Black Girl Film Club

We continue our celebration of Black women directors with Kasi Lemmons' feature debut, Eve's Bayou (1997), a story that examines truth and memory against the backdrop of an all Black bayou town in the early 1960s.

In this episode, we talk through Kasi's inspirations for the story and intergenerational trauma and other hallmarks of the Southern Gothic genre.

Our recommendations: Cuties (2020)

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Happy Black History Month and happy anniversary to us! 🖤🖤🖤

This month we're giving a spotlight to Black female directors, starting with Rungano Nyoni's On Becoming A Guinea Fowl (2025), a film that explores family secrets and complicit silence against the backdrop of a funeral.

In this episode, we talk grief as a performance, women who protect bad men, and the shared experiences of family gatherings across the diaspora.

Rungano Nyoni: “Trauma is minding your business and then there’s a body lying next to you” | A Rabbit's Foot: https://a-rabbitsfoot.com/editorial/confessions/rungano-nyoni-interview/

More Than Rage: Rungano Nyoni and Susan Chardy on “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” | Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/rungano-nyoni-susan-chardy-on-becoming-a-guinea-fowl-interview

Our recommendations: Monsoon Wedding (2001)

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Two things make up the meaning of Christmas: career advancement and extramarital affairs!

For our last episode of 2025, we watched The Apartment (1960), directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. Lemmon plays C.C. "Bud" Baxter, a middleman at an insurance company who allows his superiors to use his apartment to conduct extramarital affairs while falling in love with Fran (MacLaine), a woman with her own secret affair. The Apartment was nominated for 10 Oscars (winning 5) and has been added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry.

In this episode: cheating etiquette and cheap executives; using a broom to quiet your neighbors; the end of the Hays Code; sexuality in the late 1950s; Shirley MacLaine: Metaphysical Expert; do romantic comedies need a Big Kiss? (yes).

Our recommendations: Cactus Flower (1969), It Happened One Night (1934)

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Welcome to another cock-a-doodie episode of Black Girl Film Club! As the weather gets colder, we take on stan culture, fandom and unhinged devotion in Misery (1990), directed by Rob Reiner and starring James Caan and Kathy Bates.

In this episode: Stephen King's experiences with fan backlash and substance abuse, King's vast influence on the horror genre, Kathy Bates' star making turn as Annie, the evil nurse trope, and our own personal experiences with fandom.

Our recommendations: Selena (1997), Der Fan (1982), Ingrid Goes West (2017), Play Misty for Me (1971), The Fanatic (2019)

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Welcome to primetime, bitch!

We're joined by longtime friend of the show, Davalyn, to discuss A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors! Directed by Chuck Russell and starring Patricia Arquette, Heather Langenkamp, Craig Wasson, and Robert Englund, NOES3 sees a group of kids team up to fight the dream demon and a rescue a friend.

#1 horror experts Dee and Britney give a breakdown of the franchise from its beginnings to the remake and we discuss horror master Wes Craven, the treatment of Black characters in the franchise, and what's so appealing about the world of Freddy Kreuger.

Our recommendations: Freddy's Nightmares (1988-1990), Drop (2025), Happy Death Day (2017) and Happy Death Day 2U (2019)

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