It’s impossible to enjoy Barbie without also being made to grapple with the throes of our real world.
The opportunity gap is only widening in Hollywood.
Change in Hollywood does not materialize from a movie, especially not one that disregards existing industry threats.
Today I consider myself a passionate advocate for reproductive justice and freedom.
As comforting and engaging as these love stories can be, the truth is that most reiterate a problematic theme.
With a simple gesture, Sacheen Littlefeather lit a fuse that would impact the rest of her life.
When it comes to the media’s depictions of abortion, what we most often see may not accurately depict the reality of people’s experiences with abortion.
Palmer’s Emerald has tiptoed her way into the top ranks of horror’s greatest final girls for the very reason that she’s nothing like one.
Earlier this summer, the buzz for the upcoming show Ahsoka was palpable at the Star Wars Convention in Anaheim.
It’s vital for young people to find characters that we identify with so that we can not only feel confident in our own identities, but also become more accepting of identities different than our own.
The Final Girl is the last character alive left to stop the villain once and for all.
It seems like 2021 brought a ripple of change to this double standard, and 2022 could turn that ripple into a wave.
Zendaya’s treatment in Dune exemplifies aspects of colorist privilege and gendered racism.
It’s reasonable to wonder why so many women would want to watch a male-directed movie, the cast of which is majority male and the plot of which is about a male-dominated industry (fashion). The reason, perhaps, might be due to the murder that drives the plot, which was ordered by a woman.
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.
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.
The need for more realistic and powerful narratives about Black Australian life was a big reason why Haj decided to study film.
Zayed’s documentary, Lift Like a Girl, is set to make its U.S. premiere at the DOC NYC film festival on November 11.
The film centers on a Taiwanese American girl named Christy, who is struggling to process both her parents’ divorce and the new family dynamics that come with it.
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.
Taymor spoke with WMC’s The FBomb about the film and what audiences can take from Steinem’s extraordinary example.
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.