Tag: Wonder Woman

• Black Panther

  So, did it meet my expectations? Definitely. I can’t believe writer-director Ryan Coogler is only 31, and that Michael B. Jordan (also 31) has been in so many great roles already. I couldn’t help noticing the similarities to Wonder Woman. Hotly anticipated origin stories of beloved but neglected characters, both featuring hidden utopias, badass bands of…

  Feb 22, 2018

  # Avatar, Black Panther, film, Michael B. Jordan, movies, review, Ryan Coogler, Wonder Woman

• #SheToo: Favorite Films of 2017

  The overarching theme of the year in film, to me, was Wonder Women. Not only was the Wonder Woman film good, but in a year when badly behaving men dominated the news, I’m grateful there were so many richly drawn female protagonists who ran the gamut of strong, vulnerable, funny, and complicated, and who made…

  Jan 3, 2018

  # A Ghost Story, best of, California Typewriter, Coco, Columbus, Dunkirk, femininity, feminism, film, Get Out, lists, MeToo, movies, OscarsSoWhite, The Florida Project, The Lego Batman Movie, TimesUp, Wonder Woman

• Wonder Woman

  I recently began reading The Iliad for the first time. Having that in mind when I saw Wonder Woman was helpful in my appreciation of both works. The way Ares interacts with humanity in Patty Jenkins’s excellent film—first subtly, then catastrophically—mirrors that of the gods of The Iliad, who bounce in and out of the…

  Jun 17, 2017

  # books, femininity, film, love, movies, review, The Iliad, Wonder Woman