Happy Hag-O-Ween!!! Call it hagsploitation, call it psychobiddy, call it pure misogyny and ageism: movies about “old ladies goin nuts” have offered middle-aged actresses fascinating roles into the autumns of their careers, but also disturb us with their judgements about femininity and time’s cruel ravages.

In this first iconic chapter of our newest Midnight Marathon season, Noah and Eliza revisit 1962’s groundbreaking ‘Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?’, and lesser-known jaunt across the pond ‘The Witches’. Both films have shrieking, spicy takes on what it means to grow old with (dis)grace. And with Noah sharing pearls of wisdom from Bette Davis and Joan Crawford’s insane memoirs, the next few weeks are gonna be just as much hagalicious fun !!!

SHOW NOTES: My Way of Life by Joan Crawford // This n' That by Bette Davis