John Cusack and Meg Ryan: It’s Tough Out There for a Rom Com Star

I came of age in the glory days of romantic comedies: When Harry Met Sally, You’ve Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, Serendipity, High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank. (That last one in particular a clever twist on what’s still, at its heart, romantic and...

HBO’s ‘Love, Marilyn’ Is Riveting, Heartbreaking, and Totally Feminist

All hail Marilyn Monroe as the thinking girl’s icon trapped in a sex goddess’ body. Feminists have long been fascinated by the life and death of the self-made siren, who came from nothing and became anything Hollywood wanted her to be so she could rise to...

‘The Wolf of Wall Street’: Looks Spectacular, and Totally Indicative of Hollywood’s Lady Problem

Oh my goodness, did I swoon with the rest of the internet upon the release of the first Wolf of Wall Street trailer. DiCaprio being the actor I love! McConaughey being the comeback, rom-com-free McConaughey I love! Scorsese! That dancing, that monkey! Jokes, money...