The Dames return for a grab-bag episode of stupid men, awesome women, and Jamie Dornan thinking he's a bee. 

• BAFTA-winning Noel Clarke has been accused of sexual harassment and bullying by over twenty women (trigger warning): https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/apr/29/actor-noel-clarke-accused-of-groping-harassment-and-bullying-by-20-women
• Chloe Zhao won Best Director! 
• Why male critics need to SHUSH
• Plus: Wild Mountain Thyme, bad Irish accents, Mare of Easttown, and Preston Sturges!

The Dames spend some time this week discussing what constitutes a feminist film, including whether or not male directors can make them. Plus:

• New allegations against Armie Hammer (TW: the content of this article is graphic: https://variety.com/2021/film/news/armie-hammer-rape-allegation-effie-woman-victim-1234933830/
• Media complicity in misogyny and anti-Asian racism
• The Snyder Cut
• Why we're so...so...tired

The Dames spend this week talking about how Joss Whedon is even more of a Garbage Person than we originally imagined, how Britney Spears was done wrong by the media, and how Mae West threatened patriarchy so much, they had to make up an entire code of censorship to stop her.

Links about Whedon's terribleness: 

• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michelle-trachtenberg-says-joss-whedon-was-not-allowed-to-be-alone-with-her-on-buffy
• https://twitter.com/AllCharisma/status/1359537746843365381?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
• https://www.thewrap.com/firefly-writer-jose-molina-says-joss-whedon-bragged-about-making-female-writers-cry/
• https://www.indiewire.com/2020/12/gal-gadot-joss-whedon-experience-justice-league-1234605426/

In our latest episode, the Dames discuss Christmas horror films, including:

• Why horror and Christmas are a thing
• John Waters's favorite Christmas movie
• How Gremlins scared us as kids
• The best Christmas horror films that you can watch right now! https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/christmas-horror-movies-ranked-worst-to-best/

Plus

• More fallout from the Warner Brothers/HBOMax announcement: https://www.npr.org/2020/12/11/945462768/christopher-nolan-says-warner-bros-shift-to-streaming-new-movies-a-great-danger
• Disney announces All the Things
• And the return of the Garbage Men: https://variety.com/2020/film/news/shia-labeouf-fka-twigs-sexual-battery-abusive-relationship-lawsuit-1234851796/

This week, the Dames discuss any manner of bad (and good!) things, including the return (sigh) of the Garbage Men:

• Ansel Elgort gets accused of assault and Film Twitter shows their asses - https://www.thewrap.com/ansel-elgort-sexual-assault-2014
• White male film critic has another tantrum https://twitter.com/firstshowing/status/1273597808709447681
• AMC reverses course on mask policy
• Nia DaCosta's Candy Man short http://manualcinema.com/company/
• Hot Movie Dads!

Plus Listener Questions and What We've Been Watching!

The good thing about having a podcast is you can social distance and still record! Everything is scary, but there things that happened this week that are actually good. 

• Harvey Weinstein gonna go to prison for 23 years: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51840532#:~:text=Disgraced%20film%20producer%20Harvey%20Weinstein,on%20Wednesday%20in%20a%20wheelchair.
• Karyn Kusama’s Dracula https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/new-dracula-movie-works-as-universal-remakes-monsterverse-1283635
• Allllllll the movies are postponed due to coronavirus
• Movies to stream in quarantine
• Plus, Lauren talks The Lady Vanishes

The Dames would like to say that Harvey Weinstein is a convicted rapist, as he's found guilty, guilty, guilty in New York. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/feb/24/harvey-weinstein-guilty-trial-charges-verdict

Plus, they spend some time on:

• Adele Haenel, Celine Sciamma, and others walk out of the Cesar awards when Polanski wins best director. https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/adele-haenel-protests-roman-polanski-cesar-director-award.html
• Onward, “Disney’s first gay character," and performative representation. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/onward-introduces-first-lgbtq-character-disney-pixar-history-170026105.html?ncid=twitter_yahooenter_qb2vkwfmnk
• The Candyman trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlwzuZ9kOQU
• Reviews of Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon, and a brief overview of The Invisible Man!

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• The complicated legacies of some beloved celebrities (https://jill.substack.com/p/kobe-bryant-and-complicated-legacies(
• The Harvey Weinstein trial (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nishitajha/harvey-weinstein-lawyer-donna-rotunno-daily-times-interview
• https://pagesix.com/2020/02/04/harvey-weinstein-jurors-shown-naked-photos-of-movie-mogul/ )
• Karen's Wacky Adventures at Sundance
• Essential films to celebrate Black History Month
• Listener Questions!
• Gretel & Hansel

Greetings! Here's what we're talking about this week:

• Catching up! Lauren needs to talk about Cats and Karen has stories!
• Harvey Weinstein trial begins (jury selection has been...challenging)
• Christophe Ruggia gets arrested (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51105716)
• Do women make inherently “different” films? (https://twitter.com/t_ruggeri/status/1214624849722626048)
• Oscar-centric listener questions
• A lively game of F***-Marry-Kill: Oscar Edition!
• Plus we review Little Women

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• Ghostbusters: Afterlife and why men need to calm the eff down
• Mel Brooks says Jojo Rabbit is fantastic
• Throwback to our “most anticipated” lists!
• Favorite films that went under the radar this year
• The ultimate Garbage Man!