Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Feminist Blog
They say that your favorite Hayao Miyazaki movie is always the first one you watch, and I am at least one example of this phenomenon. I saw the movie Kiki’s Delivery Service when I was twelve and staying at my Grandmother’s air conditioned apartment while we were visiting family in a very humid Illinois. I… Read More
Caution! This post includes spoilers from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Jennifer Lawrence is the face of The Hunger Games and is undoubtedly one of the most popular actresses in the world at this moment in time. She’s loved by all and so far it seems that she can do no wrong. As an advocate… Read More
I do not watch horror. Ok, I watch The Walking Dead but that doesn’t count. When my friend asked if I wanted to see Crimson Peak, I was only persuaded by the descriptions “in the tradition of gothic romance” and, naturally, “feminist.” I’m so glad I went because the movie was amazing! Let’s break it… Read More
As you might have gleaned from the title, I have read the The Martian and found it wanting in several areas, the most glaring being the treatment of the women characters in the story. Fortunately, Matt Damon breathed life into the shallow, unemotional persona of Mark Watney, and the directors wisely left out the offensive bits of Watney’s… Read More
Color me surprised to be writing this post. I had no desire to watch “Hercules” last weekend, but the fateful roll of a D20 made it so. (Sometimes a random dice roll is what it takes to make a decision on what to watch next.) Perhaps it was my low expectations, perhaps it was my… Read More
Mad Max: Fury Road is being heralded as the best movie this year everywhere you turn. Some people are even saying it’s the best action movie in the last 20 years, or the best since Alien. I enjoyed, for the most part, the original Mad Max movies with one glaring exception. It was sometime during… Read More
Her Story Arc 