The radical notion that women like good movies
*This is a guest post from Sarah Domet. District 9: A Film I Want to Like I’ll be the first to admit: I want to like District 9, and I want to applaud The Academy for nominating this quirky, dark, heartfelt, and comic film for a Best Picture award. Even further, I would like to … Continue reading “Movie Review: ‘District 9’”
*This is a guest review from Travis Eisenbise. If Pixar shit into a bucket, it would still be box office gold. Fifteen years ago Pixar catapulted itself into a movie-making monopoly with Toy Story. Since then they’ve continued to rehash the same predictable (and often adorable) story lines about the secret lives of bugs, monsters, … Continue reading “Movie Review: Up”
Away we go! This is the first of ten reviews of Best Picture Oscar nominees leading up to the awards ceremony Sunday, March 7th. *This guest post also appears on the Stilwell Film blog. Admittedly, Avatar isn’t my thing, I’m not big on James Cameron or any alien films (not only his), I’ve never been … Continue reading “Movie Review: Avatar”
From the Media Education Foundation (MEF): Communication scholar Sut Jhally applies the late sociologist Erving Goffman’s groundbreaking analysis of advertising to the contemporary commercial landscape in this provocative new film about gender as a ritualized cultural performance. Uncovering a remarkable pattern of gender-specific poses, Jhally explores Goffman’s central claim that the way the body is … Continue reading “The Codes of Gender: Documentary Preview”
*This guest post also appears at I Will Not Diet. I finally saw Whip It this weekend, and I have to say that the movie did not disappoint. I had low expectations because some people we trust had told us they didn’t like the film. I always think it’s better to go into the theatre … Continue reading “Whip It: Ripley’s Pick”
*That’s right, I said Season One. I haven’t seen a minute of Season Two, and won’t until it comes out on DVD. If Season Two contradicts everything I’ve said here, please bite your tongue–or leave your links in the comments section! Here’s a secret: I love TV. Even more than I love movies. A television … Continue reading “Ripley’s Pick: Season One of ‘True Blood’*”
Welcome to the first installment of Ripley’s Rebuke, a series of reviews of films that pass Ripley’s Rule while remaining essentially misogynistic.Written and directed by Woody Allen; starring Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem, and Penelope Cruz. I like Woody Allen, while admitting that his best work is (long) behind him. With all the accolades … Continue reading “Ripley’s Rebuke: Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
