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Weekly Feminist Film Question: Who Are Your Favorite Female Friendships in Film and TV?

Bromances, buddy films, buddy cop movies, — notice a theme here? Most movies about friendship are about dudes, usually white hetero dudes. Considering the sheer magnitude of films and TV series, it’s shockingly rare how often a movie or series showcases female friendships. So we asked you: Who are your favorite female friendships? We received … Continue reading “Weekly Feminist Film Question: Who Are Your Favorite Female Friendships in Film and TV?”

Weekly Feminist Film Question: What Are Your Favorite Movie Moments Between Women?

While there are a lot of great female-fronted films, there aren’t nearly enough that showcase mothers and daughters, sisters bonding and female friendships. So last week we asked: What are your favorite movie moments between women? Here’s what you told us! —— Beaches — “Most of ‘Beaches’ Barbara Hershey and Bette Midler so good in … Continue reading “Weekly Feminist Film Question: What Are Your Favorite Movie Moments Between Women?”

Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks

Stephanie‘s Picks: Angela Davis On “Free Angela & All Political Prisoners” by Livia Bloom via Filmmaker Magazine A Reaction to the Backlash Against Mindy Kaling by Nisha Chittal via Racialicious Adventures in Feministory: Filmmaker Lourdes Portillo by Kjerstin Johnson via Bitch Magazine Barry Norman Accused of Sexism After Branding Julia Roberts: “Every Man’s Dream Hooker” … Continue reading “Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks”

Weekly Feminist Film Question: What Are Your Favorite Quotes from Women-Centric Films?

‬Okay, it’s time for this week’s feminist film question! Huzzah! We asked you: What are your favorite quotes from women-centric films? Here’s what you said: “Get away from her you bitch.” — Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), Aliens “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” — Margo Channing (Bette Davis), All About Eve  … Continue reading “Weekly Feminist Film Question: What Are Your Favorite Quotes from Women-Centric Films?”

Guest Writer Wednesday: A Feminist Review of ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’

Guest post written by Rachel Redfern originally published at Not Another Wave. Cross-posted with permission. The fairy tale redux is the latest vogue in Hollywood and poor Snow White has been remixed and redone twice in the past year. I didn’t see the Julia Roberts and Nathan Lane adaptation, about which I heard unpleasant things … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: A Feminist Review of ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’”

Motherhood in Film & Television: The Roundup

Here are the pieces for our series on Motherhood in Film and Television–all in one place! Thanks so much to all the writers who contributed reviews. ———- Nine Months Forward, Three Centuries Back by Tyler Adams: Nine Months, contrary to all expectations, is not about pregnancy. It’s about a man coping with a pregnancy. Yes. … Continue reading “Motherhood in Film & Television: The Roundup”

Guest Writer Wednesday: Guilty Pleasures: Practical Magic (1998)

This cross-post by Didion originally appeared at Feminéma. Okay, you know me: I have the whole snarky thing down. I’ve never even seen Forrest Gump or Titanic. I can barely bring myself to watch a trailer for a film starring poor Katherine Heigl. I’d rather re-watch that 2-hour, grueling, and explicit film about illegal abortion … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: Guilty Pleasures: Practical Magic (1998)”

Call for Writers: Biopics/Documentaries About Women

March is Women’s History Month. In honor of that, we’ve decided to feature reviews of biopics and documentaries about women. Many biopics about women tend to focus on their relationships and love lives exclusively, in a way that biopics about men usually don’t. So, we’d love to read reviews that praise these films, but feel … Continue reading “Call for Writers: Biopics/Documentaries About Women”

Trailers for ‘Snow White & the Huntsman’ and ‘Mirror, Mirror’ Perpetuate Stereotypes of Women, Beauty & Aging and Pit Women Against Each Other

Charlize Theron as Queen Ravenna and Kristen Stewart as Snow White in ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ Woman obsessed with aging fights her fading beauty. Older woman jealous of  younger woman. Younger woman rescued by a prince. Yep, it’s a tale as old as time that Hollywood keeps churning out. With fairy tales ingrained in … Continue reading “Trailers for ‘Snow White & the Huntsman’ and ‘Mirror, Mirror’ Perpetuate Stereotypes of Women, Beauty & Aging and Pit Women Against Each Other”

Guest Writer Wednesday: A Fine Frenzy: With an Outspoken Anti-Heroine and a Feminist Lens, ‘Young Adult’ Is My Favorite Film of the Year

  This guest review by Megan Kearns previously appeared at her blog The Opinioness of the World. We so often see men as wayward fuck-ups. Ben Stiller in Greenberg, Zach Braff in Garden State, Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets all fill this role. Selfish asshats who do the wrong thing, lack ambition, … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: A Fine Frenzy: With an Outspoken Anti-Heroine and a Feminist Lens, ‘Young Adult’ Is My Favorite Film of the Year”

Cracked.com Makes Obnoxious Assumptions While Critiquing Hollywood’s Obnoxious Assumptions

Last week, I somehow ended up on Cracked.com reading a post called, “6 Obnoxious Assumptions Hollywood Makes About Women.” It’s no surprise that I ended up there, given that I write for Bitch Flicks and have a vested interest in Hollywood’s Obnoxious Assumptions, of which there are many. But. Cracked.com seriously failed with a couple … Continue reading “Cracked.com Makes Obnoxious Assumptions While Critiquing Hollywood’s Obnoxious Assumptions”

I Don’t Know How She Does It: Most Misogynistic Film Reviews Ever

  I Don’t Know How She Does It, starring Sarah Jessica Parker I have no doubt that the recently released romantic comedy I Don’t Know How She Does It, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, reeks of the same sexist and misogynistic tropes that exist in most romantic comedies. However, the film probably at least attempts to … Continue reading “I Don’t Know How She Does It: Most Misogynistic Film Reviews Ever”