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The Bechdel Cast is a podcast about the portrayal of women in movies hosted by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus.
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We're celebrating Caitlin's birthday with an episode on Star Wars Empire Strikes Back (1980)!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guests Andrea Werhun and Nicole Bazuin -- the filmmakers behind the documentary Modern Whore -- join to discuss Pretty Woman (1990)! Not listening to this? Big mistake! Huge! Check out Modern Whore, available for digital rental and purchase! Follow Andrea on IG at @weenerwoman and Nicole at @nicobazuinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, Jamie Dearest, Caitlin Dearest, and special guest Izzy Custodio Dearest from Be Kind Rewind chat about Mommie Dearest (1981)! No wire hangers ever! Follow Izzy on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@bkrewindSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hey Toots! This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Nori Reed are talking Tootsie (1982)! Follow Nori on Instagram at @norireedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Jana Schmieding get shrunk and examine Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)! Follow Jana on Instagram at @janaunplgd and listen to her podcast, Sage-Based Wisdom!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, surprise space clone queens Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Summer Farah discuss Jupiter Ascending (2015). Follow Summer on Instagram at @bordersbookstore We the Unhoused is a Webby nominee! (And vote for Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here while you're at it!) Voting is open through April 16th. VOTE HERE: https://wbby.co/57462N LISTEN HERE: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-we-the-unhoused-66071889 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie pops in to ask for your humble vote for the Webbys this year -- We the Unhoused is a nominee! (And vote for Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here while you're at it!) Voting is open through April 16th. VOTE HERE: https://wbby.co/57462N LISTEN HERE: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-we-the-unhoused-66071889 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this very serious and important episode, Jamie and Caitlin reverently discuss cinema's greatest achievement, Moonfall (2022)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ready or not, here we come with an unlocked episode from our Matreon about Ready or Not (2019)!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, tennis stars Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Princess Weekes have a threeway discussion about Challengers (2024). Here's Princess's video essay on the film, "Tashi Duncan Is The Hero of Challengers" --https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3xcF_CqxgA and here's screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes's YouTube video "Potion Seller" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_FQU4KzN7A&t=2s Follow Princess on Instagram at @princess_weekes and YouTube at youtube.com/@Princess_WeekesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, leprechauns Caitlin and Jamie head to the end of the rainbow to discuss the Disney Channel Original Movie, The Luck of the Irish (2001).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Ramzi Fawaz head to Reno Divorce Camp to discuss The Women (1939)! Follow Ramzi on Instagram at @nerdfromthefuture and check out his website ramzifawaz.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Kenice Mobley (on her eighth appearance on the show!) examine Daughters of the Dust (1991)! Follow Kenice on Instagram at @kenicemobleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, former child stars Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Angelica Jade Bastién write letters to daddy and examine What Ever Happened to Baby Jane (1962). Follow Angelica on IG at @angelicajadebastien | letterboxd.com/angelicajade | angelicabastien.substack.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Ronald Young Jr. examine representation in a movie that examines representation -- American Fiction (2023)! Follow Ronald on Instagram, Threads, and Letterboxd at @ohitsbigron and check out his podcasts Weight For It and Leaving the Theater!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
*finger snap* Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Becca Ramos *finger snap* discuss West Side Story (1961) finger snap Follow Becca on Instagram at @beccsramos and check out her new podcast, Welcome to El Barrio! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode that feels like an episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Payton McCarty-Simas talk about the movie that feels like a movie... Don't Worry Darling (2022). Here's the piece we mention, "Don’t Worry Darling Is Peak White Feminism (As Expected)" by Haaniyah Angus -- https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/dont-worry-darling-white-feminism Follow Payton on Instagram at @paytplace and grab a copy of out her book, That Very Witch: Fear Feminism & The American Witch FilmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Kayla Drescher have a discussion about The Prestige (2006), disappear it, then make it magically reappear for your listening pleasure! Follow Kayla on social media at @magicinheels and check out her magic venue in Chicago, Cosmic Underground Theater | @cosmicundergroundtheaterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, unicorns Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Hannah Eko set off on a journey to discuss The Last Unicorn (1982). Here's the Letterboxd review by Sally Jane Black that we mention - https://letterboxd.com/fuchsiadyke/film/the-last-unicorn/ Check out Hannah on her website: https://hannahoeko.com as well as @hannah.eko on Instagram and hannahekowrites.substack.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jamie and Caitlin are kicking off the new year with an episode of your (Matrons') questions and our answers!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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it's interesting that this episode makes the same quick conclusion about selling one's eggs that the movie does, namely, it's a horrible thing that this working class girl is forced to do. Whereas I would see it as a nice way to make some money while helping a family, particularly if you don't plan on having kids. yeah, capitalism overall sucks, but I think we should probably re-examine our assumptions on why we assume a woman utilizing her body in this way is automatically horrible and tragic
Honestly kind of disappointed with this episode. I thought there could have been more of a discussion about class in the film and how it's affected by the insurance industry. The Hispanic truck driver in the film was played by a Spanish actor. They could have looked that up pretty easily, just assuming it was an actor in brown-face seemed very lazy.
I am a huge fan, and as a Mexican immigrant, I'm very happy to see you guys stand with us. As a human being married to a Jewish man, I am deeply heartbroken to hear you guys spread antisemitic libel about jewish people and Israel. 95% of the Jewish people in the world are zionists. From one feminist to another I beg you to do more research on the issue and listen to Jewish voices (not just the 5% that is anti Israel)
They keep saying it's weird how Roxanne never reappears after this movie even though she's so remembered I wish someone told them about House of Mouse the Disney cartoon where she reappears with Max on occasion.
This was a great interview!
Honestly, I was pretty disappointed in this episode. Considering Broey Deschanel is one of Jamie's favorite video essayists, I'm surprised Jamie didn't reflect on Broey's essay about this film and the rich film history of camp and genre fluidity that is intertwined with the film. It seemed like a huge wasted opportunity that was replaced with tedious, sanctimonious pearl clutching about the subject matter.
wth is this movie. I'm glad I listened to this and didn't watch the movie
Amanda Montell in The Bechdel Cast is the greatest crossover.
for the first few minutes, I was mixing up The Apartment with The Room, and was deeply confused
1 hour 37 minutes : Khadija would like "Camp Damascus " by Chuck Tingle
In the early 90s or late 80s, there was an animated series for children called "Cities of Gold." My sister and I watched it religiously. We've never found another living being who remembers it existed. I imagine it probably aged very poorly. If anyone else remembers this show, I'd appreciate confirmation that we didn't just hallucinate it.
on the name Crystal, it is currently treated as a very feminine name but has waxed and waned over time as a name for boys, too. (I'm non binary and I love names that do that). It also has increased recently as a name given to baby boys, which I credit more awareness of binary gender being an illusion
I so loved this ep because I’ve had no one to talk to about this movie, put I particularly love how Cate says ‘het’rosexual’, as it explicitly reminds me of being in a situation where I’m on my best straight behavior because I don’t know how the room feels about queers.
don't do my boy like this. Edward G Robinson never named names to huac. he was brought before the committee and said he wasn't a communist, but he never named names
I don't know if the Maltins were quite the right people to talk to about this one
wow. tough listen. why even do an episode if you don't want to engage with the text?
Prop was the right guest for this episode. I loved it.
My movie I love, but can’t bare to watch again is Melancholia. The overwhelming, increasing dread is so real.
Have you talked about Seperation by Asghar Farhadi? Or The Salesman?
...Alan Cumming