by Bijin Chen | May 31, 2024 | List & Reviews
Stanley Kwan’s Center Stage uncovers the story of Ruan Lingyu (Maggie Cheung), one of China’s most revered silent film stars and the burden of fame in the entertainment industry. The film transports the audience to 1930s Shanghai, where the spotlight can...
by Angela Garcia | May 28, 2024 | Representation
Picture this: you’re in the cinema or at home, popcorn in hand, the lights are dimmed and you are ready to be impressed, but as the film plays, what do you see? The same old tropes and stereotypes are given to black women as if they’re going out of style. When there’s...
by Olivia Harris | May 27, 2024 | Deep-dives, Representation
In 1985, cartoonist and writer Alison Bechdel created a comic strip for a feminist newspaper featuring two women talking about watching a film. During their discussion, one woman mentions that she will only see a film if it follows a specific set of requirements: The...
by Amara Keeling | May 24, 2024 | Deep-dives
For her first corseted film, The Favourite, Emma Stone said in a Graham Norton interview’ that ‘her organs shifted’ during her time wearing a corset. She expressed: “Honestly women existed in that for such a long time, which does give you a lot of sympathy for that...
by Lucy Wilcox | May 24, 2024 | Deep-dives
Bathrooms in movies, particularly those from high school settings, are transformative spaces that act as a setting of refuge, anguish, and development. Although traditionally a place where you would do your business, one common theme the bathroom stands for is...
