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.

October 23, 2019 0

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 →

October 22, 2019 0

‘Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb’ – An Excerpt From Feminist Flicker

Celebrating my 80th Feminist Flicker column, with a deep dive into Dr Strangelove.

October 4, 2018 0

On Medium: ‘Madonna At 60 – Still Exposing The Double-Standards Of Western Society (Excerpt)

Western society laps up sexually provocative content only when it is delivered within the parameters set out by patriarchy...

August 24, 2018 0

On Medium: ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp – Are You Unhappy With Changes To The Wasp In The Marvel Cinematic Universe?’ (Excerpt)

It's almost as if people believe women characters need to be abused before they can become their best selves...

August 23, 2018 0

Five Mouth-Watering Films For Foodies (WGTC)

A feature for We Got This Covered, discussing films that use food to convey a wide variety of themes and ideas, to great effect.http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/mouthwatering-films-foodies/

May 24, 2014 0

Five Great Films The Explore Our Relationship With Technology (WGTC)

A feature for We Got This Covered, discussing the popularity of the 'humans and technology' theme in film.http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/humans-technology-collide-films-computers/

May 23, 2014 0

Five Great Films That Only Have One Character (WGTC)

A feature for We Got This Covered, discussing the 'solo character' movie trope, along with five great examples of how to execute that cinematic concept properly.http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/solo-character-movies-locke-compelling/