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Recurring guest Lucé Tomlin-Brenner is back to talk about every weird millennial girl's filmic awakening, Ghost World! While not the kind of film I typically cover on the show, I think our deep dive ended up being full of topics that are quite relevant to GGG. This is a meaty episode full of discussions about subculture, poser violence, hipster ethos in the early aughts, girlhood and friendship, why having a job f*****g sucks, age gap relationships, and so much more. This is the free version of this episode. For the full version, sign up at patreon.com/girslgusgiallo

Recurring guest Lucé Tomlin-Brenner is back to talk about every weird millennial girl's filmic awakening, Ghost World! While not the kind of film I typically cover on the show, I think our deep dive ended up being full of topics that are quite relevant to GGG. This is a meaty episode full of discussions about subculture, poser violence, hipster ethos in the early aughts, girlhood and friendship, why having a job f*****g sucks, age gap relationships, and so much more.

Thank you for your patience while I've been recovering from the holidays and a flu that took me out for three weeks! I've returned with a bonus review episode featuring critic Devin Faraci. We talk about the new addition to the 28 ___ Later Franchise: The Bone Temple! We discuss why we loved it and how we think Nia DaCosta's directorial vision is essential to the film's themes regarding colonialism and British history. We also dive into the religious themes, Devin rants about the origins of the upside down cross, and we digress into praise of Sinners. Enjoy!

“I like to dissect girls. Did you know I'm utterly insane?” Happy Belated XXXMas! Cult film YouTuber Celeste De La Cabra joins me to discuss Mary Harron's take on Bret Easton Ellis's controversial novel about evil 1980s finance bros. We DISSECT every aspect of the film, including the differences between movie and novel, conservative masculinity in the 80s vs. now, why men idolize Patrick Bateman, and much more! Check out Celeste on YouTube @celestedelacabra Sign up at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo for bonus content

Musician and curator of the Final Girls Film Festival in Berlin, Sara Neidorf, joins me to discuss one of our favorites. Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now is a gothic masterpiece of horror and we dive completely into it's depths. We talk about the figure of the hag, psychic ability and gender, Donald Sutherland as a male pinup, grief, and so much more. For bonus episodes sign up at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo Follow Sara's musical projects: @mellowdeath_band @sarattma @madkate_thetide

Surrogate partner therapist Risdon Roberts joins me to discuss a collection of films that deal with sex addiction, sexual compulsivity, and nymphomania. We talk about the clinical definition of sex addiction and how the reality differs from what is represented in the movies. Do we care about "good" representation? What is the difference between how male and female sex addicts are portrayed? What are these films lacking? Listen to hear our takes! For more bang for your buck and my entire back catalogue of bonus episodes, sign up at⁠ patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

True crime podcaster Cooper Moll joins me for a discussion about the new Aileen Wuornos documentary on Netflix. We talk about the history of trends in true crime media, how certain high profile crimes become emblematic of societal frustrations, and Aileen as a reviled man hating prostitute turned feminist folk hero. What made Aileen's personality and crimes so compelling? How has the way we discuss her story shifted over the years? We unpack it all! For more bang for you buck and my entire back catalogue of bonus episodes, sign up on patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

Happy Halloween, freaky cuties! This one is a long time coming and I can't believe I haven't covered it yet. I just needed the perfect guest. Queer horror academic and scholar Morgan Woolsey joins me to discuss John Carpenter's low budget opus, Halloween. We talk about gender and sex in the slasher genre, the perils and definition of the final girl trope, why the iconic soundtrack works so well, and much more. For bonus episodes and commentaries, sign up at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

This is the first episode of the podcast where I discuss a television show and this chat is RICH. Extreme cinema YouTuber Celeste de la Cabra joins me for a spirited discussion about the new Ryan Murphy Netflix trash fest, MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY. I'm one of three people that likes this show. Celeste and I really get into in this one. We largely discuss the ethics of making a show like this and what we think it was trying to do on a thematic level. Is it indefensible trash? Or an avant-garde surrealist art piece? Or perhaps it is just the new exploitation cinema of du jour. We leave no stone unturned. I love this episode and I hope you like it, too. You can listen on Spotify or Apple subscriptions, but you get way more bang for your buck at⁠ patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo

Hello horror whores! Indie horror actor and sex worker Alyss Winkler joins me to discuss my budding theories about representations of sex work in horror. We discuss some categories I'm proposing as well as our own experiences in the industry.

The final part of a two part episode on Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece, Psycho. In this installment, Lucé Tomlin-Brenner and I talk in depth about the infamous shower scene and reckon with the film's legacy in queer horror. For bonus episodes and my newsletter, check out patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo.

I am back after a hiatus. I discuss some housekeeping items at the top of the show and encourage listeners to check my social media for a statement I made regarding what has been going on with me. My instagram is @girlsgutsgiallo Tis the season! Recurring guest and Halloween historian Lucé Tomlin-Brenner joins me for part I of a four hour discussion about Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece, Psycho. In this part we discuss the making of the film as well as the first half of the movie in a traditional GGG scene by scene analysis. We discuss movie going culture in pre 1960, censorship, and how much we love Anthony Perkins.

Morgan Woolsey is a cool queer with a Phd in Musicology and she joins me for a bonus episode about music in horror films! This is a topic I've always wanted to cover on the show and I am thrilled to have met and befriended Morgan, who's breadth and depth of knowledge on the topic and on film in general is profoundly impressive. We chat about various theories concerning how music functions in film, the history of music in horror films, and we pick out some movies of importance and analyze them within this context. Some of our choices include Psycho, Cruising, Hellraiser, and Suspiria.

Comedian and bi-con Joseph Tolpi joins me to talk about Zach Cregger's new horror film, Weapons. Joseph doesn't like horror movies too much but he loved this exploration of grief and trauma from one of his comedic idols. I didn't like it as much. Listen to find out why. This episode contains discussions of suicide.

Morbid YouTuber/tattoo artist Darby Valentine joins me for a discussion about this infamous West German horror nasty. We chat about female necrophiliacs, punk culture in 1980s Germany, and romantic gore. Sign up for bonus episodes, including one on Nekromantik 2 at patreon.com/girlsgutsgiallo