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Caitlin and Jamie are taking a week off, and by that, they mean they're releasing an episode to let you know they're not releasing an episode. Enjoy!

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Emily VanDerWerff get unplugged from the simulation and discuss The Matrix (1999).

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Here is our guest Emily VanDerWerff's Vox piece, "How The Matrix universalized a trans experience -- and helped me accept my own" - https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/3/30/18286436/the-matrix-wachowskis-trans-experience-redpill

Here is the Will Smith video "Why I Turned Down The Matrix": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm2szuXKgL8

Here is the Gap Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ735krOiPo

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This week, femme fatales Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Anita Sarkeesian discuss Double Indemnity while scheming to murder the patriarchy.

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Jamie and Caitlin discover a new clause of the Bechdel Cast that requires them to release episodes until the end of time, including this one on The Santa Clause 2 with special guest Grace Freud.

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On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Faye Orlove discuss the Disney Channel Original Movie Full-Court Miracle. Happy Hanukkah!

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special gues Ali Nahdee do a deep dive into a discussion about Aquaman!

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Here's an article regarding the Amber Heard / Johnny Depp case that we mentioned during the episode, in case anyone wants more information: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/movies/johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial.html

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In anticipation of the new Princess Switch movie, Jamie and Caitlin switched places and unlocked a Patreon (aka Matreon) episode on The Princess Switch 2: Switched Again!

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It's the FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE BECHDEL CAST!!! Caitlin and Jamie celebrate with an episode on feminist masterpiece Shrek 2!!!

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Melissa Lozada-Oliva use their Spanglish language skills to talk about Spanglish.

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During this Día de los Muertos season, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Dani Fernandez discuss Coco!

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Witches Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Alyssa Onofreo brew up some love potion and discuss The Love Witch.

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Here are the articles we mentioned in the episode:

"White Magic" by Lou Cornum - https://thenewinquiry.com/white-magic/

"'The Love Witch' Director Anna Biller: Most of the Film's Crew Hated What We Were Shooting and Never Even Saw the Movie" by Michael Nordine - https://www.indiewire.com/2017/12/the-love-witch-anna-biller-crew-1201904994/

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Oh this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special vampire slayer guest Jasmine Johnson kill vampires and discuss the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie.

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest sink their teeth into a cannibalistic discussion about Raw.

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On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Jess Murwin discuss Matilda while enjoying some chocolate cake.

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Space pirates Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Gracie Gillam board a spaceship full of aliens and discuss Alien: Resurrection.

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Michael-Michelle Pratt come together to plan a heist and discuss Widows.

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On this episode to remember, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Sam Varela examine A Walk to Remember.

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On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Shereen Lani Younes accelerate the podcast to 50 miles per hour and never slow down! And also they talk about Speed!

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Here are a couple articles referenced in the episode:

"Black Cop Film Stories" - https://www.blackartinamerica.com/index.php/2019/11/23/the-rise-of-black-cops-and-policing-films/

"How 1994's Speed Captured a Changing Los Angeles" - https://www.kcet.org/shows/kcet-must-see-movies/how-1994s-speed-captured-a-changing-los-angeles

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Siouxsie Q head to a New York strip club to chat about Hustlers!

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Here's the article the film is based on, "The Hustlers at Scores" by Jessica Pressler: https://www.thecut.com/2015/12/hustlers-the-real-story-behind-the-movie.html

Here is the oral history about the movie, “The Hustle Behind Hustlers” by Rachel Handler: https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/hustlers-oral-history.html

Here are the various resources provide by-- and ways to support-- our amazing guest Siouxsie Q:

http://thewhorecast.com

illreputepodcast.com 

www.youramericansweetheart.com 

www.ilovesqmedia.com

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http://youramericanbabe.com

Folks can stay in touch and hear about Siouxsie's latest adventures by shooting her a text at 415-548-9185

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Caitlin and Jamie got released from prison just in time to cover Chicago for Jamie's birthday episode! Happy birthday, Jamie!

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On this episode, scientists Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Kelly McCormack make contact with aliens and have a discussion with them about the movie Contact.

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This week, Jamie takes a look at it where Cathy falls in the history of American feminism — and take a look at how the feminist movement has progressed, regressed, and gatekept. Why are feminists frustrated with Cathy? 

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It’s an Aack Cast takeover, BABY!!! This week, we’re releasing an episode of Jamie’s new series, which focuses on how American feminism’s hits, misses, and glaring lack of intersectionality through the lens of Cathy cartoons. Check out Aack Cast, and we’ll be back with new episodes next week!

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Breaking news! There's a brand new episode of the Bechdel Cast in which anchors Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus invite special guest Dave Schilling to cover Broadcast News.

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Here's a link to the You Must Remember This series on Polly Platt: http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/2020/7/pollyplattarchive28

Here's an article about Marlee Matlin being a survivor of assault: https://www.thewrap.com/marlee-matlin-accused-william-hurt-rape-memoir/ 

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Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Hallie Bateman make a pizza with their special recipe while chatting about Mystic Pizza.

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Here's an interview from The Script Lab with screenwriter Amy Holden Jones - https://thescriptlab.com/features/screenwriting-101/3347-sitting-down-with-mystic-pizza-screenwriter-amy-jones/

Here's a video "Revisiting Mystic Pizza's Portuguese Culture w/ Annabeth Gish" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlfcbR7oWGY

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Jamie and Caitlin go on vacation with special guest Kate Willett and spend the whole flight talking about Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.

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International spies Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Vanessa Guerrero go on a secret mission to discuss Atomic Blonde. 

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On this unlocked Patreon aka Matreon bonus episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Sophie Lichterman aka producer of the Bechdel Cast chat about 9 to 5! P.S. Please listen to Jamie's new podcast about Cathy comics, Aack Cast! 

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After many twists and turns, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Soyoung Chon team up to analyze The Handmaiden. 

Here's an article about the historical context for The Handmaiden, "How Japan Took Control of Korea" - https://www.history.com/news/japan-colonization-korea

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Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Jeena Bloom take a break from their road trip to discuss To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Chrystel Oloukoï make a documentary about their discussion about The Watermelon Woman.

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Chloe Cunha travel to a remote French estate, paint each other, and discuss Portrait of a Lady on Fire. 

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Here are the links / articles we referenced in the episode:

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/02/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire

https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/2/19/21137213/portrait-of-a-lady-on-fire-celine-sciamma-interview

https://filmdaze.net/permission-to-yearn-the-problem-with-the-popularity-of-white-lesbians-in-period-films/

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/ammonite-kate-winslet-lesbian-period-movies

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Atsuko Okatsuka discuss The Farewell.

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Here's the Variety article that discusses "Why The Farewell flopped in China" - https://variety.com/2020/film/news/why-farewell-flopped-in-china-awkwafina-tzi-ma-maoyan-1203471209/

Here are two articles about Awkwafina's tendency to appropriate Black aesthetics: 

"On Awkwafina, appropriation, and Asian American identity" - https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020/01/on-awkwafina-appropriation-and-asian-american-identity-golden-globes

and

"Who Really Owns the Blaccent?" - https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/awkwafina-blaccent-cultural-appropriation.html

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This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Samee Junio get really cool makeovers and discuss Crazy, Stupid, Love.

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Jamie and Caitlin discuss The Full Monty for Caitlin's birthday episode!

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On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Propaganda write beautiful poetry and discuss Poetic Justice.

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This week, we're unlocking a Matreon episode on the Disney Channel Original Movie Cadet Kelly featuring a segment with special guest Keah Brown!

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Today's episode covers Promising Young Woman with special guest, Sierra Katow!

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Anna LaMadrid are just not that into He's Just Not That Into You.

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After years and years of so many requests to cover The Human Centipede, Caitlin and Jame finally covered this feminist masterpiece. 

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Content warning: this episode contains descriptions of police brutality.

This week, Jamie and Caitlin speak with journalist Cerise Castle about her groundbreaking new series “A Tradition of Violence: The History of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department” for Knock LA. We can’t recommend it enough -- Cerise also brings us "Den of Thieves," a movie that glorifies one of the LASD gangs she reports on. Read the series here, and follow Cerise on Twitter @cerisecastle!

Read “A Tradition of Violence” series here: https://knock-la.com/tradition-of-violence-lasd-gang-history/ 

And contribute to the Knock LA Patreon here to support local journalism in LA (Jamie writes for them too, full disclosure): https://www.patreon.com/KNOCK_LA 

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For this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Zoe Ligon have been turned into robots so they can flawlessly analyze The Stepford Wives, both the 1975 and 2004 versions!

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Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Jonathan Braylock examine Starship Troopers. Would you like to know more?

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Amy Solomon take to their diaries to write an in-depth analysis of Bridget Jones's Diary.

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Caitlin, Jamie and special guest Laci Mosley sell their souls to the devil in exchange for the opportunity to discuss the movie Bedazzled (2000)!

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Here's the article "4 Reasons Why Penis Shaming Is Anti-Feminist" by Robin Tran -- https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/03/penis-size-shaming-harmful/ 

Here's the piece "What Ever Happened to Brendan Fraser?" by Zach Baron -- https://www.gq.com/story/what-ever-happened-to-brendan-fraser 

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Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Bridget Todd discuss the film Eve's Bayou. Trigger warning: child sex abuse, incest. If you prefer not to listen to the segment discussing these topics, skip approximately minute 26 to minute 72.

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Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Keah Brown put on their glass slippers and go to the ball that is Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997). 

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This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Sam Ike chat about Hollywood Shuffle!

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Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Mala Muñoz discuss Selena (1997). Anything for Selenas!

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Pink Ladies Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Gracie Gillam are hopelessly devoted to talking about Grease!

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