Two chicks talkin' bout flicks *contains spoilers*
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Welcome to Surviving Chick Flicks - a film podcast hosted by John - an unprofessional film critic, Sammie - a self described chick flick fan, and Joseph - a movie buff we conned into this. Each week they will take a chick flick (which is any film that panders to women, has a strong female lead, or was written/directed by a woman) and examine and review it. Tune in each week for a new episode every Friday (weather permitting)!
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Chick Flicks is back in real time! In this episode, McKenzie and Bridget tackle another practical effects masterpiece, John Carpenter's The Thing (1982). Crawling spider-heads, exploding chests, and cosmic horror canines have helped make The Thing a cult classic, despite being a commercial and critical flop upon its release. Listen to hear us talk …
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In this episode of Chick Flicks, recorded in April 2023, McKenzie and Bridget cover the 1987 film Hellraiser. Adapted from his own novella, writer and director Clive Barker's film brings to life the otherworldly Cenobites, demons to some, angels to others. This episode is part of an ongoing series where Bridget and McKenzie watch horror films known…
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It's been a while! We recorded this episode a year ago and are finally getting it out in the world. In this episode of Chick Flicks, McKenzie and Bridget cover American Werewolf in London (1981), a film by John Landis. Known for its inventive practical effects, American Werewolf is often billed as a horror-comedy despite its bummer of a plot. Liste…
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In this episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie discuss the 1973 film The Exorcist. Is this movie an advertisement for Catholicism? Father Karras, aka the original Hot Priest, would indicate yes! Listen in to hear what lessons contemporary horror movies can learn from this classic that has practical effects, grounded characters, and the most …
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Chick Flicks is back! With a brand new episode on Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Francis Ford Coppola's faithful and weird adaptation of the classic novel. Starring Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves in their most publicly reviled roles yet and Gary Oldman as the titular vamp, tune in to hear McKenzie and Bridget travel through oceans of time to share th…
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Happy Halloween, everybody! We are back, just like the Sanderson Sisters, to talk about something spooky (or spooky-ish) for Halloween, and what better way to celebrate than with Hocus Pocus 2? Did this movie put a spell on us or did we place a hex on it? Find out here!
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Manly Movie of the "Month" - Carlito's Way
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What even is a "month?" Anyway, for this Manly Movie of Undetermined Time Frame, we review that movie where Pacino yells? No, not that one. It's the one where he yells and tries to do a Latin accent? No, not THAT one either. The other one. That's it. It's Carlito's Way. Here comes the review.
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Surviving Chick Flicks - "The Worst Person in the World"
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Hey, we did an episode about our editor! Just kidding...sort of. On this episode, we are talking about the Oscar-nominated, anti-romcom, The Worst Person in the World. Did John and Sammie survive? What does sock puppet Joseph think? Was there an Armond White review? These answers and more are all here. Check it out! (Also, we didn't use any soundcl…
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Surviving Chick Flicks - "The Hating Game"
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Continuing to play catch up, this episode was recorded in July. On this episode, we talk about the Hulu original romcom, The Hating Game. I wish I had a snappier episode descriptor than I do, but here we are. Enjoy!
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Surviving Chick Flicks Pride Month 2022 - "Tangerine"
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We are trying to catch up on the backlog of unedited episodes. This was supposed to close out Pride Month. This week wrap up Pride Month 2022 to review a movie shot on an iPhone ironically recorded on an iPhone. (But not edited on an iPhone. That's too far.) Under the microscope this week is Sean Baker's 2015 drama, Tangerine. Did we end Pride Mont…
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Surviving Chick Flicks - "The American President"
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Once upon a time, there was a President so popular, his legacy could be tarnished with the worst scandal ever - he asked a woman out on a date. This week, we bring Aaron Sorkin back into the mix and review the 1995 romantic comedy, The American President. Did we vote for it or against it? Find out here!…
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Surviving Chick Flicks Pride Month 2022 - But I'm A Cheerleader (with Mark Perez)
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Pride Month continues and our friend Mark returns to discuss a movie way funnier than its subject can ever be - conversion therapy. This week we are talking about the 1999 comedy, But I'm A Cheerleader. Did we give this movie an A or did we give it an F? Find out here!
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Surviving Sports Flicks - "Coach Carter"
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On our latest episode of our latest spinoff, this week we examine the 2005 true story, Coach Carter, the Samuel L. Jackson drama about a basketball coach who believed that excellence was demanded not just on the court but off the court as well. Was this a slam dunk or did we foul the movie out? Find out here!…
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Surviving Chick Flicks Pride Month 2022 - "Shiva Baby"
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Pride month continues with a film that focuses on that most horrific of horrors...attending a gathering with your family. This week we give some attention to a film that gives some love to the bisexual community, Shiva Baby. Check it out here!
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Surviving Chick Flicks - Pride Month 2022 - "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge"
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Welcome to Pride Month 2022! Hope everyone is celebrating safely and definitely following one specific rule - don't fall asleep. Because we are kicking things off with the man of our dreams, Freddy Kruger, and his return to Elm Street to stalk teenagers in the sequel, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, a film where subtext, just like te…
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Surviving Chick Flicks - "Weird Science"
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What do you get when two nerds decide to pull a Frankenstein and create a woman using a computer? Comedy gold, Jerry. Gold. This week, we travel back to the 80s to review the John Hughes sci-fi comedy, Weird Science. Was this creation a success or a failed experiment? Find out here!
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Surviving Chick Flicks - "Scream (2022)" with Karen & Mark
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Ghostface is back and we needed some legacy characters to help us stop him. To properly examine the latest requel, Ro Karen and Mark return as well for a review of the fifth and latest entry in the Scream franchise - Scream. Did this movie do it's 25 year legacy and original creators justice or did it just make us want to...well, you know. Find out…
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Surviving Chick Flicks - "The Last Song"
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After many months of peace, a nemesis returns to wreak brutal havoc upon everyone in its path. And by havoc, we mean he's here to make you cry. This week we venture back to Nicholas Sparks with his Miley Cyrus starring coming of age drama, The Last Song. Did this movie end on a high note or was someone dead the entire time and John won't let it go?…
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Surviving Chick Flicks - "The Long Kiss Goodnight"
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The second qualification of what we consider a chick flick to be is "any film with a strong female lead." I think this movie has one actress playing TWO strong female leads. This week we take on the Renny Harlin directed, Shane Black penned 1996 action thriller, The Long Kiss Goodnight. Was this movie worth the $4 million check that paid for the sc…
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Manly Movie of the Month: "The Departed"
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It's Manly Movie of the Month and with Sammie away, John and Joseph park the car at Harvard yard and review the Oscar-winning, Martin Scorsese directed crime drama, The Departed. But after it took the top prize and the directing prize (finally) at Thhe Oscars, does the film hold up all these years later or did we need to take it out to the desert a…
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Surviving Chick Flicks - "Encanto" (with Aizlee Johnson)
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Well, as the song says, we don't talk about Bruno, but we can talk about the movie it comes from. This week, we are joined by Joseph's daughter Aizlee and we take on the latest Disney movie driving parents crazy worldwide, Encanto. Did we find magic in this tale or did we banish it to live in our walls with the rats? Find out here!…
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Manly Movie of the Month - "Need For Speed"
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Yeah! Racing, bitch! Somehow this week, we have managed to combine sports flicks (kind of) and our manly movie of the month by once again returning to the realm of video game movies. This week, Sammie picked for us the 2014 racing drama, Need For Speed, a film where a performance was basically skyped in. Did we cross the finish line or did this fil…
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Surviving Sports Flicks - Any Given Sunday
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Inspired by one Super Bowl and recorded before the most recent, John, Sammie, and Joseph start a new series within the show - Surviving Sports Flicks, an "as in depth" (LOL) look at the world of sports in cinema as we give to chick flicks. And what better way to kick things off with the moment football met cocaine as we examine the Oliver Stone gla…
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Surviving Chick Flicks - "Some Like It Hot"
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What happens when you take two iconic actors, a bombshell actress, and a legendary director? Well, probably a lot of things, but specifically, you get a classic like Some Like It Hot, a film about romance, murder, and having to pose as the opposite sex to avoid being murdered yourself. Is this film still hot or did it age like milk? Find out here!…
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Surviving Chick Flicks - "It's Complicated"
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This episode had a slight technical malfunction that did force us to finish the episode the next night with Sammie on the road. You might say, podcasting...It's Complicated. This week we are covering Nancy Meyer's comedy about love after divorce starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, and Jim from The Office. But, did we survive? Find ou…
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In this episode of Chick Flicks, Bridget and McKenzie discuss the films Titane and Transformers. Titane (2021), the latest film from director Julia Ducournau, features an infamous sex scene between a Cadillac and the film's protagonist. Michael Bay's Transformers (2007) has become infamous for a different set of reasons, including Bay's lecherous g…
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Manly Movie of the Month - "Mortal Kombat Annihilation"
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Well, 2022 was off to a good start. Three films, three survivals of all three hosts. Then we had to wreck all that. For this Manly Movie of the Month, Joseph has us facing the legendary 1997 sequel that put a film franchise on ice for nearly two decades, Mortal Kombat Annihilation. Did anyone survive or did we give this film a fatality? Find out he…
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A League of Their Own & Bend It Like Beckham
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In this episode of Chick Flicks, McKenzie and Bridget revisit two classic sport films, A League of Their Own and Bend it Like Beckham. A League of Their Own, from 1992, was directed by Penny Marshall and stars Geena thee Davis, Lori Petty, and Tom Hanks. Gurinder Chadha's 2002 Bend it Like Beckham stars Parminder Nagra and Kiera Knightley. Chick Fl…
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Surviving Chick Flicks - "Lake Placid" (In Memory of Betty White)
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Betty White passed away on New Year's Eve, 2021. White had a career that stretched back to the 40s and a legacy that will last forever. And we decided the best way to pay homage to her would be to travel back to 1999 to cover the beginning of White's career as a meme with the killer crocodile film, Lake Placid, also starring Bridget Fonda, Bill Pul…
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Surviving Chick Flicks - "Life As We Know It"
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Take two adults that barely tolerate each other, toss in a baby they have to raise together, and hilarity ensues. Well....something ensues. This week we visit our friends Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhammel in the Greg Berlanti directed film, "Life As We Know It." Did we survive? Find out here!
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Surviving Chick Flicks - "The Edge of Seventeen" (2016)
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Happy New Year, everyone! We are back, all three of us (John, Sammie, & Joseph), with our first episode of 2022 and we are traveling all the way back in time to 2016 to talk about the coming of age dramedy, "The Edge of Seventeen" starring that girl from the Hawkeye show and the guy from that show about the bar, you know the one. Is it a modern cla…
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Christmas shop at a store, he was doing just fine, well that was until he met a girl, trying to buy the same gloves that he was, it was only some gloves, it was only some gloves. Then they went on a date and they had a great time, he was like tell me your name and I'll tell you mine, then she wrote down her digits in a book and this Killers referen…
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Well, we managed to record one episode in November, so naturally we release it in December, because time isn't real. This week it's kind of a Manly Movie of the Month and kind of a regular episode, but this week we take on the 2009 drama, Brothers, which stars a Spider-Man, a galactic senator, and history's greatest scarf stealing monster. Did we s…
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Manly Movie of the Month - "Zodiac" (with Mark)
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Planned for August, recorded on Halloween, and released in December. Nothing says the holidays like serial killers, huh. This week, we reunite with our old friend David Fincher and watch as Iron Man, Mysterio, and the Hulk break themselves trying to solve the murders attributed to the eponymous killer of this month's Manly Movie, "Zodiac." And we a…
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"Jennifer's Body" (with Brianna)
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This is the first of two episodes recorded in October and meant for release earlier, but life has gotten in the way, in both good and not so great ways. Thank you for being patient with us while we catch up. So, let's go back in time to spooky season and Phukett, Thailand are we excited, because this week we are talking about an incredibly divisive…
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In this episode of Chick Flicks, McKenzie and Bridget go back to school to talk about Dead Poets Society and School of Rock. Peter Weir's Dead Poets Society (1989) stars Robin Williams in an oft-quoted role as an English teacher. The 2003 film School of Rock is Richard Linklater's take on a life-changing teacher, starring Jack Black and a gaggle of…
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The man, the myth, the spice! In this episode of Chick Flicks, at long last, McKenzie and Bridget talk about DUNE (2021). This film adaptation of the sci-fi classic is directed by Denis Villeneuve and stars Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, and Oscar Isaac as members of a feudal family who are tasked with stewarding a desert planet called Arraki…
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In October of 2021, three podcasters joined online to talk about the 1999 indie horror classic, The Blair Witch Project, and went missing. A week later, their audio was found. And the podcasters didn't really go missing. Turns out, they just went to Denny's and didn't invite us. Jerks. But, after 21 years, does the film once declared to be "scarier…
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(Please note, this was recorded before the new trailer dropped, so our predictions were made before we saw it.) It's spooky season and we're celebrating in style, by continuing our Scream retrospective (all the way to Scream 5 in January), by taking a look at the most recent entry in the franchise, "Scream 4." And we are happy to be joined once aga…
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Bridget and McKenzie discuss two new horror movies in this episode of Chick Flicks, Werewolves Within and Malignant. Directed by Josh Ruben, Werewolves Within is based on a video game and stars Sam Richardson and Milana Vayntrub. Malignant is the latest feature from horror auteur James Wan and stars Annabelle Wallis as a woman trapped in a neo-gial…
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