Brutal Film Girl Experiment
Two longtime friends meet once a week to share some laughs and watch a classic cult, horror, or disturbing arthouse film. Sarah loves them, but Emma might not have the stomach for it. Will their already unstable friendship survive the Brutal Film Girl Experiment?
Episodes
45 episodes
Green Room (2015) - punk's not dead
On this week’s ultra-bloody episode of BFGE, the ladies rock out to Jeremy Saulnier’s 2015 horror-thriller, Green Room: a cinematic homage to the underground punk scene so stressful that Emma spent 90% of it pacing around the apartment like a d...
Crumb (1995) - female trouble
In this week's episode of BFGE, the ladies celebrate international women's day by watching Terry Zwigoff's impeccable expose on the singular underground cartoonist Robert Crumb. Join us as we talk:Beautiful, Thick Muscle Mommi...
Midsommar (2019) - cry, cry my darling
In this very pollen-filled episode of BFGE, the ladies don their giant triangle flower gowns and watch Ari Aster's 2019 emotional rollercoaster "Midsommar." Join as we discuss:The pros and cons of the murderous Swedish commune...
Wake in Fright (1971) - yabba dabba doo
In this week's very boozy episode of BFGE, the ladies gulp down the 1971 brutal outback classic "Wake in Fright." Join us as we discuss:A beautiful utopia: a world without women! Stupid gambling!Agro-wr...
Mystic Pizza (1988) - emma's revenge part II
In this very sweet episode of BFGE, Sarah celebrates all things Emma by allowing her to choose the film for her birthday. The ladies order a pie and tuck into the 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film "Mystic Pizza" (d. Donald Petrie),...
Dawn of the Dead (1978) - mall rats
In this very special holiday episode of BFGE, the ladies hunker down at the MALL and watch George A. Romero's 1978 horror classic "Dawn of the Dead." Join us as we discuss:Did consumerism kill the holidays?Are our cat...
The Invitation (2015) - the hollywood chills
In this very tense episode of BFGE, the ladies break out their good silverware and tuck into the 2015 psychological horror-thriller, "The Invitation." Directed by Karyn Kusama (Jennifer's Body), the film centers on a man attending a dinn...
The Crucible (1996) - no woman, no die
Join us on this extra special FRIENDSgiving episode of BFGE where Sarah and Emma break ground by inviting their XY-chromosome'd friend Andrew over to watch the 1996 American classic, "The Crucible." Join us as:- Emma explains the d...
The Weird, Kind of Terrible Q&A Episode
Welcome to the weird Q&A episode. We are never doing another one of these. It got too weird. Join us as we answer the questions you submitted thru instagram and we chat about:- Ghost Sex!- Dog Cloning!...
It Follows (2014) - down to clown
In this year's BFGE Halloween special, Sarah subjects Emma to the 2014 indie horror banger, "It Follows." Laughs abound as Emma confuses this with a completely different film, Sarah tests Emma's knowledge of venereal diseases, and the lad...
Audition (1999) - an affair to dismember
In this week's very romantic episode of BFGE, the ladies tuck into Takashi Miike's 1999 J-horror cult classic, "Audition." The film follows a middle-aged widower who enlists the help of his film producer friend to stage a fake audition i...
Full Metal Jacket (1987) - saigon with the wind
In this week's very toxic episode of BFGE, Sarah and Emma head off to bootcamp to watch Stanley Kubrick's take on the Vietnam War in "Full Metal Jacket," a film that, as it turns out, is not about metal outerwear at all. In this episode:<...
Alien (1979) - weyland-yutani mami
In this very spaced out episode of BFGE, Emma requests that Sarah make her watch Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi game-changer, "Alien." The ladies talk corporate greed, H.R. Giger, robo-treachery, and tiny white panties.Come and get suc...
The Descent (2006) - girls just wanna spelunk
In this week's very claustrophobic episode of BFGE, the ladies endure Neil Marshall's 2005 estrogen-charged thriller "The Descent." Will Emma be able to make it through the darkness and out the other side? Or will she simply snap?&n...
Videodrome (1983) - broadcast signal intrusion
In this week's mind-melting episode of BFGE, Emma treks over to Sarah's apartment in the blistering city heat to watch Cronenberg's 1983 sci-fi thriller "Videodrome." In this episode:Sarah does her best to give Emma a primer o...
happiness (1998) - happiness, where are you?
In this week's very twisted episode of BFGE, the ladies tuck into Todd Solondz's notorious black comedy "Happiness" (1998). The film centers on three sisters, their families, and neighbors, as they struggle to make sense of their depressi...
Return of the Living Dead (1985) - singin' in the brains
On this BFGE Fourth of July Spectacular, the ladies watch Dan O' Bannon's 1985 genre-defying classic: "Return of the Living Dead." In the episode:- Sarah gives Emma a crash course in zombie films- Emma want...
Climax (2019) - dance dance annihilation
In this week's episode of BFGE, the ladies go footloose and watch Gaspar Noé's 2019 psychedelic nightmare "Climax." The film follows the young members of a French dance troupe as their jubilant rehearsal descends into madness after they u...
The Ugly Stepsister (2025) - women under the influence
In this week's episode of BFGE, Sarah and Emma discuss newcomer Emilie Blichfeldt's delightfully twisted take on the classic Cinderella tale in her debut film, the Ugly Stepsister (2025). In this episode:$50 weed lemonade;
Barbarian (2022) - airb-n-flee
On this extra tense episode of BFGE, Emma white-knuckles it through Zach Cregger's 2022 black comedy horror film "Barbarian." The ladies discuss the film's deeper themes like feminine intuition, gentrification, and how attractive a man wo...
Funny Games (1997) - home on derange
In this very giggly episode of BFGE, Emma shocks Sarah by warming up to Michael Haneke’s infamous home invasion satire "Funny Games." The ladies debate the film's artistic merit, Sarah reads angry zero star film reviews, and Emma urges au...
The Room (2003) - you're tearing me apart, emma
In this wildly silly episode of BFGE, Emma treks over to Sarah's freezing apartment to eat soup, huddle under a blanket, and watch "The Room" with Spanish subtitles off youtube.com. Mmmm feels like it's 2008 and our meal cards just got de...
Misery (1990) - dirty bird special
On this very chilly episode of BFGE, Sarah and Emma get together in the bleak midwinter to watch Stephen King's infamous 1990 thriller "Misery." The ladies ask all the pressing questions including:Is there anything more terrifying t...
Ebola Syndrome (1996) - saturday night hemorrhagic fever
On this very contagious episode of BFGE, Emma endures 98 minutes of Herman Yau’s infamous Category III Hong Kong shocker "Ebola Syndrome." The film tells the rags-to-riches story of Kai, a psychopathic and unhygienic restaurant worker who...
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) - the surreal world
On the season 2 premiere of BFGE, the ladies tuck into the 1970 Czech surrealist masterpiece "Valerie and Her Week of Wonders" in advance of their upcoming trip to Prague (selected by you, the listeners). The film follows a young girl on ...