Where Are the Women? Ex Machina
Sleek futuristic imagery aside, this is a regressive representation of sexualized, victimized womanhood that’s meant to be titillating. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Year: 2015
Where Are the Women? Mortdecai
Oh, there are lots of women here. And they’re either anonymous slavering sex machines or ridiculous perfect goddesses elevated on an absurd pedestal. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
New York photo: “New York is dying”
I was rather alarmed to see this dramatic ad on the subway…
Where Are the Women? The Gambler
This is a great example of how movies typically want nothing to do with women unless they’re propping up a man. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Ex Machina movie review: damselbot in distress
There’s nothing fresh or even usefully true in its cartoonish dichotomy about men, but this pseudo-SF flick will expound upon it with pretentious tedium.
New York photo: mailbox robot
I can’t pinpoint why, but I really like this bit of art graffiti.
The Gambler movie review: to bet, or not to bet?
It doesn’t quite work as a package, but Wahlberg is a real pleasure to watch as he crafts a portrait of a tormented anti-hero with an apparent death wish.
Mortdecai movie review: stinking mishap
This painfully unfunny spoof of teddibly British nonsense couldn’t be less amusing if it were actually calculated to be totally laugh-free.
New York photo: take a picture with Homer Simpson
Outside an ice-cream takeout place in Chinatown.
Where Are the Women? Unbroken
Set almost entirely among a crew of WWII bombardiers and a prisoner-of-war camp, women are all but absent from this film. And that’s okay. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
