Black Girl Film Club

We're not Josie Grossie anymore!! High school is still hell in Never Been Kissed (1999) directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, LeeLee Sobieski, and Molly Shannon. In this episode: a look at the real story that inspired the movie and the ethics of adults secretly mixing in with teens; what high school was like in the ancient days of the early 2000s; recovering from being a loser; Britney's encyclopedic knowledge of random white actors. The Times article on Shann Jones's: https://www.thetimes.com/world/article/never-been-kissed-true-story-s3nbw29t5 Our recommendations: 21 Jump Street (2012), 22 Jump Street (2014), Carrie (1976) Support the show with a Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/blackgirlfilmclub Check out the rest of our socials at linktr.ee/blackgirlfilmclub

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains

We're back to talk friendship, betrayal, and extreme hobbies...this time, above ground! In Fall (2022), recently widowed Becky and her friend Hunter become stranded after climbing a 2,000 ft decommissioned tv tower to spread her husband's ashes. Fall is directed by Scott Mann and stars Graces Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardener, Mason Gooding, and Jeffery Dean Morgan. In this episode: our collective fear of heights; Mason Gooding's charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent; being the one Black lady at the diner; how to be a good friend to someone grieving; fighting vultures; living, laughing, loving. Our recommendations: 47 Meters Down (2017), 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019), Buried (2010) Support the show with a Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/blackgirlfilmclub Check out the rest of our socials at linktr.ee/blackgirlfilmclub

1, 2, 3, 4! This is a movie that we adore!

Happy Pride, film club listeners!

For a very special edition of In the Studio With, we have director Destiny Cox with us to talk about her short film You Were Dead Yesterday (2025), an Afro-Gothic take on living through, and surviving a zombie apocalypse. In addition to directing, Destiny is the co-founder of Wano Studios, a Philadelphia-based production company. During this interview, asked Destiny about the rewards of running her own studio, her film influences and layered storytelling, the politics of horror, and why Black stories perfect for the sci-fi/horror genres! Catch You Were Only Dead Yesterday when it releases in August 2025. You can follow Destiny on Instagram @/destinyjcox or at Wano Studios @/wanostudiosllc. Visit Wano Studios at https://www.wanostudios.com/. Our recommendations: Ashley - Night of the Living Dead (1968), Alien (1979) Britney - Dawn of the Dead (1978) Destiny - Black Summer (2019-2021), Attack on Titan (2013-2023) Support the show with a Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/blackgirlfilmclub Check out the rest of our socials at

Silencio! We finally get lost in David Lynch's walking daydream Mulholland Dr. (2001) starring Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, and Justin Theroux. Lynch, as usual, declined to explain the meaning of the film and we here at Black Girl Film Club can little more than offer our musing and interpretations including: the Hollywood machine, the sinister nature of LA, shaping your identity, Ellen Degeneres wigs, and the Blue Box Theory. We miss you, David and thank you for everything. Our recommendations: Persona (1966), 3 Women (1977), Black Swan (2010), Perfect Blue (1997)

You guys........we miss David Lynch. A lot. In part 1 of our David Lynch double feature, we discuss Eraserhead (1977), starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates, and Jack Fisk. In this film, factory worker Henry Cooper becomes a father while living in an industrial wasteland. Lynch famously called Eraserhead his most spiritual film but, even more famously, declined to explain why. He also hated when people tried to explain his films with words, but that's exactly what we're doing in this episode. Also in this episode: what makes art Art, Lynch's filmography and early family life, the curse of CinemaSins, the uncertainty of parenthood, and the comfort of the unknown in Lynch's films.

Heavy spoilers ahead! Welcome back to the Rough Cut! Along with literally everybody else in the world, we share our initial reactions of the most talked about movie of the year, Sinners (2025). Directed by Ryan Coogler, Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan as twins Smoke and Stack, who return to the Mississippi Delta to open a juke joint and are attacked by vampires in process. In this extended episode: we hate on Variety and analyze music and the thinning veil, racial dynamics in the Jim Crow South and address the discourse on sex and trauma in Black movies. Our recommendations: Interview with the Vampire (2022-), Blade (1998) Support the show with a Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/blackgirlfilmclub Check out the rest of our socials at linktr.ee/blackgirlfilmclub

BOO YOW!

Like phoenixes rising from the littered ashes of Oscars discourse‬ and Russo Brothers slop, we've triumphantly emerged from Cinema Purgatory™ for our 7th year to, once again, fill the internet airwaves with our hot takes on film. In this week's episode we're talking friendship, heart chakras, and bra money in One of Them Days (2025), directed by Lawrence Lamont and starring Keke Palmer and SZA in her film debut. In the grand tradition of 1 day buddy comedies, this movie follows Dreux and Alyssa as they try to recover their stolen rent money before they're evicted. Also in this episode: we wonder when we'll get more mid-budget comedies, and would we wear a Cucci t-shirt? Our recommendations: Friday (1995), Friday After Next (2002), After Hours (1985) Support the show with a Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/blackgirlfilmclub Check out the rest of our socials at linktr.ee/blackgirlfilmclub

In this edition of the Rough Cut, we talk horny Christmas movies with Netflix's Hot Frosty (2024). In this episode: more investigations into the Holiday Movie Industrial Complex, Lacy Chabert: Queen of Christmas, snowman nipples, horny old people, and why every Christmas movie is based in trauma (thanks Charles Dickens!). Our recommendations: Falling For Christmas (2022), The Holdovers (2023), Gremlins (1984), Looney Tunes "The Abominable Snow Rabbit" (1961) Support the show with a Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/blackgirlfilmclub Check out the rest of our socials at linktr.ee/blackgirlfilmclub

Remember: You Are One

Sweets for the sweet

Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! BEETLEJUICE!! We're summoning the juice demon and bio-exorcism expert in Tim Burton's classic, Beetlejuice (1988) starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, and Catherine O'Hara. In this episode: Beetlejuice's wild journey from page to screen; calypso songs to get possessed to; goth legend Lydia Deetz; the importance of production design; how we'd haunt a house; and Tim Burton's enduring aesthetics (for better or for worse). Our recommendations: The Others (2001), Mars Attacks! (1996), Sleepy Hollow (1999) Support the show with a Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/blackgirlfilmclub Check out the rest of our socials at linktr.ee/blackgirlfilmclub

We're back with more Black vampires with The Transfiguration (2016), a coming of age tale of Milo, a struggling Brooklyn teen who believes he is a vampire. The Transfiguration was directed by Michael O'Shea and stars Eric Ruffin, Chloe Levine, and Aaron Moten. In this episode: Milo's Vampire Code of Ethics; #TwilightSucks; using movies to scare the hoes; Black writers and the occult; vampirism as a coping method for grief. Our recommendations: Martin (1977), Penny Dreadful (2014-2016) Watch Suicide by Sunlight (2018): https://vimeo.com/377200942 Support the show with a Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/blackgirlfilmclub Check out the rest of our socials at linktr.ee/blackgirlfilmclub

Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice-skate uphill ⛸️

Ladies and gentleman, madames et monsieurs...welcome to a different kind of Rough Cut. Prepare yourselves, mortals, as we explore two adaptions of Anne Rice's epic tale: Interview with the Vampire (1994) and it's tv adaptation (2022-). In this episode: the history behind the 1976 novel; Oprah denouncing the dark energy in the first film; Ashley admits she was wrong about Sam Reid; Louis the Bird; the effect on race on the tv adaptation; Anne's influence on popular vampire stories; the future of Rockstar Lestat. Our recommendations: True Blood (2008-2014) and don't forget to watch IWTV streaming right now on Netflix! Support the show with a Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/blackgirlfilmclub Check out the rest of our socials at linktr.ee/blackgirlfilmclub

Y'all know Black Girl Film Club? That podcast where two Black women talk about movies? Well, the feds heard they got backstage passes to Lady Raven's latest show, so they set up a trap for them. This whole episode is a trap