Manic Pixie Dream Women

Manic Pixie Dream Women

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Manic Pixie Dream Women episodes

  • MaXXXine is really bad

    The X-traordinary Season 2 Finale....We break down Ti West's Pearl, X, and the wasted opportunity that is MaXXXine in this bloody finale--listen as we rip MaXXXine to shreds & write a better one in 45 minutes, gush over Pearl, chat about the best movie theater snacks, and question how the fuck Maxine Minx afforded a cookie jar full of cocaine??

    1 hr 1 min
  • BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN broke us

    We wish we knew how to quit this movie 😔

    Come listen to us say “it’s so sad” a million times as we talk about the infamous “gay cowboy movie” that is so much more: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005, dir. Ang Lee). We talk Heath Ledger’s legacy, queer representation, and give you the skinny on this movie! (Mark Wahlberg as one of the leads??)

    48 min
  • Every man should be required to watch JENNIFER'S BODY

    This episode is about Jennifer's Body....but also Jennifer's Heart ❤️

    This week we talk about THE 2009 movie, JENNIFER'S BODY (dir. Karyn Kusama)--listen along as we dive into Diablo Cody's career, the intrigue of celebrities, fangirls, how execs don't know how to market to girls, and how Jennifer's Body is really just "Twilight for boys" (spoiler alert: it's not)

    47 min
  • Critics were wrong about BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER

    Happy Pride!! This week we talk about the queer cult classic, BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER (1999, dir. Jamie Babbitt), how camp is received by critics, gay icon (but not gay!) Natasha Lyonne, the struggles of being out in Hollywood, and the lack of any substantial change in Hollywood (despite it posturing as such:) )

    47 min
  • REMAKE BATTLE: Suspiria VS Suspiria

    ONLY ONE CAN WIN.

    This week we talk about not just one but TWO Italians with the witchy Suspiria (1977; dir. Dario Argento) and the gory Suspiria (2018; dir. Luca Guadagnino). We compare 1970s horror to contemporary, gush over Tilda Swinton, and weigh which is worse: too much, or too little?

    59 min
  • every screenwriter should watch ADAPTATION

    …..according to Miraya!

    Witness firsthand the movie that tore us apart: ADAPTATION (2002, dir. Spike Jonze). We discuss the struggles of screenwriting, Meryl Streep, the Coppola multiverse, and our newfound feud…..

    42 min
  • We still don't know how we feel about THE VIRGIN SUICIDES

    Clearly, Doctor, you've never been a 13-year-old girl. And thus Tumblr was born!

    This week we talk all about Sofia Coppola's directorial debut, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES--while discussing her filmography, toxic girlhood, the depiction of suicide in film, and, of course, nepo babies

    48 min
  • BLACK CHRISTMAS should've been bigger than Halloween

    Bust out the jingle bells, it's Christmas in May baby! This week we delve into the cult-classic horror (and surprisingly feminist) film BLACK CHRISTMAS, starring the superior scream queen Olivia Hussey. Join us as we lament the era of originality, opine at how this DEVOURS Halloween, and marvel over the power of dreams.

    48 min
  • JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE is a time portal to 2006

    John Tucker Must Die...but he didn't :(

    This week we break down the classic high school revenge movie that could've given us just a little more murder and ask ground-breaking questions such as, why do men write from high school girls' perspectives? Can we accurately critique movies we are nostalgic for? Was Shakespeare a man??

    47 min
  • there wasn't enough sex in CHALLENGERS

    We ask the hard-hitting questions about CHALLENGERS this week—Team Patrick or Team Art? Is Tashi a villain? Is Josh O’Connor the new Matthew McConaughey? Tune into our most controversial opinions as we discuss the “sexiest” movie of the year and Miraya’s experience shooting her short film!

    48 min

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Two Manic Pixie Dream Girls have grown up... and the world is not nearly as dreamy as male writers have led them to believe! Join Miraya and Lela as they talk about their favorite films, the…