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From Final Girls to Kickass Women – What Modern Female Protagonists Have in Common with Ellen Ripley
“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.
Read MoreAliens (1986) Retrospective Review
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.
Read MoreAlien (1979) Retrospective Review
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…
Read MoreFrom Captive Maiden to Captain Marvel – The Rise of the Female Action Hero
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.
Read MoreGhostbusters (1984) Snapshot Review
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.
Read MoreWorking Girl (1988) Snapshot Review
‘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.
Read MoreChappie (2015) Review
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.
Read MoreRed Lights (2012) Review
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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