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‘The Assistant’ isn’t about Harvey Weinstein. But he looms over it.
Director Kitty Green spoke with several assistants as part of her research, including some who once worked for Weinstein
Shannon Carlin
January 31, 2020
January 31, 2020
Analysis
Wonder why you see more naked women than men on-screen? Maybe you’re asking the wrong question.
It’s a more complicated subject than you might think
Nneka McGuire
January 30, 2020
January 30, 2020
Perspective
The award show I’d actually watch would be 1,000 times better than the Oscars. Baby Yoda would be in the front row.
No Bad Men would win awards, and whenever one was so much as alluded to, Tom Hanks would be there to soften the blow
Mia Mercado
January 13, 2020
January 13, 2020
Perspective
These movies and shows from the early 2000s make us nostalgic. But they haven’t aged well.
Here are 7 we find problematic, but love anyway
The Lily News
December 30, 2019
December 30, 2019
The ‘secret’ the first female director of ‘Star Wars’ didn’t want fans to know before opening night
Victoria Mahoney, a woman of color, on the film that meant ‘everything,’ Ava DuVernay and more
Lena Felton
December 20, 2019
December 20, 2019
Santa doesn’t have to be a man. These women prove that.
From 'Noelle’ to ‘Mrs. Claus Takes the Reins,’ we bring you examples of a woman-led Christmas
Nneka McGuire
December 19, 2019
December 19, 2019
Perspective
How Vanessa Hudgens ended up in your Netflix holiday queue
With ‘The Princess Switch’ and ‘The Knight Before Christmas,’ the actress is all-in on Christmas cheer
Andria Moore
December 17, 2019
December 17, 2019
7 female directors share their favorite women-helmed films of the decade, from ‘Winter’s Bone’ to ‘Selma’
‘I think women are making such incredible films right now,’ says ‘Late Night’ director Nisha Ganatra
Shannon Carlin
December 14, 2019
December 14, 2019
Perspective
I watched the top 10 Hallmark Christmas movies so you don’t have to. Here’s what I learned.
What I thought would be a fun, somewhat silly experiment turned out slightly differently
D.L. Mayfield
December 12, 2019
December 12, 2019
A ‘Star Wars’ actor sparked a conversation about gender fluidity. Women have been using sci-fi to explore gender and sexuality for centuries.
From ‘Frankenstein’ to ‘Star Trek’ fan fiction, women have long expressed gender and sexuality through the medium
Lena Felton
December 2, 2019
December 2, 2019
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