movie review
Reviews of films that depict the female experience from every facet; girlhood struggles, working women, gender inequality and everything in between.
Bombshell - A Movie Review
Keep fighting in your battles. Nobody deserves to be silenced. Bombshell is a 2019 film depicting the Fox Network News Scandal. A group of women battle against the head Fox News who has created a toxic environment based on sexual allegations.
Marielle SabbagPublished 4 years ago in Viva‘Debbie Does Dilators’ Premieres Online Today!
My own experience with vaginismus inspired me to write Debbie Does Dilators. — Savannah Magruder, Writer/Director, award-winning filmmaker
Katrin with LovePublished 4 years ago in VivaMovie Life Lesson: Be Like Erin Brockovich!
After reading the script to Erin Brockovich and watching the movie with Julia Roberts again, I felt closer to Erin Brockovich than ever before. Maybe because I’m older now? Maybe now I understand her struggle more, even though I don’t have any kids. At least not that I know of…
Jule JessenbergerPublished 5 years ago in VivaNetflix's 'Unbelievable' Is Based on a True Story
Have you ever watched a movie that you hoped was fictional because the events were so horrible and unbelievable? Netflix is airing Unbelievable with an unbelievable plot based on a true story. The events viewers see in the film actually happened. The Netflix film is a miniseries with only eight episodes based on an article by The Marshall Project and ProPublica, An Unbelievable Story of Rape, as well as an episode of NPR's This American Life. Most viewers watch all the episodes at once because they are eager to find out how the series ends.
Margaret MinnicksPublished 5 years ago in Viva'Red Sparrow,' a Love Story
My mother visits me at college, as she does on occasion, when I call to announce to her that I am once again rebuilding my life from scratch. In years prior, these phone calls have been a scream up from the wreckage some ill-fated love affair or another had left me eyeball-deep in. This time, it is not so. This time, love has left me with a treasure map, and I am simply asking her to teach me to read it, to help me find my way home.
Aliza DubePublished 6 years ago in VivaAn Open Love Letter to Greta Gerwig
The year is 2002. I've just started the eighth grade and am shy and awkward and wear my hair parted down the middle. I love my bright blue track pants and wear a retainer that I proudly display every time I smile.
Princess ButtercupPublished 6 years ago in VivaBaby Driver: Sensational, Superb, Sexist?
Spoilers Warning!!! With it’s explosive scenes, witty repartee, and revolutionary soundtrack, there’s no doubt that this new Edgar Wright flick is one of the best films released in theatres over the past few years. The movie centres around Baby (Ansel Elgort), a personal getaway driver for the Kingpin of the Atlanta underworld, Doc (Kevin Spacey), as he prepares for his ‘final job’ in order to keep his newfound love interest safe.
Joe JenkinsPublished 6 years ago in VivaTop 10 Films for Every Feminist
Face it, women on the big screen aren’t always accurately represented, or more to the point, they’re simply the "eye candy." That’s offensive, to say the least. Women are as strong and fight just as hard as men for simple things, like the right to vote, wage gaps, and a whole bunch of other things that men will never understand what it’s like to be without. Even when a movie producer aims to have that strong female lead, it sometimes tanks anyway because that’s just not how women work in real life. There are some amazing movies, though, that every feminist should see in their lifetime. The following ten films shed real light on issues and show women in the best way possible.
Allison K. JonesPublished 7 years ago in VivaGallantry and Gumption: Scarlett O’Hara
Gone with the Wind is a film many know of but few have seen. Its running time of just under four hours discourages many, as does the controversial setting of a pre-Emancipation Proclamation United States, and the fact that it is now over seven decades old. But if one overlooks these perceived flaws and sets aside 238 minutes of their time to watch Victor Fleming’s masterpiece, they will find an epic story of love, loss, passion, pride, and — above all else — resilience. This theme of resilience finds its home in the character of Scarlett O’Hara, the narrative’s protagonist and possibly one of the most iconic characters in American cinema.
Fern WigfieldPublished 7 years ago in Viva