Tag: Women
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“I’m a newspaperman!”: Howard Hawks softened a political satire into a proto-feminist romcom
“His Girl Friday” set the bar for romcoms and gave us a feminist heroine before feminism was cool.
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In ‘Ammonite,’ an Aching and Incomplete Love Story
Kate Winslet and Saorise Ronan deliver stellar performances in a film that doesn’t live up to its potential.
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‘Little Woods’ Review: A Powerful New Take on the Western Genre
‘Little Woods’ rethinks the Western genre and examines the misogyny and classism inherent in the healthcare industry.
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‘The World to Come’ Movie Review: A Stunning Period Romance
Mona Fastvold’s nineteenth century lesbian romance is emotionally charged, restrained, and poetic without feeling forced.
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The Wilds is ~Wildly~ Diverse
This past week I binge-watched The Wilds on Amazon Prime and the characters, themes, and overall tone pretty much consumed my life. The general premise of this character-based show is simple, a group of young women is stranded on a deserted island. Each woman believes they are on an excursion they call “Dawn of Eve”…
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“A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night” Review: A Powerful (If Unintentional) Look At the Exploitation of Women
While the director didn’t set out to make a feminist film, “A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night” reads as a reclamation of female power in a patriarchal society.
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“Selena: The Series,” a Small Disservice to Selena’s Legacy
‘Selena: The Series’ loses sight of the story’s heart: Selena herself.
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Movie Review: Sofia Coppola’s ‘On the Rocks’
The film does not add anything to its own conversation or genre, and falls flat once it’s about to end and must declare some sort of conclusion.
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‘Water Lilies’ and the Journey of Identity – Movie Review
A gentle coming of age story, Water Lilies takes its time in exploring what it’s like to be a young girl trying to make sense of her sexuality in a heteronormative world.