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Like the landmark 1991 film THELMA & LOUISE, the latest DC comics movie entry, BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN) uses a recognizable form to take its female protagonists to some unfamiliar places. The newer film hasn’t received that same sort of critical acclaim as its predecessor, but some on our panel — which this week once again includes Angelica Jade Bastién of Vulture.com — argue why perhaps it should have, on the way to discussing what the two films share in their attitudes about female emancipation in a man’s world, and in their refreshing depictions of women misbehaving without remorse. Plus, Your Next Picture Show, where we share recent filmgoing experiences in hopes of putting something new on your cinematic radar.
Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about THELMA & LOUISE, BIRDS OF PREY, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to [email protected], or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730.
Show Notes:
Works Cited
• “It Doesn’t Take Much to Be Seen As an Unruly Woman,” by Angelica Jade Bastién (Vulture.com)
Your Next Picture Show
• Genevieve: Hulu’s HIGH FIDELITY
• Angelica: Paul Mazursky’s AN UNMARRIED WOMAN
• Scott: Kitty Green’s THE ASSISTANT
• Keith: Hong-jin Na’s THE WAILING
Outro music: June Smollett-Bell, “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World”
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By Genevieve Koski, Keith Phipps, Tasha Robinson & Scott Tobias4.6
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Like the landmark 1991 film THELMA & LOUISE, the latest DC comics movie entry, BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN) uses a recognizable form to take its female protagonists to some unfamiliar places. The newer film hasn’t received that same sort of critical acclaim as its predecessor, but some on our panel — which this week once again includes Angelica Jade Bastién of Vulture.com — argue why perhaps it should have, on the way to discussing what the two films share in their attitudes about female emancipation in a man’s world, and in their refreshing depictions of women misbehaving without remorse. Plus, Your Next Picture Show, where we share recent filmgoing experiences in hopes of putting something new on your cinematic radar.
Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about THELMA & LOUISE, BIRDS OF PREY, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to [email protected], or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730.
Show Notes:
Works Cited
• “It Doesn’t Take Much to Be Seen As an Unruly Woman,” by Angelica Jade Bastién (Vulture.com)
Your Next Picture Show
• Genevieve: Hulu’s HIGH FIDELITY
• Angelica: Paul Mazursky’s AN UNMARRIED WOMAN
• Scott: Kitty Green’s THE ASSISTANT
• Keith: Hong-jin Na’s THE WAILING
Outro music: June Smollett-Bell, “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World”
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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