The radical notion that women like good movies
This review by Whitney Mollenhauer previously appeared at Bitch Flicks as part of our series on Animated Children’s Films. Last Friday, I saw Disney’s Tangled with my husband. I thought it was a pretty good feminist-y movie, especially considering that it was a Disney princess-type movie. Because I am lazy, I have written my review … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: Tangled”
[Trigger warning: for discussion of rape] | Spoilers ahead West Side Story is one of my absolute favorite musicals. I adore the catchy lyrics, the breathtakingly exquisite choreography and cinematography, the heartbreaking love story. A modern Romeo and Juliet taking place in New York City amongst two rival gangs — one white, one Puerto Rican … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: Female Friendship, Madonna/Whore Stereotypes and Rape Culture in ‘West Side Story’”
This review by Ana Mardoll previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on May 9, 2012. Disney. The word is so synonymous in my mind with “animated feature films” that it’s like using “Kleenex” for “tissue.” When children come to my house, as they sometimes do, they’re invariably drawn to my huge selection of “Disney movies,” … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: The Little Mermaid”
This review by FeministDisney previously appeared at Bitch Flicks as part of our series on Animated Children’s Films. Nala to Simba: “Pinned you again.” Overall FeministDisney Rating: **, 2/4 stars (see below for specific categories that feed into this) The Lion King is an interesting movie to pick apart. I think when it comes to … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: The Lion King: Just Good, or Feminist Good?”
This review by Karina Wilson previously appeared at Bitch Flicks as part of our series on Animated Children’s Films. Much has been written about Mulan since its release in 1998, largely because the intentions of the film-makers are so obvious, and so crass. If you buy into the movie’s ethos, you’ll believe that Mulan is … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: Mulan: The Twinkie Defense”
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This piece by Lady T previously appeared at Bitch Flicks on July 24, 2012 as part of our Women in Science Fiction Theme Week. Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan) on Buffy the Vampire Slayer Joss Whedon is known for creating and writing about strong female characters in his science fiction shows. One of the most popular … Continue reading “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Week: Willow Rosenberg: Geek, Interrupted”
Written by Lady T. The fourth season of Arrested Development is in production, and fans are blueing themselves in delight. Every time I turn around, entertainment news is buzzing with more information about the show’s upcoming revival. Right after we fans calm down over our initial excitement at seeing Jason Bateman’s tweet of the first … Continue reading “A Feminist Look at The Women of ‘Arrested Development’”
Warning: Spoilers ahead!! So I’m writing this movie review with a lot of spoilers, because well, according to my Facebook newsfeed, everyone’s already seen it. But even if you have seen it already, you’re probably desperately longing for my insightful commentary of the film; I mean, how else will you know what to think … Continue reading “The Dark Side of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’”
The Problem with Female Representation in Science Fiction on Television by Paul and Renee The wonderful thing about science fiction is that the writers have the opportunity to create a world, which while based on ours, can be markedly different. This means that there should be a place for strong female characters who are not … Continue reading “Women in Science Fiction Week: The Roundup”
Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hanigan) on Buffy the Vampire Slayer Written by Lady T. Joss Whedon is known for creating and writing about strong female characters in his science fiction shows. One of the most popular and complex of these characters is Willow Rosenberg from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Willow speaks to many people and quite … Continue reading “Women in Science Fiction Week: ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Willow Rosenberg: Geek, Interrupted”
Sailor Moon characters Guest post written by Myrna Waldron. Cross-posted from Soapboxing Geek with permission. This has been a post I’ve been meaning to write for a long time. I’m an absolutely die-hard fan of Sailor Moon, and part of that is because it served as my childhood introduction to feminism. That might be a … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: The Feminism of Sailor Moon”
