Explore every episode of the podcast The Fan Girl Film Club
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poolman | 10 Dec 2024 | 00:44:28 | |
What we watched: Poolman. Who we watched it for: Chris Pine (Best Chris). What we thought: Chris Pine should be proud of the fact that he made $10 million dollars look like a $12,000 student film. But that's pretty much where the pride should end. A swing and a miss, big guy. You'll get 'em next time. | |||
| Risen | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:51:10 | |
| Five Nights at Freddy's | 07 May 2024 | 00:49:36 | |
What we watched: Five Nights at Freddy's. Why we watched it: Josh Hutcherson. What we thought: We are so sorry FNAF fandom. You guys waited 10 years for this and it was...a mess. | |||
| Triple Frontier | 23 Apr 2024 | 00:54:19 | |
| Fright Night (2011) | 09 Apr 2024 | 00:42:42 | |
What we watched: Fright Night. Who we watched it for: David Tennant. What we thought: Nobody said it was good. But Emily did like it. | |||
| Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | 27 Mar 2024 | 00:50:25 | |
What we watched: Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Who we watched it for: Chris Pine (Best Chris). What we thought: An absolute delight from start to finish. 10/10, no notes. | |||
| Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights | 12 Mar 2024 | 00:46:50 | |
What we watched: Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights. Who we watched it for: Diego Luna. What we thought: Even Diego Luna, being the embodiment of sunshine and light could not make this movie remotely watchable. | |||
| Overlord | 27 Feb 2024 | 00:44:33 | |
| Fools Rush In | 13 Feb 2024 | 00:44:12 | |
What we watched: Fools Rush In. Who we watched it for: Matthew Perry (RIP) What we thought: Omg, shut up everyone this is adorable. | |||
| Candyman | 30 Jan 2024 | 00:54:01 | |
| The Disappeared | 16 Jan 2024 | 00:52:08 | |
| Fantastic Four | 02 Jan 2024 | 00:59:40 | |
| Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later | 29 Oct 2024 | 00:40:01 | |
What we watched: Halloween H2O: Twenty Years Later. Who we watched it for: Jamie Lee Curtis and Josh Hartnett (and his terrible hair). What we thought: Fun and silly, just long and violent enough, but without the usual Halloween merriment that Michael Myers is known for carrying in his heart. | |||
| A Castle for Christmas | 19 Dec 2023 | 00:56:12 | |
| The Family Stone | 05 Dec 2023 | 01:00:16 | |
What we watched: The Family Stone. Why we watched it: Rachel McAdams. What we thought: Not terrible. Not great. And we've yet to receive an explanation as to why Diane Keaton was wearing a scarf in bed. | |||
| Solo | 21 Nov 2023 | 00:58:21 | |
| Bronson | 07 Nov 2023 | 00:53:53 | |
| Batman & Robin | 24 Oct 2023 | 01:10:51 | |
What we watched: Batman & Robin. Why we watched it: Uma Thurman. What we thought: George Clooney offers refunds to anyone who admits to having watched this movie. Now we know why. | |||
| The Faculty | 10 Oct 2023 | 01:05:53 | |
What we watched: The Faculty. Why we watched it: Josh Hartnett. What we thought: Campy and dated, but still very fun. | |||
| Newsies | 26 Sep 2023 | 01:14:52 | |
| Malevolent | 12 Sep 2023 | 01:00:55 | |
What we watched: Malevolent. Why we watched it: Florence Pugh. What we thought: Even Florence wasn't enough to make this one enjoyable. | |||
| She's the Man | 29 Aug 2023 | 00:49:44 | |
What we watched: She's the Man. Why we watched it: Channing Tatum. What we thought: Underrated cinematic masterpiece. Deserves way more credit. | |||
| The Losers | 15 Aug 2023 | 01:09:45 | |
What we watched: The Losers. Why we watched it: Jeffrey Dean Morgan (and later, Chris Evans). What we thought: If they wanted to make it a series so badly, they should have started with a better film. | |||
| Virus (1999) | 15 Oct 2024 | 00:43:23 | |
| Real Steel | 01 Aug 2023 | 01:17:20 | |
What we watched: Real Steel. Why we watched it: Hugh Jackman & Anthony Mackie. What we thought: Hugh was having a very expensive identity/career crisis in 2011. | |||
| Walking Tall | 18 Jul 2023 | 00:56:45 | |
What we watched: Walking Tall. Why we watched it: Dwayne Johnson & Johnny Knoxville. What we thought: You really could just make any kind of movie in 2004. | |||
| Clerks II | 04 Jul 2023 | 01:00:37 | |
| Repentance | 20 Jun 2023 | 01:24:01 | |
What we watched: Repentance. Why we watched it: Anthony Mackie. What we thought: A lot. And none of it was good. | |||
| Just My Luck | 06 Jun 2023 | 01:11:29 | |
What we watched: Just My Luck. Why we watched it: Chris Pine (& McFly). What we thought: LiLo's drug problems make a lot more sense after watching this. | |||
| Don't Worry Darling | 23 May 2023 | 01:11:12 | |
What we watched: Don't Worry Darling. Why we watched it: Florence Pugh & Chris Pine. What we thought: Both remain flawless despite this Stepford knockoff. | |||
| Jupiter Ascending | 09 May 2023 | 01:19:37 | |
What we watched: Jupiter Ascending. Why we watched it: Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum. What we thought: This is the greatest movie of our time and no we will not be accepting any arguments about that. | |||
| Make Up | 25 Apr 2023 | 01:04:28 | |
| Detention | 15 Apr 2023 | 01:00:25 | |
| The Apparition | 15 Apr 2023 | 01:04:13 | |
What we watched: The Apparition. Why we watched it: Sebastian Stan. What we thought: Any film can go from short to feature with enough establishing shots of the San Fernando Valley. | |||
| The Mummy (2017) | 01 Oct 2024 | 00:46:08 | |
What we watched: The Mummy (2017) Who we watched it for: Marwan Kenzari. What we thought: A spectacular waste of time and money and nothing could have prepared us for the jump scare of Russell Crowe's supporting role. | |||
| The G(r)ay Man | 12 Apr 2023 | 01:05:12 | |
| Looney Tunes: Back in Action | 16 Jul 2024 | 00:42:25 | |
What we watched: Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Who we watched it for: Brendan Fraser. What we thought: It's no Space Jam, but it's still a delight. | |||
| Point Blank (2019) | 02 Jul 2024 | 00:42:13 | |
| Pain & Gain | 18 Jun 2024 | 00:51:19 | |
What we watched: Pain & Gain. Who we watched it for: Anthony Mackie. What we thought: This movie was an assault on the senses and a terribly accurate depiction of Miami in the 90s. | |||
| The Quiet Ones | 04 Jun 2024 | 00:51:57 | |
What we watched: The Quiet Ones. Who we watched it for: Sam Claflin. What we thought: Poorly named, but otherwise a perfectly passable C- of a horror movie. | |||
| Hitman | 21 May 2024 | 00:59:08 | |
| The Woman in Black | 24 Dec 2024 | 00:45:48 | |
What we watched: The Woman in Black. Who we watched it for: Daniel Radcliffe. What we thought: Baby Dan Rad gets a pass simply because he was trying SO HARD not to be Harry Potter in this. So hard. | |||
| Interview: Stefan van de Graaf | 24 Mar 2026 | 00:46:00 | |
A very special episode of the Fan Girl Film Club! Join us as we welcome filmmaker Stefan van de Graaff into the clubhouse for a fantastic chat about knowing your audience, the vertical film boom, Kit Connor's squishable cheeks, and why the film industry needs to stop being afraid of… | |||
| Want You Back | 10 Mar 2026 | 00:48:00 | |
| Interview: Tonya Todd | 22 Jul 2025 | 00:56:41 | |
| Interview: Dalton Burdette | 08 Jul 2025 | 00:50:50 | |
A very special episode of the Fan Girl Film Club. We're joined in the clubhouse by filmmaker Dalton Burdette for a chat about movie magic, learning experiences, and why Armageddon is actually a masterpiece. Check out his short film, The Local and The Movie Knights on Youtube. | |||
| Interview: Michael Papaeleftheriou | 24 Jun 2025 | 00:38:01 | |
A very special episode of the Fan Girl Film Club. We're joined in the clubhouse by filmmaker Michael Papaeleftheriou for a chat about writing, special features, and how fearless filmmaking can be contagious. Check out his project, Crossroads on IG @crossroadsfilmjournal! | |||
| Interview: Anthony Hand | 10 Jun 2025 | 00:51:14 | |
A very special episode of the Fan Girl Film Club where we are joined by Anthony Hand, the creative force behind Maxxie LaWow - Drag Super-shero, a full-length animated film celebrating the drag and queer communities. Listen in for a chat about drag, comfort films. and finding and creating community where you least expect it. Support the project: www.maxxie.com | |||
| Interview: El Trutt | 27 May 2025 | 00:43:29 | |
| Gladiator II | 13 May 2025 | 01:12:26 | |
What we watched: Gladiator II. Who we watched it for: Pedro Pascal and Joseph Quinn. What we thought: There is unnecessary, there are vanity projects, and then there is Gladiator II which manages to be both while costing more than $300 million dollars. | |||