BSFC at the Movies: Working Girl

There are movies that are bad. There are movies that are so bad, they're good. And then there's Teen Witch.Brooke and KK are back to discuss the Most 80s of Movies, a hallmark of the HBO childhood-to-therapist pipeline. 

It's Cookie Time, y'all! That's right, Brooke and Kaykay are finally back to break down 1989's Troop Beverly Hills, give you the scoop on the show's recent hiatus, and rain flowers upon underrated icon Shelley Long. 

For the inaugural BSFC at the Movies episode, Brooke & Kaykay dive into the EXTREMELY 1988 classic Working Girl, a love letter to the Staten Island Ferry, AquaNet, and capitalism. SPOILER ALERT: It hasn't aged well. (Joan Cusack's eyeshadow, though? Perfection.)What 80s/90s movie shaped YOU? Let us know at:FacebookTwitterInstagramIf we use your suggestion, we'll give you a shout-out on the show!

Brooke and Kaykay are back to bid a fond farewell to The Baby-sitters Club series on Netflix. Also: Stick around 'til the end for an exciting announcement about this show!Visit us at our website, and follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram

In which Brooke & Kaykay discuss lessons from the 5th & 6th episodes of season 2, including the joys of refusing to be defined by labels, healthy ways to navigate changing relationships, and how to keep it together around Surprise Clowns. Visit us at our website, and follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram

SCOTUS is bad. The BSC is good.Join us for a 60 minute respite from the flaming dumpster heap that is present-day America as we discuss the 3rd and 4th episodes of season 2 of the Netflix series. This is a marathon, y'all -- humor, critical analysis, and solidarity will help get us through.  Visit us at our website, and follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram

At last, Brooke and Kaykay are diving into the second (and sadly, final) season of The Baby-sitters Club on Netflix! This show is so damn good, y'all. Visit us at our website, and follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram

For our 50th episode (!!!), we're heading back to August 1990, when Mariah Carey's debut had the power on the pop charts, existential dread dominated the box office, and Ferris Bueller moved to...Santa Monica? Pop culture was getting, getting, getting kinda hectic, and so was the Ramsey household.Brooke and Kaykay discuss the shifting family dynamics in Jessi's Baby-sitter and its exploration of the fine balance between interpersonal support and control, with diversions on friendship bracelets and private school field trips. Visit us at our website, and follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram

July 1990 was a month of classic American sensationalism: in the news (Satanic Panic! jingoism! copaganda!), in the theatres (spiders! ghosts! infertile women!) and in the Baby-sitters Club (a friggin' SHIPWRECK?!).Brooke and Kaykay discuss the first Super Special that felt emotionally authentic, despite its ludicrous premise, and its celebration of ingenuity and integrity. Note: This episode is yet another installment in our ongoing series, "Reading Logan Bruno and 80s/90s Diet Culture For Filth."Visit us at our website, and follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram

In June 1990, a calculated culture war campaign raged in Florida while copaganda reigned supreme in theaters and a cable channel brainwashed its loyal viewers. I mean, can you even imagine?!  Brooke and Kaykay discuss the suburban horror and existential dread of Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook, and on THAT note:Been feeling a white hot rage for some reason this week? US TOO! Wanna do something about it? Check out this overview of ways to defend abortion rights and fight fascist misogyny. Links referenced in this episode:Washington Post article on the 25th anniversary of 2 Live Crew's arrest for obscenityNickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration live broadcastPart 1 of You're Wrong About's series on The Amityville HorrorVisit us at our website, and follow us on:FacebookTwitterInstagram