4 episodes
Feminist Barrroom Brawls: Witch Edition The Witch Institute
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- TV & Film
Off-the-clock professors Tamara de Szegheo Lang and Dan Vena duke it out over the feminist pleasures and representational pitfalls of contentious titles and guilty pleasures. In this six-episode series, the two hosts dig deep into the archive of beloved, forgotten and altogether ridiculous witch-related movies in celebration of the upcoming Witch Institute, hosted online in August 2021. Gather your coven, cue up the selected film and get ready to (performatively) RUMBLE!!
For more information, see: https://witchinstitute.com/
Episodes originally aired on CFRC 101.9 FM https://www.cfrc.ca/
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04: Bay Cove (1987)
Dan and Tama wrap up the show with a look at the 1987 made-for-TV classic, Bay Cove. Has Bay Cove got feminism in its corner? Or will it have to throw in the towel?
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03: Baba Yaga (1973)
Feminist Barrroom Brawls: The Witch Edition returns! In episode 3, Dan and Tama take on the witchspoitation genre and debate the feminist merits of 1973’s Baba Yaga! Can Baba Yaga punch above her weight class, or she a featherweight when it comes to feminism?
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02: Teen Witch (1989)
In Episode 2, Dan and Tama take to the ring to battle it out over Teen Witch (1989). This film's a cult classic, but is it feminist? Let's get ready to rumble!
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01: The Craft Legacy (2020)
Off the clock film professors Dan and Tama take on The Craft: Legacy (2020). Can this movie go the distance for feminism, or will it get KO'd in the first round?