Tag Archives: Film
Three Years Later Covid Anniversary Roundup
Obviously, some anniversaries do not warrant a celebration. But what does deserve recognition is that we’ve made it this far, and there’s hope on the horizon as new cases fall and confidence in vaccines and boosters rise. To celebrate that, large, indoor gatherings are still ill-advised, but spring is around the corner and, in the […]
THE STEPFORD WIVES: Lost in Translation From Book to Screen, Part II
As discussed in my previous post, THE STEPFORD WIVES is a significant film in cinema history, focusing on the conflict and struggles American women faced specifically due to their sex. But the film could have benefited in depicting the wives of Stepford in a more sympathetic light, thus allowing the viewer to see them as […]
1950s Sex Comedies: The Unromantic Rise of Toxic Masculinity
By the late 1940s, romantic comedies began transitioning into a new subgenre, retaining a few of the signature screwball traits but with a definite shift of tenor. Instead of the playful sparring that brought females and males together, the contention between them grew less amicable and, in some cases, downright mean-spirited, gradually driving them further […]