Doctor Who blogging: “Sleep No More”
Doctor Who does found-footage… and it actually works in a way that most found-footage stories don’t even bother with anymore.
Year: 2015
Where Are the Women? Fathers & Daughters
For a film with a female coprotagonist and lots of women in authoritative supporting roles, it does a lousy job of representing women.
Fathers & Daughters movie review: fit to be family tied
It’s all rather implausible and hugely melodramatic as it milks ham-fisted histrionics from high soap opera. A pitiable excuse for a movie.
Where Are the Women? The Hallow
There’s only one woman in this movie, and she’s primarily a mother, but at least she gets to do something and act with some agency.
The Hallow movie review: misses the forest for the trees
Nothing but atmosphere, albeit atmosphere that is more effective and elegant than the typical horror flick. But there’s almost no actual story here.
sorry for the light posting this week…
Should have some new reviews for you tomorrow.
Where Are the Women? Brooklyn
This is an excellent example of how stories about women can become expressions of universal experience (like, the kind that men have too).
Brooklyn movie review: across the ocean to find yourself
Beautifully portrays a very universal experience — not only of immigration but of growing up — via an elegantly nuanced performance by Saoirse Ronan.
Doctor Who blogging: “The Zygon Inversion”
I feel like we have finally met Peter Capaldi’s Doctor for the first time. At last.
London photos: giant poppies at Waterloo
This weekend is Remembrance Sunday in the U.K., basically the equivalent of Veterans Day in the U.S.
