Black Girl Film Club

On this week’s episode of Black Girl Film Club, Ashley and Britney discuss Go (1999) directed by Doug Liman and starring Sarah Polley, Desmond Askew, Taye Diggs, Timothy Olyphant, Jay Mohr and Scott Wolf. Your favorite podcast hosts take a different approach to the holiday season with this chaotic day-in-the-life film. They discuss gen x’s portrayal on film, Timothy Olyphant and how sometimes a job is just a job. This week’s recommendations are The Preacher’s Wife (1996) directed by Penny Marshall and Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas (2019) directed by Theresa Bennett along with a few more holiday favorites. Follow us on Twitter @blkgirlfilmclub. Check us out on Instagram @blackgirlfilmclub. Visit us at http://blackgirlfilmclub.com.

Our recommendations this week are The Conversation (1974) directed by Francis Ford Coppola and Under the Silver Lake (2018) directed by David Robert Mitchell Follow us on Twitter @ blkgirlfilmclub. Check us out on Instagram @ blackgirlfilmclub. Visit us at http://blackgirlfilmclub.com.

On this week’s episode of Black Girl Film Club, Ashley and Britney discuss Strangers On a Train (1951) directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker. Your favorite podcast hosts learn more about the noir genre and a valuable lesson about “crisscross” stranger danger while taking public transportation. They also discuss one of the most harrowing scenes involving a carousel committed to film. This week’s recommendations are Gilda (1946) directed by Charles Vidor and Double Indemnity (1944) directed by Billy Wilder. Follow us on Twitter @ blkgirlfilmclub. Check us out on Instagram @ blackgirlfilmclub. Visit us at http://blackgirlfilmclub.com.

Better follow the rules of Halloween night or Sam might stop by and give you more than a fright! On this episode of Black Girl Film Club we discuss Trick ‘r Treat (2007) directed by Michael Dougherty and starring Dylan Baker, Anna Paquin, Bryan Cox and Rochelle Aytes. Ashley and Britney discuss their love of this expectation subverting genre gem, Britney’s seemingly endless knowledge of ABC Family/Freeform programming and other spooky season shenanigans. This week’s recommendations are Happy Death Day (2017) directed by Christopher Landon and Sleepy Hollow (1999) directed by Tim Burton. Follow us on Twitter @ blkgirlfilmclub. Check us out on Instagram @ blackgirlfilmclub. Visit us at http://blackgirlfilmclub.com.

On this week’s episode of Black Girl Film Club, Ashley and Britney discuss Booksmart (2019), directed by Olivia Wilde and starring Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever. Your faves switch things up this week to talk about what worked and didn’t work for for them about the film, and discuss friendship, Gen Z comedy, and their high school experiences. This week’s recommendations are Blockers (2018) directed by Kay Cannon and Eighth Grade (2018) directed by Bo Burnham. Follow us on Twitter @ blkgirlfilmclub. Check us out on Instagram @ blackgirlfilmclub. Visit us at http://blackgirlfilmclub.com.

Break out the fake IDs and suede vests! On this week’s episode of Black Girl Film Club, Ashley and Britney are discussing 2007’s Superbad, directed by Greg Mottola and starring Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Emma Stone, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Seth Rogen and Bill Hader. Your favorite podcast hosts discuss high school, toxic male friendships, bad college roommates, flip phones and growing up. This week’s recommendation is Can’t Hardly Wait (1998) directed by Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont. Follow us on Twitter @ blkgirlfilmclub. Check us out on Instagram @ blackgirlfilmclub. Visit us at http://blackgirlfilmclub.com.

On this week’s episode of Black Girl Film Club, Ashley and Britney get kicked in the chest by another masterpiece, continuing with Moonlight (2016), directed by Barry Jenkins and starring Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, and Janelle Monae. This episode is brought to you by sangria and tilted wigs — we discuss masculinity, the significance of water and the use of color in this film, and Wong Kar-Wai’s influence on Barry Jenkins. This week’s recommendation is Happy Together (1997) directed by Wong Kar-Wai. Follow us on Twitter @ blkgirlfilmclub. Check us out on Instagram @ blackgirlfilmclub. Visit us at http://blackgirlfilmclub.com.

On this week’s episode of Black Girl Film Club, Ashley and Britney get kicked in the chest by Wong Kar-Wai’s masterpiece, In the Mood for Love (2000), starring Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung. Your favorite podcast hosts go through it as they discuss societal pressures and conservatism, the beauty of Wong Kar-Wai’s work and Tony Leung smoking cigarettes. This week’s recommendations include Days of Being Wild (1990), Chungking Express (1994) and 2046 (2004) all directed by Wong Kar-Wai. Follow us on Twitter @ blkgirlfilmclub. Check us out on Instagram @ blackgirlfilmclub. Visit us at http://blackgirlfilmclub.com.

On this Rough Cut, Ashley and Britney discuss Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time In…Hollywood. This episode is about a film currently in theaters and contains spoilers. Follow us on Twitter @ blkgirlfilmclub. Visit us at blackgirlfilmclub.com. Email us at blackgirlfilmclub@gmail.com.

On this week’s episode of Black Girl Film Club, Ashley and Britney discuss Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright and Leonard Nimoy. Your favorite podcast hosts discuss societal fear of conformity and the unknown, Jeff Goldblum and Gleep Glorp the Alien. Follow us on Twitter @ blkgirlfilmclub. Visit us at http://blackgirlfilmclub.com.