Episodes

  • EP 22 NOSFERATU: Two Girls, Two Opinions
    Jan 24 2025

    WOOOOWEEEEE, LAGOONIES! Is this the movie where two people can sit in totally different chairs on a film and stay friends?

    HELL YEAH!

    This week, we dive into Robert Eggers’ highly anticipated 2024 gothic remake, Nosferatu. Was it love, possession, or something in between? Why do we feel so differently about this film compared to public opinion? Did Eggers miss the mark, or are we just blinded by rose-colored glasses when it comes to atmospheric tales of timeless folklore? Join us as we explore what goes bump in the night, listen for that eerie pneumothorax voice, and brace ourselves for the plague of Nosferatu.



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    3 hrs and 4 mins
  • EP 21 PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN: No Means FUCKING No, Bro
    Jan 10 2025

    Laced with hyper-pink and gut punches that will leave you reeling, this is the revenge thriller you never see coming. This week, we’re getting into 2020’s Promising Young Woman and unpacking the subtle religious references all the way to blatant, systemic societal problems that women deal with every.single.day. Cassie’s journey may be fueled by heartbreak and loss, but man-oh-man does she provide us with the vengeful catharsis that we probably need now more than ever.

    Get ready to unravel webs of complicity, and grapple with the film's controversial ending. Join us as we explore the provocative questions "Promising Young Woman" raises about justice, forgiveness, and the prices we pay for seeking retribution.



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    3 hrs and 2 mins
  • EP 20 TEETH: Damn we LOVE adaptations!
    Dec 20 2024

    What if a traumatic experience revealed you had a powerful, unexpected defense mechanism—like literal teeth in your VAGINA? Chomp chomp! On this week’s episode, The Babes sink their teeth into the twisted, darkly comedic 2007 coming-of-age horror film, Teeth. Join us as we sink our chompers into this film's sharp edges by exploring themes of purity culture, the fear of female power, toxic male entitlement (UGH - don’t get us started), creepy step brothers, and so much MORE. We dissect the societal pressures on women to remain “pure” and why it’s time to reclaim that narrative. Alrighty, Lagoonies! Grab your “Sex Changes Everything” t-shirt and stay vigilant out there because this world has TEETH.



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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • EP 19 SAINT MAUD: Godgasms Aint It, Girl
    Nov 22 2024

    Unresolved trauma and self-righteousness…does it lead to spiritual awakening? Or spiral out into vivid hallucinations and self-destruction? On this week’s episode, The Babes pray at the altar of the 2019 horror-drama St. Maude. We confess our thoughts on the intersections of faith, isolation, repression and mental health. We had a lot to say on the risks of unchecked religious zeal and the potential for spiritual beliefs to become harmful when they separate one from reality.

    Let us pray to the one and only Saint Maud.



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    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • Grieving and Processing
    Nov 8 2024

    Not our regularly scheduled programming, but here’s a message of solidarity in these dark, fucked up, unprecedented times. STAY RADICAL LAGOONIES.



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    7 mins
  • EP 18 THE SUBSTANCE: Babushka Goblin and the Fingerrrrr
    Oct 25 2024

    On this SEASON TWO premiere episode, The Babes cover a vvvery special film that had us feeling SO much: The beautifully grotesque, 2024 horror/sci-fi movie of the year so far - The Substance. We try to pump it up while discussing the toxicities of self-destruction, ageism and the pursuit of beauty. So, with that - It’s time to curl that last strand, jam that earring in, keep the balance and take one more healthy dose of The Substance.

    This film depicts themes of gore, body horror, body dysmorphia, abuse, psychological intensity, drug use, and violence.



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    2 hrs and 31 mins
  • EP 17 LONGLEGS: AKA Daddy Longlegs
    Jul 19 2024

    Hail Satan *muah*

    HIIIIIII. Hello, we’re back?! Well, us Babes like to keep things fresh, and keep you dear listeners on your toes - SO we changed our movie pick for this week's episode. We covering the new, hot off the press and highly-anticipated 2024 horror-crime-thriller Oz Perkins film - LONGLEGS. This was a fun one and we’re just going to leave it at that. Enjoy the listen!

    This movie depicts themes of murder suicide, child death, abuse, violence, and psychological intensity.



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    2 hrs
  • EP 16 THE SHINING: Sarinah’s “REDRUM”
    May 24 2024

    I guess if you had a little boy named “Tony” who lived in your mouth, and hid in your stomach you gotta trust your gut, right? Especially when shit is about to hit the fan. On this week's episode, The Babes cover a film that makes you not want to go to any remote, haunted destinations anytime soon - It’s the iconic, unsettling 1980’s horror-thriller: “The Shining”. We chop down the bathroom door to analyze the other side of the horrors of isolation, sinister obsession, telepathic heroes, AND how genius shouldn’t come before human decency. After you check-in, let’s jump on our tricycles, grab that bat, and have a drink with Llyod in the Gold Room. ITTTTT’S THE SHINING!

    This movie depicts themes of murder s*ic*de, child de*th, abuse, violence, and psychological intensity.



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    1 hr and 49 mins