Chick Flicks with Gabby & Amy Gabby & Amy

The day has arrived: Amy and Gabby confront the mixed blessings of the John Hughes cinematic universe by examining the 1984 teen classic Sixteen Candles. 
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1992's A League of Their is the highest-grossing baseball film of all time, according to some vaguely sourced trivia Amy found on the internet. But even if that's not strictly true, the film about a 1940's women's baseball league deserves its place in the sports movie canon. Gabby and Amy welcome their pal Jess to discuss the film's enduring appeal. 

If you are a woman under 50, Mean Girls is part of your cultural landscape. From "stop trying to make fetch happen," to "she doesn't even go here," the film has spawned countless memes and catch phrases. It even became a Broadway musical, which has now been made into another film version. Gabby and Amy discuss the mixed blessing of the OG Mean Girls and their reaction to the 2024 version, which makes some necessary updates but also undermines the plot and characterization with too much singing. 

The Devil Wears Prada captures a heady moment in time when magazine were plentiful and lucrative, #girlboss #burnout wasn't a thing, and the most troubling conflict on your horizon was whether or not you would be chosen for a work trip to Paris. Gabby and Amy reminisce about their own journalism backgrounds, contemplate society's shifting attitudes towards work, and discuss the complexities of female leadership. 

Happy holidays from Gabby & Amy. Our gift to you is an episode about the delightful 1995 romcom While You Were Sleeping. The Released to little fanfare in the summer of 1995, the film established Sandra Bullock as a leading lady and exceeded box office and critics' expectations. Gabby and Amy revisit the film and find its gentle sweetness and farcical rhythms as fresh as a blue spruce. 

It's the episode Gabby and Amy were born to make! Mystic Pizza brings together Amy's Connecticut childhood with Gabby's Portuguese heritage in one delightful autumnal coming of age story. Listen up as we spill our knowledge!