#chick flicks with gabby & amy

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Season 1, Episode 4 | Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

It's a new year and we're back with the absolute charm bomb that is Bridget Jones's Diary. With a plot knicked from Pride & Prejudice, a perfect cast, and a main character who embodies the complexities and inanities of modern womanhood, this movie reminds you that you're lovable, just as you are.

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/bridget-joness-diary

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Season 3, Episode 8 | Sixteen Candles (1984)

The day has arrived: Gabby and Amy confront the mixed blessings of the John Hughes cinematic universe by examining the 1984 teen classic Sixteen Candles. 

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/sixteen-candles

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Season 1, Episode 8 | ROMY & MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (1997)

Romy & Michele's High School Reunion arrived in the spring of 1997 with little fanfare, but has since become a cult classic thanks to inspired comedic performances by Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino, a witty and lighthearted script, eye-catching costumes by Mona May, and a super fun soundtrack. Join Gabby and Amy as they enumerate the many virtues of this female buddy pic. #businesswomensspecial

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/romy-micheles-high-school-reunion

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Season 3, Episode 4 | While You Were Sleeping (1995)

Happy holidays from Gabby & Amy! Our gift to you is an episode about the delightful romcom While You Were Sleeping. Released to little fanfare in the summer of 1995, the film established Sandra Bullock as a leading lady and exceeded box office and critics' expectations. Gabby and Amy revisit the film and find its gentle sweetness and farcical rhythms as fresh as a blue spruce. 

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/while-you-were-sleeping

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Season 3, Episode 6 | Mean Girls: Then & Now (2004 & 2024)

If you are a woman under 50, Mean Girls is part of your cultural landscape. From "stop trying to make fetch happen," to "she doesn't even go here," the film has spawned countless memes and catch phrases. It even became a Broadway musical, which has now been made into another film version. Gabby and Amy discuss the mixed blessing of the OG Mean Girls and their reaction to the 2024 version. 

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/mean-girls-then-now

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Season 3, Episode 3 | Mystic Pizza (1988)

It's the episode Gabby and Amy were born to make! Mystic Pizza brings together Amy's Connecticut childhood with Gabby's Portuguese heritage in one delightful autumnal coming of age story. Listen up as we spill our knowledge!

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/mystic-pizza

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Season 1, Episode 7 | FRIED GREEN TOMATOES (1991)

This beloved chronicle of Southern female friendship was lauded by GLAAD at the time of its release for its portrayal of a lesbian relationship, though not everyone agreed its depictions of lesbianism and race were empowering. Having watched it as children, Amy and Gabby's mostly just remember how sad it was. Now they revisit the '90s classic with adult eyes and find both its charm and its shortcomings readily apparent.

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/fried-green-tomatoes

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Season 3, Episode 7 | A League of There Own (1992)

1992's A League of Their is the highest-grossing baseball film of all time, according to some vaguely sourced trivia Amy found on the internet. But even if that's not strictly true, the film about a 1940's women's baseball league deserves its place in the sports movie canon. Gabby and Amy welcome their pal Jess to discuss the film's enduring appeal. 

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/a-league-of-their-own

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Season 3, Episode 2 | The Craft (1996)

Gabby and Amy persist in looking for a good witch movie. Is the 1996 teen witch horror-drama The Craft that film? Umm . . . listen now to find out!

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/the-craft

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Season 1, Episode 3 | DIRTY DANCING (1987)

Gabby and Amy discuss Dirty Dancing, the ultimate coming-of-age movie complete with trenchant class analysis, a convincing argument for women's reproductive freedom, a killer soundtrack, and Patrick Swayze's perfect ass (and chest, and hair and arms, etc.). What more could you want in a movie?

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/dirty-dancing

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Season 2, Episode 8 | Ghost (1990)

If younger listeners know the 1990 film Ghost at all, it's for the famous and much-spoofed pottery wheel love scene between Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze. But the movie is much more than a soapy romance. It's a strange Franken-movie that combines elements of supernatural thriller, buddy comedy (Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg make a great comedic duo), murder mystery, and metaphysical romance—and somehow works. Despite its idiosyncrasies, it was a huge hit, winning two Oscars and becoming the highest-grossing film of 1990. Gabby and Amy revisit the film and find it as unique and moving as it ever was. 

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/ghost

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Season 2, Episode 7 | To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)

What better way to celebrate the beginning of spring than with a teenage romcom? To All the Boys I've Loved Before tells the story of Lara Jean Covey, a romance-novel-loving teen who writes (but does not send) love letters to her crushes. When those unsent letters get delivered to her crushes, she tries to avoid total embarrassment by entering into a fake relationship with one of the recipients of the letters, a popular boy named Peter Kavinsky. Will real feelings develop? Of course! But the inevitability of their love does not detract from the enjoyment of watching it develop. Gabby and Amy discuss the many delights of this recent YA adaptation and make a case for its inclusion in the new chick flick canon.

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before

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Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2 | The Great Jane Austen Extravaganza! (Parts I & II)

Gabby and Amy kick off season two with a deep dive into the cinematic universe of Jane Austen. They are joined by Austen scholar Juliette Wells, who discusses her introduction to Austen, what role Austen would have enjoyed in film making, why Colin Firth is the best Darcy, bad filmic adaptations of Austen, the importance of fashion and hair, Austen's disinterest in physical descriptions, and why no one should have skinny arms in a Regency-era film.

Listen to Part I

Listen to Part II

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Season 3, Episode 5 | The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

The Devil Wears Prada captures a heady moment in time when magazine were plentiful and lucrative, #girlboss #burnout wasn't a thing, and the most troubling conflict on your horizon was whether or not you would be chosen for a work trip to Paris. Gabby and Amy reminisce about their own journalism backgrounds, contemplate society's shifting attitudes towards work, and discuss the complexities of female leadership. 

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/the-devil-wears-prada

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Season 3, Episode 1 | Barbie (2023)

Gabby & Amy are back from summer break to jump into the ongoing Barbie discourse.

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/barbie

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Season 2, Episode 6 | Good Will Hunting (1997)

In honor of Women's History Month, Gabby and Amy have decided to strike a blow against the patriarchy by absolutely shredding the Oscar-winning fetid brofest that is Good Will Hunting. Famously written by childhood friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, the movie presents itself as a sophisticated and emotionally mature look at a troubled but brilliant young man. But instead of deconstructing toxic masculinity, it reinforces it in ways its creators do not seem aware of. No stars.

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/good-will-hunting