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**Note – this blog contains spoilers.** Marvel Studios brought us a blend of classic television and the Marvel Cinematic Universe through WandaVision. Created by the talented director, producer & screenwriter, Jac Schaeffer, the show takes place after events of the Avengers Endgame film. The show follows both avengers Wanda Maximoff/…

Let me take you back to 2011. We are lost in a miasma of weed haze brought to us by the Seth Rogan gross-out comedy. Like the high his films constantly toted; we laugh, but we mostly gag and long for some fresh air. That air arrived in the form…

If you are looking for films to watch, here’s a list of  female directed films: Céline Sciamma wrote and directed Portrait of a Lady on Fire - a visually stunning film set in 18th Century France, telling the story of two women who fall in love. It was the first directed by a woman…

In 1997, against some soulfully sung poetry from Bobby Womack, the world was introduced to Jackie Brown as she drifted across our screens and into cinematic icon status, a place where she’s remained ever since. Across 110th Street, written by Womack, chronicles the struggle of a ghettoised Black America in the…

The power and mystery of the female body has been examined and expressed since the dawn of cinema. From the mere raised eyebrow of Jennifer Ehle in Pride and Prejudice to Sharon Stone uncrossing her legs in Basic Instinct, we have seen the role of sexuality displayed both as beautiful…

Loretha “Cookie” Lyon, played by the incredible and inspirational Taraji P. Henson not only brought sass, but strength, knowledge, and fire to our screens through her role in Empire. An American musical drama series set in New York, focusing on a fictional hip-hop music and entertainment company called Empire. A…

If uphill sprinting through a tide of treacle was an Olympic sport, I’d like to pin my money on Fleabag and Rob Brooks taking joint gold. The finish line simply means end destination but endurance of that sticky, uncomfortable and completely unsexy race, is often the real test that not…

Mary Tyler Moore is one of Oprah’s greatest heroes of all time: “Mary Tyler Moore majorly influenced my life and career. I respected and admired her business acumen, her passion and compassion for all life, and most importantly, the values espoused through her storytelling. I thank her for being a…

In 92 years only five women have ever been in the running for the Best Director Academy Award and only one, Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker in 2010, has won. For the Golden Globe awards it’s pretty much the same, only one woman has ever taken home the award for Best Director,…