femininity

SHIRLEY: A Haunted Portrait Of Feminine Darkness
SHIRLEY: A Haunted Portrait Of Feminine Darkness

Shirley, as a story, can be unpacked in layers and layers and layers. It’s elegantly built and complex in its structure.

Monstrous & Missing Mothers: Horror Prefers Villainous, Dead Or Exceptional Women
Monstrous & Missing Mothers: Horror Prefers Its Women Villainous, Dead Or Exceptional

When contrasted against the special designation conferred upon Final Girls, it seems apparent that the horror genre permits its mothers limited options.

THE OTHER LAMB: A Dark Feminist Fable That Strays Far From The Flock
THE OTHER LAMB: A Dark Feminist Fable That Strays Far From The Flock

With The Other Lamb, Malgorzata Szumowska gives us a fresh perspective on the topic that proves to be just as challenging as it is wickedly absorbing.

SXSW 2020: THE DILEMMA OF DESIRE: An Education On Female Pleasure
SXSW 2020: THE DILEMMA OF DESIRE: An Education On Female Pleasure

The Desire of Dilemma is an eye-opening and a vital informational showcase on female sexuality for everyone, today, yesterday and tomorrow.

Hosing Down Hitchc*ck: Yet Another Look At The Legendary Shower Scene In PSYCHO

What is it about Psycho’s shower scene that allowed it to become one of (if not the) most iconic in the entire history of its medium?

On Drawing the 100% Perfect Girl & The Systematic Misrepresentation Of Women In Japanese Anime
On Drawing the 100% Perfect Girl & The Systematic Misrepresentation Of Women In Japanese Anime

There really isn’t much subtlety to a boy-meets-girl story in which the girl has the ability to literally part the clouds and stop the rain.

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER: A Compelling Study of Conflicting Boundaries
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER: A Compelling Study Of Conflicting Boundaries

Filled with melancholy, delicacy, and captivation, The Disappearance of My Mother is a well-crafted tale of vulnerability.

SECOND STAR ON THE RIGHT: An Affecting Dive Into Maturity
SECOND STAR ON THE RIGHT: An Affecting Dive Into Maturity

Ruth Caudeli’s Second Star on the Right winningly captures our varying levels of maturation and individualism, with beauty and style.

FIRECRACKERS: A Dynamite Debut Feature
FIRECRACKERS: A Dynamite Debut Feature

From the first frame to the last, Firecrackers is clearly a story by women, about women, stubbornly through their gaze without regrets.

A Love Story: Sisterhood in FLEABAG
A Love Story: Sisterhood In FLEABAG

While men have come in and out of Fleabag’s life, her relationship with Claire has been the defining relationship of the series, making Fleabag the ultimate love letter to sisterhood.

Defending JUPITER ASCENDING: The Matrix as a Coming-Out Party
Defending JUPITER ASCENDING: The Matrix As A Coming-Out Party

Jupiter Ascending was a critical and a box office failure. Aaron Berry examines it from the point of view of the directors’ own transition.

THE THIRD WIFE: A Beautiful World Suffocated By Patriarchy
THE THIRD WIFE: A Beautiful World Suffocated By Patriarchy

With gorgeous cinematography, The Third Wife invites us into a broken world of arranged marriage and patriarchy in 19th-century Vietnam.

Born Sexy Yesterday: The Perverse Male Fantasy Nobody Is Addressing
Born Sexy Yesterday: The Perverse Male Fantasy Nobody Is Addressing

Born sexy yesterday is the common sexual fantasy depicted in films and TV around female characters that exude sex appeal, but mimic the intelligence of a young child.

SONI: A Candid Depiction of India’s Gender Politics
SONI: A Candid Depiction of India’s Gender Politics

Soni, as a gritty realist portrait, feels fresh and unique – both in it’s portrayal of Kalpana and Soni and its technical achievements.

Final Girls Do It Better: From Elm Street To A Vet School In France, How The Final Girl Trope Has Evolved
How The Final Girl Trope Has Evolved: From Elm Street To A Vet School In France

Maria Lattila examines how generic slashers actually hide a hugely empowering element, the Final Girls of horror fulfilling and enabling feminine power and potential.