“Ellen Ripley stands as one of the first pages torn out of a sexist and archaic rulebook.” From Final Girls to Kickass Women – What Modern Female Protagonists Have in Common with Ellen Ripley.
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In his retrospective review of James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ (1986), Lucas Hill-Paul describes the famous sequel as “a landmark in action-horror”. Read the full piece here.
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Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ (1979) pairs “genuine, spine-tingling horror and thematic resonance” to create a classic of horror and sci-fi. Lucas Hill-Paul reviews…
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Captain Marvel is Marvel Studios’ first female superhero movie lead, but it has been a long time coming. Craig Sheldon chronicles the development of female action heroes in Hollywood film.
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Ivan Reitman’s 80s classic Ghostbusters proves that deadpan humor (and nuclear-powered blasters) is the best defence against the dead, as Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson rid New York of paranormal pests.
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‘Working Girl’ proves that a simple plot can be transformed with a star-studded cast, and reminds us that rom-coms can be a backdrop to an empowering female narrative.
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A review of District 9 director Neill Blomkamp’s latest movie Chappie (2015) starring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Sigourney Weaver and Hugh Jackman, is now available here.
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There are some huge film releases coming up in 2015. But here are 5 big movies that are a must-see in March.
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Joseph Wade has written a review of Rodrigo Cortes’ supernatural detective thriller, Red Lights (2012), starring Robert DeNiro, Sigourney Weaver and Cillian Murphy. Read it here.
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