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The Terminatrix Problem
Written by Robin Hitchcock Kristanna Loken as the T-X or “Terminatrix” in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines On round one thousand seventy eight of the eternal “do the time travel rules in the...
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The Male/Female Gaze on BBC America’s First Season of ‘Orphan Black’
Orphan Black poster This is a guest post by Ms Misantropia. Last Saturday was the season finale of BBC America’s Orphan Black, a fast paced Canadian sci-fi series about human cloning. The show’s main...
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Think There Aren’t Feminist Themes in ‘The Purge’? Think Again
Movie poster for The Purge Spoiled by Stephanie Rogers. Turns out, the best way to see the latest violent horror film is to watch it in a packed theater in Times Square. The audience laughed together,...
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‘Elysium’: A Sci-Fi Immigration Parable
Elysium Movie Poster Written by Amanda Rodriguez I was surprised that I not only liked, but was impressed by Elysium. I had my doubts because it’s a Hollywood blockbuster, and their interpretation of...
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Bitch Flicks Weekly Picks
Can You Tell If A Movie’s Sexist? The Mako Mori Test Can Help by Melanie Mignucci at Bust America – You Really Don’t Matter All That Much To Hollywood Studios Anymore… by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow...
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Bitch Flicks’ Weekly Picks
Can You Tell If A Movie’s Sexist? The Mako Mori Test Can Help by Melanie Mignucci at Bust America – You Really Don’t Matter All That Much To Hollywood Studios Anymore… by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow...
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Older Women Week: Aging and Existential Crisis in ’3rd Rock from the Sun’
Poster for 3rd Rock from the Sun This is a guest post by Jenny Lapekas. 3rd Rock from the Sun follows the story of four aliens sent to earth in human form to study the ways of humans. Their mission...
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Is Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D’ Promising?
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Poster Written by Amanda Rodriguez Wow, the title of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D is a mouthful. It doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. That said, I’m a huge fan of...
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Does ‘Gravity’ Live Up to the Hype?
Gravity Movie Poster Written by Amanda Rodriguez Spoiler Alert Alfonso Curon’s Gravity is primarily an experience. It’s an edge-of-your-seat survival tale set in the vastness, the darkness, the...
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‘Gravity’ and the Impact of Its Unique Female Hero
Written by Megan Kearns | Spoilers ahead I was excited to see Gravity for a long time. A female-centric sci-fi film? Yes, please! I adore Sandra Bullock. Even when she stars in shitty movies, I don’t...
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‘Orphan Black’: It’s All About the Ladies
Spoiler Alert Canada’s compelling show Orphan Black will be airing its second season on BBC America this spring, and though Ms Misanthropia reviewed it on Bitch Flicks, I had to weigh in now that I’ve...
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On Loving ‘Her’… and Why It’s Not Easy
Her movie poster This guest post by Lisa C. Knisely previously appeared at Medium. Her is an achingly beautiful film that adroitly explores postmodern alienation and the alterity at the heart of our...
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‘Battlestar Galactica’: The Show Where All of the Women Die
Um… spoilers for Battlestar Galactica. What Battlestar Galactica is To recap for anyone who isn’t familiar with the show but still wants to hear about death, Battlestar Galactica (2004) is a remake of...
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The Curse of Token Women in Action Movies – Katee Sackhoff in ‘Riddick’
Action movies are perhaps the worst and most consistent offenders when it comes to failing the Bechdel Test, a depressingly bare minimum for assessing the female presence in a given film or TV...
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Reproductive Rights in ‘Orphan Black’ Season 2
Orphan Black Season 2 Written by Amanda Rodriguez. I’m sure it comes as no surprise that I continue to be a fan of Orphan Black into its second season. My review of season one–Orphan Black: It’s All...
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“I Choose Gru!”: on ‘Despicable Me 2’ and Lucy Wilde
Written by Jenny Lapekas. I only recently discovered the Despicable Me movies, and I’m overjoyed that I have an excuse to review the second one and to explicate its feminist elements, especially since...
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Gender, Androgyny, and ‘The Dark Crystal’
Written by Amanda Rodriguez. I’m at it again, reviewing a piece of media from my childhood that powerfully affected me in the hopes of determining what kind of message it imparted to my younger self...
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The Very Few Women of ‘Star Wars’: Queen Amidala and Princess Leia
Mother and daughter: Padmé and Leia Written by Amanda Rodriguez. As buzz builds around the upcoming and presumably final Star Wars trilogy following the announcement of the Episode VII’s cast, I’m...
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‘Edge of Tomorrow’: Yesterday’s Tom Cruise
Written by Andé Morgan. Edge of Tomorrow stars Emily Blunt and Tom Cruise as near-future warriors battling alien invaders. It was directed by Doug Liman. Release Poster. There is something perverse...
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The Dreamscapes and Nightmares of Jamin Winans’ ‘Ink’
Written by Jenny Lapekas. WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS! Like many fans of this film, I initially watched Ink (2009) on Netflix and immediately conducted some research to learn more about the...
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