Cool, Interesting Nerds Madeline Looks Back

We talk about media made for teenage girls, comparing ‘Bring It On’ (2000) and ‘Never Have I Ever’ (2020), and discuss why teenage movies were dismissed, the importance of women in the film industry, and the evolution in the way we talk about sexuality in media.

Cited:

Cohen, Anne. “Teenage Girls Loved These Movies, Critics Didn’t — Who Was Right?” Refinery29. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/12/8952462/girl-movies-for-women-reviews-male-film-critics-problem

Getz, Dana. “What Happened To Sleepover Movies?” Bustle. https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/90s-2000s-teen-movies

Orenstein, Peggy. “The Movies Discover The Teen-Age Girl”. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/11/movies/the-movies-discover-the-teen-age-girl.html

Scott, A.O. “Strong, Modest and Sincere Behind All the Giddy Cheer.” The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/25/movies/film-review-strong-modest-and-sincere-behind-all-the-giddy-cheer.html

“Never Have I Ever I Co-Creators Mindy Kaling & Lang Fisher On Creating Teen Comedy “ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE_Oah0RxQE

“Never Have I Ever | Mindy Kaling & Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Celebrate Ganesh Puja Episode” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzVYRST0h3Q

The music used in this episode is "Lost Souls" by Portrayal freemusicarchive.org/music/Portraya…l_-_Lost_Souls used under an attribution license creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/