Written Off: Why Aren’t Black Female Screenwriters Getting Their Due?
The exclusion of films written and directed by women, and particularly women of color, has long been an infuriating norm within the Academy.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The Futility of Trump's Oval Office Address
Even Trump reportedly said the speech was pointless.
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BitchWatch: 2018’s Best Horror Films about Women
From dancing witches to badass Final Girls!
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Love is a War: “If Beale Street Could Talk” Presents a Warped Fairytale
It’s extraordinary that such a sensual tale of young love could also tackle the trauma born out of America’s faulty criminal-justice system.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: Kevin Hart Is Not a Victim
The real question is, why didn’t he just apologize in the first place?
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No Greater Agony: “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” is an Achingly Honest Portrait of a Writer’s Life
Though writing is the backbone of most industries, writers are often considered expendable and easily replaceable.
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Eclipsing Fame: “A Star is Born” Treats Pop Music as a Telltale Sign of Selling Out
What Jackson comes to describe as Ally’s artistic insincerity is very nakedly the nascent bloom of his own jealousy.
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You’ve Heard This One Before: The Zero-Sum Legacy of “A Star Is Born”
You can think of this story as a life-force transference, or, if you’re cynical, a law of nature.
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