Feminism
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In Praise of Westworld’s Dolores: Television’s Stereotype Smasher
How Westworld’s leading lady is smashing up the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope. In the A.V. Club’s 2007 column “My Year of Flops,” film critic Nathan…
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The Trailer for Fifty Shades Darker is Hot Stuff
The latest installment of the Twilight-inspired movie franchise promises steamy scenes and dangerous liaisons. Sad that summer is coming to an end? Have no fear,…
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Gillian Armstrong: “Film is not a level playing field for women.”
Australian director on her new film Women He’s Undressed, her approach to costume design and her advocacy work for women in film.Credit: Tim Baure“I have to say…
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Solving Squirrel Girl’s Fan Casting Battle
Kicking butts and eating nuts has never been so popular. Now that Suicide Squad is finally out and the verdict is in, we can move on…
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The Furiosa Test: The New, Gritty Face of Feminism in Film
How The Mad Max: Fury Road Heroine Is Inspiring More Inclusive Cinema. When news of the all-female reboot of Ghostbusters (2016) first hit, the internet…
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How to Make the Perfect Movie Heroine
Dear FSR How To Make The Perfect Movie Heroine Leading ladies don’t have to be superheroes. At some point in your life, you’ve likely been faced…
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The Delightful Progressiveness of Laika
How the studio behind Coraline, ParaNorman, and more has been pushing boundaries for years. Animation giants Pixar and DreamWorks, look out. Laika Entertainment is hot on…
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All Hail The Queen of Katwe
Another girl power epic gets a trailer. The pop culture climate is just right for girl power films. The Queen of Katwe is the definition of…
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How The Wonder Woman Trailer Converted Disinterest into Fierce Anticipation
Wonder Woman is about to become a champion of female agency. I am about to do something completely uncharacteristic. I will write about a trailer. A…