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Movie Rental Review: Lars and the Real Girl
When I watch a movie or read a book about a subject that is deeply personal to me, I often wonder – does my personal connection to the text hinder or enhance my ability to look at it critically? Looking … Continue reading
The Republican War on Women: Every Sperm is Sacred
This weekly linkspam is brought to you by the letter “R,” which stands for both “Republican” and “reproductive rights.” That is the very definition of “irony,” no? As moveon.org has pointed out, the Republican lawmakers in Congress are waging a … Continue reading
Women, Romantic Comedies, and the Grand Romantic Gesture
Last week on Glee, Blaine and the Warblers performed their rendition of “When I Get You Alone” to serenade an employee at the GAP. I loved this scene for two reasons. One, despite Glee’s many, many problems, I will be … Continue reading
February Movies I Won’t Be Seeing (and One I Might)
Sometimes I bemoan the fact that I have very little time to go to the movies. Then I look at what’s out there, and I start to think that I’m not missing out on much. Some of the February movies … Continue reading
Bridesmaids Trailer: Initial Impressions
Oh, wow. I am super conflicted about this: This movie looks like it might entertain me and irritate me in equal measure. It looks both feminist and anti-feminist, both stupid and smart, both original and cliched, all at once. I … Continue reading
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Jane Austen Reader’s Block: The Problem with Fanny Price
I planned to make January 2011 my month for rereading all of Jane Austen’s novels, but it’s February and I’m only halfway through. Oops. I can keep reading, of course, but while “Janeuary” has a certain punny ring to it, … Continue reading
Easy A: A Fauxminist Film
It appears that star power is on the rise for the funny, luminous Emma Stone. She first caught my attention as the snarky cool girl who was way too good for Jonah Hill’s character in Superbad (and not because she … Continue reading
January Movies I Won’t Be Seeing
Well, it’s mid-January, meaning that movie studios are dumping their trash into the theaters while they wait for their prestige pictures to get Oscar nominations. Over the years, I have developed an uncanny ability to review the quality of these … Continue reading
From Prada to Nada – the newest Austen adaptation?
I recently became aware of a film called From Prada to Nada, coming out in late January, and starring The Girl Spy from Spy Kids and That Girl Joe Jonas Left Taylor Swift for: It’s fitting that I heard about … Continue reading
Female Character of the Week: Mattie Ross
Yesterday, I went to see the Coen Brothers’ adaptation of Charles Portis’s novel, True Grit. (The film is not a remake of the 1969 adaptation of the same name; it is a second adaptation of the book. I felt it … Continue reading