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Howdily doodily neighborino! Yes, your trusty WIRED Culture team is here once again, and this week we have an important question to ask: Is Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising a feminist movie?
The answer to that question, unsurprisingly, is complicated. For one, it passes the Bechtel Test, so that’s good. (It might even pass the Jane Test, but we’ll never know unless they release the script.) On the other hand, the empowered women of Neighbors 2 spend more time proving they can party as hard as the guys than they do going to class. So, it’s kind of a wash. But it’s a wash we’re happy to discuss on this week’s Monitor podcast. (We do it all for you, dear listeners.)
Neighbors 2 isn’t the only thing we’re chatting about, though. We also take a deep-dive into Chance the Rapper’s new album Coloring Book, which just debuted on the Billboard Hot 200 at No. 8, despite being a streaming-only Apple Music release. We’ve got some thoughts on Seth Rogen’s non-Neighbors project, Preacher, too.
So be a good neighbor and join us, won’t you?
A few helpful links for things we talk about in the podcast:
-Lexi Pandell’s interview with author Joe Hill about The Fireman –A few pieces about the feminism of Neighbors 2 -One of the Lemonade reaction videos Beyoncé is showing on her Formation World Tour -WIRED’s pieces on Preacher hitting the small screen -Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne’s Google Autocomplete interview with WIRED:
