Fats on Film

Nov 14 2024 44 ep. 94 mins 3

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Your host, fat fashion and film & tv aficionado Hannah Ogilvie (@queenbeastsays), dissects the media representation of fat bodies and other body types. Each week a film or TV show is under the representation microscope to evaluate how these larger characters are treated either positively and negatively and discuss the very real life impact of the media's portrayal of bigger bodies. @fatsonfilm on Twitter and Instagram. Cover art by Hamish Mèk Chohan - can be found on IG at @unpackingtheself

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The Nutty Professor (1996) with Fat Liberation London

Nov 14 2024 136 mins

The Nutty Professor (1996) is a film you have been requesting for some time now and I finally had the perfect guests to deep dive into it with, Nikita & Sim from Fat Lib London! We talk about the hypocrisy of the film's central message of loving yourself how you are while simultaneously mocking and ridiculing fat people, we talk about how race plays a big role in this film but

Shaun of the Dead (2004) with Caitlyn Downs

Oct 24 2024 129 mins

"How's that for a slice of fried gold?!" It has been 20 years since we were introduced to the Rom-Zom-Com genre in Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's Shaun of the Dead and this film is still very much in the zeitgeist - is this a perfect movie? I was joined by Caitlyn Downs, the writer behind the Scared Sheepless blog, to discuss this monumental film in British comedy and horror and of

The Substance (2024)

Sep 29 2024 36 mins

*I am talking spoilers from the very beginning* I came out of watching Coralie Fargeat's The Substance (2024) very much in my feelings. A grotesque and gnarly film discussing the beauty standard is 100% my cup of tea. Starring a career best turn by Demi Moore, we follow Elisabeth Sparkle as she tries to remain relevant in an industry which tells her she has "past it". I wanted to

Chicago (2002) with Holly Richards

Sep 26 2024 85 mins

Put on your lingerie, bleach your hair blonde and get ready to do a series of songs and dances in prison, we are talking Chicago (2002). I was joined by Holly Richards, the founder of Amplefolk and we talk about Queen Latifah as Mama Morton, we discuss John C Reilly's sad take on Amos. And we talk about if fat people actually exist in 1920s Chicago. You can find Ample folk at

The Whale (2022) with Abby from The Tracy Turnblad Podcast

Sep 13 2024 121 mins

The Whale (2022) follows Brendan Fraser as Charlie, a 600 pound English Teacher as he navigates his way through his final days of his life while trying to atone for his sins and ensure he has "done one good thing in my life!". I was joined by Abby from The Tracy Turnblad podcast to discuss this film, its potential fatphobic representation of fat people, the use of fat su

I Feel Pretty (2018) with Sofie Hagen

Jun 14 2024 104 mins

You know what makes a girl feel super gorgeous and confident while facing the oppression of today's strict beauty standard? A serious concussion! This episode I was joined by comedian and author Sofie Hagen to discuss 2018's Rom Com I Feel Pretty. We discuss the absurdity of the premise, how media likes to present normal people as ugly, the lack of fat people represented a

Pitch Perfect (2012) with Lindsay Drysdale

May 31 2024 102 mins

Calling all the Aca-Pitches! Do you like female groups of misfits who come together with the power of music only made by their mouths while they mash up some top 40 hits of the day? Do you like watching a plot B romance unfold where one is clearly not interested in the other? Do you want to watch a plus size character refer to themselves as Fat Amy therefore for the whole rest of

Baby Reindeer (2024) with Jessica Rolland

Apr 30 2024 96 mins

Baby Reindeer dropped on Netflix in April 2024 and its all anyone is talking about. Written and starring Richard Gadd as we follow Donny try to stop their stalker while also coming to terms with their own victimhood is a hard watch. Jessica Gunning plays Martha, Donny's stalker, and I know for me my heart sank when I saw yet another plus size person be the perpetrator of obsess

The World's End (2013) with Val Pullin

Apr 19 2024 101 mins

Join us in this electrifying episode of Fats on Film as we embark on a thrilling journey through the apocalyptic pub crawl of Edgar Wright's 'The World's End.' We delve into the intricate web of friendship, nostalgia, and societal critique woven by Wright's masterful storytelling. From pint to pint, we dissect the film's ingenious blend of comedy, sci-fi, an

Life Update

Mar 29 2024 3 mins

I know I have been MIA and I just wanted to tell you that I am still here. And I will be back so soon with Fats on Film episodes for you!