Jenn and Rachel crawl through ventilation systems and hit the rink to chat about touching back stories, punchable villains, lobotomized supes, and massacred figure skaters in season 4 of The Boys episode 3. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @Hallowe…

Steve and Janet tell their parents about the pregnancy / wedding, which goes horribly wrong, and Steve makes it worse by saying his mother’s partner is really his sister. They also need a place to live with the baby, so Matt and Noah have to decide who is going to move out of Casa Walsh for the baby. Matt talks to Kelly about living together, while…

Nichole saw In A Violent in theaters but held off on recording an episode before watching it a second time because she had pretty visceral reaction to her first viewing. In a Violent Nature finds us in familiar territory: campers teens taking on the zombie/reanimated adult form of a child – with a developmental disability – that accidentally died i…

Bryan and Joe discuss the Eisner-nominated comic anthology Tapping The Vein (1989) which adapts the most memorable stories from Books of Blood. Since we've already discussed the narrative, we're focusing primarily on the art...and it's a mixed bag! Which ones do we like and which ones feel defanged? Wanna read along? Tapping the Vein is available f…

Steve wants to re-propose to Janet, but Dylan oversteps and causes problems. Meanwhile, Matt is assisting with a custody battle and Kelly cannot stand for that (note: Dylan also oversteps here). Dylan ALSO tells Gina she can’t live with him, and handles the whole thing wrong from start to finish. David convinces a woman that he’s not a jerk, he’s d…

The Girls go to TruthCon and it’s as upsetting as you’d expect. Jenn and Rachel chat fan theories, flawless pantsuits, human centipedes, and Will Ferrell as they continue their coverage of The Boys Season 4. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod , @SfAntagonist > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @Hallo…

What’s more unbelievable - David convincing the admissions office to let Dylan in after the school year starts, or the gang banding together to pull off a legitimate fashion show in ONE day? Also this week, Noah tries to date someone outside the group and fails, Steve is ready to be a dad, and Gina gets away with both arson and theft Follow us on T…

For this episode, guest Adrian Rae and I have a dance-off with 2023’s most viral killer doll, M3GAN.We cover lots of territory with this one: > M3GAN as assistive tech > Are Gemma and Cady coded as neurodivergent characters? > Is this “gateway” horror? We do NOT talk about the dog. Connect with Adrian: > Adrian Rae: @adrianraee (Twitter) / @adrianr…

It’s David’s birthday! Unrelated, Christina Aguilera is here! And Janet tells everyone she’s pregnant! Meanwhile, Donna really wants Noah to forgive her and take her back, and Matt is determined to help Kelly move forward from the traumatic events of last season/episode. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gm…

Gena, Jenn, and Joe return to wrap up the back half of The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window with a look at episodes 5-8. Up for discussion: is the payoff worth it? Did the show use its best jokes off the top? Would revealing the killer earlier have worked better? And who wanted that S02 set-up?! Wanna connect with th…

Kelly and Matt talk to the police about the fallout from last season. She had an illegally obtained gun, and the police have to decide whether or not to make her an example. Meanwhile, Wayne gave up his career for a casual relationship with Donna. Noah gets back at her by flirting with another PPAD employee - Cherise. The gang switches up the livin…

We’re going dystopian future for this episode and talking about Repo! The Genetic Opera. I am joined by Ariel Powers-Schaub and we have some pretty hot takes on organ donation/transplants, “big pharma” and horror musicals. > Where to Follow Ariel: @Ari_Hellraiser > Ariel’s Book, Millennial Nasties is out September 17th Want to share your thoughts o…

Jenn and Rachel don their street clothes and try to find ice cream as they chat about new supes, old friends, forbidden love, and platonic partnerships in the debut episode of The Boys season 4! Wanna keep up with the show? Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist > Rachel…

CW: Eating disorders, sexual assault, and a little gun violence The Beverly Beat has turned a profit, Steve wants to throw a party, and Janet is proud of where she works. What could go wrong? Donna and Noah struggle to communicate in their relationship, and (un)fortunately Wayne is right there to help Donna think it through. Kelly tells Matt about …

Terry and Joe wrap up series three of Sexy & Surreal with David Cronenberg's final 90s film, eXistenZ (1999). Gamer Terry gets into this first-time watch in its confusing back half, but finds plenty to love in the production design and Howard Shore's score. Plus: comparisons to The Matrix, "commit to the bit" actors like Law and Dafoe, and discussi…

CW: Eating disorders, violence, sexual assault Kelly has taken herself to the hospital to report her assault, but she isn’t ready to tell the friends, except Dylan when he confronts her over disappearing last night. Donna is confused about whether to move forward with Noah or Wayne, David sees Dylan taking care of Kelly and assumes the worst, and M…

Bryan and Joe check out Clive Barker's first screenplay, Underworld aka Transmutations (1985). This George Pavlou (Rawhead Rex) film was plagued by producer interference, so much so that Barker has notoriously disowned it. For good reason! It's boring, has a soap opera aesthetic, and features an icky romance between Nicole (18 year old Nicola Cowpe…

Before flying off with their Season Four coverage, Jenn, Rachel and special guest Justin Gerber reminisce about the weird, wild, and wonderful moments of season three. Stay tuned for some bold predictions about what’s in store for our fearless Spice Girls and Bad Boys in the upcoming season! Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jen…

CW: Eating disorders, violence, sexual assault (follow up general CW because we ended up listing a series worth of trauma at the end of the episode) Steve and Janet let curiosity get the better of them and both sign up for an online matchmaking service through the Beverly Beat. Donna starts to realize that she’s not ready to move her relationship w…

Jenn, Gena and Joe return to discuss the first four episodes of Kristen Bell's half serious, half parody Netflix series, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window. Up for discussion: Bell as MVP, the show's best joke(s), messy women, comparisons to Police Academy and The Naked Gun and whether this would have been better s…

Terry and Joe close out the David Lynch side of S03 with a very unorthodox text: 1999's The Straight Story. Or maybe it just seems odd. On closer inspection, though, there are clear Lynchian elements; they're just lurking under the surface! Plus: an Oscar-nominated performance by Richard Farnsworth, hitting deer on the highway, and an out of contro…

Janet wants to plan a NYE trip to celebrate the millennium, too bad it’s 8 months away and Steve’s decided to fear Y2K. Noah wants to get away from Matt and move in with Donna, too bad she’s distracted by her new volleyball playing male model. Matt meanwhile is trying to dig into Hunter Oil & Chemical, he needs funding from Dylan, too bad Gina foun…

We’re getting into some foreign horror for this episode and heading The Orphanage, the 2007 film directed by J.A. Bayona. We have disabled characters, some light touching of tropes of that we (thankfully) move away from and gut-punch of an ending. Want to share your thoughts on The Orphanage or suggest a film to cover? Reach out to Nichole on @Bodi…

As the semester winds down, Jenn and Rachel join returning champion Joe Lipsett to cram for finals on puppet sex, popping heads, shocking cameos, and Chekhov’s supe virus with the second half of Gen V S01. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @Hallowee…

Kelly and Dylan run into each other outside of a grocery store and save a pregnant woman from being mugged in broad daylight. Rather than be honest with their significant others, they lie and say that Steve was the hero. Which is a good thing because it stopped Steve from lying his way into a sex addict support group. Too bad he’s already introduce…

Bryan and Joe reach the end of the Nightbreed road with Clive Barker's Nightbreed Volumes 1-3, a comic series by writer Marc Andreyko with art by Piotr Kowalski, Emmanuel Xerx Javier and Devmalya Pramanik. Up for discussion: the pros and cons of standalone stories, a punishing backstory for Boone (C/W: everything), canonical debates about Ashberry:…

It's finally time: we've reached Joe's favourite Cronenberg film, 1996's Crash. Expect lots of gushing from Joe, but what does first time viewer Terry think of the controversial film adaptation of J.G. Ballard's novel? Plus: is this sexy, clinical or both? Why is Elias Koteas so hot? Is the gay sex adequate? And where is Holly Hunter? Wanna connect…

Steve and Janet entertain a child genius, who realizes that Steve loves his life even though he’s dumb (he did go to a state school after all). David meets one of his idols and helps him realize the best years aren’t behind him. Kelly gets hypnotized and accidentally reveals how much she still cares for Dylan, causing a rift between the couples. An…

After a brief venture into crime thrillers, David Cronenberg made a return to the body horror subgenre with 2022’s Crimes of the Future. He brought along his current go-to actor, Viggo Mortensen, to tell the story of an aging performance artist whose partner…uses an eXistenZ style device to cut out the extra organs he grows regularly. As one does o…

School is in session and the Girls are going to college! Join Jenn, Rachel, and Guest Professor Joe Lipsett (@bstolemyremote) to chat about devastating deaths, surprising strengths, horny hookups, and muppet mayhem as they get to know a new class of supes in the first four episodes of Gen V. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jen…

Donna agrees to help out the West Bev drama club with their production of Romeo and Juliet, but another former classmate has different plans. Dylan rigs a raffle for Kelly that he was supposed to rig for Gina, so Gina pretends to be Kelly and it’s all super normal and positive for everyone’s relationships. Meanwhile, Matt needs to drum up some clie…

Our journey into the realm of hot, messy women embroiled in murder mysteries continues with Tate Taylor's adaptation of Paula Hawkins' The Girl On The Train. Much like The Woman in the Window, the film stars an A-list actress (here it's Emily Blunt) doing great work in a lukewarm thriller. Plus: female archetypes, too complicated plotting, our desi…

Terry and Joe finally hit one of former's most anticipated titles on the pod: David Lynch's surreal 1997 masterpiece, Lost Highway. This mind fuck of a film noir has true crime connections in Robert Blake, dual roles for Patricia Arquette, but makes the mistake of subbing out Bill Pullman for Balthazar Getty? Oof! Plus: impossible Hollywood houses,…

Bryan and Joe return for the first of two episodes on Nightbreed comics. The first is a 400 page comic omnibus principally written by D.G. Chichester, including an adaptation of the Director's Cut of the film, the X-Men-esque "Blasphemers" arc, and (unbeknownst to us) a Nightbreed/Hellraiser cross-over! Plus: a rotating roster of artists, our favor…

Jenn and Rachel cap off Season 3 with another trip to Metropolis. Returning champion McKenzie Gerber (@mckenziejames25) flies in to chat about high school reunions, gigantic diamonds, and robot monsters in Superman 3 (1983). Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist > Rachel: @Vin…

Donna and Kelly are suffering from their first disagreement at the store, at the same time that Nat’s lease is up in the Peach Pit (which is in a building Noah owns). David’s new girlfriend Claudia has a big secret, while Steve (and unfortunately Janet) try to convince us that Leprechauns are real. Oh and Dylan needs direction in his life and Gina …

Disabled folks who have by default a non-existent to low quality of life? Check. Disabled characters being a burden to loved ones? Check. Magical cures? Check. 2024’s Night Swim is a layer cake of the disability tropes we know and love, so Nichole channels her simmering rage to give a refresher on some of them (since we circle them frequently here …

Terry and Joe tackle another challenging Cronenberg title with the adaptation of David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly (1993). Is this the straightest queer film ever? Although Jeremy Irons and John Lone are both doing great work, the film's reticence to engage with its gender, queer, and even political themes frustrates us to no end. By playing this re…

The White Ladies in Crisis crew get back to basics with the first of three episodes dedicated to hot, alcoholic, messy, voyeuristic women embroiled in murder mysteries. Entry 1 is Joe Wright's long delayed adaptation of The Woman in the Window, which finds Amy Adams in unflattering pyjamas and the largest NY apartment we've ever seen, spying on Jul…

Jenn and Rachel catch up to the present timeline with an emotional episode on the season three finale of The Boys. They chat shocking team ups, political intrigue, and family dynamics while saying goodbye to a few beloved characters. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist > Rac…

Disability representation in media doesn’t exist in a vacuum because disability is something that can impact anyone at anytime – meaning it is so important to touch on the intersectional points of representation. Nichole is joined in a discussion of the landmark, but complicated, film Se7en by Hannah Oglivie, host of Fats on Film, a podcast that di…

Joe and Terry return to Twin Peaks to discuss David Lynch's sensational (and incredibly upsetting) prequel film, Fire Walk With Me (1992). C/W: Sexual Assault How does Terry fare with the cacophony of new characters? How do we feel about the recast actors? And how freaking great is Sheryl Lee in a film that makes the actress go there? Wanna connect…

Gina continues on the path to recover her $60k, and it turns out she and her mother have a more devious plan in mind. Dylan almost dies out on the water and makes a new sad friend. Kelly and Matt continue to try and navigate their relationship around her addiction to Dylan and his soon-to-be ex wife. And Steve and Janet buy a little black book in S…

Joe and Bryan return to the world of Books of Blood to discuss director John Harrison's 2009 UK adaptation, Book of Blood. C/W: brief sexual assault. It's nearly the same narrative as the 2020 Hulu Books of Blood, only this one has grime and sexuality. It feels properly Clive Barker-y! Plus: Lord of the Rings ghosts, not enough Doug Bradley, handjo…

Jenn and Rachel join a bunch of cartoon friends for an emotional episode on traumatic memories, too-long titles, harrowing imprisonment, and shocking revelations. Homelander, I am your father. Connect with your co-hosts: @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod, @Lose…

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For this episode, Nichole is covering two films just released in theatres – Immaculate and The First Omen (2024). As a fan of religious horror, I was very excited to see both but was very surprised to find myself thinking about these films well after viewing and what they had to say about bodily autonomy (both in regards to reproductive health and …

Terry and Joe return to talk about Cronenberg's queerest film yet: the 1991 adaptation of Naked Lunch. This one is tough, particularly if you're less familiar with the life and work of William S. Burroughs. Visually it's very surreal and fantastical (the typewriters!), but narratively it doesn't come together in a satisfying way. Plus: the amazing …

Steve and Janet are still in another show, this time taking some underprivileged teens camping. Back in 90210 - Kelly feels like the gang is picking Matt’s side when they all have breakfast with him and don’t invite her, and Gina won’t stop messing with Noah to get at Donna, but Donna is also busy spending too much time with her ex boyfriend. And K…

After wrapping up Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Bryan and Joe dig into Brannon Braga's Trick r'Treat-style anthology, Books of Blood (2020). It's...fine. Too polished, strange story choices and Bryan is *not* a fan of how much the film hangs on the character of Jenna (Britt Robertson). Plus: Barker's involvement, speculation about how this went fr…