Wherein Susanna Fogel's 2023 thriller, Cat Person based on the 2017 short by Kristen Roupenian, is hotly contested.
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Paid in Puke 2024 Oscars Special!
It's the Paid in Puke 2024 Oscars Special! Join us and special guest Denise Rodriguez (our Resident Oscar Specialist) as we run through the major categories (all the actors, director, and picture) with our Misses, Wishes, and Predic-shes.
Paid in Puke S9E8: The Assistant
We're sorting through Kitty Green's 2019 drama, "The Assistant". It stars Julia Garner, as the titular assistant at a high-powered New York film production office, who navigates a particularly trying day at work.
Paid in Puke S9E6: May December
We're dissecting Todd Haynes' 2023 drama, May December, starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Charles Melton. Team May December is claiming that the film is only "loosely based" on Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau. We discuss the difference between "inspired" and "ripped off", and why Fualaau is not happy about this film.
Paid in Puke S9E2: Everything Everywhere All at Once
We're sorting out the sleeper smash genre bender, "Everything Everywhere All At Once", directed by The Daniels, and starring Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Key Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Paid in Puke S8E10: Batman Returns w/ Daniel Waters
We are thrilled and honored to bring you our first cis male guest: Daniel Waters! He gets a P*ssy Pass for writing the film that inspired our podcast theme (Heathers) and another feminist classic: Batman Returns.
Paid in Puke S8E8: The Gift
We wanna return Sam Raimi's 2000 supernatural drama, The Gift. Billy Bob Thornton penned this pseudo-feminist tale of an inconveniently psychic single mom (Cate Blanchett) who gets caught up in a murder investigation.
Paid in Puke S8E6: Titanic w/ Caitlin Durante
We're plumbing the depths of James Cameron's 1997 hit disaster epic, Titanic, starring Kate Winslet, Frances Fisher, and Kathy Bates. Joining us is Titanic super-fan, and one half of The Bechdel Cast, Caitlin Durante, who is always ready to talk about what makes Rose a feminist, how Fabrizio was robbed, what James Cameron got right, and why they never again want to hear someone say there was room on that door.
Paid in Puke S8E4: Jennifer's Body
On Series 8, Episode 4 of Paid in Puke, we're changing the narrative on Karyn Kusama's 2009 horror comedy, Jennifer's Body, written by Diablo Cody and starring Amanda Seyfried and Megan Fox. This movie was criminally mis-marketed by male executives at the time, to teenage boys, when it's actually a sapphic supernatural doomed high school romance
Paid in Puke S8E3: Desperately Seeking Susan
On Series 8, Episode 3 of Paid in Puke, we have a blast discussing Susan Seidelman’s 1985 genre-bender, Desperately Seeking Susan, starring Rosanna Arquette, Laurie Metcalf, and friggin’ MADONNA, as well as a bevy of 1980s NYC character actors and hipsters.
Paid in Puke S8E1: Don't Worry Darling
On our Series 8 opener, we're Paid in Pugh'k! It's a drama-o-rama, spoiler-filler Don't Worry Darling Extravaganzah! If you've been living under a Hollywood-free rock, that's Olivia Wilde's genre hopper staring Florence Pugh, Gemma Chan, Kiki Layne, Kate Berlant, and Wilde herself.
Paid in Puke S7E10: ACS Impeachment - The Wilderness
A discussion of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story mini-series, Impeachment - Episode 10 (the series finale) - "The Wilderness", written by show runner Sarah Burgess, and directed by Michael Uppendahl.
Paid in Puke S7E9: ACS Impeachment - The Grand Jury
A discussion of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story mini-series, Impeachment - Episode 9 - "The Grand Jury", written by show runner Sarah Burgess, and directed by Rachel Morrison.
Paid in Puke S7E8: ACS Impeachment - Stand By Your Man
A discussion of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story mini-series, Impeachment - Episode 8 - "Stand By Your Man", written by Flora Birnbaum and directed by Rachel Morrison.
Paid in Puke S7E7: ACS Impeachment - The Assassination of Monica Lewinsky
A discussion of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story mini-series, Impeachment - Episode 7 - "The Assassination of Monica Lewinsky", written by Flora Birnbaum, Daniel Pearle, and showrunner, Sarah Burgess, and directed by Michael Uppendahl.
Paid in Puke S7E6: ACS Impeachment - Man Handled
A discussion of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story mini-series, Impeachment - Episode 6 - "Man Handled", written by showrunner, Sarah Burgess, and directed by Ryan Murphy.
Paid in Puke S7E5: ACS Impeachment: Do You Hear What I Hear?
A discussion of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story mini-series, Impeachment - Episode 5 - "Do You Hear What I Hear?" The Christmas Episode!
Paid in Puke S7E4: ACS Impeachment - The Telephone Hour
A discussion of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story mini-series, Impeachment - Episode 4 - "The Telephone Hour", written by Flora Birnbaum and directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre.
Paid in Puke S7E2: ACS Impeachment - The President Kissed Me
A discussion of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story mini-series, Impeachment - Episode 2 - "The President Kissed Me", written by show runner Sarah Burgess and directed by Michael Uppendahl.
Paid in Puke S7E1: ACS Impeachment - Exiles
A discussion of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story mini-series: Impeachment, episode 1: Exiles.