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Author: Maggie Mustion & Olivia Hanson

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Each week, co-hosts Maggie Mustion and Olivia Hanson break down three films that share a genre, theme, or structure. Armed with liberal arts degrees and a deep love for cinema, they explore everything from cult classics to Hollywood blockbusters.
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In this extra special episode, the girls chat about the surprises and snubs of the 2026 Oscar nominations. Follow us on IG and TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are bringing back teen dystopia. Tune in to hear them discuss three notable film adaptations of young adult dystopian novels: The Hunger Games (2012), Divergent (2014), and Uglies (2024). They chat about cultural impact, their personal histories with the genre, and why some entries work while others fall flat. Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow Girls Talk Film on IG and TikTok @girlstalkfilm
Our Favorite Films of 2025

Our Favorite Films of 2025

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This week, in an extra special episode, the girls are sharing their top ten movies of 2025. Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on IG and TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are sinking their teeth into a deliciously controversial topic. Tune in to hear them talk obsession, identity, desire, and disgust in three of the most iconic on-screen depictions of cannibalism: The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Bones and All (2022), and Raw (2017). Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on IG and TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are stepping into the evidence room to take a look at how Hollywood adapts real tragedies, and what gets lost (or found) in the translation. Tune in to hear them chat about the legacy of In Cold Blood (1967), Zac Efron’s unsettling charm in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), and meta pop culture commentary in I, Tonya (2017) - plus what each film gets right (and wrong) about turning real people into characters. Don’t forget to subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on IG and TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are asking the most important question of all: what makes a Christmas movie a Christmas movie? From the action-movie chaos of Die Hard (1988), to the cynical comedy of Scrooged (1988), to the earnest, heart-tugging magic of It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), they break down why makes each film has endured the test of time - and what they teach us about generosity, community, and selflessness. Pour some eggnog, slip on some PJs, and don’t forget to subscribe for more film analysis, movie chats, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on IG and TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are going under the knife. Tune in to hear them break down the eerie elegance of Eyes Without a Face (1960), the voyeuristic gaze of Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In (2011), and the technical marvels of Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance (2024). It’s certainly surgical and seriously surreal - so dim the lights, brace yourself, and don’t forget to subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
This week, the girls are logging on. Tune in to hear them unpack the Facebook creation myth in David Fincher's The Social Network (2010), identity and parasocial relationships in Ingrid Goes West (2017), and the sinister digital dreamscape of We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021). It gets pretty trippy, so refresh your feed, adjust your ring light, and don’t forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary. Follow us on IG and TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are hopping in their getaway car and going full outlaw. From the history-making rebelliousness of Bonnie & Clyde (1967), to Scorsese's operatic Goodfellas (1990), to the darkly funny melancholia of In Bruges (2008), the girls trace how gangsters have evolved on screen from youthful folk heroes, to glamour-soaked mobsters, to some guys on vacation who really need therapy. It gets pretty nuts, so grab your ski mask, load your Beretta, and don't forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are looking ahead to the films they're excited to watch in 2025 and 2026. Tune in to this extra special episode for a discussion about a wide range of upcoming releases — including Anemone, Wuthering Heights, Clayface, The Backrooms, and the newly announced Beatles biopics — along with other major studio projects, festival contenders, and anticipated auteur films. Follow us on Instagram @girlstalkfilm and TikTok @girlstalkfilm  
This week, the girls are diving broom-first into fantasy, fear, and feminine power. Tune in to hear them chat about Puritan paranoia in The Witch (2015), satire and feminist theory in The Love Witch (2016), and the many hidden meanings of Weapons (2025). It's a scarily good time, so light your candles, grab your grimoire, and don't forget to subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on Instagram @girlstalkfilm and TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are sinking their teeth into three of the most iconic vampire films of the 21st century. Tune in to hear them unpack the gothic terror of Robert Eggers's Nosferatu (2024), the surprisingly tender Let the Right One In (2008), and the blood soaked odyssey into blues music history in Ryan Coogler's Sinners (2025). It's dark, it's dreamy, it's desirous - so grab a glass (of red, obvi) and don’t forget to subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on Instagram @girlstalkfilm and TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are two-stepping into the sweaty and sensual world of dance, as shown in cinema. From Gaspar Noe's hallucinatory Climax (2018) to Soderbergh's surprisingly solid Magic Mike (2012), to the slow burn of Guadagino's first foray into horror, Suspiria (2018), the girls break down how each film uses dance to interpret the nature of power, passion, or performance. Lace up your pointe shoes, dim the lights, and don’t forget to subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on Instagram @girlstalkfilm and TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are suiting up and swinging into action. From Tim Burton’s brooding Batman (1989), to Iñárritu’s surreal and existential Birdman (2014), to the exposition-packed charm of Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), the girls thoroughly nerd out as they talk comics, Keaton, and how the genre has managed to take over modern cinema. It's a bumpy ride, so grab your utility belt, slip on your mask, and don't forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on Instagram @girlstalkfilm and TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are trading popcorn for Pocky and stepping into the wild worlds of three of the most iconic anime films. Tune in as they cruise through the neon-soaked streets of Akira (1988), unravel the psychological maze of Perfect Blue (1997), and get swept up in the spellbinding magic of Howl’s Moving Castle (2004). It's a wild ride, so rev up your motorcycle, feed your local fire demon, and don't forget to download and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on Instagram @girlstalkfilm and on TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are returning to the hilarious and heartbreaking world of adolescence. From the naturalism of Lady Bird to the  nastiness of Welcome to the Dollhouse, and the exploration of unconventional motherhood in Juno, the girls break down why some coming-of-age films make us wince while others fill us with nostalgia. Dust off your yearbook, tighten your scrunchie, and don't forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on Instagram @girlstalkfilm and on TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are exploring the awkward and exhilarating rollercoaster of male adolescence. From the raunchy but surprisingly sweet Superbad, to the nostalgia of Stand by Me, to the stirring call to “seize the day” in The Dead Poets Society, the girls discuss how these films capture the highs and lows of growing up. Grab your fake ID, sharpen your no. 2 pencil, and don't forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on Instagram @girlstalkfilm and on TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are getting sexy (cinematically speaking, of course) and diving deep into the weird world of kink on film. From the glossy, mass-appeal fantasy of Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) to the surprisingly heartfelt, offbeat romance in Secretary (2002), and the disturbing psychology of Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher (2001), the girls break down three wildly different takes on what turns people on - and what their desires might cost them. Slip on your blindfold, lube up your latex, and don't forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on Instagram @girlstalkfilm and on TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls get dark - like, really dark - as they take on some of cinema’s most iconic serial killers. Tune in to hear them dissect the sharp satire of American Psycho (2000), the subversion of slasher tropes in Death Proof (2007), and the bleak brutality of I Saw the Devil (2010). It’s a bloody good time, so lock your doors, cue up your favorite Huey Lewis record, and don’t forget to subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on Instagram @girlstalkfilm and on TikTok @girlstalkfilm
This week, the girls are talking rage, revenge, and ambition. Tune in to hear them discuss why Promising Young Woman (2020) was a flop, how Gone Girl (2014) will always be iconic, and whether or not The Favourite (2018) has the best ending of all time. Grab your tea (poison optional), settle in, and don't forget to subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary! Follow us on Instagram @girlstalkfilm and on TikTok @girlstalkfilm
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