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The Dick In American Pie

The Dick In American Pie

May 24, 2012 1 Comment

The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including a semi-erect penis, albeit slightly squashed to one side by a transparent pan lid!! I don’t mean shocking in an “oh matron” prudish way – I mean shocking because in all my years of going to ...

Titanic Feminism

Titanic Feminism

May 3, 2012 No Comments

Don’t tell anyone — but I turned 30 today! Last night, to celebrate the last day in my 20s, I went to see Titanic in 3D. Twelve years ago when Titanic first came out I was just about to turn 18. It just seemed appropriate! I loved this film the first time around, and in ...

Quickie Sex Tip

Quickie Sex Tip

February 10, 2012 No Comments

Want a cheap, fun date? Stay home with a cheesy romance movie, popcorn, and a bottle of wine. You can actually watch the show or (the better option) make out like you did when you first started dating and forget the movie is even on!

90 Lashes For Iranian Actress

90 Lashes For Iranian Actress

October 12, 2011 No Comments

An Iranian actress has reportedly been sentenced to 90 lashes and a year in jail for appearing in the Australian-produced film My Tehran for Sale. There is no clear indication from the Iranian government of the charges against actress Marzieh Vafamehr, though the film she appeared in is critical of the Iranian power structure and ...

Hollywood — Our Most Sexist City

Hollywood — Our Most Sexist City

August 5, 2011 1 Comment

“Poor Ange,” you must be thinking, “She only makes 30 mill a movie.” While the problems of the rich and the famous often leave us feeling more bitterness than sympathy, the fact of the matter remains that Hollywood’s actresses earn far less than its actors. This week Forbes Magazine’s list of the top earning male ...

Feminists Need To Watch Hardcore Porn

Feminists Need To Watch Hardcore Porn

July 18, 2011 No Comments

Porn is not just adults having sex in front of a camera. It’s not quite that simple, or innocent. At least that’s what UK Feminista is hoping to show with the tenth anniversary screening of Hardcore today. However, the porn documentary has sparked a controversy in the feminist community. The drama over the film being ...

How Alice In Wonderland Is A Feminist Movie

How Alice In Wonderland Is A Feminist Movie

December 10, 2010 No Comments

I recently watched Alice in Wonderland, the new version with Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Anne Hathaway. I must admit, Johnny Depp was a big part of the reason I wanted to see this movie. But I was pleasantly surprised to see that Alice was a young feminist woman coming into her own and ...

Viagra Trailer Lifts Hearts, Lower Expectations

Viagra Trailer Lifts Hearts, Lower Expectations

August 16, 2010 1 Comment

The little blue pill revolutionized how people think about aging and sex. A new movie coming out about the subject stars Jake Gyllenhaal as one of the first pharmaceutical reps pushing the pill. But is this really the making of a rom-com? With Viagra, age didn’t impede someone’s ability to have sex. Great news for ...

Christina Barely Does Burlesque — The Movie

Christina Barely Does Burlesque — The Movie

August 11, 2010 No Comments

Sex is funny. Burlesque combines humour and lust through dance. Although it is sometimes political, it always says something about the human condition. But will Hollywood be able to capture that? The trailer for Burlesque has dropped. Christina Aguilera plays a small town girl with big city dreams. She begins working as a waitress but ...

Labour Guilt From A Dad-To-Be

So, we’re having this baby.  It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...

The 40-Year-Old Japanese Virgin

I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...

The Ladder Conspiracy

Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...

Watching Porn During Sex Is A Turn-Off!

Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...

Repressed Sexuality And Feminism

Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...

A Jolly Good Beer Festival

Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...

Lingerie For The Masses

Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...

The Brave Kick-Ass Disney Princess

All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...

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