The Bechdel Cast

The Bechdel Cast is a weekly podcast about the representation of women in film. The Bechdel Cast is hosted by Los Angeles-based comedians Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus.[1]

"The Bechdel Cast"
Presentation
Hosted byCaitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus
GenreComedy
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesWeekly on Thursdays and twice a month on Patreon
Production
Audio formatPodcasting (via streaming or download)
No. of episodes225 episodes, plus 80 episodes on Patreon
Publication
Original releaseNovember 27, 2016 – present
ProvideriHeartRadio Network
Websitewww.bechdelcast.com

In November 2016 The Bechdel Cast released their introductory episode titled "Welcome to The Bechdel Cast!"[2] Their first episode was on the film Kill Bill with guest Zach Sherwin.[3]

The show is broadcast on the iHeartRadio Network (after HowStuffWorks Network, under Stuff Media, was bought by iHeartMedia).[4][5] Episodes are available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, and Spotify.[6] Select episodes are released to supporters on the crowdfunding platform Patreon twice a month.[7]

Premise

The name of the podcast derives from cartoonist Alison Bechdel, who developed the concept of the Bechdel test. The test investigates whether or not a work includes at least two women conversing about a topic other than a man. Sometimes a requirement that the two women must have names is added, which is a rule the podcast adheres to.[8] For the purposes of the show, the exchange only needs to be two lines of dialogue. A commonality of many movies that pass are that often only this minimum is reached typically by an inconsequential conversation or one in which the two lines are nested within a larger conversation that is about men.

The hosts often discuss the limitations of the Bechdel Test and, despite using it as their namesake, primarily employ it to initiate a larger discussion about the depiction and uses of female-identifying characters in film.[9] The hosts have recently moved to a use of the test that looks at whether a film has two named characters of any marginalized gender, who have a conversation about anything other than a man, for two lines of dialogue.[10]

They occasionally reference and utilize similar tests of representation, such as the Vito Russo test, the DuVernay Test, and the Mako Mori Test.[11][12]

Format and structure

The podcast is informally comedic, and formatted in an improvisational style. They frequently mention supplemental running jokes, such as Loftus' obsession with actor Alfred Molina, and Durante's reminder of her Master's Degree in Screenwriting from Boston University.[13]

The hosts begin by introducing their guest, often a comedian, actor, or other media personality. Durante then briefly recaps the film at the top of the episode with interjection from Loftus and the guest. This is followed by analyzing and discussing the representation of women through an intersectional lens, alternating in tone between serious and jocular.[14]

At the end of each episode they determine whether or not the film passes the Bechdel test, as well as rate it on a "nipple scale" from 0 to 5 nipples based on how female-identifying characters are portrayed overall.[15]

Episodes typically range from 45 minutes to 80 minutes, and are released once a week on Thursdays and twice a month on Patreon. Most episodes are recorded in the HowStuffWorks studio in Los Angeles. Within the past year they have begun touring and performing for studio audiences as The Bechdel Cast, which include live episodes such as "The Notebook with Caitlin Gill"[16] and "Edward Scissorhands with Maggie Mae Fish".[17][18]

Hosts

Caitlin Durante is a comedian and producer. She was the program producer for the Nerdmelt Showroom comedy venue at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles from early 2015 until it closed in April 2018.[19] She is also a scriptwriter and story analyst, and frequently offers writing workshops in Los Angeles and Boston.[20]

Jamie Loftus is a sketch writer, animator, and actor.[5] Her comedic style can best be described as alternative comedy, with absurd pieces such as her one-woman show "I Lost My Virginity August 15, 2010"[21] and her attempt to raise money for Planned Parenthood by selling Shrek nudes.[22] She has also written and starred in video content for media sites Adult Swim, Comedy Central, Paste, and Super Deluxe.[5]

Episodes
Episode # Date aired Title Guest Bechdel Test Nipple Rating: Durante, Loftus, Guest Total Nipples
1 November 27, 2016 Welcome to the Bechdel Cast! None N/A N/A N/A
2 December 1, 2016 Kill Bill Zach Sherwin Yes No ratings given N/A
3 December 8, 2016 Beauty and the Beast (1991) Courtney Karwal No 2 (L) N/A
4 December 15, 2016 Star Wars: A New Hope Sam Jay No 2 (D); 1 (L); 1.5 (G) 4.5
5 December 22, 2016 Love Actually Debra DiGiovanni Yes .5 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G) 1.5
6 December 29, 2016 The Matrix Matt Donaher Yes 3.5 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G) 9.5
7 January 5, 2017 Labyrinth Jenny Zigrino Yes 1.5 (D); 2 (L); 3 (G) 6.5
8 January 12, 2017 The Princess Bride Myq Kaplan No 2 (D); 1 (L); 1.5 (G) 4.5
9 January 19, 2017 Mad Max: Fury Road Will Weldon Yes 3.75 (D); 3 (L); 4 (G) 10.75
10 January 26, 2017 Fargo Julia Prescott Yes 4.5 (D); 4.5 (L); 4.5 (G) 13.5
11 February 2, 2017 Groundhog Day Jackie Kashian Yes 2 (D); 3 (L); 2.5 (G) 7.5
12 February 9, 2017 Batman (1989) Riley Silverman No .5 (D); 1 (L); .5 (G) 2
13 February 14, 2017 Titanic Aparna Nancherla Yes 4 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G) 12
14 February 23, 2017 Heathers Paige Weldon Yes 2.5 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G) 8.5
15 March 2, 2017 Single White Female Ben Rodgers Yes 4 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G) 12
16 March 9, 2017 Runaway Bride Sophia Benoit Yes 2 (D); 2.5 (L); 3 (G) 7.5
17 March 16, 2017 Coming to America Amanda Seales Yes 3 (D); 3.5 (L); 4 (G) 10.5
18 March 23, 2017 Gigli Josh Fadem Yes 1 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G) 3
19 March 30, 2017 Moana Natalie Baseman Yes 5 (D); 5 (L); 5 (G) 15
20 April 6, 2017 Boogie Nights Josh Androsky Yes 3.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 5 (G) 12
21 April 13, 2017 Hidden Figures Nina Daniels Yes 5 (D); 5 (L); 5 (G) 15
22 April 20, 2017 Clueless Nikki Glaser Yes 3.5 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G) 11.5
23 April 27, 2017 The Sandlot Natalie Palamides No 0 (D); 0 (L); 0 (G) 0
24 May 4, 2017 Spice World Amanda Meadows Yes 2 (D); 2.5 (L); 2.5 (G) 7
25 May 11, 2017 Thelma & Louise Alexi Wasser Yes 5 (D); 5 (L); 5 (G) 15
26 May 16, 2017 Alien (1979) Eliza Skinner Yes 4 (D); 4 (L); 5 (G) 13
27 May 22, 2017 Dirty Dancing (1987) Emily Ruskowski Yes 4 (D); 4 (L); 4.5 (G) 12.5
28 May 25, 2017 Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) Ashley Brooke Roberts No 2 (D); 2 (L); 1.75 (G) 5.75
29 June 1, 2017 Mean Girls Jenny Jaffe Yes 3 (D); 3.5 (L); 5 (G) 11.5
30 June 8, 2017 Wonder Woman (2017) Jessica Chobot Yes 5 (D); 4.5 (L); 4 (G) 13.5
31 June 12, 2017 The Mummy (1999) Georgea Brooks No 2 (D); 2 (L); 1 (G) 5
32 June 15, 2017 The Wizard of Oz Ever Mainard Yes 5 (D); 5 (L); 5 (G) 15
33 June 22, 2017 Transformers (2007) Teresa Lee No .5 (D); 0 (L); 1 (G) 1.5
34 June 29, 2017 Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone Maggie Maye No 3 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G) 9
35 July 6, 2017 Spider-Man 2 Sina Grace No 1 (D); 1.5 (L); 1 (G) 3.5
36 July 13, 2017 The Beguiled (2017) Alana Hope Levinson Yes 2 (D); 2 (L); 0 (G) 4
37 July 20, 2017 Ghost (1990) Nicole Byer No 4 (D); 4 (L); 5 (G) 13
38 July 27, 2017 When Harry Met Sally... Naomi Ekperigin No 1 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G) 3
39 August 3, 2017 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Caitlin Gill No 1 (D); 1.5 (L); 3 (G) 5.5
40 August 10, 2017 Twilight JT Taylor Yes 1 (D); 1.5 (L); 1.5 (G) 4
41 August 17, 2017 Jurassic Park (1993) Steven Ray Morris Yes 3.5 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G) 9.5
42 August 24, 2017 School of Rock Nina Corcoran Yes 2.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 4 (G) 10
43 August 31, 2017 The Room Barbara Gray Yes 0 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G) 3.5
44 September 7, 2017 Grease 2 Solomon Georgio Yes 2 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G) 8
45 September 14, 2017 Men in Black Sam Ike No .5 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G) 1.5
46 September 21, 2017 A League of Their Own Julia Claire Yes 4 (D); 4 (L); 5 (G) 13
47 September 28, 2017 Flatliners (1990) Matt McCarthy Yes 2 (D); 2 (L); 2.5 (G) 6.5
48 October 5, 2017 Blade Runner Hampton Yount No 1.5 (D); 1 (L); 2 (G) 4.5
49 October 12, 2017 Friday the 13th (1980) Jen Saunderson Yes 2 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G) 8
50 October 19, 2017 Beetlejuice Mike Abrusci Yes 2.5 (D); 2 (L); 3 (G) 7.5
51 October 23, 2017 Manhattan None Yes No ratings given N/A
52 October 26, 2017 Hocus Pocus Danielle Perez Yes 3.5 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G) 11.5
53 November 2, 2017 V for Vendetta Marcella Arguello Yes 3 (D); 3.5 (L); 3 (G) 9.5
54 November 9, 2017 Shrek Atsuko Okatsuka No 1 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G) 3
55 November 16, 2017 The Craft Suzee Dunn Yes 2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 2.5 (G) 7.5
56 November 23, 2017 Thanksgiving Minisode None N/A N/A N/A
57 November 30, 2017 The Phantom of the Opera (2004) Lindsay Ellis No 0 (D); 2 (L); 2 (G) 4
58 December 7, 2017 A Christmas Story Brandon Bird Yes 1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G) 5
59 December 14, 2017 The Holiday Rebecca Bulnes Yes .5 (D); 1 (L); 2 (G) 3.5
60 December 21, 2017 Die Hard Debra DiGiovanni Yes 1.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 1 (G) 5
61 December 28, 2017 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Demi Adejuyigbe Yes 3 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G) 9
62 January 4, 2018 Mrs. Doubtfire Emily Heller Yes 2.5 (D); 3 (L); 2.5 (G) 8
63 January 11, 2018 Pulp Fiction Jake Weisman Yes 2 (D); 2 (L); 2 (G) 6
64 January 18, 2018 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Jack O'Brien Yes 0 (D); .5 (L); 0 (G) .5
65 January 25, 2018 The Post Lizz Winstead No 2.5 (D); 2 (L); 2 (G) 6.5
66 February 1, 2018 Girls Trip Madison Shepard Yes 4.5 (D); 4.5 (L); 5 (G) 14
67 February 8, 2018 Lady Bird Charla Lauriston Yes 5 (D); 5 (L); 5 (G) 15
68 February 14, 2018 Fifty Shades of Grey Sara Schaefer Yes 1 (D); 2 (L); 2 (G) 5
69 February 22, 2018 The Notebook Caitlin Gill No 2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 2 (G) 7
70 March 1, 2018 Black Panther Naomi Ekperigin and Ify Nwadiwe Yes 5 (D); 4.5 (L); 5 (G-E); 5 (G-N) 14.5 (W) 19.5 (C)
71 March 8, 2018 Josie and the Pussycats Faye Orlove Yes 4 (D); 3.5 (L); 5 (G) 12.5
72 March 15, 2018 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Dani Fernandez No 1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G) 5
73 March 22, 2018 Pacific Rim Aristotle Acevedo No 3 (D); 2 (L); 3 (G) 8
74 March 29, 2018 Amélie Hana Michels Yes 2 (D); 2 (L); 2.5 (G) 6.5
75 April 5, 2018 Mother! Anna Akana No 0 (D); 0 (L); [-]2 (G) [-]2
76 April 12, 2018 The Rock Miles Gray No 0 (D); 0 (L); 0 (G) 0
77 April 19, 2018 She's All That Anna Hossnieh Yes 0 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G) 2
78 April 26, 2018 Jumanji (1995) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) Bodie Reed Yes/Yes 2/2 (D); 2/2 (L); 2/2 (G) 6/6
79 May 3, 2018 Moulin Rouge! Daniel O'Brien Yes 1.5 (D); 1 (L); 1.5 (G) 4
80 May 10, 2018 But I'm a Cheerleader Jenny Chalikian Yes 4.5 (D); 4 (L); 5 (G) 13.5
81 May 17, 2018 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Kate Banford No 3.5 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G) 11.5
82 May 24, 2018 Frozen Chris Farren Yes 3.75 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G) 9.75
83 May 31, 2018 Aliens (1986) Andrew Ti Yes 4 (D); 4 (L) (G) 12 (W) 8 (C)
84 June 7, 2018 Ocean's Eleven Edgar Momplaisir No 0 (D); 0 (L); 5 (G) 5
85 June 14, 2018 The Royal Tenenbaums Jenny Yang Yes 1.5 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G) 3.5
86 June 21, 2018 Breakfast at Tiffany's Gaby Dunn Yes 1 (D); 2.5 (L); 3 (G) 6.5
87 June 28, 2018 Her Jesse David Fox Yes 1.5 (D); 2 (L); 2 (G) 5.5
88 July 5, 2018 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Mary Houlihan Yes 3.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 3 (G) 10
89 July 12, 2018 Bend It Like Beckham Subhah Agarwal Yes 4.5 (D); 4.5 (L); 4.8 (G) 13.8
90 July 19, 2018 Aladdin Shereen Lani Younes No 1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 1 (G) 4
91 July 26, 2018 Mission: Impossible (1996) Alex Schmidt No .5 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G) 2.5
92 August 2, 2018 Wet Hot American Summer Allison Raskin No 2.5 (D); 3 (L); 3.5 (G) 9
93 August 9, 2018 Point Break (1991) Anita Sarkeesian No .5 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G) 2.5
94 August 16, 2018 500 Days of Summer Brandie Posey No 1 (D); 0 (L); 0 (G) 1
95 August 23, 2018 Mamma Mia! Miel Bredouw Yes 2.5 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G) 8.5
96 August 30, 2018 Crazy Rich Asians Teresa Lee and Ceda Xiong Yes 4.5 (D); 4.5 (L) 4.25 (G-L); 5 (G-X) 13.63 (W) 18.25 (C)
97 September 6, 2018 10 Things I Hate About You Laci Mosley Yes 1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 1.5 (G) 4.5
98 September 12, 2018 The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - Part 1 Anna Salinas N/A N/A N/A
99 September 13, 2018 The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - Part 2 Anna Salinas No .5 (D); .1 (L) .25 (G) .85
100 September 20, 2018 Edward Scissorhands Maggie Mae Fish Yes 2 (D); 2 (L); 2 (G) 6
101 September 27, 2018 She's the Man Samee Junio Yes 3 (D); 3.5 (L); 3.5 (G) 10
102 October 4, 2018 Carrie (1976) Eva Vives Yes 2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 2 (G) 7
103 October 11, 2018 Raiders of the Lost Ark - 100 Episode Spectacular! None No .25 (D) .25 (L) N/A (G) .75 (W) .5 (C)
104 October 16, 2018 A Star Is Born (2018) Anna Hossnieh Yes 2 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G) 5.5
105 October 18, 2018 Halloween (1978) April Wolfe Yes 2.5 (D); 2 (L); 3 (G) 7.5
106 October 25, 2018 Scream Joan Ford Yes 3 (D); 3 (L); 4 (G) 10
107 November 1, 2018 Cruel Intentions Jackie Johnson Yes 0 (D); [-]1 (L); 0 (G) [-]1
108 November 6, 2018 Election Natasha Chandel Yes 2.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 3 (G) 9
109 November 15, 2018 Gentleman Prefer Blondes Karina Longworth Yes 2 (D); 3.5 (L); 4 (G) 9.5
110 November 22, 2018 Thanksgiving Minisode None N/A N/A N/A
111 November 29, 2018 Miss Congeniality None Yes 3 (D); 3.75 (L); N/A (G) 10.13 (W) 6.75 (C)
112 December 6, 2018 The Nightmare Before Christmas Natalie McGill No .5 (D); .5 (L); [-]2 (G) [-]1
113 December 13, 2018 Gremlins Moujan Zolfaghari No .5 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G) 1.5
114 December 20, 2018 Elf Mara Wilson No .5 (D); 1 (L); 1.5 (G) 3
115 December 27, 2018 Waiting to Exhale Errin Haines Whack Yes 2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 2 (G) 7
116 January 3, 2019 The Princess Diaries Marcia Belsky Yes 2 (D); 3 (L); 3.5 (G) 8.5
117 January 10, 2019 Erin Brockovich Alfred Molina Yes 3.5 (D); 4 (L); 3 (G) 10.5
118 January 17, 2019 The Fifth Element Danielle Radford No .5 (D); .5 (L); 1 (G) 2
119 January 24, 2019 My Big Fat Greek Wedding George Civeris Yes 2 (D); 3.5 (L); 5 (G) 10.5
120 January 31, 2019 Fatal Attraction Soraya Chemaly Yes 0 (D); 0 (L); 0 (G) 0
121 February 7, 2019 What Women Want Laci Mosley No 0 (D); 0 (L); 1 (G) 1
122 February 14, 2019 D.E.B.S. Ellie Brigida and Leigh Holmes Foster Yes 4 (D); 3.75 (L); 3.5 (G-B) 3.5 (G-HF) 11.25 (W) 14.75 (C)
123 February 21, 2019 Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion Danielle Perez Yes 3 (D); 3 (L); 5 (G) 11
124 February 28, 2019 The Breakfast Club None Yes 1.5 (D); .5 (L); N/A (G) 3 (W) 2 (C)
125 March 7, 2019 The Devil Wears Prada Amy Lam Yes 2 (D); 2 (L); 3.5 (G) 7.5
126 March 14, 2019 Captain Marvel Carolyn Cocca Yes 4.5 (D); 4 (L); 4.25 (G) 12.75
127 March 21, 2019 Fight Club Katie Nguyen No 0 (D); 0 (L); 0 (G) 0
128 March 28, 2019 The Little Mermaid Clara Pluton Yes .5 (D); .5 (L); 1 (G) 2
129 April 4, 2019 Rosemary's Baby Jessica Harper Yes 2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 2.5 (G) 7.5
130 April 11, 2019 Sleepless in Seattle Andy Iwancio Yes .5 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G) 4
131 April 18, 2019 40 Days and 40 Nights Arielle Isaac Norman No [-]40/[-]40 (D); [-]40/[-]40 (L); (G) N/A
132 April 25, 2019 The Avengers Anney Reese No 1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 1.5 (G) 4.5
133 May 2, 2019 Pleasantville Jessie Maltin and Leonard Maltin Yes 3 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G-JM) 4 (G-LM) 11 (W) 15 (C)
134 May 9, 2019 Casino Royale Kenice Mobley No 0 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G) 1
135 May 16, 2019 Bring It On Maggie Maye Yes 2 (D); 2.5 (L); 2 (G) 6.5
136 May 23, 2019 Paddington & Paddington 2 Demi Adejuyigbe Yes/No 3 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G) 9
137 May 30, 2019 13 Going on 30 Melissa Lozada-Oliva Yes 2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 4 (G) 9
138 June 6, 2019 Carol Lauren Flans and Nicole Pacent Yes 4 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G-F) 3 (G-P) 11.5 (W) 15 (C)
139 June 13, 2019 Booksmart Vanessa Chester Yes 4.25 (D); 3.75 (L); 3.75 (G) 11.75
140 June 20, 2019 Toy Story Sadie Dupuis No .5 (D); .5 (L); .7 (G) 1.7
141 June 27, 2019 Love, Simon Matt Rogers No 3.5 (D); 4 (L); 5 (G) 12.5
142 July 4, 2019 Independence Day Lindsay Ellis Yes .5 (D); 1 (L); 2 (G) 3.5
143 July 11, 2019 It Takes Two Catherine Cohen and Pat Regan Yes 1 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G-C) 2 (G-R) 3.5 (W) 5 (C)
144 July 18, 2019 Lion King (1994) Naomi Ekperigin No .5 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G) 1.5
145 July 25, 2019 First Wives Club Caitlin Gill Yes 3 (D); 3 (L); 4 (G) 10
146 August 1, 2019 The Fast and the Furious Faye Orlove Yes .5 (D); 1 (L); 2.5 (G) 4
147 August 8, 2019 A Little Princess Joelle Monique Yes 3.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 3.5 (G) 10.5
148 August 15, 2019 Anastasia Anna Seregina Yes 3 (D); 3.5 (L); 2.5 (G) 10
149 August 22, 2019 Good Will Hunting Ayo Edebiri No 1 (D); .5 (L); 0 (G) 1.5
150 August 29, 2019 There's Something About Mary Katy Stoll Yes 0 (D); [-]2 (L); 0 (G) [-]2
151 September 5, 2019 Spy Kids Katherine Leon Yes 3 (D); 3.5 (L); 4 (G) 10.5
152 September 12, 2019 Sex and the City Megan Gailey Yes 1.5 (D); .5 (L); 2 (G) 4
153 September 19, 2019 Frances Ha Christina Catherine Martinez Yes 3.5 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G) 11.5
154 September 26, 2019 The Hunger Games Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai Yes 3 (D); 3.5 (L); 3.75 (G-N) 4 (G-K) 10.38 (W) 14.25 (C)
155 October 3, 2019 The Dark Knight Pallavi Gunalan Yes .5 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G) 1.5
156 October 10, 2019 The Addams Family Dani Fernandez and Ify Nwadiwe Yes 3.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 4 (G-F) 3.5 (G-N) 10.75 (W) 14.5 (C)
157 October 17, 2019 Practical Magic None Yes 3.25 (D); 3.25 (L) N/A (G) 9.75 (W) 6.5 (C)
158 October 24, 2019 Rocky Horror Picture Show Joan Haley Ford No 1.5 (D); 1.5 (L) 1.5 (G) 4.5
159 October 31, 2019 The Shining Corie Johnson No 2.5 (D); 2 (L) 2 (G) 6.5
160 November 7, 2019 Easy A Isa Mazzei Yes 2.5 (D); 2.5 (L) 2.5 (G) 7.5
161 November 14, 2019 Charlie's Angels Sasheer Zamata Yes 1.5 (D); 1 (L); 2 (G) 4.5
162 November 21, 2019 Brave Rachel Anne Clarke Yes 3.75 (D); 3.75 (L); 3 (G) 10.5
163 November 28, 2019 Thanksgiving Mini Episode None N/A N/A N/A
164 December 5, 2019 The Terminator & Terminator 2: Judgment Day None Yes/No 1.5/3 (D); 1/4 (L); N/A (G) 3.75/10.5 (W) 2.5/7 (C)
165 December 12, 2019 Home Alone Tamara Yajia No 1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G) 5
166 December 19, 2019 The Santa Clause Part 1 Grace Thomas N/A N/A N/A
167 December 20, 2019 The Santa Clause Part 2 Grace Thomas No .5 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G) 4
168 December 26, 2019 Little Women (1994) Debra DiGiovanni Yes 3.75 (D); 3.5 (L); 3.5 (G) 10.75
169 January 2, 2020 Q&A with Jamie and Caitlin None N/A N/A N/A
170 January 9, 2020 Now and Then Callie Biggerstaff Yes 4 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G) 12
171 January 16, 2020 Cats (2019) Katie Goldin Yes 2.5 (D); 3 (L); 2 (G) 7.5
172 January 23, 2020 Bad Boys (1995) Laci Mosley Yes .25 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G) 1.25
173 January 30, 2020 Fast Times at Ridgemont High Paige Weldon and Emily Faye No 2 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G-W) 3 (G-F) 6 (W) 8.5 (C)
174 February 6, 2020 Sister Act Nithya Raman Yes 4.5 (D); 4.5 (L); 5 (G) 14
175 February 13, 2020 Love & Basketball Zainab Johnson Yes 3.75 (D); 3.75 (L); 4 (G) 11.5
176 February 20, 2020 Center Stage Akilah Hughes Yes 2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 2 (G) 7
177 February 27, 2020 The Princess and the Frog Lexie Grace Yes 1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 1.5 (G) 4.5
178 March 5, 2020 The Social Network Demi Adejuyigbe No .5 (D); .5 (L); .5 (G) 1.5
179 March 12, 2020 The Sixth Sense None Yes 1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); N/A (G) 4.5 (W) 3 (C)
180 March 19, 2020 Black Swan Hunter Harris Yes 2.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 4 (G) 10
181 March 26, 2020 Mulan Ceda Xiong No 3 (D); 3.5 (L); 3 (G) 9.5
182 April 2, 2020 National Treasure None No .5 (D); .5 (L); N/A (G) 1.5 (W) 1 (C)
183 April 9, 2020 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Atsuko Okatsuka No 0 (D); 0 (L); [-]1 (G) [-]1
184 April 16, 2020 All About Eve Sara June Yes 3 (D); 3.75 (L); 4 (G) 10.75
185 April 23, 2020 Clue None No 1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); N/A (G) 4.5 (W) 3 (C)
186 April 30, 2020 Wayne's World Maureen Bharoocha No 1.5 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G) 5
187 May 7, 2020 Bad Moms None Yes 2 (D); 2 (L); N/A (G) 6 (W) 4 (C)
188 May 14, 2020 Little Miss Sunshine None Yes 3.5 (D); 3.5 (L); N/A (G) 10.5 (W) 7 (C)
189 May 21, 2020 Birds of Prey Emily Yoshida Yes 4.5 (D); 4.25 (L); 4.25 (G) 13
190 May 28, 2020 Legally Blonde None Yes 3 (D); 2.5 (L); N/A (G) 8.25 (W) 5.5 (C)
191 June 4, 2020 Black Lives Matter None N/A N/A (D); N/A (L); N/A (G) N/A
192 June 11, 2020 Updates, Improvements, and a Discussion Kenice Mobley N/A N/A (D); N/A (L); N/A (G) N/A
193 June 18, 2020 Harriet the Spy Jenna Ushkowitz Yes 4 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G) 12
194 June 25, 2020 Tangerine Kai Choyce, Violet Gray, and Dahile Belle Yes 4.5 (D); 4.25 (L); 4 (G-C) 12.75
195 July 9, 2020 Set It Off Jourdain Searles Yes 4 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G) 12
196 July 16, 2020 The Witch Jana Schmieding Yes 1 (D); 1 (L); 1 (G) 3
197 July 23, 2020 Space Jam Princess Weekes No 1 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G) 4.5
198 July 30, 2020 Cheetah Girls Korama Danquah Yes 4 (D); 4 (L); 3.5 (G) 11.5
199 August 6, 2020 Secretary Ashley Ray Yes 1 (D); 1.5 (L); 2 (G) 4.5
200 August 13, 2020 I, Tonya None Yes 5 (D); 4 (L); N/A (G) 13.5 (W) 9 (C)
201 August 20, 2020 Frozen II Ali Nahdee Yes 4 (D); 3.75 (L); 4 (G) 11.75
202 August 27, 2020 Fried Green Tomatoes Francesca Fiorentini Yes 3 (D); 3 (L); 4 (G) 10
203 September 3, 2020 Inception None No .5 (D); .5 (L); N/A (G) 1.5 (W) 1 (C)
204 September 10, 2020 Ghost World Julie Klausner Yes 2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); N/A (G) 7.5 (W) 5 (C)
205 September 17, 2020 Death Becomes Her None Yes 2 (D); 2 (L); N/A (G) 4
206 September 24, 2020 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Kenice Mobley Yes 4 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G) 12
207 October 1, 2020 Parasite Grace Jung Yes 3 (D); 3 (L); 2 (G) 8
208 October 8, 2020 The Descent D'arby Rose Yes 2.5 (D); 2.75 (L); 3 (G) 8.25
209 October 15, 2020 A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night Anna Hossnieh Yes 4.25 (D); 4.25 (L); 4.5 (G) 13
210 October 22, 2020 Us Korama Danquah Yes 3.5 (D); 4 (L); 4 (G) 11.5
211 October 29, 2020 Pan's Labyrinth Aristotle Acevedo Yes 3.75 (D); 3.75 (L); 4 (G) 11.5
212 November 5, 2020 Flubber None Yes 1 (D); .5 (L); N/A (G) 1.5
213 November 12, 2020 Saved! Ellie Brigida and Leesa Charlotte Yes 3.5 (D); 3.5 (L); 4 (G-B); 3.5 (G-C) 12.5 (W) 14.5 (C)
214 November 19, 2020 Lolita (1962) None N/A [-]1000000 (C); [-]1000000/0(L); N/A (G) [-]2000000
215 November 26, 2020 Rhymes for Young Ghouls Jess Murwin Yes 5 (D); 5 (L); 5 (G) 15
216 December 3, 2020 Four Year Anniversary Q&A with Jamie and Caitlin None N/A N/A N/A
217 December 10, 2020 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Grace Thomas No [-]4 (D); 0 (L); 4.5 (G) .5
218 December 17, 2020 This Christmas Miles Gray Yes 3 (D); 3 (L); 3 (G) 9
219 December 24, 2020 Happiest Season Jes Tom Yes 2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 1 (G) 6
220 December 31, 2020 New Year's Eve None Yes 0 (D); 0 (L); N/A (G) 0
221 January 7, 2021 We're Taking the Week Off and That's Feminist None N/A N/A N/A
222 January 14, 2021 Beauty and the Beast None No 2 (D); 1.5 (L); N/A (G) 3.5
223 January 21, 2021 Grease Gracie Gillam Yes .5 (D); .5 (L); 1 (G) 2
224 January 28, 2021 Selena Mala Muñoz Yes 4 (D); 4 (L); 5 (G) 13
225 February 4, 2021 Hollywood Shuffle Sam Ike Yes 2.5 (D); 2.5 (L); 5 (G) 10
Patreon Episodes
Episode # Date aired Title
1 October 12, 2017 Get Out with Rae Sanni
2 October 27, 2017 Things We Learned in the First Year of the Bechdel Cast
3 November 13, 2017 Superbad
4 November 25, 2017 The Muppet Christmas Carol
5 December 18, 2017 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
6 December 30, 2017 Legally Blonde
7 January 15, 2018 Ghostbusters (1984)
8 January 29, 2018 Ghostbusters (2016)
9 February 13, 2018 I, Tonya
10 February 26, 2018 The Disaster Artist
11 March 13, 2018 Q&A with Jamie and Caitlin
12 March 31, 2018 Chocolat (2000)
13 April 9, 2018 Juno
14 April 14, 2018 Titanic
15 May 13, 2018 The Parent Trap (1998)
16 May 28, 2018 The Big Lebowski
17 June 17, 2018 Back to the Future with Kenice Mobley
18 June 30, 2018 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
19 July 16, 2018 Incredibles 2
20 July 30, 2018 The Legend of Billie Jean
21 August 18, 2018 Doubt
22 August 31, 2018 Hackers
23 September 14, 2018 Q&A with Jamie and Caitlin
24 September 28, 2018 Teeth
25 October 12, 2018 The Babadook
26 October 31, 2018 Halloweentown
27 November 8, 2018 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
28 November 26, 2018 Hard Candy
29 December 10, 2018 A Christmas Prince
30 December 24, 2018 The Princess Switch
31 January 14, 2019 Dumplin'
32 January 28, 2019 Drop Dead Gorgeous
33 February 11, 2019 Titanic: Sunk and Drunk
34 February 24, 2019 Titanic Audio Commentary: Part 1 & 2
35 March 11, 2019 High School Musical
36 March 30, 2019 17 Again
37 April 15, 2019 Garden State
38 April 29, 2019 Annihilation
39 May 17, 2019 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
40 May 31, 2019 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
41 June 14, 2019 Knocked Up
42 June 26, 2019 Obvious Child
43 July 9, 2019 American Pie
44 July 29, 2019 American Psycho
45 August 18, 2019 Freaky Friday
46 August 30, 2019 Jennifer's Body
47 September 16, 2019 Maid in Manhattan with Vanessa Gritton
48 September 30, 2019 The Wedding Planner Part 1 & 2
49 October 14, 2019 Death Becomes Her
50 October 28, 2019 Coraline
51 November 11, 2019 9 to 5 with Sophie Lichterman
52 November 27, 2019 Working Girl with Maja Orsic
53 December 10, 2019 Jack Frost
54 December 22, 2019 A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby
55 January 13, 2020 Someone Great
56 January 27, 2020 The Kissing Booth with Jacob Elordi
57 February 7, 2020 Oscar Coverage 2019
58 February 24, 2020 The Favourite with Iszi Lawrence
59 March 15, 2020 The Witches of Eastwick Part 1 & 2
60 March 30, 2020 Moonstruck
61 April 13, 2020 Bridesmaids
62 April 27, 2020 The Hangover
63 May 17, 2020 Shaun of the Dead
64 May 28, 2020 Monty Python and the Holy Grail
65 June 15, 2020 Blockers
66 June 29, 2020 Eighth Grade
67 July 13, 2020 Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
68 July 27, 2020 Cadet Kelly with Keah Brown
69 August 18, 2020 Lolita (1962)
70 August 31, 2020 I, Frankenstein
71 September 14, 2020 Stick It
72 September 28, 2020 Whip It
73 October 12, 2020 The Cabin in the Woods
74 October 26, 2020 What We Do in the Shadows
75 November 16, 2020 Billboard Dad
76 November 30, 2020 Passport to Paris
77 December 14, 2020 The Princess Switch: Switched Again
78 December 21, 2020 A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding
79 January 12, 2021 Enchanted
80 January 26, 2021 Arrival

Notes
1.^ Only Loftus gave a rating in this episode.
2.^ Loftus would later admit that she has never seen The Matrix.
3.^ The cumulative total is higher due to the participation of two guests. A film's weighted score, created by averaging the total guest scores, is indicated with (W); the cumulative with (C).
4.^ The guest left the episode early and did not give a rating.
5.^ In the absence of three ratings a weighted score is created by averaging the two available scores to create a proxy guest score.
6.^ Durante gave the film -40 Nipples and -40 Ass-Cheeks.
7.^ Loftus gave the film -40 Nipples and -40 Butts.
8.^ The guest did not give a rating.
9.^ Loftus asked the Wikipedia editor updating the page to choose between 3.5 or 4. This editor has chosen 4.
10.^ The guest opted to not use the Nipple Rating and gave the film "1 me at [age] 18."
11.^ Given the specific content of this film, Caitlin and Jamie said that while it may have passed they were not choosing to address the test and whether it passed.
12.^ Caitlin initially rated it .5 nipples but to keep the total low given Grace's 4.5 nipples, she lowered hers to -4.
13.^ First of several re-dos of early episodes, since taken down from the feed.

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