Tag: Meryl Streep
Sisterhood Is A Bitch: Little Women
In a Midsommar-esque scene excluded from the latest adaptation of Little Women from Greta Gerwig, Winona Ryder as Jo March dancing around a maypole rues, [Read More…]
On Death Becomes Her Riffing Off What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
At the core of every long-standing and staunchly embittered female rivalry (at least in the twentieth century, though obviously it’s still happening now) is, of [Read More…]
Mary Poppins: Child Gaslighter/Royal Doulton Whore
While Emily Blunt has stated time and again that Mary Poppins Returns is more “homage” to the original than anything else, it has to be [Read More…]
From Meek to Mogul: The High Priestess of Print Journalism Gets Her Due in The Post
Spielberg. Streep. Hanks. Though some might slightly roll their eyes at the Oscar-baiting (which, as we recently found out, was, indeed, taken by the Academy) [Read More…]
NOW Meryl Feels Compelled to Speak on Sexual Harassment, And It’s Rather Kevin Spacey-esque in Its Deflection
In the face of continued pressure to actually express an opinion–largely thanks to Rose McGowan’s rampant and merciless shaming about actresses wearing black to the [Read More…]
Everything Is Copy Documentary Examines the Limits of Nora Ephron’s Philosophy on Art
The family mantra of the Ephrons, started by Nora’s screenwriter mother, Phoebe Wolkind, was simply this: “everything is copy.” That is to say, any pains [Read More…]
Donald Trump & The Attack of “The Liberal Movie People”
Perhaps only Meryl Streep could overtake the 2017 Golden Globes ceremony with her empowered acceptance speech for her Cecil B. DeMille award, seizing the opportunity [Read More…]
Florence Foster Jenkins: The Caterpillar Who Wanted So Badly to Use Money To Become A Butterfly
“Was everyone laughing at me the whole time?” This question, demanded in earnest on her deathbed by socialite Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) could easily [Read More…]
Suffering (In A Good Way) During Suffragette
Each time an election comes along, it’s easy to forget (especially for women) just how much blood, sweat and tears went into securing the right [Read More…]
The Mother-Daughter Relationship Broken Down in Postcards From The Edge
Carrie Fisher’s “semi”-autobiographical 1987 novel, Postcards From the Edge, with its pill-popping heroine, was bound to be adapted into a film. And there was no [Read More…]
