January 2023
On this Female Filmmaker Friday, our friend from Frankfurt and FemFilmFans contributor Sabrina Vetter has tackled the topic of motherhood in the latest edition to the Stars Wars universe: Andor. Whether or not you follow the franchise fanatically or find the original trilogy more than enough, Sabrina's look at mothers, specifically Fiona Shaw's and Kathryn Hunter's portrayals of them, provides a thoughtful reflection on how different motherhood may look, depending on the son and overall situation in which the mother finds herself. Enjoy the article and let us know what you think! Don't forget to share the article other FemFilmFans! (I also lost count of how many "f" sounds I peppered throughout this intro, but know, it *is* intentional)
September 2022
August 2022
PERSUADED

This review of Carrie Cracknell's crack at Jane Austen's novel Persuasion (released on Netflix July 15, 2022) has been in the works for several weeks, as I wanted to weigh in as soon as I viewed it. I am surprised at the overall negativity in the reviews I have read, so I will hopefully persuade you to see why I choose to defend its virtues. There have been some troubling debates surrounding the film that I will only be able to skim the surface of, but I encourage you to think about the larger implications of the choices Cracknell and her team made, especially with regards to the cast.

As you might already be able to tell from the movie poster (pictured right, taken from the IMDB website), it is a bit sexier than your typical period Austen adaptation. You normally would never see the characters embracing in such a way, but that is, as I will argue, the key to the film's charm - the slight diversions from the standard period fare to give the story a more modern sense (and sensibility). 

So, dear readers, please enjoy my review of Persuasion, and as you reflect critically on the film and my thoughts about it, perhaps you will allow yourself to be PERSUADED.

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July 2022
August 4, 2020
Dollhouse The Eradication of Female Subjectivity from American Popular Culture FemFilmFans
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Were you a Britney Spears fan? Or were you more into Lindsay Lohan? What about Junie Spoons? Never heard of her? Well, we think you should. Junie Spoons is a child pop star who fulfills all the Britney-Lindsay-and-co. clichés - the sex tape, the drugs and alcohol, the fall from grace, the days in court - but in a way you've never seen it before. 

Nicole Brending's scathing feminist mockumentary might be obscene, but so is the way we continue to treat women. Oops, we did it again? Not good enough. The misogynistic eradication of female subjectivity in American pop culture is one of the many ways women have historically been chewed up and spit out for the pleasure, obsession and bewilderment of all. Brending shows the folly in this in a film that definitely won't leave you cold. Click on the button above to read Christina's review of Dollhouse​. 
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