. See...

  9. "OH he was written by a woman for sure!" - The Woman King

    We are discussing The Woman King and the wide range of topics this film provokes especially: storytelling, characters, and of course the controversy surrounding the film. Been wanting to talk about this one for a bit and now that its on streaming platforms go give it a watch and join our...

  10. "Don't Ruin This For Me" - The Holiday (LIVE)

    Happy Christmas Eve-Eve! Whitney and Serena sit down and watch The Holiday and record their conversation/commentary stream of consciousness style. A super fun end of the year episode for a Christmas movie favorite. connect with us: TikTok/Instagram/YouTube: @femmenoirpodcast support us on…

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  11. "West Side Story meets Shawn of the Dead meets the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer" - Anna & The Apocalypse

    This week we are talking about the film Anna & The Apocalypse, a zombie, Christmas, musical set in a British high school. It sounds like a lot, we know, but its totally worth a watch! We have a whole episode to just prove it ;) This film also fulfills the requirements to be a part of our…

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  12. Cohabitation

    Our next episode is a special one! We had the privilege of talking with Lauren Barker, directed and writer of the film Cohabitation, about the processes behind her film and its distribution. We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and hope to continue the holiday season with fun festivities...

  13. "here lies Anne, who suffered tremendous loss but handled it quite impressively" - Persuasion (2021) dir. Carrie Cracknell

    Its that time of year to be depressed along with our favorite Jane Austen protagonists! We talk about the movie Persuasion (2021) on Netflix, the differences between adaptations, "based on", and "inspired by", when it comes to movies and their relation to retold stories, and the idea of...

  14. "What the heck kind of Black person summons a freaking mirror demon?!" - Candyman dir. Nia DaCosta

    Happy Halloween! We're talking Candyman (2021), our Patreon community, and Horror as social commentary. support us on patreon: https://patreon.com/femmenoirpodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Connect with us: instagram/tiktok: @femmenoirpodcast...

  15. The Floor is Quicksand - Prey dir. Dan Trachtenberg

    Kicking off October with the newest of the Horror/Sci-fi/Thriller Franchise Predator! Serena and Whitney in this episode talk survival, quicksand, colonizers getting what they deserve and more! We also just launched our patreon page! check it out for exclusive content and tons of other fun…

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  16. "Mansplain, Manipulate, Manwhore" - Don't Worry Darling dir. Olivia Wilde

    So much anticipation! So much drama! Is it worth the buzz?? Hear what we've got say as we discuss style, story, and spectacle in our review of Don't Worry Darling dir. Olivia Wilde! Don't forget to welcome our newest cohost Whitney as she joins us in our Femme Noir journey in her debut episode!...

  17. “Hanging out with your best and funniest friend” - Bodies Bodies Bodies dir. Halina Reijn

    WE’RE BACK! & so excited to bring some more movie reviews to you! This episode we’re talking 95 minute cleavage commercials, Pete Davidson: ‘real or just PR?’, & the deep fear of not knowing if we are who we say we are or if we just believe the lies we’ve told ourselves. Don’t forget to follow...

  18. "Even in that stupid universe where we have hotdogs for hands, we still learn to use our feet." - Everything Everywhere All At Once

    Cult of Jimmy's, Mother's Day, Cinematic Rocks, what else could you want to hear about???? All these come up in our discussion of the film Everything Everywhere All At Once chosen specifically for Mother's Day! If you haven't seen this film, best get on it! liked it? leave us a rating! connect…

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  19. "WHY WAS THE MOM'S PANDA SO BIG????" - Turning Red (2022)

    We watched movies by A24 recently and ummmmm.....love them but they've been making like normal stuff?? also we watched Turning Red (2022) and talk about our adolescence and things this movie made us remember that maybe it would've been fine if we didn't. also Periods and post apocalyptic...

  20. "This year's Oscars was a weird one..." - CODA dir. Sian Heder

    Honestly, we couldn't have timed talking about this movie any better AND we're so lucky to be able to talk about historic Oscar seasons back to back! Tune in to hear what we thought about CODA and the oscars season in general. https://www.podpage.com/femme-noir/ instagram/tiktok…

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  21. "1 star: the daughter was lost for like 5 seconds" - The Lost Daughter

    We are continuing our talk about this year's (2022) Oscar movies with The Lost Daughter (dir.) Maggie Gyllenhaal! We talk literary motifs v. movie themes as well as deep dive into Oscar nomination requirements. Connect with us! instagram & tik tok: @femmenoirpodcast email us @…

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  22. "Take a shot every time Serena says she found out about a movie through Instagram" - Spencer

    Listen in as we begin out Oscars discussions with the film Spencer, The British Royal Family, and all the joys of the Hollywood industry including acting & major movie flops! Connect with us!@femmenoirpodcast on tiktok/[email protected] our...

  23. "If you want to watch eternals............watch the old guard..."

    Marvel's Eternals, dir. Chloe Zhao. We finally watched it and now you can listen to us be extremely conflicted about it! There's so much we talk about so join us! The Oscars is coming up and we love talking about movies in general! If you would like a special episode about The Oscars 2022 and…

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  24. "Fellas is it gay to love another man intimately?" - The Power of The Dog

    This episode we discuss the holy trinity! Men's butts, masculinity, and murder(???)...oh and Jane Campion's movie The Power of The Dog connect with us: @femmnoirpodcast on tiktok and instagram [email protected] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast....

  25. "Women should be allowed to do everything...including fail." - Matrix Resurrections

    So the rumors were true...the Matrix ended up making a comeback! How do we feel about it? Listen to find out as we dive into the rebooted world of The Matrix Ressurections where you will question everything (and not just because reality is fabricated). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor…

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  26. "Thank you Will Smith!" - Saving Face (2004)

    first episode of the new year !! (u can tell its good because its more than 30 mins long...) we talk about the film Saving Face (dir. Alice Wu) as well as get sidetracked talking about movie stars, the death of theaters, and gay people struggles.. just your average convo between friends :)connect...

  27. "Who the heck is Dave?" - Passing (2021)

    Short episode this week because we are both SLAMMED with finals but this 90-minute Netflix gem fit perfectly into our packed schedules and we made a little time to talk about it. If you're similarly sardined by your schedule, this is a movie for you! Bite-sized runtime and making the…

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  28. The Nuances of non-white Leads - Plan B

    "is there like an alternative????" "you mean like a Plan B..." Reminisce on how good (bad? ugly? I agree) high school was and solve the problems of censorship with Serena and Vic in this episode about the bud-comedy Plan B! Also if the people who made Euphoria listen to this we called you corny…

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  29. “A white man blames it on the woman and isn’t that the true horror here?” - Fear Street Trilogy

    Spooky season is upon us so of course we’re gonna talk about this one! Horror genre is known for its many tropes including the ‘bury your gays’ and the ‘ones that have sex die first’, this series does a lot to subvert these tropes so join us as we discuss! Follow us on Instagram and tiktok...

  30. "These kids are ABSOLUTELY not in high school" - Booksmart

    IN THIS CORNER: Serena, loves comedy movies, girl best friends, and liked the movie Booksmart. HER OPPONENT: Victoria, hates comedies, anything fun, AND BOOKSMART!! They duke it out in this episode of FNP, (not) sponsored by Turbo Tax. podcast link: https://anchor.fm/femmenoir connect with us!!...

  31. "Everybody here grew up with James McAvoy, so..." Atomic Blonde

    This episode we bully Victoria for not having ever seen any movies! How can you not know who James McAvoy is! You haven't even seen NARNIA? Are you HUMAN? Featuring the new BIG 9 segment and other references to other things you may have heard of!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The...

  32. Weapons Grade Librarians - Gunpowder Milkshake

    ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM! For so long, the American film industry has placed a spotlight on the male experience, from prominently catering to male directors and writers to featuring--and never condemning--misogynistic themes and narratives. Women in film have always existed, and it's time to talk...

  33. Immortals: blatantly disregarding life & all physical forms of pain - The Old Guard

    ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM! For so long, the American film industry has placed a spotlight on the male experience, from prominently catering to male directors and writers to featuring--and never condemning--misogynistic themes and narratives. Women in film have always existed, and it's time to talk...

  34. Tell me, how are those cookies LAWRENCE?!?? - Black Bear

    ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM! For so long, the American film industry has placed a spotlight on the male experience, from prominently catering to male directors and writers to featuring--and never condemning--misogynistic themes and narratives. Women in film have always existed, and it's time to talk...

  35. “Lesbi-Gay….it’s like if Hannah Montana had slurs” - Jennifer’s Body

    ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM! For so long, the American film industry has placed a spotlight on the male experience, from prominently catering to male directors and writers to featuring--and never condemning--misogynistic themes and narratives. Women in film have always existed, and it's time to talk...

  36. “Whoever made the trailer for this movie needs to be fired” - Cruella

    ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM! For so long, the American film industry has placed a spotlight on the male experience, from prominently catering to male directors and writers to featuring--and never condemning--misogynistic themes and narratives. Women in film have always existed, and it's time to talk...

  37. “Is it because my boobs are too big?” - Legally Blonde

    ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM! For so long, the American film industry has placed a spotlight on the male experience, from prominently catering to male directors and writers to featuring--and never condemning--misogynistic themes and narratives. Women in film have always existed, and it's time to talk...

  38. "You could fill an entire genre with just movies about women suffering!" | Little Woods

    ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM! For so long, the American film industry has placed a spotlight on the male experience, from prominently catering to male directors and writers to featuring--and never condemning--misogynistic themes and narratives. Women in film have always existed, and it's time to talk...

  39. WE DID IT! CHLOE ZHAO SHE DID IT! - Nomadland

    ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM! For so long, the American film industry has placed a spotlight on the male experience, from prominently catering to male directors and writers to featuring--and never condemning--misogynistic themes and narratives. Women in film have always existed, and it's time to talk...

  40. "THE DINNER SCENE" - Pieces of a Woman

    ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM! For so long, the American film industry has placed a spotlight on the male experience, from prominently catering to male directors and writers to featuring--and never condemning--misogynistic themes and narratives. Women in film have always existed, and it's time to talk...

  41. "No one is going to want to do that, but we did...so now you don't have to." - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM! For so long, the American film industry has placed a spotlight on the male experience, from prominently catering to male directors and writers to featuring--and never condemning--misogynistic themes and narratives. Women in film have always existed, and it's time to talk...

  42. "Your drags are so specific it's like it hurts more..." - Promising Young Woman

    ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM! For so long, the American film industry has placed a spotlight on the male experience, from prominently catering to male directors and writers to featuring--and never condemning--misogynistic themes and narratives. Women in film have always existed, and it's time to talk...

  43. "HIMBOS! We Love to See It!" - The Half of It

    ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM! For so long, the American film industry has placed a spotlight on the male experience, from prominently catering to male directors and writers to featuring--and never condemning--misogynistic themes and narratives. Women in film have always existed, and it's time to talk...

  44. "Let Me Just Look Sexy While I'm crYINgggg" - Birds of Prey

    ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM! For so long, the American film industry has placed a spotlight on the male experience, from prominently catering to male directors and writers to featuring--and never condemning--misogynistic themes and narratives. Women in film have always existed, and it's time to talk...

  45. "I Was Eloquent...Sh*t!" - You've Got Mail

    ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN FILM! For so long, the American film industry has placed a spotlight on the male experience, from prominently catering to male directors and writers to featuring--and never condemning--misogynistic themes and narratives. Women in film have always existed, and it's time to talk...

  46. "Some Pride and Prejudice Type Sh*t!" - Happiest Season

    Serena and Victoria review their thoughts surrounding Happiest Season! Watch us on youtube and follow us on our socials! @femmenoirpodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femmenoir/support...

  47. "I Love You, Not Him!" - Wonder Woman 1984

    Serena and Vic discuss Wonder Woman 1984! If you like to watch feel free to watch our channel on YouTube! https://youtube.com/channel/UCUq4FnwnAXXy_C3tU4ko7uQ--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast:...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to Femme Noir Podcast! We review and analyze movies written by, directed by, or starring women, and discuss their representation on screen and in the industry.

We want to offer a space where you can come and feel like you've found your tribe: we know how hard it can be to find like-minded people who share your love of cinema, so we've created this podcast for all of us.

We'll be covering everything from the latest blockbusters to indie gems that you might have missed. You can find us on the majority of streaming platforms or listen here on our site!

https://shows.acast.com/femme-noir

And if this podcast sounds like something you'd like to support, please do consider becoming a patron on Patreon! We've got some great rewards for those who do, including access to exclusive content and special shoutouts throughout our episodes.

https://www.patreon.com/femmenoirpodcast

Let us know how you feel about movies an

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Serena Johnson, Whitney Najmy

Produced by Serena Johnson

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