Latest articles by Monika Bartyzel
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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: 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: Stephenie Meyer, of The Host and Twilight fame, is not anti-women
feature Meyer has repeatedly been attacked for the problematic messages of her novels — but the truth is far more complicated
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Girls on Film: The Heat breaks new ground by not being groundbreaking
feature Critics have attacked the film for failing to rise above the conventions of a buddy-cop comedy — even though that's exactly the point
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Girls on Film: The Bling Ring is about all of us
feature As Sofia Coppola's new film shows, we no longer care about having experiences. It's all about documenting them so obsessively we don't realize we're having them
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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: 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: Can the Veronica Mars movie make up for the show's mistakes?
feature Veronica Mars started strong, then stumbled. An upcoming film has the chance to make things right
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Girls on Film: The real lesson of Gravity
feature It's not about visual spectacle or edge-of-your-seat excitement. It's about rebirth.
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Girls on Film: Before Midnight and the evolution of one of cinema's most dynamic women
feature Over three films and nearly two decades, Celine is not only allowed to appear and intrigue us, but also to reappear and challenge us
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Girls on Film: How sexism is destroying the comic book industry
feature Even as superheroes thrive at the box office, comics creators continue to employ sexist and misogynistic depictions of women
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Girls on Film: The darkly sexual lessons of Nymphomaniac
feature Provocation is not consent — even though many men think it is
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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: Insights from history's greatest female filmmakers
feature Words of wisdom from Kathryn Bigelow, Jane Campion, Sofia Coppola, and more
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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: 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: The wonderful, overlooked early films of Judi Dench
feature As the 50th anniversary of her first movie role approaches, a look back at the beginning of Dench's remarkable career
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Girls on Film: How women were written out of film history
feature Influential filmmakers like Alice Guy-Blaché were essential to the development of cinema — but modern filmmakers and historians still overlook their accomplishments
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Girls on Film: Of course we need more female directors!
feature By banking on more female filmmakers, Hollywood can introduce stories and viewpoints that are all but unseen on the silver screen
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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: How Lovelace fails to tell the real story
feature The new biopic, which stars Amanda Seyfried as the legendary Deep Throat star, fails to capture the tragedy and complexity of the real Linda Lovelace
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Girls on Film: Why Before Midnight is a failure
feature The Oscar-nominated script for the third entry in Richard Linklater's acclaimed series totally whiffs on what made the first two films so special
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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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