Lady Macbeth

...Will Feminism Give Me Cuter Boyfriends?

Whatever wave of feminism we’re on (remind me: how do waves go backwards again?), we can at least agree that films of late have not been kind to female characters.  Yes, they get to be leads, and sometimes they even talk about things that are not their boyfriends.  This is progress, they say, and would be, were it not for the fact that they have no agency or stake in the story.  In this case, we speak of the him or...read more

The Fifth Wave

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