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To All the Double Standards We’ve Seen Before

by Laura Sirikul
September 11, 2018 at 10:53am
It’s acceptable for Asian men’s stories to exclude Asian women, but the opposite is intolerable. Read more »
Cartoon creators Julia Pott, Rebecca Sugar, and Lauren Faust

Drawing the Line: TV Animation Beyond the Boys’ Club

by Jourdain Searles
September 5, 2018 at 12:26pm
In 17 years, Adult Swim has never featured a female-created cartoon series. Read more »

BitchWatch: 11 Bitch-Approved Films You Should Watch This Fall

by Dahlia Balcazar
September 4, 2018 at 11:28am
Fall’s film slate features thrilling tales of mystery, murder, rivalry, and revenge. Read more »
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What it Feels Like for a Girl: “Eighth Grade” Rewrites Tired Social-Media Stereotyping

by Jourdain Searles
August 21, 2018 at 11:56am
The film is notable because it consciously avoids serving up a familiar media brew of technophobia and misogyny. Read more »
Crop of Kahaani movie poster showing Vidya Bagchi searching for her missing husband in Kolkata

A Woman Scorned: The Cold Vengeance of Hindi Cinema

by Bedatri D. Choudhury
August 9, 2018 at 12:37pm
Female revenge in Hindi cinema is typically viewed as an illogical, estrogen-driven act executed through treachery and lies. Read more »
Tessa Thompson as Detroit in Sorry to Bother You

Searching for Detroit: “Sorry To Bother You’s” female lead is more symbol than person

by Jourdain Searles
August 7, 2018 at 3:01pm
Behind all the symbolism, we could have seen the person. Read more »
Joy Nash as Plum in Dietland

Sinful and Indulgent: “Dietland” and the Language of Fatphobia

by Cate Young
July 30, 2018 at 1:15pm
Indelicate language is seen as tough love. Read more »
Two women (Rachel McAdams, left, and Rachel Weisz, right) face each other, hands clapsed together

Inconvenient Women: "Disobedience" tests religion, passion, and choice

by Jourdain Searles
July 16, 2018 at 1:26pm
Disobedience is the kind of woman-at-a-crossroads film I love. Read more »
Ben Stiller as Ted and Cameron Diaz as Mary in There's Something About Mary

Turning 20: How An Iconic ’90s Film Normalized Stalking

by Rachel Vorona Cote
July 13, 2018 at 11:50am
Humor that takes stalking seriously requires nimbleness and nuance. Read more »
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Beyond the Closet Door: Rhea Butcher on Sobriety and Queer Roadmaps for Happiness

by Katie Knepler
July 12, 2018 at 11:24am
Sober LGBTQ individuals can sometimes feel excluded. Read more »

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