In a three-hour movie filled with weighty moments, one in particular seems to have sparked a debate that perfectly mirrors its actual complexity.
On Medium: The Complexity Behind That Women-Focused Moment In Avengers: Endgame (An Excerpt)
Mad Max: Fury Road (Feminist Flicker’s 100th Column)
Mad Max: Fury Road - Feminist Flicker's 100th column.
The Bill & Ted Franchise (A Feminist Flicker Excerpt)
Discussion of the Bill & Ted franchise feels very timely - not least because pop culture is currently reckoning with the fact that many old favourites are deeply problematic.
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs (A Feminist Flicker Excerpt)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is one of the best Coen Brothers films ever made, because it seems to address the issue of their filmography focusing on male dominance.
Old Movies Don’t Get A Free Pass On Sexism And Racism Just Because They’re Old (An Excerpt)
Old movies don't get a free pass on sexism and racism just because they're old.
Can We Have Movie Heroism Without The Sexism, Please? (An Excerpt)
Published recently, on Medium: Can We Have Movie Heroism Without The Sexism, Please? Most movie heroism, of men and women, is underpinned by the victimisation of women — and, ironically, that’s the only kind of gender equality in cinema The Bride (Uma Thurman) in Kill Bill It’s fairly standard Hollywood screenwriting. The hero can’t be... Continue Reading →
Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse (A Feminist Flicker Excerpt)
I present to you two contradictory facts. I loathe the character of Spider-Man, and Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse is one of the best films I've seen in a long time.
The Expansion Of The British Social Class Divide (An excerpt)
Published recently, on Medium: The Expansion Of The British Social Class Divide How one South East London estate came to embody the true nature of the U.K’s social housing crisis I have great privilege. At the age of 40, I own the detached home in which I live, located on a quiet street, in a... Continue Reading →
On Medium: How Two Weeks On Vancouver Island Soothed My British Soul
My latest, over on Medium, is what happens when you leave the shores of the U.K and spend time in a place that values the acknowledgement of injustice. An excerpt follows: "Due to a variety of circumstances, I had not travelled beyond the shores of Great Britain for a number of years. We decided that... Continue Reading →
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