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.
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 →
‘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.
On Channillo: Prevenge (An excerpt from Feminist Flicker)
This is an extreme, but effective, depiction of obsessive thinking, and the manifestation of mental illness that can sometimes be associated specifically with pregnant women, and also with people who have suffered a severe emotional trauma.
On Channillo: Barbarella (An excerpt from Feminist Flicker)
A fascinating and immediate depiction of the way in which the then new attitudes toward female sexuality clashed with the old...
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...
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