A night out has, to me, always felt like putting on a show. Like a theatre performer, you add layers of lotions, colours and kohl before stepping out into the night, ready to be your most fantastic self until the morning. The first time we see Victoria (Laia Costa), the titular character of Sebastian Schipper’s 2015 one-take wonder, she isn’t quite so adorned on the outside, but is wearing enough bravado to fool us. ...
Did you know that Nick Fury lost his eye in an incident with a cute ginger cat (or what appears to be a cat) named Goose? Or that he can’t eat toast if it’s cut diagonally? Before watching Captain Marvel, probably not. The problem is, this ain’t his film – it’s Carol Danver’s. But unfortunately, her character isn’t given half as much time to develop and shine as the (mostly) male supporting cast around her. Frustrating that, isn’t it? For a movie that is such a benchmark in terms of female comic book representation, it sure is. ...
This post contains spoilers for Netflix‘s new series ‘YOU’. You have been warned! Joe (Penn Badgley) is a seemingly straight-edged ‘nice guy’ who manages a bookstore in New York city. His interest is piqued when a girl called Guinevere, or ‘Beck’ in real life (Elizabeth Lail), enters his shop, and they have an almost entirely traditional meet-cute involving exchanging literary interests and making fun of another customer for his love of Dan Brown. But this is all a little different to the Notting Hill-type storyline you might be expecting. ...
Looking back at previous depictions of fat women on screen, you’d be hard pushed to find anything truly positive. Instead, we are the fat but non-threatening friend; the whale someone pulls when drunk that we’re supposed to laugh at later; the villain whose fatness only adds to your perception of them being disgusting in every way; or maybe the fool, someone chubby but jolly so they’re less painful to look at. ...