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.

Episodes

Apr 17, 2026

1hr 41 min

This week, the girls are asking whether anyone on this show has ever made a good decision.
Tune in to hear them recap season one of the HBO hit from start to finish - what they loved, what they hated, and why Sam Levinson is maybe his own worst enemy.
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Apr 4, 2026

1hr 33 min

This week, the girls are getting fated.
Tune in to hear them unpack Wolfgang Petersen's sweeping war epic Troy (2004), Yorgos Lanthimos' modern tragedy, The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), and Disney’s colorful, music-filled take on Hercules (1997). Along the way, they get into how each film transforms its source material, why Greek myths have continued to resonate across genres and time periods.
With doomed heroes, angry gods, and giant monsters, this episode has enough drama to make Euripides proud, so saddle up your chariot and don’t forget to leave a review for more movie chat, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
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Mar 21, 2026

1hr 17 min

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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Mar 14, 2026

1hr 30 min

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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Feb 19, 2026

1hr 20 min

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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Feb 5, 2026

1hr 6 min

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

1hr 51 min

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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Jan 15, 2026

1hr 8 min

This week, in an extra special episode, the girls are sharing their top ten movies of 2025.
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Jan 8, 2026

1hr 9 min

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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Jan 2, 2026

1hr 31 min

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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