’13th’ is a Compelling History Lesson in American Enslavement and Incarceration
13th (2016) Official Trailer Yes, Ava DuVernay's Netflix Originals film, 13th, which is about both the new freedoms an…
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Going for the Gold: Polish Up Your Oscar Knowledge with this Quick Quiz
It’s Oscar time! And, although women received only 25 percent of this year’s non-acting nominations, they account for 10…
A Star is Born and the Women’s Movement is Dead Per Bradley Cooper Film
The music is good, Lady Gaga can act, the dog is adorable, and Bradley Cooper looks pretty sans shirt. That, and the cha…
‘I Feel Pretty’ Tries To Prove Beauty Is Skin Deep
I Feel Pretty has its flaws, but it also has a very strong message about how the confidence that comes from truly loving…
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Packs As Many Feels As Explosions
After 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's all been building to this. Every character, every movie, every wor…
‘Blockers’ Is The Modern Teen Sex Comedy That Does It Right
See? #Notallmen have to write terrible female characters. Turns out, some can actually write a movie with something to s…
Alicia Vikander’s Lara Croft Breathes New Life Into ‘Tomb Raider’
Ah, rich superheroines. They're just like us. Well, not even a little, but the new “Tomb Raider” movie makes a surprisin…
Still Haven’t Seen ‘Wonder Woman’? Here’s One More Review to Help You Decide
I went to see "Wonder Woman" on opening night with about 15 feminists – women who work in organizations confronting the …
Hannie Get Your Gun: Old Western Helps Western World Blow Off Steam
Well, it happened: 304 Electoral College votes went to Trump, two less than the sum he earned but too many to deflect hi…
‘Looper’ brings the time travel paradoxes and one-dimensional women
Time travel movies! After you see them, you get to spend the next half an hour picking out the paradoxes. Is it even pos…
