Todd Phillips’ film reflects a society that is distrustful of traditional power structures and voicing that disillusionment at the ballot box.
- Lecturer in Media and Journalism, Glasgow Caledonian University
In production as the #metoo uprising took hold, the sequel is a real chance for Disney to normalise strong, independent female characters.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s funny, sassy, violent script doesn’t make a drama out of the two strong female leads, it normalises them.
Do we need a code of conduct to clarify issues around sexual harassment or worse in the workplace or zero tolerance to send the right message?
Hollywood has long had a problem with diversity. But thanks to services like Netflix women have found a place for their stories, compelling Tinseltown to change.
By surrendering to technology are humans sleepwalking into a future where free will is less and less of an option?
The BBC’s dark drama reveals just how thin the veneer of middle-class respectability can be.
The relevance of the female gaze is brought sharply into focus in this funny, shocking and groundbreaking drama
BBC sitcom Fleabag rewrites the rules on depicting women in drama, freeing the female character from the mindless stereotyping that has straitjacketed women for so long.
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