"I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks." These words belong to feminist Sarah Grimke but in Betsy West and Julie Cohen's documentary RBG they're spoken through the mouth of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Grimke and Ginsburg lived in vastly different eras, … Continue reading ‘RBG’ is a Must-See
Acclaimed editor Anne V. Coates passed away May 8th at the age of 92. Nominated for five Oscars, winning in 1963 for Lawrence of Arabia, Coates has become one of the most legendary editors around. Working well into her 90s, Coates was prolific and a remarkable source of film history. We honor her with a … Continue reading Citizen Dame 5: Favorite Anne V. Coates Films
Welcome back! Or for the first time! This week, the Dames are talking about: This Week in Garbage People: Cosby/Polanski/Rose/Brokaw/R. Kelly The Great FanCon Con Cathy Yan is directing Birds of Prey! MoviePass and the limited unlimited limited features for now The Terry Gilliam/Cannes mess--pre-court decision Why we love Ronan Farrow Listener Question Trailers Ant-Man and … Continue reading Episode 32: Infinity Dames
The Creature from the Black Lagoon is a later entry in Universal’s classic horror series. The film stars actors Richard Carlson, Richard Denning and Julia Adams as scientists who travel deep into the furthest reaches of the Amazon Jungle. The team of biologists and ichthyologists hope to solve the mystery of a strange fossil recently … Continue reading Feminist Friday: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
The Dames watch a lot of movies. In fact, that's our job. But there are some movies we just can't help but not feel the love for. A recent question on #FilmTwitter asked what are the movies you "just don't get," i.e. the films we just can't understand the love for. The Dames shared their opinions and … Continue reading Citizen Dame 5: Movies We Don’t “Get”
“Just think of me as your Father,” Bullets (Paul Lynde) tells Sugar Kane (Linda Evans) as he helps her slip out of her wet sky-diving suit, revealing the bikini she wears underneath. This line demonstrates where Beach Blanket Bingo sits when viewed through a contemporary lens: it is incredibly problematic. While the teen film has some … Continue reading Feminist Friday: Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
Marianna Palka’s deeply dark chamber comedy Egg explores issues of motherhood, female friendship, and social constructs during a single, brutally funny, equally uncomfortable afternoon party. Conceptual artist Tina (Alysia Reiner) and her husband Wayne (Gbenga Akinnagbe) are having a small get-together with Tina’s old art school friend Karen (Christina Hendricks), pregnant and now married to … Continue reading Egg (Tribeca 2018)
