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‘Obsession’ Might Not Be Feminist Exactly, But Could It Be Femin-ish?
Guy wants girl, girl wants guy way too much, terror ensues: it's a tale as old of time. But the low-budget thriller "Obsession" turns this trope on its head.
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Wim Wenders Was Decades Late. His Apology Still Matters.
The director's acknowledgment of his failure to protect a 13-year-old actress 50 years ago cannot undo the past. But it offers an example of what genuine accountability can look like.
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Will the Real E. Jean Carroll Please Stand Up?
For years, a confident E. Jean on the outside masked a wounded E. Jean on the inside.
Culture
Going to the Movies? You’re More Likely to See An Actor Named Chris Than a Woman Over 60 in the Starring Role
Top-grossing films released in the U.K. were also four times more likely to feature a talking animal as the lead character than a woman 60-plus.
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The Problem with Reality TV? We Forget It Involves Real People.
What once would have felt invasive, humiliating or cruel, now barely registers as remarkable. The spectacle escalates, viewers acclimatize, and the cycle repeats itself.
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'The Devil Wears Prada 2' — Not As Glossy, But Still Shining
The sequel to the hit movie bemoans the decline of print journalism, but still manages to elevate the power of women.
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‘Pilates Girl’ is a Fantasy That Requires the Salary of a CEO and the Schedule of a Tradwife
A recent episode of the dating show ‘Love is Blind’ showed a man complaining that his new partner ‘doesn’t do pilates every day.’ That’s a problem.
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I Was Genuinely Moved by the Oscars This Year. Here’s Why.
Was it perfect? No. Occasionally self-congratulatory? Of course. But there were some genuinely joyous and important moments during this year’s Academy Awards
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'Wuthering Heights' is an Awful Book. But the Movie Makes It Better.
I’ve always thought Emily Brontë's classic was a horrible book about horrible people. But Emerald Fennell’s movie, with its moments of tenderness, has made it just a little less horrible.
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So Long Ick Factor!
An Oscar-nominated short shows moviemakers are getting more comfortable showing periods in films.
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'Mothers Don’t Enjoy…They Give Joy'
It's not Santa making all that holiday magic..it's (mostly) women.
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The World Might Be William Shakespeare’s Stage, But the Story Belongs to Agnes
In the movie version of “Hamnet,” Shakespeare’s wife Agnes, played with wild abandon by the actress Jessie Buckley, looms large with possibility.
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The Secret Feminist Message Hidden in Zootopia 2
Yes, it’s a kids’ movie, but the animated sequel goes deep on social justice themes, including a nod to the maddening tradition of men getting credit for women’s ideas.
Culture
Where Is Mary Shelley In All the ‘Frankensteins’ Out There?
Maybe it’s time for a woman to show us what “Frankenstein” is really about.
Women You Should Know
The Dignified Revenge of Pamela Denise Anderson
Pamela is not the sum of her scandals or the product of her movie credits. Her latest ‘rebirth’ is just Pamela, once again, being herself.
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Oh, Creators of Peppa Pig, Did You Have To?
For many people, pregnancy announcements are a joyous thing, but when you’re struggling to conceive, they really are not.