The radical notion that women like good movies
Professor Pony educates the audience about “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” Written by Myrna Waldron. I watched My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic for two seasons. It’s a genuinely good show, with influences from Powerpuff Girls, Sailor Moon, and other television intended for young girls. It occupies an important cultural spot, since we all … Continue reading “The Bronies Documentary is Borderline Propaganda”
The cast of Sports Night This is a guest post by Artemis Linhart. “If you haven’t binge-watched Sports Night within one weekend, then you haven’t seen Shakespeare the way it was meant to be played.”* This nuanced end-of-90s sitcom offers a peek behind the scenes of a cable sports news show, all the while mixing … Continue reading “Women in Sports Week: ‘Sports Night’: That ’90s Show”
Movie poster for The Blind Side This guest post by Nine Deuce previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on March 23, 2011. Davetavius and I consider ourselves the world’s foremost authorities on watching movies for reasons other than those intended by their producers. As such, we go way beyond just watching “cheesy” (whatever that means) movies, … Continue reading “Women in Sports Week: ‘The Blind Side’: The Most Insulting Movie Ever Made”
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Written by Erin Tatum. It looks like I’ll be taking the hipster side of things in Women in Sports Week with The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Shadow hunting may not be considered a mainstream sport yet, but then again, most people said that it would be impossible to … Continue reading “‘The Mortal Instruments’: City of Mansplaining”
DVD cover for Elizabethtown This is a guest review by Amanda Civitello. When she was ten, my little sister pronounced herself a “Young Feminist in Training” and authored an editorial for a school newspaper entitled, “Sarah Palin: Feminist? No!” I was surprised, then, when she said last week that she wanted to watch Elizabethtown for … Continue reading “‘Elizabethtown’ After the Manic Pixie Dream Girl”
Womb poster Written by Erin Tatum. Today, I wanted to talk about a little film called Womb. It’s not very well known – Doctor Who fans will recognize it as one of Matt Smith‘s leading roles before his TARDIS fame. The film presents a fascinating introspective on the ethics of cloning while at the same … Continue reading “Female Sexuality is the Real Horror in ‘Womb’”
The Lifeguard movie poster. Written by Leigh Kolb There’s something about 30. When I turned 30 last summer, a switch went off inside of me–I was restless, searching and stuck deep in nostalgic thoughts, wanting to be 19 again. I was ruminating about this with my husband and he interjected, “I have indigestion.” I … Continue reading “‘The Lifeguard’: A Female Anti-Hero on the Cusp of 30”
This is a guest review by Jarrah Hodge. An earlier version appeared at her Tumblr, Trekkie Feminist. “Melora” is one of many Star Trek episodes that uses an allegory about an alien to comment on an issue in our human society. In this case, Ensign Melora Pazlar comes to Deep Space Nine. She is unable … Continue reading “‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Explores Disability in "Melora"”
This is a guest post by Molly McCaffrey. Before Midnight movie poster There are numerous reasons why Before Midnight—the third film in the Richard Linklater Before Sunrise/Before Sunset trilogy—is an important film. Jesse and Celine in Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight It’s an important film first and foremost because it’s a film about … Continue reading “The Flattening of Celine: How ‘Before Midnight’ Reduces a Feminist Icon”
Four Weddings and a Funeral movie poster Written by Myrna Waldron. I was 7 years old the first time I watched this film. My family is ethnically British, and I was raised on British-style comedy like Monty Python. My parents shrugged off the R rating–sex and swear words, what’s the big deal? Admittedly, there are … Continue reading “Wedding Week: ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’: 20 Years Later And Still So Far To Go”
This is a guest post by Alisande Fitzsimons. In Gary Winick’s 2009 film Bride Wars, two best friends pit themselves against each other in order to both have their dream wedding day. If this thoroughly unfeminist – not to mention unlikely – premise doesn’t put you off then pull on your spanx, pin up your … Continue reading “Wedding Week: ‘Bride Wars’: When Weddings Drive a Bitch Crazy”
This is a guest post by Emily Campbell. Here’s some sobering news: if you’re not a U.S. citizen, same-sex marriage isn’t going to score you a green card. And, unless you can make sense of immigration legalese and have overwhelming amounts of luck on your side, seeking asylum as an LGBT individual probably isn’t either. … Continue reading “Wedding Week: Do or Do Not”
