THE FAVOURITE is a social satire on the royal court of 18th Century England with a feminist bent. It’s also an indictment on the patriarchy. It’s a story of women trapped in this brutal system, forcing them into a perpetual cycle of ruthless pursuit of power. The female characters in this movie are entertaining and […]

Friends and colleagues were often shocked to learn that I, a vocal feminist, enjoyed the TV series, SEX IN THE CITY. Of course, not one of them had seen it, assuming (wrongly) it centered solely around vacuous women shoe shopping and pining over men. And, while those activities do indeed occur in most every episode, […]

And here’s yet another common myth about feminism that’s due to be debunked: 3) Feminism Isn’t Lionizing Women At a film fest several months back, I enjoyed a spirited dinner in the company of a male film critic, a male film director and a female producer. The men were discussing a film neither the producer […]