Downtime DVD review: 1995 Doctor Who fan film, on DVD for the first time
Strictly for serious Doctor Who fans who won’t mind the ultra-low-budget ethos, and who’ll love the fan-fiction-y tidbits that are catnip to Whovians.
Where Are the Women? The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
This is kickass representation: lots of women in gender-neutral roles wielding power, including the female protagonist, herself a figure of authority.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 movie review: breaking the blockbuster
One of the smartest and most enthralling SF film series ever breaks more new ground as it ends on notes as emotional and provocative as they are explosive.
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.
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).
