Where Are the Women? Whiplash
If a movie must have a male protagonist and a male villain, fine. But must it also pretend that women barely exist in the world at all? [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Year: 2015
Whiplash movie review: music as a savage beast
If you didn’t think music could involve actual blood, sweat, and tears, this breathtakingly visceral coming-of-artistic-age drama will set you straight.
Where Are the Women? Wild
Reese Witherspoon messes up her life and then messes up her body on the way to getting right with herself and the world. Fan-feminist-tastic! [This post is not behind the paywall.]
New York photo: Bergdorf at the movies
One of Bergdorf Goodman’s Christmas windows.
Where Are the Women? American Sniper
What is a woman’s job in the movies? As supportive wife and prompter of male betterment, of course. *grrr* [This post is not behind the paywall.]
American Sniper movie review: a pawn in the game, misplayed
A banal, bland tribute to things no one questions as laudable (though it has to misrepresent its subject to do so). But Bradley Cooper is very good.
AWFJ 2014 award winners
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists is one of the orgs for which I help choose year-end best-ofs.
Where Are the Women? is brought to you by these readers
Where Are the Women?, rating and ranking 2015’s films for their representation of girls and women, is made possible by my generous Kickstarter supporters. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
New York photo: Game of Thrones on display
At the HBO headquarters near Bryant Park.
Where Are the Women? Paddington
The state of women onscreen these days is so bad that a neutral score of zero is actually a positive! [This post is not behind the paywall.]
