Latest articles by Monika Bartyzel
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Toronto International Film Festival: 6 more movies you should know about
feature Reviews of the biggest and buzziest films from the annual festival, including Love & Mercy, While We Were Young, and Welcome to Me
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Girls on Film: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay isn't an action movie. It's a war movie.
feature In its third installment, The Hunger Games moves beyond the glitz of the first two movies to offer a hard-hitting look at the impact of war
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Girls on Film: Hollywood's 4 percent problem
feature This year, a criminally low 4 percent of movies are going to be directed by women. It's time for the industry to fix this.
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Girls on Film: The complicated legacy of Working Girl
feature On its 25th anniversary, a look back at Mike Nichols' Working Girl, which is notable for both its feminism and its many problems
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Girls on Film: The best and worst for femme-centric film in 2013
feature As 2013 comes to an end, a look back at a tumultuous year for female directors and femme-centric films
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Girls on Film: Her is a beautiful exploration of love — but a flawed exploration of women
feature Spike Jonze's critically acclaimed romance has fascinating things to say, but we never quite get to know "her"
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Girls on Film: How Frozen killed Prince Charming
feature Good riddance
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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: A gift guide for film fans
feature Not sure what to buy for the cinephile in your life this holiday season? Check out our comprehensive guide to brilliant movies by female filmmakers.
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Girls on Film: How the new Carrie fails to tell the story it should be telling
feature Bullying among teenage girls has never been more relevant — but Kimberly Peirce's Carrie misses the chance to tell the real story
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Girls on Film: 10 horror movies you probably didn't know were directed by women
feature The horror genre has a reputation for sexism — but plenty of female filmmakers have left their indelible stamps on it
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Girls on Film: Parker Posey, powerhouse
feature On her 45th birthday, a tribute to the eclectic career of the woman once dubbed "Queen of the Indies"
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Girls on Film: The Hunger Games may be turning you into an idiot villain
feature The massive success of the franchise has made its core lessons about media and celebrity all the more valuable. Some of us aren't paying attention.
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Girls on Film: The troubling reason Hollywood keeps failing female filmmakers
feature "Let's just really make a change or never, ever speak of it again," Punisher: War Zone director Lexi Alexander tells TheWeek.com.
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Girls on Film: Frances Ha and the art of living
feature The acclaimed film, which is available on both DVD and Netflix Instant this week, is a celebration of "the dance of life"
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Girls on Film: The sanitization of Endless Love
feature Shana Feste's re-imaging of the 1981 melodrama swaps out a dangerous obsession for a sympathetic young romance
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Girls on Film: The forgotten legacy of Sex and the City
feature Ten years ago, we said goodbye. A lot has changed since.
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Girls on Film: Why no teen film compares to Heathers
feature It's been 25 years since the cult classic's release, but it's still the darkest, smartest take on being a teenager
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Girls on Film: Hollywood should stop pretending it's hard to make a female superhero movie
feature The Golden Age of Cinematic Superheroes has relegated women to underwritten supporting roles
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Girls on Film: 10 lesbian filmmakers you should know about
feature In honor of WorldPride, a look at some of filmdom's most talented lesbian filmmakers
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Girls on Film: Hollywood keeps stranding women at the Edge of Tomorrow
feature Badass characters like Edge of Tomorrow's Vrataski seem to push Hollywood forward — but when will a woman be more than a "Female Yoda"?
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Girls on Film: How They Came Together saved the romantic comedy by blowing it up
feature David Wain's satire of the romantic comedy shows just how far charm can get you
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Girls on Film: How Divergent breaks new ground in the YA genre
feature Unlike Twilight or The Hunger Games, Divergent centers its narrative on the growth of a distinctly human girl
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Girls on Film: Why the Bechdel Test is still so valuable
feature Those who attack cartoonist Alison Bechdel's now-famous criteria for evaluating films have misunderstood its very purpose
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