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Personal choice vs. politics in Waitress
Carys Crossen writes on the personal and political of Adrienne Shelly's Waitress.
Personal choice vs. politics in Waitress
Carys Crossen writes on the personal and political of Adrienne Shelly's Waitress.

The Royal Hotel and the strength of Kitty Green
Anahit Behrooz interviews The Royal Hotel's Kitty Green.
The Royal Hotel and the strength of Kitty Green
Anahit Behrooz interviews The Royal Hotel's Kitty Green.

Parker Posey was always the coolest mean girl
Sabrina Cooper celebrates the anniversary of Dazed and Confused and the birthday of Parker Posey.
Parker Posey was always the coolest mean girl
Sabrina Cooper celebrates the anniversary of Dazed and Confused and the birthday of Parker Posey.

Molly Manning Walker's sexual revolution
Anahit Behrooz interviews the director and star of How To Have Sex.
Molly Manning Walker's sexual revolution
Anahit Behrooz interviews the director and star of How To Have Sex.

Kitty Green's unpredictable masculinities
Miriam Balanescu writes on sinister masculinity in The Royal Hotel.
Kitty Green's unpredictable masculinities
Miriam Balanescu writes on sinister masculinity in The Royal Hotel.

20,000 Species of Bees and the universal truth ...
Ella Kemp interviews 20,000 Species of Bees director Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren.
20,000 Species of Bees and the universal truth ...
Ella Kemp interviews 20,000 Species of Bees director Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren.

The Eternal Daughter and an interview with my Dad
Anna McKibbin wrestles with The Eternal Daughter through an interview with her Dad.
The Eternal Daughter and an interview with my Dad
Anna McKibbin wrestles with The Eternal Daughter through an interview with her Dad.


Thelma, Louise, and the clothing that set them ...
Hannah Gibson celebrates the power of clothes in Thelma & Louise.
Thelma, Louise, and the clothing that set them ...
Hannah Gibson celebrates the power of clothes in Thelma & Louise.

America's journey in Real Women Have Curves
Wessley Edmonds says goodbye to Barbie summer with an ode to America Ferrera's leading moment.
America's journey in Real Women Have Curves
Wessley Edmonds says goodbye to Barbie summer with an ode to America Ferrera's leading moment.


The dinosaurs of Iran's male gaze
Sarah Dean writes on Mania Akbari's searing documentary – and dinosaurs
The dinosaurs of Iran's male gaze
Sarah Dean writes on Mania Akbari's searing documentary – and dinosaurs






On orgasmic cake and The Matrix Reloaded at 20
Lillian Crawford writes of the sexual legacy of The Matrix Reloaded 20 years on.
On orgasmic cake and The Matrix Reloaded at 20
Lillian Crawford writes of the sexual legacy of The Matrix Reloaded 20 years on.





Ariela Barer has something to tell you
Anahit Behrooz interviews Ariela Barer on How To Blow Up A Pipeline.
Ariela Barer has something to tell you
Anahit Behrooz interviews Ariela Barer on How To Blow Up A Pipeline.

One Fine Mourning: Mia Hansen-Løve's Grief and ...
Savina Petkova writes on grief and mourning in Mia Hansen-Løve's new film.
One Fine Mourning: Mia Hansen-Løve's Grief and ...
Savina Petkova writes on grief and mourning in Mia Hansen-Løve's new film.


Dream Life: Politics of Desire in Quebec's Firs...
Greta Rainbow speaks to Mireille Dansereau about desire and Dream Life.
Dream Life: Politics of Desire in Quebec's Firs...
Greta Rainbow speaks to Mireille Dansereau about desire and Dream Life.

Black Girl Magic: How Angela Bassett Paved The Way
The impact of Angela Bassett is immeasurable, Oscars or not. But it all begins with Black girl magic, breaking down stereotypes and paving the way for girls like Wessley Edmonds,...
Black Girl Magic: How Angela Bassett Paved The Way
The impact of Angela Bassett is immeasurable, Oscars or not. But it all begins with Black girl magic, breaking down...


Heavy Relationships: On BFFs, Girlfriends and B...
This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the platonic lovers of Claudia Weill’s Girlfriends, and our very own Contributing Writer Anahit Behrooz – her first book, BFFs: The Radical Potential of...
Heavy Relationships: On BFFs, Girlfriends and B...
This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the platonic lovers of Claudia Weill’s Girlfriends, and our very own Contributing Writer Anahit...

Time Is The Thing: Lydia Tár’s Suspension of Re...
El Hunt goes down the rabbit hole with Lydia Tár.
Time Is The Thing: Lydia Tár’s Suspension of Re...
El Hunt goes down the rabbit hole with Lydia Tár.


A Tragic Age: The Radical Power Of Lady Chatter...
Carly Mattox traces the radical history of Lady Chatterley’s Lover.
A Tragic Age: The Radical Power Of Lady Chatter...
Carly Mattox traces the radical history of Lady Chatterley’s Lover.


Justice and Medea: Alice Diop on Saint Omer
Anahit Behrooz interviews Saint Omer filmmaker Alice Diop.
Justice and Medea: Alice Diop on Saint Omer
Anahit Behrooz interviews Saint Omer filmmaker Alice Diop.

Intimately Political: Laura Poitras On All The ...
Anahit Behrooz interviews Laura Poitras on All The Beauty And The Bloodshed
Intimately Political: Laura Poitras On All The ...
Anahit Behrooz interviews Laura Poitras on All The Beauty And The Bloodshed


I Don’t Recall: Finding the African in African-...
Sabrina Jones writes on her British African-American identity in Daughters of the Dust.
I Don’t Recall: Finding the African in African-...
Sabrina Jones writes on her British African-American identity in Daughters of the Dust.

Freeway Energy: Georgia Oakley on Blue Jean
A period piece furiously relevant to the present, Blue Jean frames a lesbian PE teacher living in Thatcher’s Britain trying to exist and thrive without having to fly a flag....
Freeway Energy: Georgia Oakley on Blue Jean
A period piece furiously relevant to the present, Blue Jean frames a lesbian PE teacher living in Thatcher’s Britain trying...

She Saved Christmas: Life Before Death In Morve...
Savina Petkova writes on Christmas grief in Morvern Callar.
She Saved Christmas: Life Before Death In Morve...
Savina Petkova writes on Christmas grief in Morvern Callar.

Beyond the Goomah: Italian-American Femininity ...
Katy D’Avella writes on Italian-American identity in Moonstruck.
Beyond the Goomah: Italian-American Femininity ...
Katy D’Avella writes on Italian-American identity in Moonstruck.

Mountains and Playgrounds: Rebecca Hall on Resu...
Ella Kemp interviews Rebecca Hall about Resurrection.
Mountains and Playgrounds: Rebecca Hall on Resu...
Ella Kemp interviews Rebecca Hall about Resurrection.

Beauty, Pain, Choice: Feminism in Corsage
Alexandria Slater writes on beauty and sacrifice in Corsage.
Beauty, Pain, Choice: Feminism in Corsage
Alexandria Slater writes on beauty and sacrifice in Corsage.