Maleficent: Revenge and Maternity

Although last weekend was my brother’s wedding (which was really wonderful), I managed to get out to the theater before the rehearsal and other festivities to see Maleficent (I was on a deadline). While I was moved by the movie and really enjoyed watching it, I also think it was technically clumsy in some of … Continue reading

Girls and Oscar Night 2014

So, as I wrote about last year (Girls and Oscar Night 2013), given the general shortage of great, serious roles for girls in the film industry, 2013 was a good year for girls in film. (And for me, as I won the Oscar pool with my friends. 🙂 ) 2014, not so much. This year … Continue reading

Frozen: Subverting the Ice Queen

Yesterday afternoon, my sometimes-collaborator, always-friend Megan (whose reviews you can read at Review To Be Named) and I went to see Frozen. Because I’ve been otherwise occupied, I hadn’t kept up with the buzz about the film and so I didn’t really know what to expect. Overall, I loved it a lot. There are some obvious … Continue reading