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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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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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: Concussion isn't really about lesbian prostitution
feature Stacie Passon's new film, which follows a woman who turns to the sex trade after a head injury, is far more relatable than its premise might sound
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Girls on Film: How Pam Grier revolutionized cinema
feature The Blaxploitation actress rose above the sexism of the genre to become an unmatched cinematic icon of black femininity
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Girls on Film: Blue Is the Warmest Color is a sexed-up failure
feature The Palme d'Or winner takes an emotional graphic novel about a lesbian relationship and turns it into yet another sexualized, voyeuristic lesbian love story
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Girls on Film: Movies can help defeat society's female body problem
feature Cinema has the unique ability to destroy long-held misconceptions and prejudices about women — if the right people are behind the camera
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Girls on Film: The untapped talents of Sandra Oh
feature As the multitalented actress leaves Grey's Anatomy, Hollywood needs to remember she is far more than Dr. Cristina Yang
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Why The Big Chill still matters
feature More than 30 years after its original release — and with About Alex, a spiritual successor, hitting theaters — the 80s drama remains both relevant and relatable
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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: Why it's time for Hollywood to revive the femme fatale
feature The important and challenging cinematic archetype has fallen out of vogue over the past decade. It's not too late for a comeback
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Girls on Film: The superhero genre's 'giant green porn star' problem
feature Ignorant, sexist attitudes about female superheroes haven't changed — and until we demand it, they never will
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