Feminists Watching Action Movies FWAM
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- TV & Film
Vanessa and Meagan, the ladies of Feminists Watching Action Movies (FWAM), agree on four things: (1) wine is delicious, (2) women are underrepresented or misrepresented in action movies, (3) action movies are awesome in spite of this, and (4) it is really hard to keep track of what day it is. Join them every other Monday as they discuss a new action movie.
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10: Independence Day
In a very special episode, FWAM celebrates America the only way it knows how, by talking about Independence Day on Independence Day. Vanessa and Meagan manage to discuss Bill Pullman's presidential failures and how they would react to an alien invasion despite spending much of the episode marveling at the combined action hero hotness of Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum. -
09: Twister
In their most heated/high stakes discussion yet, Meagan attempts to dismantle Vanessa's favorite childhood weather disaster film, Twister. Can the ladies have a mature debate about sexual harassment, the Bechdel test, and corporate sponsorship, or will the episode turn into an F5 of emotions and blind childhood loyalty? -
08: Furious 7
With a promotional poster watching over the FWAM studio, Meagan and Vanessa attempt to reconcile their joy and grief while discussing Furious 7. Topics include impractical footwear, women in STEM, and three rounds of FMK. -
07: The Fast and the Furious
FWAM's first ever special guest, Kaitlyn, stops by to talk about the first ever Fast and Furious movie. While Meagan vows to defend her favorite franchise to the death, Vanessa and Kaitlyn discuss the male gaze and internalized misogyny. All of the ladies are subsequently sidetracked by Paul Walker, the logistics of driving a convertible without a hair elastic, and adults who eat tuna fish sandwiches with no crusts.
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06: True Lies
Meagan and Vanessa are able to cover guns (literally and figuratively), animals as action heroes, stalking behavior, women's fashions, and very expensive family therapy in a third of the time it takes True Lies to do anything. Note: All of this is done "In Perfect Arabic."