Woman in Revolt
by Woman in Revolt
After writing about movies and TV on Woman in Revolt for 7+ years, I (Lindsay Pugh) decided to start a podcast. Every time I visit Jo Nesteruk, my BFF/mentor/fake mom, we spend the weekend watching movies and having great discussions. There is a 26 year age gap between us, so we often have different perspectives and points of reference, but always leave each conversation with a deeper appreciation for what we watched. On this podcast, you'll hear us discuss films and TV shows made awesome, at least in part, because of women, whether they be actresses, writers, directors, costume or production designers, editors, cinematographers, etc. We aim to not only provide a thorough discussion with thoughtful analysis, but to spotlight women that might not be on your radar. We talk about old films, new films, TV shows, and whatever else may interest us at the time.New episodes every month.
Episodes
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E17 Saint Omer was snubbed at the Oscars
"Saint Omer" is based on Alice Diop's experience attending the real life trial of Fabienne Kabou. In the film, Rama (Kayije Kagame), Diop’s stand-in, attends the trial of Laurence Coly (Guslagie Malanda), a woman accused of murdering her 15-month-old daughter, Elise. Long, extended courtroom…
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E16 Joanna Hogg's "Souvenir" Trilogy is a GD Delight!
The “Souvenir” films follow a character named Julie, a filmmaker who grew up in Norfolk as the only child in a posh, uppercrust family with parents played by Tilda Swinton and James Spencer Ashworth. The character is loosely autobiographical, which is something Joanna Hogg has discussed in…
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E15 Tár is not as smart as it thinks it is
Tár is about a super important and revered conductor (EGOT, principal conductor for the Berlin Orchestra, blah blah) named Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett). She’s one of those tightly wound type-A people who want everything to be perfect and expects those around her to make it that way. She comes off…
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E14 Holidaze: "Black Christmas" 1974 vs. 2019
The OG “Black Christmas” is a 1974 Canadian horror film written by A. Roy Moore and directed by Bob Clark (Yes the same guy who made “A Christmas Story”). It’s about a sorority house right before the Christmas holidays when everyone is in good spirits, drinking and partying before they leave…
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E13 Holidaze: 'Home for the Holidays' & 'Happiest Season'
“Home for the Holidays” is a 1995 film written by W. D. Richter (based on a story by Chris Radant) and directed by Jodie Foster. It’s about a woman named Claudia (Holly Hunter) who loses her art restoration job at a museum before going from Chicago to Baltimore to spend Thanksgiving with her...
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E12 Teen Favorites: 'Teen Witch' With Candace Jane Opper
Louise (Robyn Lively) is a high school student who longs to be one of the cool kids but is teased or ignored by everyone … until she turns sixteen and finds out she’s a witch. With her new powers and the help of her psychic mentor, Madame Serena (Zelda Rubinstein), Louise has the ability to get...
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E11 New French Extremity: 'Trouble Every Day' With Dr. Kate Robertson
“Trouble Every Day” (2001), co-written by Claire Denis and Jean-Pol Fargeau and directed by Denis, follows the intersecting stories of two couples: Léo (Alex Descas) and Coré (Beatrice Dalle) Semeneau and Shane (Vincent Gallo) and June (Tricia Vessey) Brown. Shane and Léo previously met on a...
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E10 Video Nasty: 'The Witch Who Came from the Sea'
TW: child sexual abuse by a parent In "The Witch Who Came from the Sea" (1976), written by Robert Thom and directed by Matt Cimber, Molly (Millie Perkins) confronts her childhood trauma in unsettling and destructive ways. Through flashbacks and conversations with her sister, Cathy (Vanessa…
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E9 Video Nasty: 'Possession'
In Andrzej Żuławski’s "Possession" (1981), Anna (Isabelle Adjani) and Marc (Sam Neill) are a married couple in turmoil. When Marc, some kind of international spy (it’s never specified) comes home to West Berlin after a mission in East Berlin, he and Anna are on thin ice. Marc suspects she’s…
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E8 Queer Horror: 'Alucarda'
"Alucarda" (1975) opens on a woman (Tina Romero) who has just given birth and knows she’s not long for this world. She asks an old man who is with her to make sure her child, named Alucarda, goes to live in the local convent. The mother, presumably speaking of the devil, says, “Don’t let him take...
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E7 Teen Favorites: 'Tender Mercies'
"Tender Mercies" (1983) is about a former successful musician named Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall) who lost everything good in his life due to alcohol. When the film opens, he and a friend are staying in a motel, getting drunk and fighting while the proprietor, Rosa Lee (Tess Harper), and her young...
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E6 Teen Favorites: 'Jawbreaker'
In Darren Stein's 1999 cult classic, "Jawbreaker," Courtney (Rose McGowan), Marcie (Julie Benz), and Julie (Rebecca Gayheart) kidnap their best friend, Lizz Purr (Charlotte Ayanna) on her birthday and end up accidentally killing her. The original plan was to tie Liz up, throw her in the trunk of...
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E5 30th Anniversary: 'A League of Their Own'
“A League of Their Own” is a fictional account of a real moment in history when WWII prompted major league baseball to start a new professional league with women, called the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). The 1992 film follows The Rockford Peaches, the most successful...
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E4 Queer Classics: 'The Watermelon Woman'
Cheryl Dunye’s 1996 film, “The Watermelon Woman” is a documentary/fiction hybrid about a young Black lesbian filmmaker named Cheryl, played by Dunye, who is on a quest to tell the story of a (fictionalized) forgotten Black actress named Faith Richardson (or Faye Richards in Hollywood). As Cheryl...
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E3 Deep Dive: Maila Nurmi AKA Vampira
TW: This episode involves some discussion of sexual assault and disordered eating (not heavily, but they are mentioned). Maila Nurmi AKA Vampira was best known for hosting The Vampira Show on KABC-TV, a Los Angeles affiliate of ABC, from 1954-1955. While the show was short-lived, it received...
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E2 Recent TV: 'Conversations with Friends'
"Conversations with Friends" is about two young women, Frances (Alison Oliver) and Bobbi (Sasha Lane), going into their senior year at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. They used to date but are now just friends and perform spoken word poetry together. At one of their shows, they meet Melissa...
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E1 2022 Favorites: 'Anaïs in Love'
"Anaïs in Love" is a film about a young millennial woman named Anaïs, a whirling tornado of raw emotions and no filter. She’s working on a thesis on 17th century descriptions of passion but uhhhh doesn’t seem very passionate about it. She becomes involved with a man in his sixties named Daniel...
About this show
After writing about movies and TV on Woman in Revolt for 7+ years, I (Lindsay Pugh) decided to start a podcast. Every time I visit Jo Nesteruk, my BFF/mentor/fake mom, we spend the weekend watching movies and having great discussions. There is a 26 year age gap between us, so we often have different perspectives and points of reference, but always leave each conversation with a deeper appreciation for what we watched. On this podcast, you'll hear us discuss films and TV shows made awesome, at least in part, because of women, whether they be actresses, writers, directors, costume or production designers, editors, cinematographers, etc. We aim to not only provide a thorough discussion with thoughtful analysis, but to spotlight women that might not be on your radar. We talk about old films, new films, TV shows, and whatever else may interest us at the time.New episodes every month.
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