male gaze

How UNDER THE SILVER LAKE Unearths The Male Sleaze Of The Film Noir
How UNDER THE SILVER LAKE Unearths The Male Sleaze Of The Film Noir

For a movie that supposedly criticizes what it portrays and updates the film noir for 2019 and , Under the Silver Lake comes up embarrassingly short.

Werewolves & Lobsters: How I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF Explains Jordan Peterson's Appeal
Werewolves & Lobsters: How I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF Explains Jordan Peterson’s Appeal

Despite the overt silliness of I Was A Teenage Werewolf, it might give us a useful way to think about the cultural impact of one Dr. Jordan Peterson.

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.

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.

The Never Ending Male Gaze: Undercurrents of Objectification Within Feminist Film
The Never Ending Male Gaze: Undercurrents Of Objectification Within Feminist Film

We take a look at the sexualisation of the women in Mad Max: Fury Road and Thelma & Louise, two feminist films – not to vilify, but to offer insight into their subliminal messaging.

"Have You Ever Seen A Real Woman Before?" Body Imagery In WHITE GIRL
“Have You Ever Seen A Real Woman Before?” Body Imagery In WHITE GIRL

White Girl reflects the embodiment of societal and interpersonal dysfunction while exploring the role of the body in film and in life.

"She Breathes Through Her Skin": The Costume Design Of The So-Called Strong Female Character
The Problematic Costume Design For The Strong Female Character

What is not my definition of a strong female character is throwing together an overly sexualised outfit for a female actress and giving her a gun and some one-liners and then declaring that “sexism is over”.

Autonomy Of Androids: The Male Gaze In Science Fiction
Autonomy Of Androids: The Male Gaze In Science Fiction

Attitudes about the male gaze have been present in science fiction cinema for years, especially relating to the identity of female robots. This includes the objectification of these characters and the loss of their autonomy, which reflects real life attitudes towards women. Many films have been made to show the dangers of viewing women as objects, yet we still see the male gaze in motion pictures every day.