080. This is (Not) 40
Dante recently went back and watched This is 40 and wondered if we are we all doomed to fall apart after 40? Turns out, it all depends on the choices you make.
Read More076. Good on You, Emma Thompson
After a brief hiatus, we discuss the delightful Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (MASSIVE spoiler alert!). In this wonderful gem of a movie, Emma Thompson plays a retired school teacher hiring a sex worker to help her fulfil a sex life never lived, and showed sexy and enthusiastic consent, first orgasms in your sixties, and why the the proper way to open a bottle of champagne should sound like a nun's fart.
Read More074. I feel the Need, the Need for Speed
It's been a long wait for the second installment of the Top Gun story. The conservative right are claiming it as their own, but is it? This week Beatrice and Dante talk about Top Gun Maverick, the surprising emotional depth of the characters, the incredible visuals, and how it just might be what we all need right now.
Read More065. Thank You for Being a Friend
I think we can all agree that And Just Like That… is an awful continuation of the SATC characters. The Golden Girls, by contrast, was, and continues to be, a love letter to women of a certain age. In this episode, we hold these two series up and see who got it right. Be warned… MAJOR SPOILERS ahead!
Read More055. Je Me Souviens...
Decade birthdays are always the trickiest to navigate. For women, getting older presents its own set of internal and societal challenges. From La Belle Province, Beatrice and Dante discuss what it means to get older, how that seems to be getting harder and harder for women while men seem to breeze through it, and what we should be focussing on as we age.
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