Does a film made by women or about women have to be feminist? If it is feminist, does it have to be a masterpiece? And what do the words feminist and masterpiece even mean, anyway? These are the ...

The Substance, directed by Coralie Fargeat, is a visceral and thought-provoking exploration of societal expectations on women ...

The film, hailed as the ultimate “feminist fable,” also saw Greta Gerwig break the domestic box office record for a female director, meaning there’s cause for celebration all round.

Research areas: women and film/media, feminist media studies, creative economy, women's cinephilia, feminist theory, contemporary auteur cinema, moving image studies, postmodernism, globalization and ...