Girlhood Movie Database
Join writers/friends Maggie and Marin as they discuss depictions of girlhood in film, literature, and other media. Girlhood Movie Database is a celebration of pop culture, the audacity of youth, and the ways we grow away from and into our bodies and dreams for ourselves and each other.
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Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Welcome to the very first episode of Girlhood Movie Database! We’re so thankful you’re here as we discuss the underrated 90s GEM of a film, EVER AFTER (1998). Maggie shares her lifelong love of Drew Barrymore (which she proves via a reading from her teenage diary), Marin laments her young self’s lack of appreciation for the film, and we talk about how this re-telling of Cinderella diverges from other versions of the fairytale to give us characters, friendships, and romance worth rooting for.
Secondary texts referenced:
Wildflower by Drew Barrymore
“Cinderella” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks
“Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper” by Charles Perrault
Archetypal Patterns in Women’s Fiction by Annis Pratt
Melanie Lynskey interview on Fresh Air
Incorrect Logline: Letterboxd
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
3/7/2025 UPDATE: We have changed the name of this show! You are now listening to Girlhood Movie Database, which kind of renders parts of this episode irrelevant. I considered removing the entire thing, but decided to add this addendum instead for any new listeners who appreciate a primer episode before diving into a new podcast.
In this short intro episode, Maggie and Marin introduce themselves, the structure of each episode, and the inspiration for the show’s title! We also touch on the supposed feuds between Millennials and Gen Z-ers on the internet. (Spoiler: Maggie is a Millennial and Marin is a Gen Z-er and neither of us understand any of this nonsense.)