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Films and TV to Consider
Thinking about the depiction of mothering, reproductive rights, and feminism in movies and documentaries through a feminist lens

‘Barbie’ Features Motherhood in a Story About Girlhood
Kathleen Felli shares her thoughts on the recently released Barbie and the themes of motherhood present in the film. Last weekend, my...
Kathleen Felli
Aug 4, 20233 min read
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Questioning Maternal Instinct in 'The Mother'
Kathleen Felli tackles the Netflix hit's representation of the fabled "maternal instinct." Can assassins be mothers? Netflix’s recently...
Kathleen Felli
Jun 19, 20233 min read
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'Everything Everywhere All at Once' and the Love of Immigrant Mothers
Kathleen Felli comments on the Oscar-winning film and the sometimes complicated relationship between immigrant mothers and...
Kathleen Felli
Mar 19, 20232 min read
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False Positive and the Maternal Horror Film
I was eager to watch False Positive, expecting a film that critiques the ways in which the medical maternal experience is defined by men.
veleze0
Jul 12, 20214 min read
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The Real Mystery in Mare of Easttown: Is it Possible to be a ‘Good’ Mother?
Mare of Easttown may be a murder-mystery at its core, but its exploration of motherhood is its most compelling subject matter.
Colleen Baer
Jun 12, 20218 min read
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Ginny & Georgia: A Refreshing Intersectional Approach to Single Motherhood
Ginny & Georgia accentuates class and race largely through its representation--and send-up--of gender norms.
Pamela Fox
Jun 10, 20215 min read
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Flack: The Private (and Public) Relations of Motherhood
Mothers, both dead and alive, propel much of the plot in Amazon Prime's dramedy series FLACK.
Pamela Fox
Apr 5, 20217 min read
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