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Pollution, Energy Crisis and… Sexism? A Feminist Look at the ‘Soylent Green’...
This is a guest post by Maria Ramos. Trigger warning: discussion of rape and sexual assault Soylent Green, Richard Fleischer‘s 1973 classic sci-fi film, makes huge statements about class division,...
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‘Jessica Jones’: A Discomforting Yet Real Portrayal of Abuse
This guest post is written by Scarlett Harris. [Trigger warning: discussion of intimate partner abuse] | Spoilers ahead. There’s TV that, when you watch, makes you feel all warm and fuzzy and can be...
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Let’s All Calm Down for a Minute About ‘The Hateful Eight’: Analyzing the...
This guest post is written by Sophie Besl. [Trigger warning: discussion of rape, sexual assault and graphic violence] | Spoilers ahead. When the only female character in Quentin Tarantino’s new film,...
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‘Suffragette’: The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same
This is a guest post written by Scarlett Harris. | Spoilers ahead. I went to see Suffragette at the culmination of a day spent feeling utterly depressed at the state of women in the workplace and the...
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‘Spotlight’ on the Wrong People
[Trigger warning: discussion of rape and sexual abuse] We’re winding down to the Oscar ceremony no thinking person is looking forward to. The Black director who should have been nominated last year,...
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Everything That’s Wrong (And a Few Things That Are Right) with ‘The Magicians’
Written by Katherine Murray. [Trigger warning: Discussion of rape and sexual violence] Watching The Magicians can be a lot like watching a real magician. One who’s not very good and keeps using such...
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‘Hooligan Sparrow’ Touches on Topics of Fame and Notoriety in Activism
Written by Katherine Murray. | Hooligan Sparrow is screening at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. [Trigger warning: discussion of rape and sexual assault] There’s a lot going on in Hooligan...
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‘The Neon Demon’: Objectification and Rape Culture
This guest post is written by Holly Thicknes. [Trigger warning: discussion of rape and rape culture] The Neon Demon threw up a lot of questions when it regurgitated Elle Fanning’s eyeball. Yes,...
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‘Artemisia’: The Romantic Roots of Rape Culture
Written by Brigit McCone. [Trigger warning: discussion of rape] Is it possible to admire a woman’s art while denying its meaning? Certainly, a feminist viewer wants to admire 1997’s Artemisia, a...
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Sisters in Catherine Breillat’s ‘Fat Girl’
This guest post written by Tessa Racked originally appeared at Consistent Panda Bear Shape and appears here as part of our theme week on Sisterhood. It is cross-posted with permission. [Trigger...
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