
Midsommar and the Horrors of a Summer in Sweden
Midsommar is easily the most disturbing and provocative film released this summer. It’s a horror film that examines disintegrating relationships, both familial and romantic, and the effect that it has on a young woman in the aftermath of their breakdowns. Promising new auteur director Ari Aster understands that most great horror films have a common […]

Feminist Call to Action #3: Demand More of Movie Execs
A question I’m asked all the time is: why do so many bad movies get made? The answer is simple: somebody thought these movies would turn a major profit. Many times that somebody is right. Even a movie that gets a 2% approval rating on RottenTomatoes and bombs at the domestic box office may still […]
The true story of Elizabeth Holmes is so bizarre that if a Hollywood screenwriter had written it, no studio would have bought it on the grounds that it would never be believed. The documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, recently premiered on HBO, is a riveting account of the rise and fall […]

