Beth B’s Film Serves Up Lydia Lunch Retrospective
The label “underground icon” seems paradoxical. But so does Lydia Lunch — the musician, singer, spoken-word artist, writ…
Movies
Andra Day and Anthony Hopkins Deliver Tour de Force Performances
COVID-19 changed a lot of things, including Oscar eligibility. Ordinarily, only movies from 2020 would be honored this y…
‘Ammonite’ Unearths Misogyny in the 19th and 21st Centuries
Some say “She sells seashells by the seashore” is about Victorian fossil collector and premier female paleontologist…
‘Nomadland’ is Poetry in Motion Pictures; Lyrical Yet A Little Too Tranquil
Oscar’s Best Picture favorite “Nomadland” (2020) starts with a nod to John Ford’s iconic opening shot from “The Searcher…
Breaking The Gold Ceiling: An Oscar Quiz Regarding Cinematic Women
Oscar nominations are in! And, unlike last year’s shameful shutout of exquisite works by women writer/directors, from La…
Madly In Love or Just Mad? ‘Preparations to Be Together’ Asks Which
How far would you go for love? In Lili Horvát’s “Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time” (2020), the …
‘Promising Young Woman’ Delivers Style & Substance, Truth & Consequences
Despite her detached and deadpan deliveries, there is a rage brewing within the titular heroine of “Promising Young Woma…
Three Gen X Lesbians Watched ‘Happiest Season,’ and We’re Not Happy About It
We here at Rebellious Magazine try not to pan anything. Why put the energy into dragging something when we can happily r…
Chicago Movie Theater Love in the Time of COVID-19
No one would blame you for not checking in on your local independent movie theater lately, as Chicago moves into double-…
‘Marriage Story’ Espouses Female Empowerment
Noah Baumbach is one of America’s finest filmmakers. He scored an Oscar nomination for writing “The Squid and the Whale”…
