Depressingly Inspirational, Hopefully Infuriating, Boss-Bitch Energy, Must See these are the words we are using to describe this weeks pick. Welcome to episode thirty-nine of season 6 of Flicks XRayed, this week we are challenging the patriarchy and are reviewing On the Basis of Sex. Host, A part of the next generation Tony is joined by co-host Harvardman Sarah and guests Opposed to old white men Cass, and A legal guinea pig Ashley. This week we play a game of Release Year for Biopic Movies, The Price is Right and The Flicks Awesome Lodge Word Game. So tune in as we discuss at length about Notorious RBG, Sexism, The Legal Side, and sooo much more.
Our Ratings
A legal guinea pig Ashley 4.5
Opposed to old white men Cass 5
Harvardman Sarah 5
A part of the next generation Tony 5
19.5/20 98 %
Synopsis and Starring
Synopsis: Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a struggling attorney and new mother who faces adversity and numerous obstacles in her fight for equal rights. When Ruth takes on a groundbreaking tax case with her husband, attorney Martin Ginsburg, she knows it could change the direction of her career and the way the courts view gender discrimination.
Directed by Mimi Leder
Starring
Felicity Jones as Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Armie Hammer as Martin Ginsburg
Justin Theroux as Mel Wulf
Sam Waterston as Erwin Griswold
Kathy Bates as Dorothy Kenyon
Cailee Spaeny as Jane Ginsburg
Game 1
Release Year for Biopic Movies
On the Basis of Sex.……….2018
- Gorillas in the Mist.……….1988
- Elizabeth.………..1998
- Julie & Julia ……….2009
- Frida……….2002
- What’s Love Got to Do with It……….1993
- Jackie.……….2016
- Selena……….1997
- The Iron Lady……….2011
- Cleopatra……….1963
- Queen of the Desert.……….2015
- Judy……….2019
Game 2
The Figures
| Budget | $20,000,000 (estimated) |
| Domestic: | $24,704,837 |
| Foreign: | $14,051,063 |
| Bonus 1: (Opening Weekend 33 Theaters) | $686,355 |
| Rotten Tomatoes Ratings Critic Ratings: Audience Ratings: | 72% 76% |
| IMDB Rating: | 71% (7.1) |
Game 3
The Awesome Lodge Word Game
Movies about Women’s Rights – Cass
- Hidden Figures
- Suffragette
- Battle of the Sexs
- Iron Jawed Angels
- The Glorias
- Selma
- North Country
- The Help
- Becoming Jane
- 9 to 5
Movies with Strong Female Leads – Ashley
- Alien
- Thelma and Louise
- The Silence of the Lambs
- Erin Brockovich
- Kill Bill
- Zero Dark Thirty
- Norma Rae
- Mad Max Fury Road
- Clueless
- Bend it Like Beckham
Movies about Lawyers – Cass
- Liar Liar
- Bombshell
- The Devil’s Advocate
- To Kill A Mockingbird
- The Judge
- Legally Blonde
- Philadelphia
- A Few Good Men
- Rainman
- Kramer vs Kramer
Box Office Topping Movies from 2018 – Ashley
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
- Fifty Shades Freed
- Black Panther
- Ready Player One
- A Quiet Place
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Oceans 8
- The Meg
- The Nun
- Crazy Rich Asians
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