Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy

Two friends podcasting about your favorite chick flicks

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Welcome to the Tumblr account of Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy!

We started our podcast in fall of 2021 because we like each other, we like talking to each other about movies, we think "chick flick" shouldn't be a pejorative, and because it was, like, month 20 of the pandemic and we needed *something* to do besides work remotely and watch TV.

Now we're deep into season 3, with an archive of 22 episodes and plans for more to come.

Please follow us here and/or on Instagram as we discuss our favorite films and how they shaped us (for better and for worse).

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Season 3, Episode 8 | Sixteen Candles (1984)

The day has arrived: Gabby and Amy confront the mixed blessings of the John Hughes cinematic universe by examining the 1984 teen classic Sixteen Candles. 

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/sixteen-candles

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Season 3, Episode 7 | A League of There Own (1992)

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. 

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/a-league-of-their-own

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Season 3, Episode 6 | Mean Girls: Then & Now (2004 & 2024)

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. 

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/mean-girls-then-now

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Season 3, Episode 5 | The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

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. 

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/the-devil-wears-prada

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Season 3, Episode 4 | While You Were Sleeping (1995)

Happy holidays from Gabby & Amy! Our gift to you is an episode about the delightful romcom While You Were Sleeping. 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. 

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/while-you-were-sleeping

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Season 3, Episode 3 | Mystic Pizza (1988)

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!

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/mystic-pizza

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Season 3, Episode 2 | The Craft (1996)

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!

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/the-craft

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Season 3, Episode 1 | Barbie (2023)

Gabby & Amy are back from summer break to jump into the ongoing Barbie discourse.

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/barbie

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Season 2, Episode 9 | The Way We Were (1973) & The Virgin Suicides (1999)

Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy brings you A Very Special Super '70s 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 (plus 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 the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. 

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/the-way-we-werethe-virgin-suicides

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Season 2, Episode 8 | Ghost (1990)

If younger listeners know the 1990 film Ghost at all, it's for the famous and much-spoofed pottery wheel love scene between Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze. But the movie is much more than a soapy romance. It's a strange Franken-movie that combines elements of supernatural thriller, buddy comedy (Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg make a great comedic duo), murder mystery, and metaphysical romance—and somehow works. Despite its idiosyncrasies, it was a huge hit, winning two Oscars and becoming the highest-grossing film of 1990. Gabby and Amy revisit the film and find it as unique and moving as it ever was. 

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/ghost

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Season 2, Episode 7 | To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)

What better way to celebrate the beginning of spring than with a teenage romcom? To All the Boys I've Loved Before tells the story of Lara Jean Covey, a romance-novel-loving teen who writes (but does not send) love letters to her crushes. When those unsent letters get delivered to her crushes, she tries to avoid total embarrassment by entering into a fake relationship with one of the recipients of the letters, a popular boy named Peter Kavinsky. Will real feelings develop? Of course! But the inevitability of their love does not detract from the enjoyment of watching it develop. Gabby and Amy discuss the many delights of this recent YA adaptation and make a case for its inclusion in the new chick flick canon.

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before

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Season 2, Episode 6 | Good Will Hunting (1997)

In honor of Women's History Month, Gabby and Amy have decided to strike a blow against the patriarchy by absolutely shredding the Oscar-winning fetid brofest that is Good Will Hunting. Famously written by childhood friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, the movie presents itself as a sophisticated and emotionally mature look at a troubled but brilliant young man. But instead of deconstructing toxic masculinity, it reinforces it in ways its creators do not seem aware of. No stars.

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/good-will-hunting

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Season 2, Episode 5 | The Cutting Edge (1992)

Gabby and Amy break the ice in 2023 with the 1992 romcom/sports movie The Cutting Edge starring Moira Kelly and D.B. Sweeney. A relic of the 1990s' figure-skating boom, the film elevates tried and true tropes through punchy dialogue, winning performances, and breezy pacing, delivering an irresistible romp and a catch phrase for the (ice) ages. #toepick

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/the-cutting-edge

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Season 2, Episode 4 | When Harry Met Sally (1989)

Did Nora Ephron create the modern-day romantic comedy with When Harry Met Sally? Yes. Are we forever grateful? Also yes. Is it the perfect romantic-comedy holiday movie? Gabby and Amy discuss.

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/when-harry-met-sally

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Season 2, Episode 3 | Practical Magic (1998)

It's Spooky Szn here at Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy, and we are celebrating the imperfect witchiness of 1998's Practical Magic. Though limited by tonal problems and narrative gaps, the movie's cast, aesthetics, soundtrack, and inherent potent symbolism salvage the supernatural story.

https://chickflicks.libsyn.com/practical-magic

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Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2 | The Great Jane Austen Extravaganza! (Parts I & II)

Gabby and Amy kick off season two with a deep dive into the cinematic universe of Jane Austen. They are joined by Austen scholar Juliette Wells, who discusses her introduction to Austen, what role Austen would have enjoyed in film making, why Colin Firth is the best Darcy, bad filmic adaptations of Austen, the importance of fashion and hair, Austen's disinterest in physical descriptions, and why no one should have skinny arms in a Regency-era film.

Listen to Part I

Listen to Part II