Image:Brendon Thorne/Getty Images Trigger warning: this post discusses eating disorders. I’d like to preface this post by saying I am not body shaming either Ariana Grande or Cynthia Erivio, nor accusing them of having eating disorders. My goal is to bring light to recent concerns and discussions about method acting, competitive eating disorders, and the push […]
Read More WICK(ED)?After a long 148 days, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA have finally reached an agreement to end the writers’ strike in Hollywood. The strike began over the summer due to inadequate pay as well as the growing concerns of AI replacing writers. An agreement was reached that will significantly increase writers’ wages along with many other […]
Read More The end of the writers’ strike: effect on feminism in hollywoodBarbie and Oppenheimer catapulted box office sales in a cultural phenomenon referred to as “Barbenheimer,” with people heralding both movie’s tremendous success as the revival of cinema. As audiences slowly trickle out of the theaters and into their homes to watch movies from the comfort of their own living rooms and beds, Barbie and Oppenheimer […]
Read More The Hazardous History of OppenheimerMost people know the typical Disney princess movie plot line. It goes, “once upon a time, in a far-away land there is a beautiful princess who is waiting helplessly for her prince to swoop in to rescue her from her tragic backstory so they can live happily ever after.” In most of these movies the […]
Read More Not Your Typical Fairytale: Disney’s FrozenThe portrayal of female characters in popular culture has been a topic of much debate and analysis over the years.I was recently watching the movie pretty women with my mom and I noticed that a lot of movies from the 80s to 90s hypersexualized women, and I can see the difference in more current movies. […]
Read More Evolution of Female Characters in Popular CultureOn Tuesday, March 28th, I attended a film series hosted by JMU’s Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) department. This event was located within JMU’s campus on the ground floor in Burris Hall. The movie was introduced by JMU’s French Professor Dr. Dorothee Polanz and was entitled “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.” In a […]
Read More Portrait of a Lady on Fire: A WGSS Film Series EventHave you ever seen a trailer for a new movie based on a book and immediately needed to read the book? No? Well, I did. Last Thursday, I was on Instagram and I had a trailer come across my feed. I was absolutely hooked, and I read the book in like three days. This book […]
Read More Feminist Perspective of “After” by Anna ToddGreat Oden’s Raven! This week, I’ve decided to write my Feminist Lens Movie Review about the 2004 comedy, Anchorman. But why Anchorman, you might ask? The answer is two-fold. First, I have a bunch of choices, many of which fall under the horror/action/thriller genres. Anchorman is very different in that regard. Second, despite presenting a […]
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