Where Are the Women? While We’re Young
Despite allusions to the careers of the two main female characters, they are primarily adjuncts to their men, whose stories are all about their work. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
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Where Are the Women? Seventh Son
Feints toward feminism quickly descend into a diatribe against women with a villain who is all about revenge against a man who wronged her sexually. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? The Face of an Angel
As is very often the case, a story that is ostensibly about a woman ends up being all about how a man feels about her. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? Get Hard
Women appear here only briefly, as a nagging but loyal wife, a nagging and duplicitous fiancée, and an anonymous twerking ass. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? Wild Tales (Relatos salvajes)
In this anthology of six short films, only two feature distinct female protagonists… though one does confront and confound some clichés. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? The Voices
Where are the women in this movie? Dead and in pieces… and that’s meant to be kooky and charming. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? The Gunman
The only woman here unquestioningly attaches herself not to merely one secretive, violent man but to two. Because even bad men deserve a hot babe. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? Home
It’s absolutely wonderful to see a mixed-race teenaged girl as a coprotagonist. But why are even pastel-colored alien blobs mostly presented as “male”? [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? Wild Card
If there was a Where Are the Women bingo card, this unpleasantly retro movie would win a booby prize. (Is there a hooker with a heart of gold? You betcha.) [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? The Divergent Series: Insurgent
A female protagonist who encompasses the full spectrum of humanity is a smackdown win for the notion — often ignored by Hollywood — that women are people. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
