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S1 E7: Horrors of Motherhood Part II

MAR 28, 2025

S1 E7: Horrors of Motherhood Part II

<p>The girls open by talking about the upcoming horror releases of the Non-Halloween-Horror-High-Season (and also the <em>Pride & Prejudice </em>20th anniversary, the new <em>Hunger Games </em>book, and American Apparel disco pants) before getting into two of our scariest female filmmaker entries yet: 2014’s <em>Goodnight Mommy </em>directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, and 2022’s <em>Huesera: The Bone Woman </em>directed by Michelle Garza Cervera.</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/subscribe</a>

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97 MIN

S1 E6: Horrors of Motherhood Part I

MAR 21, 2025

S1 E6: Horrors of Motherhood Part I

<p>Alex and Emmy start out by discussing the phenomenon of Oscars campaigning, along with some chat about this year’s Academy Award-winning studio, Neon, and what kind of movies they’re looking to make.</p><p>Then, they unpack two excellent genre entries that play on themes of motherhood, Nikyatu Jusu’s <em>Nanny </em>(2022) and Laura Moss’ <em>Birth/Rebirth </em>(2023).</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/subscribe</a>

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115 MIN

S1 E5: The Velvet Vampire (1971) & A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

MAR 14, 2025

S1 E5: The Velvet Vampire (1971) & A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

<p>The gals open up with some book and TV chat about what else they’re watching, do a brief review of Season 3 of Showtime’s <em>Yellowjackets </em>*so far*, and then get into two vampire flicks directed by women, Stephanie Rothman’s <em>The Velvet Vampire </em>from 1971 and Ana Lily Amirpour’s 2014 horror-western <em>A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.</em></p><p>Buckle up, bloodsuckers!</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/subscribe</a>

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108 MIN

S1 E4: Helter Skelter (2012) & The Substance (2024)

MAR 7, 2025

S1 E4: Helter Skelter (2012) & The Substance (2024)

<p>The gals are back to talk about two movies about women driven to the brink of madness with special guest host Abby McDonnell (formerly of the two-part episodic extravaganza we called the <a target="_blank" href="https://nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/p/the-tortured-psychos-department-part-48f">Tortured Psychos Department</a>). We discuss Mika Ninagawa’s 2012 film, <em>Helter Skelter, </em>and 2024 Oscar nominated <em>The Substance</em>, written and directed by Coralie Fargeat, and chat a bit about the phenomenon of horror at the Academy Awards.</p><p>Emmy’s piece from 2022 on Graphic Violence on TV:</p><p>Become a paying subscriber at <a target="_blank" href="http://nicheandpotatoes.substack.com">nicheandpotatoes.substack.com</a></p><p>Follow us on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/nicheandpotatoes?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==">Instagram</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nicheandpotatoes?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc">TikTok</a> @nicheandpotatoes</p><p>Join us next week for our coverage of The Velvet Vampire (1971) and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014).</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/subscribe</a>

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105 MIN

S1 E3: Jennifer Kent

FEB 28, 2025

S1 E3: Jennifer Kent

<p>On this week’s episode, the girls cover two works written and directed by Jennifer Kent: 2014’s feature film <em>The Babadook </em>and a 2022 episode of <em>Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities</em>, “The Murmuring.” Let’s talk about grief, baby!</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vox.com/explainers/2017/6/9/15757964/gay-babadook-lgbtq">Vox: How the Babadook became the LGBTQ icon we didn’t know we needed</a></p><p>Join us next week for Coraline Fargeat’s Oscar-nominated <em>The Substance</em>, and Mika Ninagawa’s <em>Helter Skelter</em>, and discussions about the prison of female beauty!</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/subscribe</a>

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102 MIN