The Huntsman: Winter’s War movie review: snow what?
It’s a prequel and a sequel! It’s got girl powerrr and lady-hating! It’s a mashup of Lord of the Rings and Frozen! It’s all these things, and less.
Month: April 2016
London photo: tube doggie
Dogs are welcome on the tube. They never even seem bored without anything to read…
Where Are the Women? 2015 ranking (final)
A ranking of 2015’s films for their representation of girls and women, including every wide release in North America (and most of those in the UK). [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? Big Eyes
Not only a story about a woman but a story about the particular plight of women in a place and time that was not friendly to their talents and ambitions.
Big Eyes movie review: painted into a corner
A bitter feminist fairy tale about a woman betrayed by love and trust and crafted by culture to be vulnerable to the charms of a con-artist husband.
Where Are the Women? Love & Mercy
The few women who appear exist solely as support for the male protagonist: a young wife early in his life and, later, a new girlfriend who reinvigorates him.
Love & Mercy movie review: strange vibrations
Intense, unconventional, often uncomfortable portrait of Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson that transcends the typical clichés about madness and creativity.
London photo: Charlie Brown’s Roundabout
I’ve been riding this bus for more than three years, and I have never before seen “Charlie Brown’s Roundabout” as its destination.
London photos: the giant Monopoly board in Trafalgar Square
In honor of the launch of the London Games Festival.
Where Are the Women? A Walk in the Woods
The most significant female character here is the male protagonist’s wife… and she is introduced in a scene in which she is, literally, vacuuming.
