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We've all been sick but we managed to claw ourselves out of bed and into the studio. After last episode's discussion of 90's-set Captain Marvel we decided to revisit the 90's, the era of 'girl power' and look at some kickass women of 90's cinema. Turns out we were in for quite a culture shock. Tom goes on some of his usual social rants so be warned. 00:00 – Intro and sickly chat; Dee’s not well this week but it’s been a calamitous period for the whole family 02:49 – Avengers Endgame leaks and ACCIDENTALLY tripping on spoilers 06:20 – TRAILER: Star Wars; the Rise of Skywalker (with a sprinkling of trolling from Tom). What does the title mean? Does Luke return or does ‘Skywalker’ refer to something else? 13:19 – Let’s talk the female action heroes and the scarcity of female action heroes in the 90’s. The rule is that it the movie had to be a vehicle for the Female Action Hero. 16:06 – Film No. 1: Tank Girl starring Lori Petty, Malcolm McDowell and Naomi Watts. Is it as good as Tom remembers and is it as good as Dee was expecting? Nope! Overall it is a very problematic film but for the time is kind of ground-breaking which is kind of sad when you think about it . 40:06 – That time Tom was in the test audience for an embarrassing film 41:09 – Film No. 2: The Quick and the Dead starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russel Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. Again, is it as good as Tom remembers and is it as good as Dee was expecting? Double Nope! Sharon Stone is essentially relegated to B-Plot in her own film. 58:26 – Let’s move on and talk about a film we really love: Film No. 3: The Long Kiss Goodnight starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson, written by Shane Black and Directed by Renny Harlin. It is one of our favourite films, it’s as good and as camp and as cheesy as we always remember it. 01:11:00 – A quick aside about Cat-Calling because of something that happens in the film 01:14:03 – Back to The Long Kiss Goodnight 01:22:26 – The Long Kiss Goodnight’s legacy and the shape of female lead action movies today 01:28:10 – Dee’s homework: Captain Marvel; the 2014 run of comics. 01:35:20 – Tom’s Homework: A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman 01:40:47 – This week’s homework assignment: Tracy Queen and the Oneshi Press Annual Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker except it's 'What's Up Danger' Do your usual Amazon shop while helping us at no extra cost to yourself! Support us on Patreon and be our new best friend! (Coming Soon) Find us on twitter: Tom or Dee Find us on YouTube: The French-Patels or Tom's Channel Join us for Couple's Consoling Game Streams and Creative Stream on Twitch