Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Feminist Blog
Here at HSA we love our nerdy feminist TV and movies. But I didn’t realize until I started writing these end of the year lists that the TV and movies we consume don’t score nearly as well on a feminist scale as books. Maybe because we watch more media, or don’t have to be as… Read More
While I’m not a Harry Potter superfan (no HP tattoos here), I definitely loved the books and movies growing up. The chance to return to the HP universe on film was both exciting and nostalgia-inducing, much like reading the Cursed Child screenplay. I entered the theater with cautious optimism and minimal exposure to any movie… Read More
I wanted to get this out in time for Halloween, but no worries. The Shining is a classic, worth revisiting at any time of year. Not offensive to women = 1/1 pt No. Especially compared to other horror films where women are unnecessarily sexualized or tortured in gendered ways, or where female fear is exploited.… Read More
***CAUTION: Spoilers Ahead*** Fear the Walking Dead suffers from only one thing: standing in the shadow of a much longer running, much beloved series. I am a huge Walking Dead fan, and am just as eager as the next viewer to see what happens with Negan in Season 7, but I am also excited for tonight’s… Read More
Interstellar (2014) is one of those films that doesn’t suggest in the trailers that it’s going to be as complicated as it is. I still don’t understand what happened or how it all worked, but that’s usually a given with Christopher Nolan films – I’ve watched Inception (2010) many times but still don’t really get that. In… Read More
I approached the film Batman V Superman with a pretty open mind. Some of the critics I normally rely on gave it harsh reviews (as I’m sure you’ve become well aware), but others had been optimistic, so I really had no idea what to expect. Fortunately, when it was all said and done I left… Read More
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