Where Are the Women?: best and worst representations of women on film in 2015
The median WATW score and the average score agree: Hollywood movies are, overall, not very good at treating women like people. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Divergent Series Insurgent
The Divergent Series: Allegiant movie review: walled in by reality
A disappointing downfall from the previous films, the appealing metaphor for nonconformity giving way to dull good-vs-evil battle and dumb plot conundrums.
Where Are the Women? 79 wide releases in UK in 2015 so far; only 22 have female protagonists
The numbers are almost identical to the U.S. situation, which isn’t terribly surprising: the movies are mostly the same. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? 73 wide releases in US in 2015 so far; only 18 have female protagonists
Women make up 50 percent of the moviegoing public, but telling stories about women continues to not be a primary concern for Hollywood. [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.]
The Divergent Series: Insurgent movie review: being human
Sneakily undercuts tropes of the young-adult hero’s journey. But in a more adventurous movie environment, this wouldn’t feel this fresh as it does.
