Sentences with phrase «feminist films of all time»

A story of four powerful women (two best friends from the 1920s and two unlikely friends from the»80s), this is one of the most badass feminist films of all time.

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There's so much to appreciate in that film — from its portrayal of a kickass female lead character who just so happens to have a physical disability (though is never depicted as being a person who matters less because of it) to its impressive number of real - time stunts and action sequences to its feminist message.

Given the recent flood of sexual abuse allegations and the continued struggle for equality between the sexes, now really feels like the right time for a film about Gloria Steinem, a galvanizing figure in the feminist movement.

Serraille's film is one of the most satisfying and gently feminist character studies of recent times, using as its guiding force the sheer force of personality of its leading actress.

A.O. Scott at The New York Times slammed the film's «pretense that this fantasia of misogyny is really a feminist fable of empowerment,» while Sady Doyle at The Atlantic declared that director «Zack Snyder's gooey mix of fetish gear, rape fantasies, and girls - with - guns action sequences represents the nadir of a long, slow, steady decline in action films starring women.»

At first, Jafari seems primarily concerned with exonerating herself from the guilt of causing a suicide; with time, however, a newfound responsibility takes shape, and «Three Faces» feels more in line with the canny feminist leanings of Panahi's earlier films, from «The Mirror» to «Offside.»

Set in the time of the sexual revolution and the feminist movement, the Andy Bellin - written LOVELACE follows to story of Linda Boreman, who became known as Linda Lovelace, the world's first erotic superstar, after the success of her film DEEP THROAT.

Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins, 2017), because it's the most powerful popular feminist statement in mainstream cinema thus far, inspiring countless young women and girls to dare to succeed; because Patty Jenkins more than deserved it after languishing in the wilderness of episodic television after her masterful film Monster (2003), when any male director would have gone on to direct four of five features on the strength of that one film; because it's about damned time that a female comic book feature got made; because Jenkins still had to fight to get a fair payday to direct WW 2 — enduring months of fight - to - the - death negotiations to get a directorial fee comparable to that of Zack Snyder or J.J. Abrams for the sequel; and finally because she's better than either of those two directors, who are overrated hacks with little or no vision at all.

reviewers of the time dismissed these films (though audiences lapped them up), but over the years academics, feminist theorists and the ga - ga cinephile community have insisted on a re-evaluation.

The godmother of feminist art, Kelly is known for her provocative films and large - scale narrative installations that explore notions of sexuality, work, power, and politics by tapping into the more visceral aspects of daily life... «Kelly is one of the most important female Conceptual artists of our time,» says L.A. gallerist Susanne Vielmetter, who represents the artist along with New York — based Mitchell - Innes & Nash, and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery of London.

We are not doing a study of the monster genre of films nor are we connecting or distinguishing the terms «monsters» and «madwomen» as they have been understood by feminists and others over time.