Tag Archives: bechdel test

FACE JOHANSSON – FMP EP 139



We’re putting on our most fabulous Edith Head cape for part two of our discussion on the 1950 film All About Eve. What is theatre? Why is Marilyn Monroe in this movie? Did 32 year old men age differently in the 1950s? These questions and many more, answered on this week’s show with special guest, and cape enthusiast, Ava Davis!


DESSERT STEW – FMP EP 134



Just what happened at the ending of 2020’s Horse Girl? Is this film kinda sorta set in the 90s? We get into it this week – plus Nicole shares some insights from the film’s writers and makes a (shameful?) confession about her reading habits.


SPOTTY ACTING SYNDROME – FMP EP 129



This week on the show we theorize on how practical Frankie and Ulysses’ woman/robot love match actually is. Plus, we give our unfiltered thoughts on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and see if Making Mr. Right passes the Bechdel Test! With special guest, Hillary R. Heath.


FMP EP 311 NEVER A SALAD



Dressing down your besties, what we’ll never crave at a restaurant, and final thoughts on the successes and failures of this month’s film. On today’s episode we’re wrapping up our discussion of “I Feel Pretty” with Helen and Valerie of the Falling in Love Montage Podcast!


FMP EP 307: THE CLAMSHELL



On today’s episode we wrap up our discussion of the film A Wrinkle in Time, and we see how the film holds up against our “This is a Test” segment. With special guest, Jasmine Waters!


FMP EP 303: AS PRINCESS AS IT GETS



Would dialing back the ZZ Top and the blue nail polish have given Tonya an edge with the judges or is it better to embrace your authentic, rabbit-fur-coat self? We wrap up our discussion of the film, “I, Tonya” – plus we find out if this film passes the Bechdel test in our old/new segment, “This is a Test”. With special guest, Jackie Costello!


FMP LADY BITS 2.11.3 LAQUAKS



It’s our last podcast episode for season two and we’re comparing the stage play version to the film version of “Steel Magnolias”! Plus our New Year’s resolutions as women in film and the Bechdel Test. With special guest, Julie Jones Ivey.


FMP LADY BITS 2.10.2 WE’VE GOT A FLOATER



Did you know that the entire ending of “Striptease” (1996) was reshot? We give you all the details, plus more on Armand Assante’s hard-boiled cop, and we see if this film passes the Bechdel Test! With special guest, Topher Payne.