Are You Even Listening? The Middle School Girls of Pen15 and Eighth Grade Are Speaking
In a time where it seems we’re all trying to remember what normal feels like, we can look to these weirdos and listen to what they have to say.
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The Status of Feminist Film Criticism – A Roundup Report
Jennifer Merin, President of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, inquires about what makes for feminist criticism.
Netflix’s Ricky Gervais Series After Life Doesn’t Have Enough Reasons to Exist
A review of the new six-episode Netflix series, written, directed by, and starring Ricky Gervais.
22 Years Later, Kasi Lemmons’ Eve’s Bayou is Still Making an Impact
A look at the greatness and influence of Eve’s Bayou.
How the Image of Black Women Has (and Hasn’t) Changed in the Last Two Decades
An assessment of the image of the black woman on the big screen since Halle Berry’s Oscar win.
Ebertfest 2019 Reveals Full Line-Up Honoring Scott Wilson, Richard Roeper and Jonathan Demme
The full line-up of films screening at the 21st Roger Ebert Film Festival-Ebertfest 2019, is unveiled.
Women Writers Week 2019: Table of Contents
An updating table of contents for all of our Women Writers Week 2019 blog posts and reviews.
PBS’ Four-Part Film Series, Women, War & Peace II
The PBS documentary series returns with four stories about women involve in conflicts in Northern Ireland, Egypt, Gaza, Bangladesh and Haiti.
A Great Endeavor: Todd Douglas Miller on Apollo 11
Todd Douglas Miller talks about his immersive found footage documentary, Apollo 11.
How Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Killing Eve Invites Us to Live Out our True-Crime Fantasies
A fictional crime-drama series that not only understands our dark fascinations but also offers power fantasies typically denied women.
Nobody’s Meat: The Power of Hanna
Hanna hasn’t been truly discussed with the same respect and intensity as the other Strong Female Protagonist™ fare that has followed it.
Thank You, George Cukor and Mitchell Leisen – With Props to Ryan Coogler
A posthumous tribute to two male directors who encouraged audience identification with women onscreen and made opportunities for female film artists.
Video Interview: Brie Larson, Lashana Lynch, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck on Captain Marvel
An exclusive video interview with the stars and co-directors of Captain Marvel, discussing female empowerment, friendship and more.
Plugging Back into The Matrix, 20 Years Later
Violet LeVoit returns to the Wachowskis’ world of postmodernism, virtual realities, black latex, and Keanu.
The Oral History of Documentary Now’s Co-Op Episode
An oral history with the creative forces behind a particularly iconic episode of IFC’s “Documentary Now!”
Dark Manipulations: On The Silence of the Lambs and Sicario
On the similarities between two classic thrillers, released 24 years apart.
Sexualized Innocence: Revisiting The Blue Lagoon
A look at how The Blue Lagoon both exploited and created the public persona of Brooke Shields, and how it plays 37 years later.
Just Us Girls: The Chatty Chick Flicks of the ’90s
A piece on the last art of the talky ‘chick flick’ of the ’90s.
Welcome to Women Writers Week 2019
An introduction to Women Writers Week 2019.
You Do Not Have to Be Good: On Mary Oliver’s Wild Geese
On the poem Wild Geese by Mary Oliver and how it relates to Women Writers Week.
