reviews
No Need for Superheroes: "A Wrinkle In Time" Shows Black Girls How To Save Themselves
Black children don’t have to be endowed with mutant powers to be inherently good.
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The Authenticity Factor: “The Chi” Shows That Violence Isn’t Chicago’s Only Story
The Chi shows the dimensions of Chicago’s South Side and its people.
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Not Your Average Americana: Kitty, Daisy, and Lewis’s “Superscope” Offers Escapism
Superscope’s fun, loving, and optimistic spirit sounds like storming through Arizona’s bare sunny deserts to drink milkshakes and eat hamburgers at the local diner.
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Chastity Belt’s Vulnerability is Its Strength
I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone has an undertow of yearning for connection and overcoming the fear of self-exposure.
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Palehound Finds Its Queer Voice in “A Place I’ll Always Go”
The album chronicles a turbulent year for Ellen Kempner who found love while in the depths of grieving.
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“Ison” is a Vulnerable Exploration of Sevdaliza’s Womanhood
On ISON, Sevda Alizadeh seamlessly shifts shapes to show us her different sides.
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The “Bitch Doctrine” Is the Uplifting Manifesto We Need
Laurie Penny’s collection of essays explores the uncomfortable corset of the gender binary.
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The Future is Feminist Joy
The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness reveals the blueprint to happier lives.
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Surviving Patriarchy: “Alias Grace” Navigates the Impact of Sexism
Margaret Atwood’s at it again.
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Same Old West: “Godless” Failed to Deliver a Western About Women
We were lured into a pit of tired and unquestioned Western clichés.
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