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The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast · Jun 19, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min

MACHINES 17 • The Matrix (1999)

Plug into The Matrix with Anna and guest Becky Darke to discuss Y2K paranoia, long leather coats, the game-changing action scenes, and how hot everyone is in this film. Read Emily St. James' excellent piece on The Matrix as a trans allegory. New episode every Friday. Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering. Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield *** Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens. → Support us on Patreon for bonus content. → Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk → Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. → Read Feeding the Monster

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Plug into The Matrix with Anna and guest Becky Darke to discuss Y2K paranoia, long leather coats, the game-changing action scenes, and how hot everyone is in this film. 

Read Emily St. James' excellent piece on The Matrix as a trans allegory

New episode every Friday.

Follow us on Letterboxd to see what films we're covering.

Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
Research Assistant: Frankie Wakefield



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Music: "Neon Alley" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

***

The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring horror film history through a feminine lens.

→ Support us on Patreon for bonus content.

→ Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk

→ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

→ Read Feeding the Monster

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