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Episode 15: Saving Face

 

This week, Sarah and Alicia have a special guest! Erica from LezRepresent Podcast joins us to discuss possibly the best lesbian movie ever made, Saving Face. Join them as they talk about the rare joy of positive representation/own voices storytelling, hot moms, subverted tropes and How to Awkwardly Eat Food: A Study On Wil. 

 

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Find Erica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LezRepresent

 

Things mentioned: 

Saving Face wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving_Face_(2004_film)

Alice Wu wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Wu

Drunk Lesbians Watch Saving Face: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQnvxtMeoUI&index=103&list=WL

Episode 14: Mulholland Drive

 

We're just going to be straight (ahem, gay) with you: this movie is messed up. But join Alicia and Sarah on their journey to try and make sense of this clusterf*ck of a film, rail on that patriarchy/White Art, appreciate Naomi Watts for who she is (which is only ever Diane?!), and hard thumbs-down this TRICK of a movie. Trick or treat! (The treat is last week's Better Than Chocolate).

 

Things mentioned: 

Mulholland Drive Wikipedia (good luck): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulholland_Drive_(film)

David Lynch's 'Mulholland Drive' Explained by David Thomson

Episode 13: Better Than Chocolate

 

Have you ever had a sex dream that involved body paint that looked like chocolate but wasn't? Do you like butch/femme pairings? Are you obsessed with queer bookstores and/or questionable existential art? Then you'll love Better Than Chocolate! Except for its (many) problematic aspects! But seriously, this 1999 Canadian gay romp is an important part of queer pop culture history. It's definitely a product of its time, but it does have its surprisingly woke moments! Tune in to hear Sarah and Alicia talk about plot holes, dildos, art, trans representation, and moms. Enjoy!

 

Things mentioned:

Better Than Chocolate Wikipedia page

AfterEllen review of Better Than Chocolateby Danielle Riendeau

Episode 12: Desert Hearts

 

This week, Alicia and Sarah dig into this crucial film in the lesbian culture canon, and Sarah is downright shocked at how GAY this 1985 movie is! Want to hear about women in love in the desert who don't die or end up with men? Think you'd never find such a thing in a movie made before 2018? WELL HERE YOU GO.

Episode 11: The Feels

 

We all know Constance Wu is amazing, but wouldn't she be even better as a lesbian? Well, in this movie, she is! Join Sarah and Alicia as they dive into this improvised ensemble dramedy in which a couple of engaged lesbians have a joint bachelorette party and one of them admits she's never had an orgasm! Hijinks ensue! We talk about relationships, communication, and how much we're obsessed with Ever Mainard (who plays Helen). Content warning for discussion of sexual assault and peeping toms.

 

Things mentioned: 

Intrusions by Melissa Febos (Sarah recommends you read literally everything by Melissa Febos, especially Abandon Me)

Episode 10: The Secret Diaries of Anne Lister

 

This week, Alicia and Sarah talk about a BBC biopic about the OG 'modern lesbian,' Anne Lister! If you haven't heard of her, you're in for a treat. She was the smartest, out-est, gayest Victorian lesbian and this movie will make you laugh, cry, and say, 'whoa, what a great sex scene!' Here's to learning about our fore-queers, y'all!

 

Things mentioned:

Jeanette Winterson's blog post about Anne Lister

I Know My Own Heart: The Diaries, 1791-1840 by Anne Lister, edited by Helen Whitbread

Episode 9: Personal Best

 

Sports! This week, we're digging into the surprisingly good 1982 movie Personal Best starring Mariel Hemingway and Patrice Donnelly and some more dudes we hate! Of course Sarah is super excited about a movie involving runners who are queer women because that is her exact wheelhouse, but this movie has a surprising amount of nuance and interesting storytelling (even though it was, obviously, made by white dudes). It's still from the 80s so it has its problematic elements, but join Alicia and Sarah as they dive into this almost-forgotten classic to talk body diversity, the portrayal of intimacy, tropes they don't like, soundtrack and cinematography, and pure athleticism! 

 

Articles mentioned:

'Personal Best,' Olympic Love by Vincent Canby

Review of 'Personal Best' on AfterEllen by Sarah Warn

Episode 8: Duck Butter 

Do you know what duck butter is? Neither did we until this movie, and we kind of wish we still didn't! But whatever, it's cool! This week, Alicia and Sarah discuss the 2018 film Duck Butter, co-written by and starring another one of Sarah's crushes, Alia Shawkat! Join us as we discuss manic pixie dream girls, cute freckles, millennial stereotypes, abusive relationships, and poop! 

Things mentioned: 

'Duck Butter' and the 24-hour 'for Real' Relationship by Manohla Dargis 

Queery with Cameron Esposito, Alia Shawkat episode

Episode 7: The Runaways (2010)

This week, Alicia and Sarah continue their tour of Sarah’s celebrity crushes with Power Lesbian Kristen Stewart in her role as another Power Lesbian, Joan Jett. Both Sarah and Alicia agree: this movie is 5/5 Totinos. Listen as they talk about the exploitation of women, the ways in which Kim Fowley was a monster of a human being, the visual and audio perfection of this movie, and everyone’s favorite curly-haired cutie Alia Shawkat!

Articles mentioned: 

Joan Jett Q&A: What she thinks of 'The Runaways,' the film's lesbian scenes and Kristen Stewart by Jim Farber

Wikipedia articles worth reading (turns out Kim Fowley was even more horrible than we thought): 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Runaways_(film) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Runaways

Episode 6: All About E The important take away from this episode is that Sarah has a massive crush onMandahla Rose. Other things of note are that this movie is full of plot holes, there aresome very not great aspects of our main characters, and there’s a pretty fantasticlesbian sex scene! Enjoy friends! 

The book Sarah talks about when she goes off on one of her many tangents: Marriage of a Thousand Lies by S.J. SinduFind us on Twitter,  Instagram, Tumblr and at [email protected]