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League of Exotic Dancers demonstrates limitations of female ’empowerment’
The most notable thing about League of Exotic Dancers, a Canadian documentary opening Hot Docs on Thursday night …
Carol shows us a secret world of women… minus the male gaze
Aside from being a cool drink of female perspective in the scorched desert of male-dominated American cinema, the adapta…
Misogyny gone viral: A Review of Karla Mantilla’s Gendertrolling
In the pre-social media years of free-AOL-hours CDs, chat rooms, and email, I felt like the Internet held so much potent…
Top TV shows for feminists who want to watch TV without rage-barfing
It’s not easy to find explicitly feminist TV shows, but this year has definitely offered us some series that come …
Star Wars: The Force Awakens provides the kick-ass female lead we’ve been waiting for
Star Wars has a female lead! The main male character is her sidekick! The villain is an angsty young dude who throws rag…
Trainwreck: Feminist progress or postfeminist warning?
Warning: Contains minor spoilers Amy has it all. She’s a “boss bitch” with a sick apartment and a job as a writer in NYC…
Patriarchy, male entitlement, & capitalist greed killed Amy Winehouse, not boozing
The first time I heard Amy Winehouse back in 2007 I was hooked. Back to Black was so perfect I could hardly believe it e…
‘Hot Girls Wanted’… For a month or two
Rashida Jones’ documentary, Hot Girls Wanted (now available on Netflix), explores the world of “amateur porn…
Mad Max: Feminist revolution or two-hour long action sequence?
This is not a film. It’s a two-hour long action sequence. That said, there is a thin storyline that weaves through the k…
Cam Girlz director believes male fantasies about women challenge social norms
Director of “Cam Girlz,” a documentary about the women who perform sex acts online for live viewers, Sean Du…
House of Cards season 3, episode 1-3 review: Drink! Woodka!
Netflix hit series House of Cards returned for its third season on Friday, and this time Frank Underwood has lied, schem…
Review: Watching 50 Shades of Grey is torture
The last time two hours felt this long, I was in labour. Was I having a triple root canal sans anesthetic? Was I having …
Hookers on Davie: an old documentary within a new context
Hookers on Davie, a documentary from the 80s, was screened on June 24th at the Fox Theatre, a venue which caters to mos…