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

Aug 28, 2025

1hr 27 min

This week, the girls are returning to the hilarious and heartbreaking world of adolescence.
From the naturalism of Lady Bird to the  nastiness of Welcome to the Dollhouse, and the exploration of unconventional motherhood in Juno, the girls break down why some coming-of-age films make us wince while others fill us with nostalgia.
Dust off your yearbook, tighten your scrunchie, and don't forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
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Aug 21, 2025

1hr 38 min

This week, the girls are exploring the awkward and exhilarating rollercoaster of male adolescence.
From the raunchy but surprisingly sweet Superbad, to the nostalgia of Stand by Me, to the stirring call to “seize the day” in The Dead Poets Society, the girls discuss how these films capture the highs and lows of growing up.
Grab your fake ID, sharpen your no. 2 pencil, and don't forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
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Aug 15, 2025

1hr 40 min

This week, the girls are getting sexy (cinematically speaking, of course) and diving deep into the weird world of kink on film.
From the glossy, mass-appeal fantasy of Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) to the surprisingly heartfelt, offbeat romance in Secretary (2002), and the disturbing psychology of Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher (2001), the girls break down three wildly different takes on what turns people on - and what their desires might cost them.
Slip on your blindfold, lube up your latex, and don't forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
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Jul 31, 2025

1hr 36 min

This week, the girls get dark - like, really dark - as they take on some of cinema’s most iconic serial killers. Tune in to hear them dissect the sharp satire of American Psycho (2000), the subversion of slasher tropes in Death Proof (2007), and the bleak brutality of I Saw the Devil (2010).
It’s a bloody good time, so lock your doors, cue up your favorite Huey Lewis record, and don’t forget to subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
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Jul 17, 2025

1hr 39 min

This week, the girls are talking rage, revenge, and ambition.
Tune in to hear them discuss why Promising Young Woman (2020) was a flop, how Gone Girl (2014) will always be iconic, and whether or not The Favourite (2018) has the best ending of all time.
Grab your tea (poison optional), settle in, and don't forget to subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
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Jul 10, 2025

1hr 39 min

This week, the girls are stepping into the minds of cinema’s most morally bankrupt protagonists.
From the sociopathic Alex in Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971) to Lou Bloom's predatory ambition in Nightcrawler (2014), to the slow descent of Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976), they unpack the significance of antiheroes as narrative devices and why audiences remain fascinated by them.
It’s unsettling, it’s iconic, it’s not for the faint of heart. Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
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Jun 26, 2025

1hr 44 min

This week, the girls are exploring the glittering, the grotesque, and the deeply unethical. From the debutante bubble of Metropolitan (1990) to the dr*g-fueled chaos of The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and razor-sharp social satire of Parasite (2019), they discuss what it really means when cinema puts the rich - and the wannabe rich - under a microscope.
Whether you're team trust fund, team hustle, or team basement, tune in and don’t forget to subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
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Jun 13, 2025

1hr 32 min

This week, the girls are diving into three of the most beloved (and bonkers) movie parodies of all time: Tropic Thunder (2008), This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and Galaxy Quest (1999).
From fake bands to fake sci-fi to fake war, tune in to hear them break down how these cult classics spoof Hollywood’s biggest egos, genres, and tropes.
Turn it up to eleven and don’t forget to subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
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May 29, 2025

1hr 39 min

This week, the girls dive into three films that explore s*x work through radically different lenses: the iconic rom-com Pretty Woman (1990), the unflinching industry portrait Pleasure (2021), and Sean Baker’s Oscar winning Anora (2021).
Tune in to hear them unpack how film has portrayed – and misunderstood – the iconic archetype of the s*x worker.
Lace up your thigh high boots and don't forget to subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
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May 22, 2025

1hr 38 min

This week, the girls are getting vengeful. Join them as they deep-dive into the blood-soaked Viking epic The Northman (2022), the twisted Oedipal tragedy Oldboy (2003), and the Dolly Parton-led workplace comedy 9 to 5 (1980).
From ancient blood feuds to fabulous pastel skirt suits, tune in to hear them unpack one of cinema’s most enduring (and cathartic) themes.
Sharpen your sword and don't forget to subscribe for more movie reviews, film analysis, and pop culture commentary!
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