Girls Talk Film

Each week, co-hosts Maggie Mustion and Olivia Hanson break down three films that share a genre, theme, or structure. Armed with liberal arts degrees and a deep love for cinema, they explore everything from cult classics to Hollywood blockbusters.

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Episodes

Saturday Mar 21, 2026

This week, the girls are getting freaky.
Tune in to hear them discuss two iconic creature features: Ridley Scott's Alien and Guillermo Del Toro's Oscar-winning The Shape of Water. They discuss what makes each film’s monster so iconic, the importance of creature design, and why horror movies are about so much more than just jump scares.
So grab a nice hard boiled egg, throw on your spacesuit, and don't forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
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Saturday Mar 14, 2026

This week, the girls are finally getting into hockey.
We’re kicking off our TV Time series with the show no one can stop talking about! Tune in to hear us break down the season as a whole - what worked for us, what didn’t, our favorite moments, and all the drama, tension, and storytelling choices that has made the show such a conversation starter.
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Thursday Feb 19, 2026

This week, the girls are getting in their feelings.
Tune in to hear them chit chat about the dreaminess and deterministic philosophy of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the ups and downs of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and the pitch-perfect realism of Marriage Story.
Grab a pint of ice cream, throw on your coziest sweats, and don't forget to rate and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
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Thursday Feb 05, 2026

In this extra special episode, the girls chat about the surprises and snubs of the 2026 Oscar nominations.
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Friday Jan 30, 2026

This week, the girls are bringing back teen dystopia.
Tune in to hear them discuss three notable film adaptations of young adult dystopian novels: The Hunger Games (2012), Divergent (2014), and Uglies (2024).
They chat about cultural impact, their personal histories with the genre, and why some entries work while others fall flat. Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
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Our Favorite Films of 2025

Thursday Jan 15, 2026

Thursday Jan 15, 2026

This week, in an extra special episode, the girls are sharing their top ten movies of 2025.
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Thursday Jan 08, 2026

This week, the girls are sinking their teeth into a deliciously controversial topic.
Tune in to hear them talk obsession, identity, desire, and disgust in three of the most iconic on-screen depictions of cannibalism: The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Bones and All (2022), and Raw (2017).
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Friday Jan 02, 2026

This week, the girls are stepping into the evidence room to take a look at how Hollywood adapts real tragedies, and what gets lost (or found) in the translation.
Tune in to hear them chat about the legacy of In Cold Blood (1967), Zac Efron’s unsettling charm in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), and meta pop culture commentary in I, Tonya (2017) - plus what each film gets right (and wrong) about turning real people into characters.
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Friday Dec 19, 2025

This week, the girls are asking the most important question of all: what makes a Christmas movie a Christmas movie?
From the action-movie chaos of Die Hard (1988), to the cynical comedy of Scrooged (1988), to the earnest, heart-tugging magic of It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), they break down why makes each film has endured the test of time - and what they teach us about generosity, community, and selflessness.
Pour some eggnog, slip on some PJs, and don’t forget to subscribe for more film analysis, movie chats, and pop culture commentary!
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Friday Dec 12, 2025

This week, the girls are going under the knife.
Tune in to hear them break down the eerie elegance of Eyes Without a Face (1960), the voyeuristic gaze of Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In (2011), and the technical marvels of Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance (2024).
It’s certainly surgical and seriously surreal - so dim the lights, brace yourself, and don’t forget to subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!

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