About this episode

The episode discusses the film career of Rachel McAdams with guest Morgan Roberts, focusing on her early works.

This is an episode my guest and I have discussed doing for a couple of years, and with the release of a new film with the subject of the episode, it made sense. The topic is Academy Award nominee Rachel McAdams, who has shown herself to be a versatile performer in a variety of films over the years. My guest is fellow critic and podcaster Morgan Roberts, the host of Female Gaze: The Film Club . We focus on the early part of McAdams's career in film with Nick Cassavetes's "The Notebook" , Mark Waters's "Mean Girls" , Wes Craven's "Red Eye" and Thomas Bezucha's "The Family Stone" . I hope you enjoy!

People in this episode

Host: Brian Skutle

Guest: Morgan Roberts

Topics covered

• Rachel McAdams
• film career
• Academy Award nominee
• versatile performer
• early films
• film discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Female Gaze: The Film Club

Books & works: The Notebook, Mean Girls, Red Eye, The Family Stone

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