London photo: VE 70 Day flyover
The RAF Red Arrows over Buckingham Palace to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE Day.
Month: May 2015
a few thoughts about Game of Thrones S05 E05 (“Kill the Boy”) and open thread
Some heartstopping moments for Tyrion in this episode. At least he got in some sightseeing beforehand…
Where Are the Women? Girlhood
This isn’t simply a movie about a teenage girl: it’s about what it means to be a teenage girl. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
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Girlhood and Honeytrap movie(s) review: mean girl streets
Two films about poor black teen girls offer harrowing — and very universal — portraits of how our culture tries to crush the spirit out of all girls.
London photo: don’t get dizzy
The Prime Meridian, in Greenwich.
Where Are the Women? Top Five
When they’re not anonymous strippers or hookers, women here are nothing but thorns in the side of the male protagonist, using and manipulating him. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? Spooks: The Greater Good (aka MI-5)
Women hold positions of authority and power and kickassery, and yet they still get reduced to damsels in distress. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? The Age of Adaline
Has so little interesting happened to the female protagonist over the 80 years she has magically remained young that romance is the highlight? [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Top Five movie review: funnyman black-and-blues
Writer, director, and star Chris Rock is so close to something great here, but he gives in too easily to the unchallenging and the very conventional.
