Where Are the Women? rating criteria (updated!)
Criteria for Where Are the Women? rating project, with a few minor tweaks based on my analysis of 295 films over the past 16 months.
Year: 2016
London photos: Palmyra Arch in Trafalgar Square
It’s not the real thing, of course, but still: in your face, violent medieval mindsets.
The Survivalist movie review: whatever it takes
A beautifully observed film about ugly human emotions and experiences, and a stunning example of how big a world can be sketched on a tiny budget.
The Brand New Testament (Le tout nouveau testament) movie review: the divine feminine
Hilarious satire about rebooting religion with a goddess in charge this time. A little bit Douglas Adams, a little bit Terry Gilliam, a whole lot irreverent.
The Syndrome documentary review: baby with the bathwater
A smartly dispassionate and skeptical look at “shaken baby syndrome,” and an accidental portrait about how science fails us when it solidifies into dogma.
Eye in the Sky movie review: in the eyes of 21st-century warriors
As entertaining on an escapist level as it is irrefutably engaging on a level that is essential for citizens who are players in our political environment.
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Kvinden i buret) and The Absent One (Fasandraeberne) movies review: good clean nasty Nordic noir
Grim treats, mining suspense and urgency from intensely plotted dual timelines of brutal criminality. A must for fans of rumpled, cynical, bitter detectives.
London photo: my new favorite screening room
The most luxurious and comfortable place I’ve ever seen a movie… or three.
The Jungle Book movie review: welcome to the jungle
Goes right up to the bleeding edge of cinema to tell a story that is strapping yet simple, and hugely appealing. Disney found a good reason to redo an old film.
Where Are the Women?: movies that represent women well are just as likely to be profitable as movies that don’t, and are less risky as business propositions
In terms of both budget and profit, it costs nothing to treat women like people onscreen. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
