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‘The Host’: Less Anti-Feminist Than ‘Twilight’, but Hardly a Sisterhood Manifesta

The Host posters This guest post by Dr. Natalie Wilson is cross-posted with permission from Ms. Magazine. I readily admit I did not read The Host. I couldn’t face it after immersing myself in all things Twilight while researching my book Seduced by Twilight. I started it, but less than 20 pages in I couldn’t stomach any … Continue reading “‘The Host’: Less Anti-Feminist Than ‘Twilight’, but Hardly a Sisterhood Manifesta”

How ‘New Girl’s Jess and Nick Avoided Common Rom-Com Pitfalls

Jess (Zooey Deschanel) and Nick (Jake Johnson) have their first kiss Written by Lady T.   This year’s season of New Girl introduced a sitcom plot that fans and audience members anticipate and dread in equal measure: the BIG KISS between two lead characters, and the will-they-won’t-they dynamic that followed. Hooking up the two lead characters … Continue reading “How ‘New Girl’s Jess and Nick Avoided Common Rom-Com Pitfalls”

Travel Films Week: Marriage Is A Bumpy Road: ‘Two For The Road’s Difficult Journey

Movie poster for Two for the Road Written by Myrna Waldron. Two For The Road’s nonlinear narrative follows the courtship and marriage of Mark (Albert Finney) and Joanna Wallace (Audrey Hepburn) over a period of 12 years. In the present day, the Wallaces are preparing to go to a party celebrating a house that workaholic … Continue reading “Travel Films Week: Marriage Is A Bumpy Road: ‘Two For The Road’s Difficult Journey”

Travel Films Week: ‘Spring Breakers’ Forever

This is a guest review by Marcia Herring. Movie poster for Spring Breakers In a lifetime, how many chances are we granted to truly reinvent ourselves? Growing up, I would often daydream about taking a trip: leaving my conservative duds, Midwestern accent, and semi-closeted life behind me. I would wake up and magically be able … Continue reading “Travel Films Week: ‘Spring Breakers’ Forever”

Travel Films Week: In Defense of ‘Eat, Pray, Love’

Julia Roberts in Eat Pray Love Written by Megan Kearns. A version of this article was originally published at The Opinioness of the World. Cross-posted with permission. I had been looking forward to watching Eat, Pray, Love ever since I saw the trailer. I read the book a few ago, its popularity piqued my curiosity. … Continue reading “Travel Films Week: In Defense of ‘Eat, Pray, Love’”

Miyazaki Month: Howl’s Moving Castle

Written by Myrna Waldron. Howl’s Moving Castle travelling through the mountains The next film featured in my “Miyazaki Month” retrospective is Howl’s Moving Castle. It was the successor to Spirited Away, which was supposed to be Miyazaki’s Swan Song, but then again so was Princess Mononoke. Dude’s never going to retire, and that’s just fine. … Continue reading “Miyazaki Month: Howl’s Moving Castle”

Conspicuous Consumption and ‘The Great Gatsby’: Missing the Point in Style

The Great Gatsby (2013) Written by Leigh Kolb Critic Kathryn Schulz, in “Why I Despise The Great Gatsby,” bemoans the acclaim that the novel receives in literary circles. She says, “It is the only book I have read so often despite failing—in the face of real effort and sincere ­intentions—to derive almost any pleasure at all … Continue reading “Conspicuous Consumption and ‘The Great Gatsby’: Missing the Point in Style”

The Occasional Purposeful Nudity on ‘Game of Thrones’

In fact, the difference between gratuitous nudity and artistic nudity is not that difficult to discern. Even ‘Game of Thrones,’ the show that puts the word “tit” in “titillation,” occasionally uses nudity in a way that isn’t exploitative and adds to a scene rather than detracting from it.

The Occasional Purposeful Nudity on ‘Game of Thrones’

Written by Lady T. Much has been said about the gratuitous nudity on Game of Thrones. Several feminist critics (such as yours truly) have written about the objectification of the female characters, and how the writers use naked women as objects for male fantasy or to develop male characters. Challenging the use of nudity in … Continue reading “The Occasional Purposeful Nudity on ‘Game of Thrones’”

Miyazaki Month: Princess Mononoke

Written by Myrna Waldron. You will find few well-known directors as overtly feminist as Hayao Miyazaki. Of the 10 films he has directed, only two, The Castle of Cagliostro & Porco Rosso, have male protagonists. The others have dual male and female protagonists (Castle In The Sky, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle and Ponyo) or … Continue reading “Miyazaki Month: Princess Mononoke”

#FemFuture Roundtable with Bitch Flicks Editors

Amber: Hi, all!  Megan: Hola!!  Amber: I’m reading the report now, so I’ll let you two take the lead in the convo. Stephanie: So, FemFuture … not to get narcissistic right off the bat, but where do blogs like ours fit into that discussion? Megan: I don’t think that’s narcissistic at all. I think it’s … Continue reading “#FemFuture Roundtable with Bitch Flicks Editors”

"Would You Have Treated Her Differently If She Was a Man?": A Review of ‘Side Effects’

Movie poster for Side Effects Written by Stephanie Rogers. Includes massive spoilers. Massive. When I saw Side Effects about a month ago, I found myself eye-rolling my way through the entire second half of the film. I liked the first half, mostly because I like looking at Channing Tatum, but when he left the film, … Continue reading “"Would You Have Treated Her Differently If She Was a Man?": A Review of ‘Side Effects’”