Episode 11. A Haunting We Will Go

Turn down the lights and settle in for a spooooooooooky edition of The Feminine Critique, one complete with cat jump scares, vengeful swimming pools, and finger-eating windows. This week, Christine and Emily dare each other to spend two hours in a haunted house movie each has never seen. Up first is the sickeningly well-cast Burnt Offerings, filled with Oliver Reed’s sweat, Burgess Meredith’s voice, Karen Black’s wonky eyes, and Bette Davis’ Bette Davis eyes. The ladies follow it up with an even sweatier Christian Bale—er, James Brolin, a more pigtailed Margot Kidder, and a whole lot of Long Island with the original Amityville Horror. One of the ladies might be tipsy. The other might be vegetarian. All is still being investigated, just like the mystery of just what happened in that lovely low-priced New York home.