Tag Archives: Film
Overlooked Film Heroines: A Female War Correspondent in A Private War
Cinema rarely depicts the plight of female war correspondents, so when it does we should take notice. A Private War is one of the most underrated and unfairly overlooked films of 2018. It features one of the most fascinating portrayals of a female journalist ever captured on celluloid. It’s currently streaming on Amazon, and the […]
How to Become THE FAVOURITE and End Up In Royal Hell
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 […]
Myth #4 Feminism Isn’t Demonizing Femininity
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, […]