Last week my review of the new documentary, Affirmation Generation: The Lies of Transgender Medicine, appeared in Feminist Current (read it here).
Affirmation Generation (2023) features interviews with six detransitioners, as well as desisters, doctors, therapists and journalists. It is a timely and significant film. Copyright © 2023 Alline Cormier
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Earlier this week Canadian journalist and founder and editor of Feminist Current published my review of the new documentary: Dead Name (read it here).
Dead Name (2022) features interviews with parents of children claiming a cross-sex identity. The film is a timely exploration of their experiences. Moreover, director Taylor Reece foregrounds several women in her documentary—a filmmaking choice I never get enough of, whether it's in feature films or documentaries. Women rarely get sufficiently platformed. Copyright © 2023 Alline Cormier This Valentine’s Day treat yourself to a romance or romantic comedy that has much to offer female viewers. Instead of settling for regressive narratives packaged as great love stories, indulge in a truly enjoyable movie, preferably with a huge bowl of popcorn and a box of chocolates. The romance/romantic comedy and drama genres have better offerings. The following movie picks include a few (and sometimes all) of the following: a female gaze, several significant female characters, affection and congeniality between females (not just antagonism), exchanges between women about things besides men—not to mention an absence of violence against women and girls (VAWG) and hypersexualization of the female characters. These picks do not all contain every one of these inclusions (and exclusions) but they are all enjoyable and have much to offer female viewers. Click on the underlined text to watch enjoyable clips from these movies.
Copyright © 2023 Alline Cormier Happy Galentine’s Day! Looking for movies that celebrate female friendships this Galentine’s Day? These movie picks include a few (and sometimes all) of the following: a female gaze, several significant female characters, affection and congeniality between females, exchanges between women about things besides men and little to no violence against women and girls (VAWG) or hypersexualization of the female characters. They may not all contain every one of these inclusions (and exclusions) but they are all enjoyable mainstream feature films, have much to offer female viewers and celebrate female friendships. Click on the underlined text to watch enjoyable clips from these movies (leave me a comment after the video—this is my YouTube channel). In no particular order:
Copyright © 2023 Alline Cormier On Tuesday American journalist and founder and editor of The 11th Hour published my review of the new documentary: Dead Name (read it here). Jennifer had asked me to review it in January, and luckily I got the chance before Vimeo censored it.
Dead Name (2022) features interviews with parents of children claiming a cross-sex identity. The film is a timely exploration of their experiences. Moreover, director Taylor Reece foregrounds several women in her documentary—a filmmaking choice I never get enough of, whether it's in feature films or documentaries. Women rarely get sufficiently platformed. Speaking of women being given the opportunity to be heard, I caught Women Talking—Canadian writer-director Sarah Polley's new feature film—the other night at the theatre. Its actresses get at least 90% (if not 95%) of the lines. For that reason and many others I highly recommend it. Copyright © 2023 Alline Cormier My review of Black Adam (2022) was published by Women Making Films earlier this week (read it here). This review is the fifth of a series of feminist analyses I have written for WMF about superhero films.
Previously, I analysed Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), Venom (2018), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and The Batman (2022). Copyright © 2023 Alline Cormier Happy New Year! I am happily back in my tree house on the island and ready to get back to work shining a spotlight on women in film. My first article of 2023 is a film review of Call Jane, starring Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver, in Feminist Current (read it here). If you haven't seen Call Jane yet, I recommend it.
Here's to hoping 2023's movies will include far less sexualization of women and normalization of violence against women! Copyright © 2023 Alline Cormier Jennifer Bilek asked me to review Surrogates (2009), starring Bruce Willis, for The 11th Hour. You can read my review here.
Copyright © 2022 Alline Cormier Yesterday 4W published my review of She Said (2022), starring Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver (read it here). This is without a doubt one of the most significant movies of the year.
Copyright © 2022 Alline Cormier Yesterday 4W published my review of Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022), starring the talented Emma Thompson (read it here). This is my 22nd published article this year.
It's looking like the next review will be of a sci-fi. Copyright © 2022 Alline Cormier |
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