Reviews of movies and TV focused on women

Tag: Geena Davis

  • Review: Ava

    Review: Ava

    Ava stars Jessica Chastain as an action hero. Despite the female star, the film is a very male ode to violence. The best thing about it to me was seeing Jessica Chastain kicking butt with grace. Many outstanding actors are in this thriller. The film is available to rent on Prime Video.

  • Review: This Changes Everything

    Review: This Changes Everything

    I know you’ve seen the statistics from This Changes Everything about the percentage of women in front of and behind the camera before. But This Changes Everything takes you inside the story. It lets in you in on the struggle to count the data, check the boxes, and fight the fight.

  • Review: GLOW, season 3

    Review: GLOW, season 3

    Season 3 of GLOW was a bit less about the body slamming and a little more about character development. People who are more interested in women in skimpy outfits tossing each other about may be a little disappointed. People who are more interested in the women and their stories may be rewarded for their patience […]

  • Watch This: Trailer for GLOW, season 3

    Watch This: Trailer for GLOW, season 3

    GLOW moves to Las Vegas for season 3. We’ll see our favorite lady wrestlers body slam and trash talk in a new location starting on August 8 on Netflix.

  • Fighting Against Sexism, Homophobia, Racism, and Ageism on our Screens

    Fighting Against Sexism, Homophobia, Racism, and Ageism on our Screens

    So many things need to be changed in the way women, LGBT people,  people of color, and the old are depicted on our screens, it sometimes seems overwhelming. After Drea’s guest post from last week, this seemed a good time to mention some leaders fighting to change the dismal facts of the situation in our […]

  • Lifetime’s Broad Focus is Great News

    Lifetime’s Broad Focus is Great News

    Lifetime TV is behind an initiative called Broad Focus (what a pun!) that aims to put more women in creative positions behind the camera as directors, producers, writers, and content developers. Here’s the announcement video. Lifetime couldn’t be a more logical network to lead the way on this. It has an audience of women who […]

  • International Study on Gender Images in Global Films

    International Study on Gender Images in Global Films

    In a press release on September 22, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, UN Women and The Rockefeller Foundation presented an international study on gender images in global films. There was a press conference to share the information from the study. Geena Davis spoke at the press conference. She said, The fact is […]

  • In a World: A Review

    In a World: A Review

    In a World is terrific. In a World is the from the mind of Lake Bell. She wrote it, directed it, and stars in it. Her character – Carol – wants to do voice overs. Carol is a quirky and very likable woman. Carol’s father Sam, played by real voice over artist Fred Melamed, discounts […]

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