Discussing Rachel McAdams

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

Keywords

• Rachel McAdams
• Mean Girls
• The Notebook
• Red Eye
• The Family Stone
• film discussion
• Academy Award nominee

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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