Category Archives: Film Reviews
Not All Women are Alone Equally: The Women of the Film Roma
Alfonso Cuaron’s celebrated film ROMA is a visually beautiful and expertly shot film that has garnered great critical acclaim. It’s a poetic tribute to the women who raised him: his mother is represented by the character Sofia, and the family caretaker is an indigenous Mexican woman named CLEO. Cuaron sought to make a film which […]
Women With The Right Stuff: 2 Feminist Documentaries
When we consider male-dominated professions that have traditionally excluded women and racial minorities, the list would undeniably include both NASA and the legal profession. In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed to the Supreme Court, the first time ever a woman achieved that honor and distinction. For women with an interest in science and space […]
A Bechdel Test Missed Opportunity in THE PRINCESS BRIDE
Among the many, many worthwhile films that do not pass the BECHDEL TEST lies the much beloved THE PRINCESS BRIDE. Adapted from the fabulous novel by William Goldman who likewise penned the screenplay, this is another film that does not, to me, feel like it lacks from an absence of women engaging in non-male-related subject […]