Film Club Face-off

In this episode, Amanda and Leigh discuss Tangerine and Moonlight, two highly acclaimed films about underrepresented and misrepresented communities. CWs: Transphobia, misogyny, transmisogyny, homophobia, racism, sex work, drugs, assault, physical abuse, hate crime, invalidating identities, emotional abuse, emotional manipulation, bullying.Note: We recorded this episode before the latest Scarlett Johansson casting controversy occurred (the one where she is being cast as a trans man). Further reading about these films from LGBTQIA+ community members (plus an interview with the trans actresses from Tangerine): https://www.autostraddle.com/a-trans-woman-of-color-responds-to-the-trauma-of-tangerine-301607/https://lgbtperspectives.com/2015/07/20/film-review-tangerine-hits-home-for-this-trans-movie-critic/https://www.autostraddle.com/tangerine-is-a-hilarious-beautiful-authentic-casts-trans-women-to-play-trans-women-leads-298065/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tangerine-stars-mya-taylor-kitana-810547https://ww