Dazed and Confused
Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy
Gabby and Amy round out season 3 with a second installment of "Dick Flicks," this time revisiting 1993's cult classic Dazed and Confused. Will Richard Linklater's love letter to 1970s Texas teenage ennui hold up, or did it curdle like bong water? Listen now to find out!
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Sixteen Candles
Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy
The day has arrived: Amy and Gabby confront the mixed blessings of the John Hughes cinematic universe by examining the 1984 teen classic Sixteen Candles. Follow us on and/or .
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A League of Their Own
Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy
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.
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Mean Girls: Then & Now
Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy
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, which makes some necessary updates but also undermines the plot and characterization with too much singing.
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The Devil Wears Prada
Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy
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.
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While You Were Sleeping
Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy
Happy holidays from Gabby & Amy. Our gift to you is an episode about the delightful 1995 romcom While You Were Sleeping. The 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.
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Mystic Pizza
Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy
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!
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The Craft
Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy
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!
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Barbie
Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy
Gabby & Amy are back from summer break to jump into the ongoing Barbie discourse.
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The Way We Were/The Virgin Suicides
Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy
Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy brings you A Very Special Super '70s Summer Double Feature of The Way We Were and The Virgin Suicides. While seemingly different, the films share an elegiac tone, a dreamy nostalgia, and origins as 1970s artifacts (and appearances by James Woods, randomly). Come along as we delve into the idiosyncrasies and profundities of these two period pieces. CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses suicide. If you are in crisis, please call or text 988 to reach .
info_outlineIf 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, which makes some necessary updates but also undermines the plot and characterization with too much singing.