In 2015, Aziah “Zola” King’s 148-tweet epic took the internet by storm. The viral thread read like a Jack Kerouac novel and captured people’s attentions with every 165 characters. When it was announced that it would be made into a…
‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ review: A vibrant and powerful coming of age story
In Disney’s long history of iconic heroes, only a handful of princesses (and female characters in general) have exhibited agency and even fewer who had a movie dedicated to themselves. Thankfully, in the last 10 years, Disney has been slowly…
Movie review: ‘Promising Young Woman’ turns into the genre it’s trying to critique
Content warning: This article mentions rape and discusses disturbing subject matter. One of the most tired narratives in cinema is the rape-revenge story. Films like I Spit on Your Grave and The Last House on the Left are infamous for their brutal rape scenes…
The Girl in the Spider’s Web Movie Review: Lisbeth Salander is Reduced to a Male Power Fantasy
Fede Alvarez seems to have a woman problem; whether it’s his gory remake of Evil Dead or his home invasion thriller, Don’t Breathe, women’s trauma always seems to be on the backburner. They’re merely used as plot devices to give…