Fake Geek Girls - A Critical Look at Pop Culture

Missy is back again with Kat Overland to discuss even more about Scott Pilgrim! What's up with the "red flag" association? Is Ramona a manic pixie dream girl? What are all these pop culture references accomplishing? Let's get into it! The post Episode 198 – Scott Pilgrim, Part 2 with Kat Overland appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

Join us as we chat about growing up and alongside a single piece of media, why Scott Pilgrim is shonen battle manga, and more! The post Episode 197 – Scott Pilgrim, Part One with Kat Overland appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

Join us for Merri's last WWBUT before maternity leave! We're talking about cults, labyrinths, romance, and more. The post WWBUT 100 – Egg Guy appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

Join us as we take an even closer look at 2023's Barbie movie, focusing on patriarchy, domination, existentialism, and the goals of feminism. The post Episode 196 – Ken (Or: Barbie 2.0) appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

Vampires, werewolves, necromancers, some guy, and our favorite teenage dingdongs. The post WWBUT 99 – That Boy Can MOPE appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

Come on Barbie, let's go take a potentially controversial look at 2023's biggest summer blockbuster! The post Episode 195 – Barbie appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

In this week's WWBUT, we're talking about revisiting books, being skeptical about nice characters, and Big Vape. The post WWBUT 98 – Vapers Gonna Vape, Vape, Vape, Vape, Vape appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

We're deep diving into Jaws (that's an ocean pun!), taking a look at film history, genre, class, and a whole lot of masculinity. The post Episode 193 – Jaws appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

After our long absence, we’re back with a supersized WWBUT to catch you up on everything we’ve been doing in the last couple of months. What Missy’s Been Up To: Watching Little WomenE.T.TarWhat Lies BeneathJungle CruiseInterstellarAmerican PsychoIt Happened One NightPaddington Reading Fight Like Hell by Kim KellyLet’s Talk About Death! by Cait ZellersA Deadly Education […] The post WWBUT 97 – Picking Apples in Papa’s Orchard appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

We're discussing Mrs. Davis, the bonkers 2023 show from Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof about a nun versus AI, maybe God, and her own mother. The post Episode 192 – Mrs. Davis appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

Important news: we've seen Barbie, and we're here to talk about it. We're also taking a look at Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer, Transformers, and more. The post WWBUT 95 – Where Are the Gay Dinosaurs, Oppenheimer? appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

We thought we might have been over vampire media, but we were wrong. Join us as we discuss Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire and its adaptations, as well as morality, the origins and meanings of vampire fiction, and what 'bad' representation means. The post Episode 192 – Interview With the Vampire appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

We've journeyed Across the Spider-Verse, back into Hälsingland, and into the murky world of reboots in this week's WWBUT. The post WWBUT 95 – We’re Still Talking About Midsommar appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

Join us as we discuss authenticity, the tricky balance of real-world social issues with capitalism, and, naturally, which spice we'd be if we were a spice. The post Episode 191 – Spice World appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

We've got some thoughts on men, cults, songfic, and action scenes on this week's WWBUT! The post WWBUT 94 – Ariana Grande is Singing About bell hooks appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

Put 'Pony' on the stereo and get your dollar bills out, because it's time to talk about Magic Mike XXL The post Episode 190 – Magic Mike XXL appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

We're back to talk about Missy's completely intentional misinterpretation of Renfield, Merri's Scream apologia, and more. The post WWBUT 93 – A Low Blow by the Lobos appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

Join us on our journey down further and further rungs of truth as we take a look at The Amber Spyglass, the third book in the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman and its corresponding season of the TV show. The post Episode 189 – The Amber Spyglass appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

We're back from ECCC and ready to talk about it! We've also got some remarkably hot takes for a WWBUT, including a discussion of How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell, and Missy repeatedly apologizing for finding Our Flag Means Death to be merely a good show. The post WWBUT 92 – Snake Content (Snontent) appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.

Insert your favorite catchphrase here, because we're talking about Letterkenny, the hit Canadian comedy show featuring hicks, skids, hockey players, and more jokes per second than one person can possibly comprehend. We're talking about small towns, masculinity, and the boundaries between good humor and bad taste. The post Episode 188 – Letterkenny appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS.