Monika Bartyzel

feature When monotony speaks louder than words

By Monika Bartyzel Published 30 January 15

feature The indie drama connects by finding the joys in an individual moment

By Monika Bartyzel Published 23 January 15

feature Hollywood has always relied on mentorship and collaboration

By Monika Bartyzel Published 16 January 15

feature Hollywood continues to whitewash its movies, with troubling implications both creatively and financially

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 12 January 15

feature If these changes happen, then we'll know Hollywood is finally moving in the right direction

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

feature Reviews from the second half of the annual film festival, including 12 Years a Slave, Gravity, and more

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

feature Reviews from the first week of the annual film festival, including movies starring Hugh Jackman, Tilda Swinton, Daniel Radcliffe, and more

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

feature Reviews of the biggest and buzziest movies from the annual festival, including Nightcrawler, The Imitation Game, and The Last 5 Years

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

feature New feminist discourse and new African-American talent are a hopeful sign for a more inclusive, diverse Hollywood in the years to come

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

feature The new year extends a sad pattern

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

feature Philomena sees the director mounting another highly acclaimed film starring an actress outside of Hollywood's usual type

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

feature Sarah Polley's intimate, powerful documentary questions the very nature of "truth." And you have to see it to believe it.

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

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

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

feature The Blaxploitation actress rose above the sexism of the genre to become an unmatched cinematic icon of black femininity

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

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

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

feature Cinema has the unique ability to destroy long-held misconceptions and prejudices about women — if the right people are behind the camera

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

feature As the multitalented actress leaves Grey's Anatomy, Hollywood needs to remember she is far more than Dr. Cristina Yang

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

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

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

feature Twenty-five years after its release, the beloved rom-com's guiding principle remains annoyingly pervasive in Hollywood

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

feature The important and challenging cinematic archetype has fallen out of vogue over the past decade. It's not too late for a comeback

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15

feature Ignorant, sexist attitudes about female superheroes haven't changed — and until we demand it, they never will

By Monika Bartyzel Last updated 8 January 15