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A Wrinkle in White Supremacy: Even Time Travel Can’t Stop Police Brutality

illustration of four fictional Black characters from time travel-related films and TV shows
by Cate Young
June 9, 2020 at 12:27pm
Time lines merge into an inescapable eternity; there’s no reprieve from injustice.
Two girls float in a pond on their backs, the camera up close to their faces.

“The Half of It” Isn’t Joking When It Says It Isn’t a Love Story

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
May 1, 2020 at 12:39pm
“The Half of It” seems to be more about the halfway happiness Ellie’s given. Read more »
a white couple sits beside each other on a bed in the new film Shirley

Ms. Jackson If You’re Scary: “Shirley” Is a Biopic in the Form of a Domestic Ghost Story

by Jourdain Searles
April 24, 2020 at 12:49pm
The film explores what happens when Shirley Jackson meets a younger reflection of herself. Read more »
Carey Mulligan, a white woman with blond braided pigtails, drinks a milkshake. She reads a book, titled, "Careful How You Go."

“Promising Young Woman” Aims to Redeem the Rape-Revenge Tale. Does It?

by Jourdain Searles
April 17, 2020 at 12:02pm
In recent decades, audiences have become desensitized to rape stories. Read more »
Two white women, one blond, one with dark hair, look at each other on a beach. It is 1770, and they are wearing frilly dresses and have their hair back in wavy buns.

Stories Unmasked: The Two-Pronged Genius of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire’s” Abortion Scene

by Elana Spivack
March 26, 2020 at 10:20am
Céline Sciamma’s work applies warmth and connection to an act made to seem harsh and cold. Read more »
two white women and a Black woman in Good Girls stand beside one another and stare at a memorial for a fallen officer

11 TV Shows Feminists Should Watch While Social Distancing

by Bitch HQ
March 23, 2020 at 3:13pm
Since it’s difficult to keep up with the sheer amount of television in ordinary times, hopefully these days of quarantine offers a chance to play catch-up. Read more »
Three animated and purple figures wearing police uniforms stand against a colorful background with the word "Onward" displayed prominently

Concealed Pain: Why Are There so Many Lesbians Cops Onscreen?

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
March 11, 2020 at 8:59am
Queer representation shouldn’t overlook, ignore, or become complicit in the painful history between queer people and cops. Read more »
Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, a white woman with bleach blond hair, smiles at the camera. She has bright blue eyes and a heart tattooed on her cheek, in Birds of Prey

Badass Broad with a PhD: In “Birds of Prey,” Harley Quinn Is Free of Joker and Sexist Branding

by Rebecca Long
February 14, 2020 at 10:00am
 Birds of Prey sets the bar for nuanced depictions of female comic-book characters on the big screen. Read more »
a side-by-side collage of four actresses: Ana de Armas, Park So-dam, Lupita Nyong’o, and Jennifer Lopez

Presenting Our Alternative Oscars List Because the Academy Is Still White as Fuck

by Bitch HQ
February 7, 2020 at 1:45pm
Cinema means so much to so many different people, and we hope this list is reflective of that. Read more »
two white men—one with short blond hair and one with short brown hair—look at the camera while standing behind a woman whose wearing a red bikini

Returning Our Heads: Inside the Fight to Dismantle the (White) Gods of Hollywood

by Naomi McDougall Jones
February 4, 2020 at 12:53pm
White men have created 95 percent of the cinematic images we’ve ever seen in American mainstream films. Read more »
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#ByeOscars: We Are Not Covering the 2020 Academy Awards. Here’s Why.

by Bitch HQ
February 3, 2020 at 10:55am
Bitch is boycotting the Oscars. Read more »

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Films and TV Portray Abortion as More Dangerous Than It Is

by Erica Thomas
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Films and television shows tend to present a skewed portrayal of abortion—when fictional movies and TV shows include a plotline about abortion... Read more »

The Feminist Power of Female Ghosts

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by Andi Zeisler
October 3, 2017 at 8:21am
The female ghost is an enduringly fascinating figure. Read more »

"Moonlight" is an Essential Work of Art for the Current Political Moment

by Nijla Mu'min
December 5, 2016 at 8:15am
Moonlight displays the kind of empathy and humanity that we desperately need right now. Read more »