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.]
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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? 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.
