Author: Sophie Rehlaender
Female Directors 2: the women who maintain the Big Voice
In the mid-late summer of 2023, something big happened. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” premiered, scooping us up into Barbie-land, and putting us back down wearing pink…
Female Directors: The first women with the Big Voice
What comprises a great female director is the same recipe for what comprises a great director. So must we look at female directors within their…
Queer Nightlife: Activism on the Dancefloor
Queer nightlife is like a glammed-out Where’s Waldo print; but instead of trying to find a White man in red and white stripes, you’re finding…
Female Rage in Horror: why we want it, why we need it
The angry female figures of the past were feared and hated, in the likeness of Medusa or the common witch. This rejected figure has been…
The Ramifications of the “Clean Girl”
The “(insert adjective) girl” doctrine, a small flame sparked by centuries of gendered history, was roared into a blazing fire through social media trends. When…