The show’s protagonists are women depicted as complex individuals, who defy nearly every stereotype female characters have been subjected to in TV shows past.
When actor and dancer Avantika first had the chance to read the script for Spin, the new Disney Channel film about an Indian American teen named Rhea who discovers her talent for DJing, she immediately knew she wanted to be involved.
The FBomb recently had the chance to chat with Ramakrishnan about Never Have I Ever’s second season (which is currently streaming on Netflix) and more.
Some of the challenges can actually hurt their participants because they lead people to do risky things like taking medicine, playing with electricity, or gluing body parts together using super glues.
With aspirations as grand as mine, while identifying as a member of a deprecated community, I’m cognizant of the fact that I have to work twice as hard. But I’m willing to do so.
'The Underground Railroad' meticulously displays one of history’s most shameful and violent eras without lingering in sadism.
We have entered into an arena where now more than ever before, our viewership is our currency and we must continue to shape the content that in turn shapes us.
I have seen article after article in feminist magazines about how the ’90s era of female vilification is over, yet we still see women like Carole Baskin bashed repeatedly in the media to this day.
The trilogy as a whole has been recognized for its strong representation of Asian women and culture, and its final installment notably shines in its ability to feature meaningful, three-dimensional depictions of female friendships, blended families, and healthy discussions about consent.
These films encapsulated the power of #MeToo before our culture had the language and collective power to name that movement.
Since The Bachelor and The Bachelorette started in 2002 and 2003 respectively, only three leads have not been white.
Beneath the film's pastel coloring, neon signage, and pop music remixes lies a grim deconstruction of rape culture, and how those afflicted by it attempt to heal from it.
The FBomb talked with All Joking Aside star Raylene Harewood about the world of comedy, unconventional friendships, and the unique pain that comes with a rocky mother-daughter relationship.
“Not Done” argues that while many seemed to believe the feminist project was complete, especially in the midst of Obama-era idealism about social progress in America, it was, as the title states, not done.
Zayed’s documentary, Lift Like a Girl, is set to make its U.S. premiere at the DOC NYC film festival on November 11.
Marvel Studios, one of the — if not the — most impressive names in the superheroine genre of entertainment, made headlines in recent years for their plans to add Ms. Marvel — a Pakistani-American, Muslim female superhero who first appeared in her own comic in 2014 — to their impressive roster of characters on screen.
Chinese American filmmaker Cathy Yan recently became the first Asian American woman to direct an American superhero film with the newest installment in the DC Extended Universe, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
The film follows the young women as they travel from their small Pennsylvania town to Planned Parenthood in New York City so Autumn can have a surgical abortion.
The report discovered that scripted crime television shows, which millions of viewers tune into on a regular basis, depict a false narrative about the unchecked heroism of law enforcement.
Actress Jo Martin will be the first black Doctor, and the second woman, in the series’ history.
This month, Kotex has initiated a new ad campaign that uses red fluid to simulate menstrual blood.
A recent study found that there was also an unprecedented number of discussions about abortion depicted on television — more than ever observed in a single year.
2019 was a banner year for women in the entertainment industry. But female filmmakers are still unable to break the “celluloid ceiling.”
No women were nominated in the category of Best Director at the Golden Globes even though there were more women-directed top-grossing movies in 2019 than in any year before.
Over one billion people live with disability, yet this group is barely represented in the media.