Where Are the Women? Our Brand Is Crisis
A female protagonist in a position of authority, in which she is allowed the space to be professional and be heeded by men, is a very good thing.
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Where Are the Women? The 33
Women wait, and wail, while men struggle to survive and other men struggle to rescue them.
Where Are the Women? Monkey Kingdom
The life of a troop of macaques is explored via the travails of a female monkey. And the film is narrated by a woman. These little things have a big impact.
Where Are the Women? Jem and the Holograms
A female protagonist, a female villain, and a supporting cast made up almost entirely of other women. And their story is not about seeking romance!
Where Are the Women? Carol
A story about two women trying to carve out places for themselves in the world? This is perhaps the very definition of a feminist film.
more men I am officially tired of being asked to sympathize with in movies
Update! Another year, another slate of films proving there is almost nothing that men can do, think, or be that The Movies will not deem worthy of a story.
Where Are the Women? The Danish Girl
It’s about a transgender woman, sure, but it’s ultimately little more than a showcase for a male actor to show off his range and be “brave.”
Where Are the Women? Spotlight
It’s disappointing that there is only one significant female character here; at least she gets one of the more prominent arcs among the ensemble.
Where Are the Women? Captive
There’s a female coprotagonist, her primary concerns are not about babies or romance, and she doesn’t get naked or have to be sexy. It could be worse.
Where Are the Women? Do You Believe?
Most of the women here are defined solely as wives and mothers. (There is a lady lawyer… but lady-lawyering has been bad for her soul, natch.)
