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“I really go back and forth on if I want to keep listening to TBC. I love detailed analyses of media through a social lens, but after a few episodes you start to notice that that’s only happening some of the time. When it does happen, this show is often GREAT. But mostly your enjoyment hinges on agreeing with Caitlin and Jamie because their discussion of a movie often relies less on its representation of women and more on if they like the movie they’re talking about; feminism and social justice issues are mostly just used as props to show why they’re right. They make a great point on their episode for The Witch about how confused the metaphor gets by having witches be real, but also mark it down for pretty random reasons with a really base-level reading (and really, “vi-vitch” jokes were tired in 2015, and that movie didn’t even get a wide release until 2016). Conversely, Now and Then (which, I agree, is a classic!) gets points for representation that didn’t even make it past the development stages and is actually contradicted in the finished film. It’s mostly a mixed bag because their discussion of film through a feminist lens is very basic and often shoddy. The hosts can be fun to listen to if you’re willing to just turn your brain off and have fun...the problem is that that’s exactly what they’re telling you not to do with media!”
bw2025 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/21/20
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“I guess I'm more of a baby feminist than I thought, because the hosts of this podcast regularly make me think about aspects of feminism and the way women are portrayed in media. And it's funny and interesting and they are fun to virtually hang out with.”Read full review »
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“I really appreciate this podcast. It’s nice to hear an examination of the roles of women in movies, particularly interesting and important in light of the way our world is sliding. It’s also made me laugh a great deal when I needed it the most.
Thank you. You do good work.”
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“I love this show.
I get to learn about my favourite movies as well as get a new perspective on them.
The hosts are incredible, I think one of them might have a Masters in Screenwriting but I'm not sure.
You will learn, you will laugh, and hopefully the world will become a better place.”Read full review »
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Australia ·
03/29/18
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