Latest articles by Monika Bartyzel
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TV needs to stop treating black characters as expendable
feature Primetime television has a nasty habit of killing off its black supporting characters — and it's bad for creators and audiences alike
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10 unjustly overlooked movie romances
feature Searching for a Valentine's Day movie that's a little off the beaten path? Look no further.
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It will take a village to diversify Hollywood
feature The New Yorker's Richard Brody recently argued that critics have failed female filmmakers — but he's only identified a part of a much greater problem
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Jeanne Dielman at 40: A still-unmatched film about the realities of womanhood
feature When monotony speaks louder than words
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How Song One rises above lazy cliches
feature The indie drama connects by finding the joys in an individual moment
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Why female filmmakers need powerful allies
feature Hollywood has always relied on mentorship and collaboration
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Girls on Film: Why Scarlett Johansson — or any white actress — shouldn't star in Ghost in the Shell
feature Hollywood continues to whitewash its movies, with troubling implications both creatively and financially
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Toronto International Film Festival: 7 more movies you should know about
feature Reviews from the second half of the annual film festival, including 12 Years a Slave, Gravity, and more
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Toronto International Film Festival: 9 movies you should know about
feature Reviews from the first week of the annual film festival, including movies starring Hugh Jackman, Tilda Swinton, Daniel Radcliffe, and more
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Toronto International Film Festival: 6 movies you should know about
feature Reviews of the biggest and buzziest movies from the annual festival, including Nightcrawler, The Imitation Game, and The Last 5 Years
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Girls on Film: How Hollywood changed for the better in 2014
feature New feminist discourse and new African-American talent are a hopeful sign for a more inclusive, diverse Hollywood in the years to come
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Girls on Film: The 4 percent problem for female directors continues in 2015
feature The new year extends a sad pattern
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Girls on Film: Stephen Frears' pioneering platform for older actresses
feature Philomena sees the director mounting another highly acclaimed film starring an actress outside of Hollywood's usual type
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Girls on Film: Stories We Tell is one of the year's must-see movies
feature Sarah Polley's intimate, powerful documentary questions the very nature of "truth." And you have to see it to believe it.
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Girls on Film: 5 things that need to happen before Hollywood will ever truly change
feature If these changes happen, then we'll know Hollywood is finally moving in the right direction
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Girls on Film: The confounding problems of fan fiction
feature The disappointing new film The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones was derived from a piece of Harry Potter fan fiction. That's not a good thing.
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Girls on Film: The real problem with the Disney Princess brand
feature The company's wildly profitable Disney Princess line sends a dangerous and regressive message to young girls. It's not too late to fix it.
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The outrageous, surprising, and prescient legacy of Boston Legal
feature Ten years after its premiere, the legal drama stands out for its unwavering commitment to pushing boundaries
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Girls on Film: Forget When Harry Met Sally. Men and women can be friends.
feature Twenty-five years after its release, the beloved rom-com's guiding principle remains annoyingly pervasive in Hollywood
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Girls on Film: The true cultural legacy of Sex, Lies, and Videotape
feature Twenty-five years after its release, the film that sparked the indie film boom still has plenty to say about gender dynamics
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Girls on Film: How The Thin Man's Nora Charles became Hollywood's 'perfect wife'
feature By diverging from the norms of the 1930s, The Thin Man introduced a female icon that has lost none of her power
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Girls on Film: Veronica Mars told the wrong story
feature By focusing on cameos and fan service, the Kickstarter-funded movie failed to tie off the TV show's most intriguing dangling thread
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Girls on Film: Helen Mirren could be one of Hollywood's great action heroes
feature Forget about Bruce Willis. Red 2 shows the value of letting a strong actress loose in an action franchise
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Girls on Film: 9 forgotten rom-coms worth watching this Valentine's Day
feature A trip through cinematic history reminds us that there's more to the genre than Love Actually
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