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Beautiful Dreamer: Hanna as Snow White

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on March 30, 2016 by Erin MiskellJune 6, 2016

Joe Wright’s 2011 film Hanna presents an extraordinary tale: the titular girl (Saoirse Ronan), trained as an assassin from a young age by her father (Eric Bana), is hunted by government agent Marissa (Cate Blanchett) for unknown reasons. Doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Fairy Tales, Feminine, Survival

Pretty Lady: Salvation and Beauty in Mad Max: Fury Road

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on March 2, 2016 by Erin MiskellJune 6, 2016

One of the larger talking points of Mad Max: Fury Road has been the masculinity of Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa. While the arguments surrounding these points about the character are valid, one thing did manage to catch my eye and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Feminine, Science Fiction

The Monstrous Feminine: Maternity as Strength in Aliens

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on February 8, 2016 by Erin MiskellJune 7, 2016

Aliens is typical Valentine’s Day fare at my place, so I’m continually revisiting it this time of year. I have a soft spot for it that cannot be contained; that’s simply part of who I am. Part of why I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alternate reality, Feminine, Horror, Motherhood, Science Fiction

Silent Scream: Quiet Femininity in Reanimator

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on January 4, 2016 by Erin MiskellJune 7, 2016

Reanimator has so much to offer: copious amounts of blood, lots of guts, and enough moments of dark humor to make me guffaw out loud. Given that it’s based off of a character created by H.P. Lovecraft, it’s no surprise … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Feminine, Horror

It Takes a Woman: Female Strength in Joyeux Noel

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on December 23, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 8, 2016

War sucks. There’s no two ways about it. Doesn’t matter the time of year or who is involved in the conflict: war fucking sucks. All too often, the abstracts are argued: who has done what, who is right, who is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Feminine, Gender, holiday, War

The Will to Live: Female Empowerment As Survival in Black Christmas

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on December 7, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 8, 2016

I will love Bob Clark eternally for two films: A Christmas Story and Black Christmas. Two ends of the Christmas spectrum, but both are so crucial to my formative years. More often than not around the holiday season, you can … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abortion, Feminine, Horror, Reality, Relationships

The Building of the Self: Indictments of Femininity in Dumplings

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 15, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

I recently found out that Bai Ling is 48 years old. FORTY-EIGHT. Vampire, I tell you. Which makes it all the more fitting that she played a woman in her sixties that appears to be barely-30 in Dumplings, an offering … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Feminine, Horror, Motherhood
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