Cozy Quilt Cinema

Cozy Quilt Cinema is a feminist movie podcast hosted by Beth and Michelle, a queer couple who review films through an emotional, inclusive lens. From beloved comfort classics to overlooked gems, they show up with wit, heart, and zero pretension.

It's like riding home after the movie with your best friends, still in your feelings.

Each episode closes with The Stitch Count, a three-part feminist film analysis covering: the Castellini Test (a tongue-in-cheek metric created by filmmaker Bri Castellini), Inclusivity & Gaze, and The Tremors Gold Standard. It's movie criticism that actually cares.

Whether you love film deeply or just love a good cozy watch, climb into the blanket fort and settle in.

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Episodes

Scott Pilgrim vs the World

Monday Jun 30, 2025

Monday Jun 30, 2025

Beth and Michelle press play one of Michelle's favorite movies. Don't turn into a morphing ball and roll to the bathroom, because you won't want to miss this emotional power up of an episode. We look at the feelings behind the characters even if they don't always go very deep and we pick up the coins they leave behind as they go. So travel the subspace highway with us in this deep bass rumbling, garage rocking, electronic love story.

Monday Jun 23, 2025

Beth and Michelle replay a favorite episode of theirs, a seminal film about drag and identity. What this film gets right is simply wonderful and honest, what it gets wrong actually highlights the best things about humanity. We will return next week with an all new episode, thank you for your patience and kindness. Happy Pride, my friends!

Pitch Perfect

Monday Jun 16, 2025

Monday Jun 16, 2025

We are going to college! Beth and Michelle dive into the strangely empty and open to students pool of beatbox-powered, perfectly harmonized, world of Pitch Perfect. The Bellas may start off as a ragtag bunch of misfits, but their journey to perfect harmony mirrors something deeper, finding their voice and each other. From mashups to meltdowns, this is a story of sisterhood stitched together with musical misadventure. Listen in for friendship, falsettos, and a few unexpectedly emotional mic drops.
Link to “No More Kings” - Schoolhouse Rock

Pitch Black

Monday Jun 09, 2025

Monday Jun 09, 2025

Beth and Michelle attempt to jettison the cargo of this space monster film, to no avail. It's still an enjoyable film with plenty of room to create your own narratives and lore. This is goonies in space, if they were the monster squad but not friends and on an alien planet, in the dark. 

Napoleon Dynamite

Monday Jun 02, 2025

Monday Jun 02, 2025

Beth and Michelle rewatch the idahostian film Napoleon Dynamite and feel the nostalgia wash over them like a dust trail from a farmers pickup driving down a gravel road. Taste the milk, taste the onion of the milk. It's going to be a real boondoggle of an episode. See if the Castellani test can weather the complete lack of weather and find out why the entire plot hinges on a character that enters the film a full three quarters of the way in.

Legend (1985)

Monday May 26, 2025

Monday May 26, 2025

Light and Dark, Love and Hate, not only the premise of the movie but a reflection of our feelings for the movie. Beth and Michelle argue with themselves on why this movie is great and also why it is not. Tim Curry is why, mostly. Join us in this dark fantasy where we ponder the true roles of the Unicorns, Jack, Lili, Blix and the Dark Lord.

Romancing The Stone

Monday May 19, 2025

Monday May 19, 2025

When a romance author meets a wildlife trafficker, there are bound to be things to talk about. The best part is the drug dealer who gives them a speed tour of his hometown. Beth and Michelle delve into their feels and discover that this gem of a movie is still absolutely heart stopping. 

Twister

Monday May 12, 2025

Monday May 12, 2025

Michelle has a cow, Beth has the same cow going back around. We are talking about the weather monster movie hit, Twister. It features two critically acclaimed actors Bill Paxton and Phillip Seymour Hoffman who are no longer with us, but not due to tornado vengeance. Join us as we discuss codependent relationships, weather chasers and why Michelle is more at ease with a damp tornado.

Splash

Monday May 05, 2025

Monday May 05, 2025

We are going nautical, bitches! Beth and Michelle flash back to Cape Cod where a little mermaid travels to New York to find her long lost Tom Hanks shaped lobster. Jump into chunky waters with us as we dogpaddle our way into the briny deep waters of relationships and retaining your identity.

Vibes

Monday Apr 28, 2025

Monday Apr 28, 2025

This film, the only with Cindy Lauper as a title lead, showcases how even a tertiary character can raise an audiences experience. Beth and Michelle talk about hair, Peter Falk, and sudden romance as they follow Cindy through Vibes, the 1988 supernatural action flick.

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